CoverWallet, an online insurance manager, raised $2 million in seed funding from Two Sigma Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Founder Collective and numerous angel investors. The New York-based startup was in stealth mode until this week.
3 min read · 08 March 2016
UserZoom, a user experience research and testing platform, raised $34 million in a financing round led by TC Growth Partners, Trident Capital and StepStone Group. San Jose, California-based UserZoom also announced it acquired research technology company YouEye for an undisclosed amount.
3 min read · 08 March 2016
Booker, a platform for service commerce, bought San Francisco-based Frederick, a marketing automation platform for appointment-based service businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Last year New York-based Booker raised $95 million in a Series C funding round led by Medina Capital. Bain Capital Ventures, Revolution Ventures, TDF Ventures and Grotech Ventures have also invested in the company.
3 min read · 08 March 2016
XJet Ltd, a metal 3D printing company based in Israel, raised $25 million in funding. Catalyst CEL Fund led the round with an investment of $10 million. Other investors in the round included Autodesk Inc as well as existing shareholders. As part of the investment, Yair Shamir, managing partner of Catalyst CEL, will become chairman of the XJet board. Catalyst CEL is a dedicated Israel-China fund, jointly managed by Israel's Catalyst Private Equity and China Everbright Ltd.
5 min read · 08 March 2016
AreaMetrics, a Seattle-based consumer analytics platform for brick and mortar retailers, raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Startup Capital Ventures and Quest Venture Partners. Other early stage investors, including Seraph Group, Social Starts and previous angel investors, also participated.
3 min read · 07 March 2016
United Wind, a Brooklyn-based provider of distributed wind energy solutions, closed an $8 million Series B financing round led by Statoil Energy Ventures and Forum Equity Partners. A representative from both Forum Equity and Statoil will be appointed to United Wind's board. The deal is the first for Statoil Energy Ventures, the investment arm of Statoil ASA, since announcing a $200 million fund to finance renewable energy companies and projects.
4 min read · 07 March 2016
Amsterdam-based Tiqets raised $4 million in a Series A financing round led by Dutch venture firm Capital Mills, the company said on its website. Tiqets offers travelers mobile tickets to attractions, museums and entertainment.
1 min read · 07 March 2016
Sonoma Brands, a food and beverage products incubator and venture fund, invested in Dang Foods, a maker of coconut and onion chip snacks. This is the first investment for both firms. Financial terms were not disclosed.
3 min read · 07 March 2016
Financial search engine AlphaSense raised $33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Quantum Strategic Partners, a private investment vehicle managed by Soros Fund Management LLC. Individual investors including Tom Glocer, former chief executive of Thomson Reuters, also participated.
3 min read · 07 March 2016
Burst, a mobile video technology platform, received equity investments from Sinclair Digital Ventures, the investment arm of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, and Horizon Media, a privately held media services agency. Terms of the investment round were not disclosed.
4 min read · 07 March 2016
