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Brandcast picks up $13.9 mln Series ABrandcast, a website platform provider for top brands, has raised $13.9 million in Series A funding. Shasta Ventures led the round with participation from Marc Benioff and Correlation Ventures.
- Synthorx nabs $10 mln Series B
La Jolla, California-based Synthorx Inc, which uses synthetic biology to discover and develop new protein therapeutics, has closed $10 million in Series B financing. RA Capital Management led the round with participation from return backers Avalon Ventures and Correlation Ventures. Also, Dr. Andrew Levin, managing director at RA Capital, has been added to Synthorx's board of directors.
- VC-backed BlueVine recruits Square's ex-sales head for chief revenue officer
Palo Alto, California-based BlueVine, a provider of financing to small businesses, has hired Eric Sager as chief revenue officer. Previously, Sager was the sales head at Square. BlueVine's backers include Lightspeed Venture Partners, 83North, Correlation Ventures, Menlo Ventures and Rakuten.
Fund performance: Emerging managers continue to outperform for UTIMCOUnion Square Ventures ranks as a top performer in UTIMCO's late-decade venture portfolio, thanks to its backing of LendingClub
Sleep? There's a nap for thatStartups focused on helping consumers catch some zzzs are raising millions of dollars, as VCs dream of disrupting the bedroom
- Annexon nabs $44 mln in Series B led by NEA
Annexon Biosciences closed a $44 million Series B financing led by new investor New Enterprise Associates. Also participating were Correlation Ventures and existing investors including Novartis Venture Fund, Clarus, and Satter Investment Management, LLC. Annexon is pursuing biopharmaceutical therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
Investors curb their appetite for meal-kitsBig fundings have dried up, but specialty meal-kit startups are seeing smaller infusions as the market gets more crowded
- Sun Basket wraps up Series A with $11.6 mln round
San Francisco-based Sun Basket, a provider of a meal-kit delivery service, announced it has closed its Series A round with $11.6 million in funding. The company raised $4.5 million in September 2015, and has since added $7.1 million. Led by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, PivotNorth Capital and Robertson Stephens Partners, the round also includes Baseline Ventures, the Tyler Florence Group, Rembrandt Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Relevance Capital, Roth Capital and Filter14, among other undisclosed investors.
- Sun Basket wraps up Series A with $11.6 mln round
San Francisco-based Sun Basket, a provider of a meal-kit delivery service, announced it has closed its Series A round with $11.6 million in funding. The company raised $4.5 million in September 2015, and has since added $7.1 million. Led by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, PivotNorth Capital and Robertson Stephens Partners, the round also includes Baseline Ventures, the Tyler Florence Group, Rembrandt Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Relevance Capital, Roth Capital and Filter14, among other undisclosed investors.
- Good Company Wines buys Glassful
Good Company Wines said May 10 that it acquired Glassful. Financial terms weren’t announced. New York-based Glassful is a wine company. Good Company is backed by Founders Fund, Launch Capital, DN Capital, Correlation Ventures and Super Angels, Fabrice Grinda and Jose Marin.