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StellaService nabs $15 mln Series CNew York City-based StellaService, a provider of customer service ratings for online retailers, has secured $15 million in Series C funding. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from Novel TMT, Toba Capital, Battery Ventures, Gotham Ventures, RRE Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.
- Consumer health engagement platform Accolade nets $22.5 mln
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based Accolade, a consumer health engagement platform for large employers and insurers, has raised $22.5 million in funding. The investors included McKesson Ventures and a subsidiary of Independence Health Group.
- Fantasy sports company FanDuel rakes in $275 mln Series E
Fantasy sports company FanDuel has raised $275 million in Series E funding. KKR led the round with participation from other investors that included Google Capital, Time Warner Investments, Turner Sports, Shamrock Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Pentech Ventures and Piton Capital.
- Canvas leads seed funding of on-demand tech services provider Eden
Eden, a San Francisco-based provider of on-demand workers to solve tech solutions in the home, has raised $1.3 million in seed-stage funding led by Canvas Venture Fund. Also participating in the round are Eniac Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Maven Ventures, Y Combinator and individuals Dylan Smith (co-founder and CFO of Box) and James Beshara (co-founder and CEO of Tilt), among others.
- Quantifind names Karnstedt its CEO
Quantifind said Wednesday that it hired David Karnstedt as CEO. Karnstedt succeeds co-founder Ari Tuchman as CEO, who will assume the position of President. Most recently, Karnstedt led Adobe’s global digital marketing efforts across search, display, video and data management platforms.
- Connected car platform Automatic Labs scores $24 mln
San Francisco-based connected car platform Automatic Labs has raised $24 million in Series B funding. The investors included CDK Global, USAA, Comcast Ventures.Y Combinator, RPM Ventures, Anthemis Group and Amicus Capital.
- BitSight Technologies raises $23 mln
BitSight Technologies said Thursday it closed a $23 million round of financing. Comcast Ventures joins as a new investor. Current investors including Globespan Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Shaun McConnon and Flybridge Capital Partners also participated. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BitSight provides security ratings platform that helps organizations manage third party risk.
- Enigma attracts $28.2 mln Series B
Data discovery and analytics provider Engima has received $28.2 million in Series B funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, New York City Investment Fund, American Express Ventures, Comcast Ventures and The New York Times Company.
- Dollar Shave Club nabs $75 mln Series D
The Dollar Shave Club has raised $75 million in Series D funding, according to the company. The investors in this round include Technology Crossover Ventures, Dragoneer, Comcast Ventures and Forerunner Ventures. The capital infusion will be used for growth and expansion. Based in Venice, California, the Dollar Shave Club is a provider of razors and other personal grooming products.
- Dell and Intel Capital back DocuSign
Dell and Intel Capital have made undisclosed investments in DocuSign, bringing its Series F funding to more than $278 million. Based in San Francisco, DocuSign is an electronic signature company.