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Hot dating apps urging more VCs to swipe rightThe growth of Tinder and other online social and dating apps is drawing plenty of interest from VCs, who are hot and bothered over the online dating sector.
Hot dating apps urging more VCs to swipe rightThe growth of Tinder and other online social and dating apps is drawing plenty of interest from VCs, who are hot and bothered over the online dating sector
Moka5 collects $16 mln Series DMoka5, a Silicon Valley-based provider of next generation end-user computing solutions, has received $16 million in Series D funding. The investors included Khosla Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and NGEN Partners.
- VC-backed WideOrbit expands team with new hire
WideOrbit has named Brian Burdick as executive vice president of digital and programmatic. Burdick is a former chief technology officer at AdECN. Headquartered in San Francisco, WideOrbit is a provider of advertising management solutions for media companies. WideOrbit's backers include Mayfield Field, Khosla Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Hearst Ventures.
- Language data firm Idibon bags $5.5 mln
Idibon, a language data firm in San Francisco, has received $5.5 million in Series A funding. The investors were Altpoint Ventures LP, Khosla Ventures, Morningside Ventures, Samsung and Inventec. In addition to the funding, Vadim Tarasov of Altpoint has been added to Idibon’s board of directors.
- BVP leads Series B round for investing platform Quantopian
Boston-based algorithmic investing platform Quantopian has raised $15 million in Series B financing. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from return backers Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital and Wicklow Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Rob Stavis, a BVP partner, will join Quantopian's board of directors.
- Checkr grabs $9 mln Series A
Checkr has secured $9 million in Series A funding. Accel Partners led the round. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Checkr provides automated background screenings.
An eye for an IPOHealthcare investors, like Versant and others, are looking at plenty of ophthalmic deals and exits
- Thync attracts $13 mln
Silicon Valley-based neuroscience startup Thync has secured a total of $13 million in funding. Khosla Ventures is the lead investor.
- VC-backed Boku buys Mopay
Boku has acquired rival Germany-based Mopay, a payment solutions provider for online merchants. No financial terms were disclosed. Boku is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.