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Ellevest rakes in $34.6 mlnEllevest, a digital investment platform for women, has secured $34.6 million in funding. Rethink Impact led the round with participation from other investors that included PSP Growth, Salesforce Ventures, CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, LH Holdings, SK Impact Fund, LLC, Morningstar, Khosla Ventures, Mellody Hobson, Ulu Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Astia Angels. In addition to the funding, Jenny Abramson, Rethink Impact’s founder and managing partner, will join Ellevest's board.
- GTCR to acquire Simpli.fi
GTCR has agreed to buy a majority stake in Fort Worth, Texas-based Simpli.fi, a provider of a programmatic platform for local advertising. The sellers include Contour Venture Partners and Frontier Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in late September 2017. Petsky Prunier LLC and LUMA Partners LLC served as financial advisers to Simpli.fi.
- Sendence nets $1.5 mln
New York City-based Sendence, a data platform provider, has closed $1.5 million in funding. The investors were Boldstart Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Greycroft, Notation Capital and Resolute Ventures.
- VC-backed Punchbowl nets funding from Party City
Framingham, Massachusetts-based Punchbowl, a tech platform for online invitations and digital greeting cards, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from party goods company Party City. In addition to the funding, Ryan Vero, an executive vice president of Party City Holdco Inc and president of Party City retail group, has joined Punchbowl's board of directors. Punchbowl is also backed by Intel Capital, Contour Venture Partners and Launchpad Venture Group.
- Pendo pulls in $25 mln Series C
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Pendo, a platform for product experiences, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. Meritech Capital Partner led the round with participation from return backers Battery Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners, IDEAFund Partners, Salesforce Ventures and Spark Capital. In addition, Meritech Capital Partners’ General Partner Rob Ward will join Pendo’s board of directors.
- Covr Financial Technologies nabs $5 mln
Covr Financial Technologies, a digital personal insurance platform, has raised $5 million in funding. The investors were Nyca Partners, Commerce Ventures, Connectivity Capital Partners and Contour Venture Partners.
GroupBy acquires VC-backed retail data platform EdgecaseGroupBy Inc has acquired Edgecase, a U.S. retail data enrichment software company. No financial terms were released. GroupBy, a Toronto-based e-commerce search and merchandising provider, said the deal will create a comprehensive cross-channel digital commerce solution. It will also provide GroupBy with a U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2012, Edgecase has been backed by Allegro Venture Partners, Austin Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Floodgate and other investors. GroupBy, founded in 2014, is a portfolio investment of Canadian venture capital firm BEST Funds.
- Voxy attracts $12 mln
New York City-based Voxy, an English learning platform, has raised $12 million in funding. SJF Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Inherent Group, Rethink Education, Contour Venture Partners, Weld North and GSV Acceleration.
- Spark Capital leads Series B round for Pendo
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Pendo, a data-driven platform that helps companies understand and influence how users interact with their software applications, has raised $20 million in Series B financing. Spark Capital led the round with participation from return backers Battery Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners, IDEA Fund Partners and Salesforce Ventures. In addition to the funding, Spark Capital General Partner Megan Quinn has been added to Pendo’s board of directors.