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Nigerian fintech startup Paystack grabs $1.3 mln seedNigerian fintech startup Paystack has raised $1.3 million in seed funding. The investors included Tencent, Comcast Ventures, Singularity Investments, M&S Partners, Tokyo Founders Fund, Blue Rinc Capital, Pave Investments and KIBS-CFY Partners.
- Lightspeed leads funding of online registry site Zola
New York-based Zola, which operates an online registry site, announced it has raised a $25 million Series C round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Also participating in the financing are Comcast Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital, BBG Ventures, Female Founders Fund and co-founder Kevin Ryan. Ryan launched Zola https://www.zola.com/about/team in 2013 with Chief Executive Shan-Lyn Ma and Chief Design Officer Nobu Nakaguchi. The company has now raised more than $41 million in funding.
- KeyMe attracts $25 mln
KeyMe, a key duplication solution provider, has raised $25 million in funding. Benefit Street Partners, an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners, led the round.
- Hollar rakes in $30 mln Series B
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161103005510/en/Hollar-Raises-30-Million-Scale-Business-Operations
- Comcast Ventures leads $2 mln round for PetCoach
PetCoach, a digital pet healthcare platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Comcast Ventures led the round.
- Small biz lending platform Lendio bags $20 mln
Utah-based small business lending platform Lendio has raised $20 million in funding. Comcast Ventures and Stereo Capital led the round with participation from return backers Napier Park, Blumberg Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners and North Hill Ventures. In addition to the funding, Dave Zilberman, a managing director at Comcast Ventures, has been added to Lendio’s board of directors.
Celtic House invests in KodaCloud's $10 mln Series A roundKodaCloud Inc announced it has come out of stealth and closed a Series A financing. No financial terms were released; however, one of the round's investors, Canadian venture capital firm Celtic House Venture Partners, confirmed the round's value as US$10 million. Celtic House, which has backed KodaCloud since an initial investment in 2013, was joined in the Series A round by Comcast Ventures and Voyager Capital. Campbell, California-based KodaCloud provides cloud service Wi-Fi powered by artificial intelligence that helps reduce cost and network complexities for enterprise customers. It has an office in Ottawa.
- Baobab Studios reels in $25 mln Series B
Baobab Studios, a maker of virtual reality animation entertainment, has closed $25 million in Series B funding. Horizons Ventures led the round with Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners, Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund, LDV Partners, Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung.
- Comcast Ventures adds MD to team
Comcast Ventures has named Dinesh Moorjani as a managing director. Previously, Moorjani was executive-in-residence at Warburg Pincus where he continues to serve as an adviser.