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Forerunner Ventures and GV leads Series A round for PackagdSilicon Valley-based Packagd, which is building a video platform for shopping apps, has secured $6 million in Series A funding. Forerunner Ventures and GV led the round. Packagd was incubated at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers by Eric Feng, founding chief technology officer at Hulu and former CTO of Flipboard.
- Kleiner Perkins invests $30 million in online retailer UNTUCKit: Reuters
UNTUCKit, a retailer focused on men's casual shirts that are designed to be worn untucked, said on Sunday that venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers had invested $30 million in the company's first major round of fundraising.
- SoftBank takes stake in OSIsoft
San Leandro, California-based SoftBank Group has acquired a "significant" minority equity stake in OSIsoft LLC, an operational intelligence company. The sellers were Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, TCV and Tola Capital. No financial terms were disclosed.
- VC-backed Proterra taps Ard as CFO
Proterra, a maker of zero-emission vehicles that enable bus fleet operators to eliminate the dependency on fossil fuels, has named Amy Ard as chief financial officer. Previously, Ard worked at Advanced Metallurgical Group where she served as CFO. Proterra's backers include Tao Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, GM Ventures, Constellation Technology Ventures, 88 Green Ventures and Edison Energy Inc.
- AppOnboard raises $4 mln
AppOnboard Inc said May 12 that it raised $4 million from Troy Capital Partners and London Venture Partners. Also participating were a syndicate of VCs and CxO executives including the original creator of Google AdSense AppOnboard. AppOnBoard, of Los Angeles, provides technology that lets end users experience an app before choosing to download from the App Store.
- Ripcord lands $9.5 mln Series A in KPCB-led round
Hayward, California-based Ripcord, a robotic digitization company, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from Lux Capital, Legend Star and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
- Better Mortgage snares $15 mln
New York-based mortgage lender Better Mortgage has raised $15 million in Series B financing. The investors were Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs and Pine Brook.
