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Anthemis segues from adviser to fundraiserAs fintech evolves into its second iteration, one of the first advisers in the sector has consolidated some early moves into a dedicated fund
Pymetrics scores Series A roundNew York-based Pymetrics, which develops predictive hiring and career assessment technology, has raised $6.13 million in a Series A round of funding. Investors include BBG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mercer and Ranstad Innovation Fund.
- Rubrik racks up $61 mln Series C
Palo Alto, California-based Rubrik, a provider of converged data management solutions, has raised $61 million in Series C funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Lightspeed Venture Partners and Greylock Partners.
- AirHelp pulls in $12 mln Series A
Passenger rights startup AirHelp has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The investors were Khosla Ventures, Evan Williams, Naval Ravikant, Jimmy Maymann, U-Start and Galvanize Ventures.
- Homebase picks up $6 mln Series A
San Francisco-based Homebase, a provider of scheduling and time-tracking tools for businesses, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from previous backers Baseline Ventures and Cowboy Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures has been added to Homebase's board.
Fundraising recap: Summary of recent firm news from around the worldA summary of recent funds closed worldwide, such as Lonsdale 8VC, 500 Startups, Capricorn Venture Partners and Alchemy Ventures
- Lonsdale's 8VC set out to raise a $400 mln fund
8VC, a firm with Joe Lonsdale as a founding partner, has set out to raise a $400 million co-invest fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
- Canaan adds Boyle as partner
Healthcare and tech investor Canaan Partners announced the appointment of Richard Boyle as partner. He was previously chief executive and chairman of the online commercial real estate marketplace LoopNet, which CoStar Group acquired for about $900 million in 2012. Boyle was formerly an operating partner at Khosla Ventures and was an angel investor before that.
- Fuloria joins Fundbox
Prashant Fuloria has joined Fundbox as Chief Product Officer while Oren Katz was named Vice President of R&D and Michal Cieplinski was appointed General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer. Johnson Ma has also joined Fundbox as Vice President of Business Development. Fuloria was previously SVP of Advertising Products at Yahoo. Katz was with eXelate where he was VP R&D and General Manager, while Cieplinksi was previously MD and Senior Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon and Ma was with Trial Pay.
- Arevo pulls in $7 mln in Khosla-led round
3D printing startup Arevo has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Vijit Sabnis of Khosla Ventures has been added to Arevo's board of directors.