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Lytics raises $35 mlnLytics said Feb. 21 that it raised $35 million in a Series C round of financing led by JMI Equity. Also participating were current investors Comcast Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and Voyager Capital. Lytics, of Portland, Oregon, provides a customer data platform for marketers.
- OMERS Ventures, with new SV office, speeds effort to build global platform
OMERS Ventures, the VC arm of the $95 billion Canadian pension fund OMERS, is accelerating an ambitious strategy to establish itself as a global platform. OV is eyeing vistas in the U.S. and Europe with the goal of getting “feet on the street” in key tech hubs, Head of Ventures Damien Steel said. The strategy was put into action in January as the firm opened an office in Silicon Valley and hired Michael Yang, formerly managing director of Comcast Ventures, to run it. As a next step, OV will begin evaluating opportunities in Europe, a process that is likely to result in an presence in London, Steel said.
- Comcast Ventures leads Series B round for Aporeto
San Jose, California-based Aporeto Inc, a cloud-native security company, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from Wing VC and Norwest Venture Partners.
- Madison Reed secures $51 mln in growth funding
San Francisco hair color beauty company Madison Reed announced it has raised $51 million in Series D growth capital led by existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and True Ventures. Also participating in the round was Comcast Ventures and new investor Meaningful Partners. The company, founded in 2013, previously raised about $70 million.
- OMERS Ventures opens Silicon Valley office, hires Michael Yang
OMERS Ventures (OV) has expanded to the United States with the opening of an office in Silicon Valley. OV, the venture capital arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), also said it hired Michael Yang to lead U.S. operations. Yang joins OV from Comcast Ventures, where he served as a managing director. Before then, he was an executive at Yahoo and a principal at Atlas Venture. OV Principal Michelle Killoran will relocate from Toronto to Silicon Valley to provide Yang with additional support. Managing Partner and Head of Ventures Damien Steel, who replaced /canada/2018/09/omers-ventures-founder-and-ceo-john-ruffolo-to-depart/ John Ruffolo last year, said the new office and resources will allow OV to "deploy additional capital to startups in the U.S."
- NEA leads $95 mln round for Enigma
New York-based Enigma, a data-as-a-service company, has secured $95 million in financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included BB&T, Capital One Growth Ventures, MetLife, Third Point, Glynn Capital, Comcast Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Two Sigma Ventures and the Partnership Fund for NYC.