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IfOnly nabs $10.25 mln in Series B fundingSan Francisco-based IfOnly, a marketplace for experiences, raised $10.5 million in Series B funding from investors including Advance Newhouse, Digital Garage, XB Ventures, Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston, and Yucaipa Capital chief Ron Burkle. IfOnly has raised $25 million to date.
Real Ventures-backed Blockstream raises $55 mln in Series A roundBlockstream, a San Francisco-based company focused on bitcoin and blockchain technology, has secured US$55 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Horizons Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures and Digital Garage, with participation from existing investors. The Series A round builds on the company's US$21 million seed-stage funding /canada/2014/11/17/real-ventures-co-leads-21-mln-seed-funding-of-blockstream/ co-led by Canadian venture capital firm Real Ventures in 2014. Blockstream, which also has a presence in Montréal, said it will use the new funds to bring "blockchain innovation to market using its sidechain technology", expand its operations and support industry partners. The company is led by Canadian entrepreneur Austin Hill.
- Blockstream lands $55 mln in Series A funding
Blockstream, a startup working to expand blockchain technology for commercial use, raised $55 million in Series A funding. Horizons Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures and Digital Garage led the round with participation from existing investors including AME Cloud Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Khosla Ventures and others. As part of the round, Horizons has joined the Board of Directors. Blockstream raised a $21 million seed round in 2014.
- Tech startup Estimote nabs $10.7 mln Series A
Estimote has raised $10.7 million in Series A funding, the company announced in a blog post http://blog.estimote.com/post/137340094650/the-future-of-apps-for-the-physical-world on its site. Javelin Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Digital Garage, Homebrew, Box Group and Commerce Ventures. Based in New York City and Poland, Estimote is a tech startup developing a sensor-based analytics and engagement platform.
- Pocket picks up $7 mln in NEA-led round
San Francisco-based Pocket, a platform that helps users save online content, has closed $7 million in funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Axel Springer, Digital Garage and Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's new fund Sound Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Dayna Grayson, a general partner at NEA, has been added to Pocket's board of directors.
- DCM leads AnyPerk's Series A round
AnyPerk announced it has raised $8.5 million in a Series A round that was led by DCM Ventures. Joining the round are Andreessen Horowitz; SV Angel; Y Combinator; Tony Hsieh and Zach Ware of Vegas Tech Fund; Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora; and Vayner RSE. As part of the funding, Osuke Honda, general partner of DCM Ventures, has joined the board. San Francisco-based AnyPerk, which helps companies of any size offer perks to its employees, previously raised $4.5 million in seed funding.
- San Francisco start-up Helium bags about $16 mln Series A
San Francisco-based Helium, an internet of things platform for smart machines, has raised about $16 million in Series A funding, the company announced in a blog post on its site. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included FirstMark Capital, Digital Garage, Marc Benioff and SV Angel. Also, Helium has hired Rob Chandhok as president and chief operating officer. Previously, Chandhok worked at Qualcomm. To read the post, visit here https://www.helium.co/blog/series-a-new-hires-and-the-future/
- Fleksy bags $2 mln
Mobile keyboard provider Fleksy has secured $2 million in funding. The investors included Digital Garage, Eniac Ventures, Middleland Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Militello Capital. According to the company, the capital will be used for product development.
- Advertising platform Boostable grabs $3.2 mln
Boostable has received $3.2 million in seed funding. The investors included Morado Ventures, Omidyar Network, SVAngel, Digital Garage, Vast Ventures and Fuel Capital. Based in San Francisco, Boostable is an advertising platform for marketplace sellers.
- PureTech reels in $55 mln
PureTech, a Boston-based science and tech development firm, has raised $55 million in funding. The investor was Invesco Perpetual. Also, the firm has appointed Nobel Laureate Dr. H Robert Horvitz, MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito and Harvard Medical School Professor Dr. Raju Kucherlapati as senior partners.