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Prescription Eyewear Acquires LensOnPrescription Eyewear, parent company of myOptique.com, SunglassesShop.com and GlassesDirect.com, has added LensOn, a Nordic online contact lens seller, to its portfolio. The acquisition was financed by Prescription Eyewear's existing venture capital investors Acton Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures. Additional funding was received from GP BullHound Sidecar, Silicon Valley Bank and Kreos Capital.
- Conde Nast Pours Cash into Rent The Runway
Rent the Runway, an online company for dress and accessory rentals, has sealed $20 million in new capital from investors including Conde Nast parent company Advance Communications, as well as venture firms Bain Capital Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The company has raised $31 million in total funding to date.
- Qumulo Raises Series A Led by Highland
Qumulo, an enterprise data storage company, has raised $24.5 million in a Series A round of financing led by Highland Capital Partners, with participation from Madrona Venture Group and Valhalla Partners. The business was founded in March 2012 with seed funding from Valhalla Partners. As part of the investment, Peter Bell, general partner at Highland Capital Partners, joins the board of directors.
- Highland Capital Partners Promotes Manish Patel to Partner
The Boston-based venture firm Highland Capital Partners has promoted Manish Patel to partner at its Menlo Park office. Patel joined Highland as a principal in 2010 after logging seven year at Google where he worked in product management.
- Beyond The Rack Raises C$10 Million From Wellington Financial: UPDATED
Beyond The Rack, a Montreal-based online shopping club for women and men, previously raised $36 Million from Panorama Capital Partners , Rho Canada, Tandem Expansion Fund , Export Development Canada , Highland Capital Partners, BDC Venture Capital , and iNovia Capital in November 2011.
- CrowdSource Inks $12.5M Series A
CrowdSource, a maker of enterprise-level managed crowdsourcing technology, has raised $12.5 million in Series A financing led by Highland Capital Partners. Corey Mulloy, general partner at Highland Capital Partners, has joined CrowdSource’s board.
- Online Retailer Spartoo Nets $32.5M
Spartoo, a European online retailer for footwear and bags, has raised 25 million euro ($32.5 million) in Series C funding. Sofina, an investment holding company, led the round, with participation from existing investors A Plus Finance, CM-CIC Capital Privé, Highland Partners and Endeavour Vision. The money will be used for growth. Spartoo was formed in 2006.
- Handybook Inks $2M
Handybook, a startup that helps people book household services such as handymen, housekeepers and painters, has raised $2 million in seed financing from General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners and unnamed individual investors. Handybook was spun out of Harvard University's Innovation Lab earlier this year.
- Calxeda Inks $55m
Calxeda has secured $55 million in additional funding, one of the largest semiconductor capital deals this year. Investors include Austin Ventures and Vulcan Capital plus additional participation by the firm’s existing investors. Calxeda will use the funding to accelerate adoption and innovation in the emerging market for ultra-low power scalable computing.
- thredUP.com Secures Series C Led by Highland
thredUP.com, an online children's clothing platform, has secured a $14.5 million Series C financing led by Highland Capital Partners. Existing investors Trinity Ventures and Redpoint Ventures also participated.