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New funds in registration include a handful of China-focused investorsA roundup of firms that have filed their intent to raise new funds or they have reported initial closes
Core OS secures $28 mln in Series B funding from group led by GVGV, formerly Google Ventures, lead a $28 million Series B funding in CoreOS, which deploys, manages, and secures software containers. Others participants included Intel Capital and existing investors Accel, Fuel Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Y Combinator Continuity Fund. CoreOS's total funding to date is $48 million.
- Linse Capital leads funding round for electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint
Campbell, California-based ChargePoint, which provides a network of electric vehicle charging stations, announced it has raised $50 million in a funding round led by Linse Capital. Also participating in the round are Braemar Energy Ventures and Constellation Energy. The company has now raised more than $164 million in total funding from investors, including Rho Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, BMW iVentures and Siemens. Linse Capital is led by Michael Linse, formerly a partner with Kleiner Perkins. ChargePoint said that other investors who participated in the round, as a result of their investments with Linse Capital, include Statoil Energy Ventures, Envision Ventures, Jan Klatten, Michael Liebreich and Rick Wagoner. ChargePoint also named board member Bruce Chizen, former CEO of Adobe and a venture partner with Voyager Capital, to chairman.
John Doerr steps back at Kleiner Perkins as generational transition gets underwayJohn Doerr has announced he will step back from his managerial role at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to become the firm's first chair.
- Ring raises $61.2 mln Series C from Kleiner Perkins, Richard Branson
Home security company Ring, which makes smart video doorbells, raised $61.2 million in a Series C funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation from existing investor Sir Richard Branson.
- Propel raises $4.2 mln Series A from Cloud Apps, Salesforce and SignalFire
Propel said it raised $4.2 million in a Series A financing led by Cloud Apps Capital Partners and joined by Salesforce Ventures and SignalFire. The capital will support sales and marketing efforts, and accelerate the development of the company's product lifecycle management product. Matt Holleran of Cloud Apps Capital Partners will join the board.
- Kleiner Perkins leads $8 mln Series A for Trusona
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers led an $8 million Series A funding round for Trusona, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based identity and authentication platform. As part of the investment, Ted Schlein, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, will be joining the company’s board of directors. Trusona also announced its official launch out of stealth.
- Kleiner Perkins leads $10.5 mln Series A for Handshake
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led a $10.5 million Series A round of financing for Handshake, a college career network. Returning investors True Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in the funding along with new backer Lowercase Capital. As part of the funding, Eric Feng, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, will join Handshake’s board of directors.
Farmers Edge nets $58 mln in round led by Mitsui, Kleiner PerkinsFarmers Edge Precision Consulting Inc has received $58 million in follow-on financing. The round was led by existing investors Mitsui & Co Ltd, U.S. venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Osmington Inc. As a result, Mitsui's Kenji Otake will join the company's board of directors. Winnipeg-based Farmers Edge is a provider of precision agriculture and data management solutions. It plans to use the proceeds of the latest investment to expand the company's data science team, new product development, and growth into South America, Australia and Eastern Europe. Founded in 2005, Farmers Edge is also backed by Canadian venture capital firm Avrio Capital.