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Motus Ventures to raise $30 mln for new fundRedwood City, California-based Motus Ventures is seeking to raise $30 million for its smart world innovation fund. The fund will focus on artificial intelligence, robotics and internet of things technologies.
- People management platform Lattice fetches $15 mln
San Francisco-based Lattice, a people management platform, has secured $15 million in funding. Shasta Ventures led the round with participation from other backers that included Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator.
- Ellevest scores $33 mln
Ellevest, a digital investment platform built by women for women, has secured $33 million in funding. Rethink Impact and PSP Growth led the round with participation from other investors that included Melinda Gates, Valerie Jarrett, Eric Schmidt, Aspect Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Morningstar, Astia Angels, Creditease Fintech Investment Fund and Ulu Ventures.
Times Bridge backs Wattpad to grow storytelling app in IndiaWattpad, a Toronto-based multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, has secured undisclosed financing from Times Bridge, the investment arm of Indian media business The Times Group. The investment forms part of a strategic partnership intended to expand Wattpad's operations in India. Working with Times Bridge, Wattpad will grow its Indian community of readers and writers, establish new partnerships, and create opportunities to turn stories into books, TV shows, films and digital projects. Led by CEO Allen Lau, Wattpad has raised more than $150 million from a range of Canadian and global venture capital firms.
- VC-backed Rubrik taps Shirk as CRO
Rubrik, a cloud data management company, has named Brett Shirk as chief revenue officer. Previously, he worked at VMware where he was senior vice president and general manager of the Americas. Rubrik is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and IVP.
