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Apple buys VC-backed app development service BuddybuildCanadian mobile app development platform Buddybuild has been acquired by U.S. technology giant Apple. No financial terms were disclosed. As a result, Buddybuild has become part of Apple's Xcode engineering group, but will continue to operate from Vancouver. Launched in 2015 by CEO Dennis Pilarinos and Engineers Christopher Stott and Johnny Ting Shi, Buddybuild was backed by Amplify Partners, Bloomberg Beta, First Round Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, among others. Kleiner Perkins led the company's $10 million (US$7.6 million) Series A financing /canada/2016/5/buddybuild-nets-10-mln-in-kpcb-led/ in 2016. In November, Apple bought /canada/2017/11/apple-buys-real-ventures-backed-totem-headset-maker-vrvana?preview=true Totem headset maker Vrvana.
FLX Bio scores $60 mln Series CSouth San Francisco-based FLX Bio Inc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on activating the immune system against cancer, has secured $60 million in Series C financing. The investors included GV, The Column Group, Kleiner Perkins, Topspin Partners and Celgene Corporation.
- Berlin startup Lofelt pulls in $5.4 mln Series A
Berlin-based Lofelt, a maker of haptic solutions in consumer electronics, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding. Wolfman One led the round with participation from Horizons Ventures, Q Venture Partners and Coparion.
- Incorta pulls in $15 mln in KPCB-led round
San Mateo, California-based Incorta, a real-time analytics platform, has raised $15 million in fuding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from other investors that included GV and Ron Wohl, former executive vice president at Oracle. In addition to the funding, Ted Schlein, a general partner at KPCB, will join Incorta's board of directors.
Kleiner Perkins exec eyes $150m healthcare fund – ExclusiveJames Huang, managing partner at KPCB China, has formed Panacea Venture, focusing on early stage healthcare investments globally.