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Henley and Life House buy Miami hotelHenley Investments and Life House have acquired Lord Balfour Hotel, a Miami boutique hotel. Following a renovation, the hotel will be rebranded as Life House Ocean Drive.
- VC-backed Tunein taps Morris as CEO
San Francisco-based Tunein, a global live-streaming and on-demand audience service, has named Juliette Morris as CEO. Morris joined Tunein as chief marketing officer in March 2018. Tunein is backed by Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, IVP, Innovation Endeavors, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC.
- 3D robotics platform Attabotics nabs $33 mln in Series B round
Calgary-based 3D robotics supply chain company Attabotics has raised nearly $33 million (US$25 million) in a Series B financing. The round's backers included new investors Coatue Management, Comcast Ventures and Honeywell Ventures, as well as returning investors Forerunner Ventures and Werklund Growth Fund. Founded in 2015, Attabotics provides a robotic warehousing and fulfillment system that helps retailers reduce space requirements and accelerate shipping processes to meet demand. Led by CEO and CTO Scott Gravelle, Attabotics will use the funds raised for continued growth, including new hires, scaling manufacturing operations and developing new technologies.
- 3D robotics supply chain firm Attabotics locks in Series B
Calgary, Alberta-based Attabotics, a 3D robotics supply chain company, has raised US$25 million in Series B funding. The investors included Coatue, Comcast Ventures, Honeywell Forerunner Ventures and Werklund Growth Fund. The capital infusion will be used to support growth, make personnel hiring, scale manufacturing operations and develop new technologies. To date, Attabotics has raised a total of US$32.7 million in funding.
- GoTenna rakes in $24 mln Series C
GoTenna, a mobile mesh networking platform, has secured $24 million in Series C financing. Founders Fund led the round with participation from Comcast Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Walden VC, MentorTech and Bloomberg Beta. Silicon Valley Bank provided the debt financing in the deal.
- VC-backed Zapata Computing beefs up board with new addition
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zapata Quantum, a quantum computing startup, has named Rhonda Germany Ballintyn to its board. Ballintyn is the former corporate vice president, chief strategy and marketing officer at Honeywell International. Zapata is backed by Comcast Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Pitango Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Pillar VC and The Engine.
- Altice USA to acquire VC-backed Cheddar for $200 mln
Altice USA has agreed to acquire Cheddar, a digital-first news company, for $200 million. LionTree Advisors provided financial advice to Cheddar on the deal while Cooley served as legal counsel. Cheddar's backers include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Raine Ventures, Altice USA, Comcast Ventures, AT&T, Ribbit Capital, The New York Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Global, Amazon, Homebrew, WGI Group, 7 Global Capital, Antenna Group and Dentsu Ventures.
- Zapata Quantum secures $21 mln Series A
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zapata Quantum, a quantum computing startup, has raised $21 million in Series A financing. Comcast Ventures and Prelude Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Pitango Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Pillar VC and The Engine.
- OMERS Ventures heads to Europe with $456 mln fund, hires Harry Briggs
OMERS Ventures has taken another step in its plan to create a global platform, launching a €300 million ($456 million) fund to invest in European startups. Capitalized by OV’s parent organization, OMERS, the fund will make life-cycle investments in companies in key European tech hubs, Head of Ventures Damien Steel told PE Hub Canada. To manage the London-based fund, OV is assembling a team of investment pros reflecting a mix of VC and operational skills, Steel said. They include Harry Briggs, formerly a senior investment pro with European venture firms BGF Ventures and Balderton Capital, who joined late last year as a managing partner.