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Shine procures $5 mln Series ANew York City-based Shine, a provider of daily motivational text messages, has raised $5 million in Series A funding, according to an announcement https://advice.shinetext.com/articles/big-announcement-from-shine/ on the company's website. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from betaworks, Eniac Ventures, Female Founders Fund, Felix Capital, BBG Ventures and The New York Times.
- VC-backed TuneIn recruits Morris as CMO
San Francisco-based TuneIn, a live streaming and on-demand audio service, has named Juliette Morris as chief marketing officer. Previously, Morris worked at NBCUniversal. TuneIn is backed by Comcast Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC.
- Blockdaemon raises $3.28 mln from Comcast Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Plug & Play, Liquid 2, others
Blockdaemon said it raised a $3.28 million seed round led by Comcast Ventures and joined by Boldstart Ventures, MState, Plug & Play, Liquid 2 Ventures and angels Meagan Jones, Sam Lessin and Jeff Fagnan.
- Amazon paid $90 million for camera maker's chip technology, say sources: Reuters
Amazon.com Inc paid about $90 million to acquire the maker of Blink home security cameras late last year, in a secret bet on the startup’s energy-efficient chips, sources told Reuters.
- BigID fetches $14 mln Series A
New York and Tel Aviv-based BigID Inc, a provider of enterprise data protection and privacy solutions for personal data, has secured $14 million in Series A funding. The investors included ClearSky Security, Comcast Ventures, the SAP.iO Fund and BOLDstart Ventures.
Drone tech provider PrecisionHawk raises $75 mln in VCCommercial drone provider PrecisionHawk Inc has raised US$75 million in its latest round, bringing total funding to more than US$100 million. Third Point Ventures led the round and was joined by Intel Capital, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Verizon Ventures and multiple other venture capital and strategic investors. Founded in 2010 in Toronto and now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, PrecisionHawk provides aerial data and analytics to enterprises in a range of industries. It will use the funds raised to expand its team, undertake product innovation, and make acquisitions.
- PrecisionHawk snags $75 mln
Raleigh, North Carolina-based PrecisionHawk, a provider of drone technology for businesses, has secured $75 million in funding. Third Point Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Comcast Ventures, Senator Ventures Limited, Constellation Technology Ventures, Syngenta Ventures, Intel Capital, Millennium Technology Value Partners, DuPont Ventures and Verizon Ventures. In addition to the funding, James Goldinger, managing director at ClearSky, has joined the PrecisionHawk board of directors.
- Hippo rakes in $25 mln Series B
Silicon Valley-based Hippo, a smart home insurance provider, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Comcast Ventures and Fifth Wall led the round.
- Self-driving startup Pony.ai lands $112 mln
Fremont, California and China-based Pony.ai, a self-driving startup, has raised $112 million in Series A funding. Morningside Venture Capital and Legend Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Sequoia China, IDG Capital, Hongtai Capital, Legend Star, Puhua Capital, Polaris Capital, DCM Ventures, Comcast Ventures and Silicon Valley Future Capital. Miracle Capital served as financial adviser on this transaction.
- VC-backed FanDuel names new COO
Fantasy sports company FanDuel has named Andy Giancamilli as chief operating officer. In addition to his new role, Giancamilli will retain his chief financial officer position. Prior to joining FanDuel, Giancamilli worked at Toys R Us and McKinsey & Company. FanDuel is backed by from KKR, Google Capital, Time Warner/Turner Sports, Shamrock Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Pentech Ventures, Piton Capital and Bullpen Capital.