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BDC Capital increases lead commitment to Mistral Venture PartnersBDC Capital has made an additional $3 million commitment to a seed and early-stage information technology fund managed by Mistral Venture Partners, a Canadian venture capital firm. The investment, which brings BDC's total lead commitment to $6 million, will support Mistral's ability to undertake follow-on financings, BDC said. Founded in 2013, Ottawa-based Mistral is led by Code Cubitt, the firm's managing director, and Bernie Zeisig, its managing partner. Mistral's 2015 deals include The Better Software Co /canada/2015/11/11/better-software-nets-1-35-mln-in-round-led-by-ff-venture-capital/ , a provider of SaaS solutions to small businesses, and CENX /canada/2015/08/11/cenx-rakes-in-12-5-mln-series-d/ , a provider of orchestration solutions for software-defined and virtualized networks.
- Malwarebytes raises $50 mln from Fidelity Management
Malwarebytes said Thursday it raised $50 million in Series B funding from Fidelity Management and Research Company. San Jose, California-based Malwarebytes provides advanced malware prevention and remediation solutions.
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- ZeroFOX pulls in $27 mln
Baltimore-based ZeroFOX, a provider of social media cyber security solutions, has secured $27 million in funding. The investors included New Enterprise Associates, Genacast Ventures, Core Capital and Silicon Valley Bank. In addition to the funding, Corey Mulloy, a general partner at Highland Capital, has been added to ZeroFOX's board.
- Highland Europe leads $20 mln round for LoveCrafts
London-based LoveCrafts, a crafting community and marketplace, has raised $20 million in funding. Highland Europe led the round with participation from return backer Balderton Capital.
- KKR leads $50 mln growth investment in GetYourGuide
KKR led a $50 million growth investment in GetYourGuide, an online marketplace for booking travel activities. Other investors in the funding included Spark Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Sunstone Capital, as well as new investor Nokia Growth Partners. KKR is funding the investment primarily from its balance sheet.
- ClearSky Data snags $27 mln in Polaris-led round
Boston-based ClearSky Data, a storage network provider, has secured $27 million in Series B funding. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from investors that included Akamai Technologies, General Catalyst and Highland Capital Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Dave Barrett, managing partner of Polaris Partners, has been added to ClearSky's board of directors while Akamai's Andy Champagne will become a board observer.
- Highland taps Facebook's Holmstrom as a talent partner
Highland Capital Partners has hired Jennifer Holmstrom as a talent partner. Holstrom, who will be based in the firm's Palo Alto, California office, previously worked at Facebook where she led the social network's executive search team.
- Adjust raises $17 mln from Highland Europe
Highland Europe has invested $17 million in adjust. Berlin-based adjust is a business intelligence platform for mobile apps.