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Aspect Ventures names Lauren Kolodny partnerAspect Ventures named Lauren Kolodny a partner at the firm.
- Chad Herrin joins Aspect Ventures’ investment team
Aspect Ventures announced that technology investor and software executive Chad Herrin has joined the San Francisco and Palo Alto-based firm, according to a press release. Herrin will serve on the firm’s investment team and advise Aspect’s portfolio companies, focusing on enterprise software and cloud-based services investing.
- Generation Z-targeted credit card Deserve attracts $12 mln
Deserve, a credit card designed for Generation Z, has raised $12 million in funding. Accel led the round with participation from Aspect Ventures, Pelion Ventures, Mission Holdings, Alumni Venture Group and GDP Venture.
- UrbanSitter lands $17 mln Series C in AVP-led round
San Francisco-based UrbanSitter, a service that helps parents book babysitters, has secured $17 million in Series C funding. Advance Venture Partners led the round with participation from return backers Canaan Partners, Aspect Ventures, DBL Investors, First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, Shatter Fund and Rustic Canyon Partners.
- TalkIQ nabs $14 mln Series A
San Francisco-based TalkIQ, a voice-to-text transcription engine and AI-driven analytics platform provider, has raised $14 million in Series A funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round with participation from Aspect Ventures, Danhua Capital, Felicis Ventures, LINE Corp and Salesforce Ventures. Concurrent with the funding, Rory O’Driscoll, managing partner at Scale Venture Partners, has joined TalkIQ's board.
- Fintech startup Yaypay inks $5.3 mln
San Francisco-based YayPay, a fintech startup, has secured $5.3 million in funding. QED Investors, Birchmere and Fifth Third Capital led the round with participation from 500 Fintech Fund, Aspect Ventures, Gaingels, Techstars and Zelkova.
- Trulia exec Paul Levine becomes EIR at Greylock, Accel
Paul Levine, former president and COO at online real estate platform Trulia, has become an EIR at Greylock Partners and Accel Partners. In announcing the addition, Greylock Partner James Slavet noted that Levine has expertise in consumer internet/mobile businesses, especially ones with local marketplace dynamics. Slavet added that Levine will work with Greylock portfolio companies on their product and go-to-market strategies. He will also split his time between Greylock and Accel. The last EIR to do that was Jeff Weiner in 2008 before he became CEO of LinkedIn.
- Personal safety app SafeTrek raises $3.2 mln seed round
St. Louis-based SafeTrek, developer of an app focused on providing personal safety, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. Cultivation Capital led the round, which included participation from New Enterprise Associates, Maveron and Aspect Ventures. a 100% women-founded venture firm.