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ArsenalBio scores $85 mln Series ASouth San Francisco-based ArsenalBio, a developer of a cell therapy company, has secured $85 million in Series A financing. The investors included Westlake Village BioPartners, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Kleiner Perkins, the University of California, San Francisco Foundation Investment Company, Euclidean Capital and Osage Venture Partners.
- Residential rental startup Zumper hires new COO and president
San Francisco-based Zumper, a residential rental startup, has hired Vishal Makhijani as its new chief operating officer and president, according to a source at the firm. Makhijani is the former CEO of Udacity and ex-COO at Zynga. The investors included Axel Springer, Stereo Capital, Blackstone, Dawn Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Breyer Capital, Scott Cook and Goodwater Capital.
- Shape Security pulls in $51 mln
Santa Clara, California-based Shape Security, a maker of the platform for bot and online fraud mitigation, has raised $51 million in funding. C5 Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Kleiner Perkins, HPE Growth, Norwest Ventures Partners, Focus Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners and EPIC Ventures.
- VC-backed fitness startup Peloton Interactive targets $1.33 bln IPO: Reuters
New York-based Peloton Interactive, a fitness startup, is seeking to raise up to $1.33 billion for its IPO, reported Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peloton-interactive-ipo/fitness-startup-peloton-interactive-targets-up-to-1-33-billion-in-ipo-idUSKCN1VV2QR Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BOfA Merrill Lynch and Barclays are among the underwriters for the IPO. Peloton's backers include TCV, Felix Capital, Tiger Global, Kleiner Perkins, Wellington Management and NBCUniversal, according to Crunchbase.
- Nextdoor racks up $170 mln
San Francisco-based Nextdoor Inc, a social network for the neighborhood, has secured $170 million in financing. The investors were Bond, Riverwood Capital, Benchmark, Tiger Global Management and Kleiner Perkins. In conjunction with the funding, Bond's Mary Meeker will join Nextdoor's board of directors.
- Esusu pulls in $1.6 mln seed
New York City-based Esusu, a financial technology platform helping individuals save money and build credit, has raised $1.6 million in seed funding. Acumen Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Sinai Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Katapult Accelerator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Global Good Fund and Temerity Capital Partners.
- LCH invests in Enjoy
LCH Partners has made an investment in Menlo Park, California-based Enjoy Inc, an on-demand mobile store. No financial terms were disclosed.