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SundaySky collects $30 mln Series CNew York City-based SundaySky, a video engagement platform provider for top brands, has raised $30 million in Series D financing. Viola Private Equity led the round with participation from other investors that included Carmel Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures and NTT DOCOMO Venturves. In conjunction with the funding, Ayal Shiran, a general partner at Viola Private Equity, has been added to SundaySky's board of directors while Rami Hadar, former president and CEO of Allot Communications Ltd, has been named executive chairman.
- Insurance startup Bunker raises $2 mln in seed round co-led by Comcast, Route 66
Comcast Ventures and Route 66 Ventures co-led a $2 million seed funding round in Bunker, a San Francisco-based insurance technology startup. Also participating were insurance carries Hiscox and American Family Ventures. Bunker plans to launch its first product this summer and is focused at present on serving the insurance needs of small businesses.
- Slack raises $200 million in financing: Reuters
Slack has raised $200 million in venture capital financing, boosting its valuation to $3.8 billion, the messaging software startup said on Friday, Reuters News reported.
Slack raises $200 mln in financing: ReutersSlack has raised US$200 million in venture capital financing, boosting its valuation to US$3.8 billion, Reuters reported. Based in San Francisco, Slack makes messaging software for businesses, designed to help teams collaborate and communicate more effectively. The company, which also has an office in Vancouver, was launched in early 2014 by Canadian entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield.
- Eight gets $6 mln seed for sleep technology
New York-based Eight, which makes a smart mattress cover to track sleep patters, closed a $6 million seed funding round. Investors in the round include Y Combinator, Yunqui Partners, Azure Capital, Cota Capital, Comcast Ventures, Vast Ventures, Stanford University, Galvanize Ventures, Y Combinator partner and Scribd co-founder Jared Friedman and others. Eight was formerly known as Luna.
- Cathay leads funding round for Quantifind
Menlo Park, Calif.-based Quantifind, which provides on-demand insights for brands, announced it has raised a $30 million round of funding led by Cathay Innovation. Previous investors Redpoint Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, Iris Capital and AME Cloud Ventures also participated in the round. The company, founded in 2009, has now raised $60 million in funding. As part of the recent funding, Denis Barrier, co-founder of Cathay Innovation, is joining the board.
- College Ave Student Loans scores $20 mln
Student loan marketplace lender College Ave Student Loans has raised $20 million in funding. The investors included Comcast Ventures, Fenway Summer Ventures and DW Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Dave Zilberman, a managing director at Comcast Ventures, has been added to College Ave’s board.
- KeyMe snags $20 mln Series B
KeyMe, a self-service digital key copying startup, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Battery Ventures, White Star Capital, 7-Ventures and The Michael Polsky family office.
- Unmute app scores $2.2 mln seed
Los Angeles-based Unmute, an interactive conversation app, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. Greycroft Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Comcast Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Betaworks, NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern and Robert Kirkman, creator of the TV series "The Walking Dead."