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Trulioo snags $6 mln Series A fundsTrulioo has closed $6 million in a Series A financing. Tenfore Holdings led the round with participation from BDC Venture Capital and Blumberg Capital. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Trulioo is a provider of identity verification solutions.
GGV's Bonham takes on co-chair role at C100Scott Bonham, who's from Ontario, said that he expects to see more startup and entrepreneurial activity from those associated with BlackBerry
Venture-backed Trulioo shares in $500k to develop mobile student IDVancouver-based Trulioo Inc and Dutch startup IDchecker.com have been awarded nearly US$500,000 in financing from international government grant program EUREKA. The funds will facilitate a joint venture by the two companies to develop a mobile technology that is capable of automating university student enrollment, including remote global identity verification, and issuing secure credentials. Founded in 2009, Trulioo develops identity and age verification solutions for the Internet. The company has been backed by U.S. venture capital firm Blumberg Capital since 2012.
GGV's Bonham takes on co-chair role at C100Scott Bonham, who’s from Ontario, said that he expects to see more startup and entrepreneurial activity from people associated with BlackBerry
GGV's Bonham takes on co-chair role at C100The C100 is just four years old, but it has achieved an impressive track record in that short time. The nonprofit—which aims to bring like-minded Canadian entrepreneurs and executives together in Silicon Valley through its programs, such as 48 Hours in the Valley http://www.thec100.org/programs/48hrs —reported that startups connected to it have raised US$700 million in venture funding since the C100 launched in 2010. That’s great news for Scott Bonham http://www.ggvc.com/team/team-members/scott-bonham , a founding partner at GGV Capital, who has begun serving as co-chair of the organization.
- Blumberg Capital leads Series A round for Strevus
Strevus said Wednesday that it has secured $5.6 million in Series A funding. Blumberg Capital led the round with participation from U.S. Venture Partners and previous undisclosed angel investors. According to Strevus, the capital infusion will be used for growth plans. Concurrent with the financing, David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital has joined the firm's board of directors. Headquartered in San Francisco, Strevus is a provider of risk and compliance management solutions for financial service institutions.
- UST Global forms strategic partnership with Blumberg Capital
UST Global, an information technology solutions and services company, has formed a strategic partnership with Blumberg Capital to introduce its customers to new technologies. Cyber defense solutions provider Cyvera and virtualized datacenter platform provider Nutanix are two companies working with UST's customers.
Land of milk and startupsINE Ventures is aiming to tap into Israel’s rich abundance of startups with a view to eventually relocating them to the U.S.
- Israeli startup Yotpo grabs $10.7 mln
According to VentureBeat, http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/08/yotpo-helps-your-business-capture-the-elusive-and-powerful-customer-review/ Yotpo has raised $10.7 million in funding. The site reported that Blumberg Capital led the round. Other investors included Rhodiu, Gandyr Group, Oliver Jung, 2B Angels, Magna Capital Partners, Plus Ventures and Zohar Gilon. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Yotpo is a provider of social reviews solutions for e-commerce websites.
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