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VC-backed Roofstock recruits Babaria as chief product officerRoofstock, a real estate investment marketplace, has named Ketan Babaria as chief product officer. Babaria is the former product head for LifeLock and Capital One's D3 incubation unit. Roofstock is backed by Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures and Canvas Ventures.
San Francisco pension makes $175 mln in venture commitmentsThe California pension invested across four vehicles from new and existing manager relationships.
- Education tech startup Korbit nabs seed funding
Montreal-based Korbit Technologies, a education technology startup, has secured over US$2 million in seed funding. Khosla Ventures was the lead investor. Korbit is a spin-off from the Montreal-based Mila lab led by professor Yoshua Bengio.
- B2B payments and credit network Fundbox inks Series C
San Francisco-based Fundbox, a B2B payments and credit network, has raised US$176 million in Series C funding. Also, the company has secured a US$150 million credit facility. Investors in the Series C round included Allianz X, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, HarbourVest, 9Yards Capital, Hamilton Lane, SEB Private Equity (on behalf of clients), Cathay Innovation, Synchrony, MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd., Recruit Strategic Partners, GMO Internet Group and Arbor Ventures. Other participants in the round were Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Spark Capital Growth.
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- Leah Scanlan joins Oak HC/FT to head up talent
Oak HC/FT, which in August wrapped up its third fund with an oversubscribed $800 million, has tapped Leah Scanlan as partner, talent. Scanlan will work closely with the firm's portfolio companies on their talent initiatives and provide support to Oak HC/FT's executive-in-residence program. Scanlan was previously with Khosla Ventures for four years, where she similarly work on talent development as an operating partner.
- Voyage inks $31 mln Series B
Voyage, an autonomous vehicle startup, has raised $31 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post. https://news.voyage.auto/voyage-raises-31m-to-deliver-self-driving-cars-aae4de282af3 Franklin Templeton led the round with participation from Khosla Ventures, Jaguar Land-Rover’s InMotion Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures.
- Ori amasses $20 mln Series B
Ori Inc, a maker of robotic interior products and systems, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The investors were Sidewalk Labs, Ingka Group, Geolo Capital and Khosla Ventures.
- On-demand behavioral health firm Ginger nets $35 mln Series C
Ginger, an on-demand behavioral health company, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. WP Global Partners led the round with participation from City Light Capital, Nimble Ventures, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Khosla Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Kapor Capital.