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Neurotrack fetches $13.7 mln Series BRedwood City, California-based Neurotrack, a creator of a digital memory health platform, has raised $13.7 million in Series B funding. Sozo Ventures led the round with participation from Marc Benioff, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Social Capital, AME Cloud Partners and Rethink Impact.
- Owl Ventures leads $15 mln round for Kiddom
San Francisco and New York City-based Kiddom, a collaborative learning platform for teachers, has raised $15 million in Series B funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction. Owl Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Khosla Ventures.
- Imply grabs $13.3 mln Series A in Andreessen Horowitz-led round
Millbrae, California-based Imply, a data analytics company, has secured $13.3 million in Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from other investors that included Khosla Ventures. In addition to the funding, Martin Casado, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join Imply's board of directors.
- Eight hauls in $14 mln Series B in Khosla Ventures-led round
New York City-based Eight, a tech company focused on improving how people sleep, has secured $14 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from Y Combinator and Yunqi Partners.
- Messaging app M.io raises $5.75 mln
Austin, Texas-based M.io, a Y Combinator-backed startup that is developing a universal messaging network, announced it has raised $5.75 million in funding led by previous investors Goldcrest Capital, Eniac Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures. The company was founded by Tom Hadfield and James Cundle in 2016. M.io has now raised $8.25 million from investors, including Goldcrest, Eniac, Two Sigma, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator and Capital Factory.
- Atomwise snags $45 mln
San Francisco-based Atomwise, which uses artificial intelligence to help discover new medicines and agricultural compounds, has raised $45 million in funding. Monsanto Growth Ventures, DCVC and B Capital Group led the round with participation from Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, DFJ, Baidu Ventures, Tencent and Dolby Family Ventures.
- Vectra inks $36 mln Series D in Atlantic Bridge-led round
San Jose, California-based Vectra, which automates the hunt for in-progress cyberattacks, has secured $36 million in Series D funding. Atlantic Bridge led the round with participation from The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Nissho Electronics Corp, Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners, IA Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, DAG Ventures and Wipro Ventures.
- Technical hiring platform HackerRank inks $30 mln Series C
HackerRank, a platform that helps companies evaluate technical talent based on skills, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. JMI Equity led the round with participation from other investors that included Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund and Chartline Capital Partners. In addition to the funding, Suken Vakil, a general partner at JMI Equity, has joined HackerRank's board of directors.
- VC-backed ThoughtSpot recruits Green as EMEA general manager
Palo Alto, California and London-based ThoughtSpot, a provider of search and AI-driven analytics for the enterprise, has named Martin Green as general manager, EMEA. Previously, Green helmed the EMEA operations of such enterprise software companies as Satmetrix, Merced, Nice Systems and Medallia. ThoughtSpot is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Geodesic Capital and Capital One Growth Ventures.
- Owl launches car cam, reveals it has raised $18 mln
Palo Alto, California-based Owl, developer of an automobile security camera, announced its launch along with $18 million in funding, including Series A, seed and debt financing. Investors include Defy, which led the Series A, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Sherpa Capital, Moment Ventures, Maniv Mobility and CSAA Insurance Group. The funding announcement coincides with the company's launch of the Owl Car Cam, an LTE-connected security camera for cars.