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Spark Capital Growth leads $275 mln round for AffirmSan Francisco-based financial tech company Affirm has secured $275 million in funding. Spark Capital Growth led round with participation from Jefferies, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Affirm was co-founded by Max Levchin, who currently serves as CEO and is a co-founder of PayPal.
- Zenefits raises $500 million, joins billion-dollar startup club: Reuters
Human-resources software company Zenefits said it had raised $500 million in venture funding, giving it a valuation of $4.5 billion and confirming a drop in appetite among venture-backed companies for initial public offerings, Reuters News reported.
- Data storage company Nutanix to hire banks for IPO - Reuters
Nutanix, a maker of server and storage systems, is in talks to hire underwriters for an initial public offering later this year that could value the U.S. company at more than $2.5 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters News.
- MyTime racks up $9.25 mln Series B
San Francisco-based MyTime, an app that lets users book appointments, has secured $9.25 million in Series B funding. Upfront Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Khosla Ventures, Daher Capital, Accelerator Ventures and Westfield Corporation.
- Khosla Ventures, Drive Capital lead $15 mln funding in CrossChx
Khosla Ventures and Drive Capital have led a $15 million Series B funding round in CrossChx, a global patient identification company. Keith Rabois, partner at Khosla Ventures, will join CrossChx's board. CrossChx has raised more than $20 million in total capital to date.
- Qualcomm Ventures leads $22 mln investment in Tapingo
San Francisco-based Tapingo today announced it has raised a $22 million round of funding led by Qualcomm Incorporated, through its investment arm Qualcomm Ventures. DCM Ventures, Kinzon Capital and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Carmel Ventures also participated in the round. The company, which provides a mobile shopping platform that's targeted to college students, has now raised $36 million in total funding, including a $10.5 million Series B round last year.
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- VC-backed Metamarkets adds Payne to board
Metamarkets, a provider of programmatic marketing analytics, has named Jim Payne to its board of directors. Payne is the founder and former CEO of MoPub, a mobile ad exchange that was acquired by Twitter. Metamarkets is backed by Data Collective, Khosla Ventures, Village Ventures, IA Ventures and True Ventures.
- KPCB leads Series B round for DoorDash
On-demand delivery company DoorDash has secured $40 million in Series B funding, it was announced in a blog post. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from return backers Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures and Charles River Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, John Doerr of KPCB has been added to the company's board. To read more about the funding, visit here http://blog.doordash.com/post/114687483313/doordash-raises-40m-led-by-kleiner-perkins
- KPCB leads Series C round for Ayasdi
Menlo Park, California-based Ayasdi, a provider of machine intelligence software, has secured $55 million in Series C funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from Institutional Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, FLOODGATE, Citi Ventures, Centerview Capital Technology and Draper Nexus.