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True leads funding of MylestoneBoston-based Mylestone, which preserves memories via Amazon’s Alexa and other virtual assistants, announced it has raised $2.5 million in new funding led by True Ventures. Also participating in the round are Founder Collective, Boston Seed Capital, Converge Ventures and Mergelane. Mylestone, which was founded last year by Chief Executive Dave Balter, has now raised $4.5 million in total funding. Balter previously was with BzzAgent (which was acquired by Tesco in 2011) and Smarterer (acquired by Pluralsight in 2014). As part of the latest round, Tony Conrad at True Ventures has joined the board.
- Tech startup Gamalon books $4.45 mln
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Gamalon, a tech startup, has secured $4.45 million in funding. The investors included Aydin Senkut and Niki Pezeshki at Felicis Ventures and Nicole Stata and Raymie Stata at Boston Seed Capital.
- Sun Seven Stars to buy majority stake in VC-backed Grapevine
Sun Seven Stars has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grapevine, a social media influencer platform. No financial terms were disclosed. Grapevine's backers included Boston Seed Capital and MassVentures.
- Marketing platform Promoboxx rakes in $8.2 mln
Boston-based marketing platform Promoboxx has raised $8.2 million in Series A funding. Ascent Venture Partners and Grotech Ventures with participation from other investors that included Launch Capital, Converge Venture Partners, Boston Seed Capital and StageOne Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Matt Fates of Ascent Venture Partners and Steve Frederick of Grotech Ventures have been added to Promoboxx’s board of directors.
- Ascent leads $7 mln round for Codeship
Codeship, a continuous delivery platform for testing and deploying code, has raised $7 million in funding. Ascent Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Sigma Prime Partners, Boston Seed Capital and F-Prime Capital. In addition to the funding, Luke Burns, a general partner at Ascent, has been added to Codeship's board of directors.
- Gamer Sensei bags $2.3 mln in seed round
Gamer Sensei closed a $2.3 million seed round co-led by Accomplice and Boston Seed Capital. Sigma Prime, FJ Labs, Corigin Ventures, and angel investors Timothy and Todd McSweeney also participated. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gamer Sensei uses algorithms to pair competitive video gamers with coaches.
- Gamer Sensei bags $2.3 mln in seed round
Gamer Sensei closed a $2.3 million seed round co-led by Accomplice and Boston Seed Capital. Sigma Prime, FJ Labs, Corigin Ventures, and angel investors Timothy and Todd McSweeney also participated. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gamer Sensei uses algorithms to pair competitive video gamers with coaches.
- Codeship nabs $1.5 mln
Codeship, a continuous delivery platform for testing and deploying code, has raised $1.5 million in funding. The investors in this round included Sigma Prime Ventures, Boston Seed Capital and F-Prime Capital.
- Teen-focused social consumer startup SmackHigh inks $1.65 mln
SmackHigh, a social consumer posting service for teens, has secured $1.65 million in seed funding. Flybridge Capital Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Boston Seed Capital.
- Fertility app maker Kindara nets $5.3 mln seed
Boulder-based fertility app maker Kindara has raised $5.3 million in seed funding. Boston Seed Capital led the round with participation from SOS Ventures, Good Works Ventures, PV Ventures, MENA Venture Investments and 62 Mile Ventures.