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New York-based Koio, maker of luxury leather sneakers, announced it has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Acton Capital Partners led the round with other institutional and private investors, including Brand Foundry Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, actor Miles Teller and director and producer Simon Kinberg. The company was founded in 2015 by Wharton graduates Chris Wichert and Johannes Quodt.

Vancouver mobile customer engagement platform Mobify has closed a follow-on financing. The undisclosed round was led by BDC Capital IT Venture Fund, a new investor, and joined by Acton Capital Partners, which led Mobify's $10 million Series A financing /canada/2016/2/mobify-raises-10-mln-in-funding-for-mobile-shopping-platform/ last year. As a result, BDC Capital Partner Andrew Lugsdin has taken a seat on the board. Led since its founding in 2007 by CEO Igor Faletski, Mobify has developed technology that helps retailers and brands to boost revenue by building strong customer relationships. It said the latest round follows the company's best sales year to date. Last April, Mobify bought /canada/2016/4/acton-capital-backed-mobify-acquires-pathful/ machine learning platform Pathful.

Toronto-based food technology company Chefs Plate has raised $6 million in follow-on funding. German venture capital firm Acton Capital Partners led the round. It was joined by Emil Capital and BrandProject, which led the company's $2 million financing in October 2015 /canada/2015/10/chefs-plate-nets-2-mln-in-round-led-by-emil-capital-brandproject/ Founded in 2014, Chefs Plate delivers pre-portioned, locally-sourced fresh ingredients and recipes to homes. Originally focused on the Ontario market, the company has expanded into British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. Chefs Plate will use the funds raised to grow its e-commerce team, continue expansion across Canada, and advance local supplier partnerships.

HomeToGo.com, the Berlin vacation-rental search engine, closed a $20 million Series B investment, led by new investor Insight Venture Partners and with participation from Series A investors DN Capital and Acton Capital Partners. HomeToGo said in a statement that it would use the funds to expand internationally and speed creation of new products. Founded in January 2014, the company operates in nine European countries – Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom – and in the United States. Insight is based in New York, DN is in London and Acton is in Munich.

Eloquii Design Inc said April 7 that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Acton Capital Partners. Also participating were new investors including Wildcat Capital Management and Blue Sky Venture CapitaL, as well as existing investors Greycroft Partners, Daher Capital, and Female Founders Fund. New York and Columbus, Ohio-based Eloquii designs and sells fashion apparel for women in plus sizes 14 to 24.

Vancouver, Canada-based Mobify, a mobile shopping platform, raised $10 million in a funding round led by Munich-based Acton Capital Partners. The company also announced that Hannes Blum of Acton Capital and Mark Organ, founder and chief executive officer of Influitive, joined the board of directors.

Mobify, a Vancouver-based mobile commerce and engagement platform, has secured $10 million in financing. The round was led by Acton Capital Partners, a German venture capital firm. With the deal, Hannes Blum, a venture partner at Acton, will join the company's board of directors, as will Influitive CEO Mark Organ. Founded in 2007, Mobify delivers technology and services that help businesses engage with connected consumers to increase revenue online and in-store. The company said it plans to accelerate global growth beyond its existing customers, which currently total 150. Last December, Mobify acquired /canada/2015/12/01/mobify-buys-vc-backed-mobile-marketing-platform-donde/ Dónde, a Chicago-based provider of location-aware mobile technology.

Germany-based Mambu, an SaaS banking platform provider, has secured 8 million euros in funding. Acton Capital Partners and CommerzVentures led the round.

HomeToGo has acquired Tripping.com, a U.S.-based vacation rental meta-search site. No financial terms were disclosed. In conjunction with the transaction, Princeville Global, which led the Series C funding round for Tripping.com, made an undisclosed investment into HomeToGo.

Berlin-based HomeToGo, a vacation rental search engine, has closed its latest funding round, raising a total tally of more than $150 million. In addition to the fundraising, HomeToGo has acquired its U.S. rival Tripping.com for an undisclosed sum. HomeToGo's backers include Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners, DN Capital, Global Founders Capital, Lakestar and Princeville Global.

Chefs Plate, a Toronto-based meal-kit delivery company, has agreed to combine its Canadian business with that of Germany's HelloFresh, which operates in the same sector. HelloFresh will acquire all shares of Chefs Plate for an undisclosed amount, creating a national company with targeted revenue to about $200 million. Founded in 2014 by CEO Jamie Shea and Patrick Meyer, Chefs Plate delivers kits of locally-sourced farm fresh ingredients and recipes to customers' homes. Its investors include Acton Capital Partners, BrandProject, Emil Capital Partners and InvestEco Capital Corp, as well as Comerica Bank. HelloFresh is also venture-backed, counting Insight Venture Partners and Rocket Internet among its investors.

Clio has acquired Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based customer relationship management and client intake tool for lawyers. No financial terms were disclosed. Clio, a Vancouver-based legal practice management technology provider, said the deal will enable delivery of a suite of services that streamlines the end-to-end client journey. Lexicata will evolve into a new platform called Clio Grow, launching in 2019. Founded in 2008 by CEO Jack Newton and CPO Rian Gauvreau, Clio is backed by Acton Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Point Nine Capital, Version One Ventures and other investors.

Vancouver apparel company Indochino recently raised a strategic investment from Japan's Mitsui & Co. No financial terms were disclosed. The funds raised and partnership will help the company expand across North America and invest in its global operations and supply chain. Founded in 2007 and led by CEO Drew Green, Indochino provides custom men's clothing online, via mobile and in its showrooms. Mitsui is the company's third strategic partner, joining Dayang Group, which invested in 2016 /canada/2016/03/venture-backed-indochino-nets-up-to-42-mln-from-chinas-dayang/ and Postmedia Network Inc. Indochino is also backed by Acton Capital Partners, Highland Consumer Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Version One Ventures.

Toronto meal-kit delivery company Chefs Plate has secured $10 million in a Series C financing. The round was backed by Acton Capital, Emil Capital and InvestEco Capital, which invested in last year's Series B financing /canada/2016/12/investeco-invests-in/ as well as Comerica Bank. Founded in 2014, Chefs Plate is now delivering 450,000 meals per month, up 300 percent from Q3 2016, and operating in all regions of Canada. Led by CEO Jamie Shea, one of its co-founders, the company will use the funds raised to invest in technology, recruitment, automation of its fulfillment centres, and support of its supply chain of farmers and artisans. Chefs Plate is also backed by BrandProject.

Berlin-based HomeToGo, a metasearch engine for vacation rentals, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series C funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from Acton Capital Partners, DN Capital and Global Founders Capital.