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TomorrowVentures invests in Relativity MediaTomorrowVentures will invest in Relativity Media LLC. Court Coursey was also named Chief Investment & Strategy Officer, effective immediately, of Relativity. Coursey will remain Managing Partner of TomorrowVentures. Relativity Media, of Beverly Hills, California, is engaged in content production and the distribution of movies, television, sports, digital and music. It’s also the parent of Relativity Studios
- Din cooks up $3 mln seed
San Mateo, California-based Din, a recipe subscription service, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors were Accel Partners, Collaborative Fund, Built By Girls Fund, Harrison Metal, Slow Ventures and Lowercase Capital.
- SoftTech, Lowercase invest in family concierge service app Envoy
San Francisco-based Envoy announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding from SoftTech VC, Lowercase Capital and others to provide what it calls "family concierge" service for seniors and family caregivers in 17 U.S. markets. Other investors in the seed-stage deal include ENIAC Ventures, Structure Capital, Technicolor Ventures and Vayner/RSE, In addition, individual investors include Douglas Feirstein (founder of LiveOps, Hired); Raj Gajwani, Fabrice Grinda and Jose Marin of FJ Labs; Edward Park (COO of Athenahealth); Gary Swart (former CEO of ODesk); and Tyler Willis. Stephanie Palmeri, a principal at SoftTech VC, has joined the board.
- KPCB leads $11 million round for Mobcrush
Mobcrush has raised more than $11 million in a Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Early investors Raine Ventures, First Round Capital, Lowercase, Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures and Advancit Capital also participated. Santa Monica, California provides a live streaming platform for mobile games.
- Viral video messaging app Dubsmash grabs $5.5 mln
Berlin-based viral video messaging app Dubsmash has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Lowercase Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Sunstone Capital, Raine Ventures and King Digital Entertainment CEO Riccardo Zacconi. In conjunction with the funding, Danny Rimer of Index Ventures has been added to Dubsmash's board.
- Hyper takes in $1.1 mln seed
Hyper, a newly launched curated video platform for short-term content, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. Advancit Capital led the round with participation from Lowercase Capital, Broadway Video Ventures, Freeland Ventures and Mesa Ventures.
- Maveron leads Series A round for Common
New York-based Common, a community that offers shared housing in major cities, has raised $7.35 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round with participation from other investors that included Lowercase Capital and Slow Ventures. In addition to the funding, Jason Stoffer, general partner at Maveron, has been added to Common's board.
- DigitalGenius snags $3 mln
Artificial intelligence company DigitalGenius Ltd has raised $3 million in funding. Metamorphic Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Lerer-Hippeau Ventures, Lowercase Capital, RRE Ventures and Lumia Capital.
- Mobcrush nets $4.9 mln seed
Santa Monica, California-based Mobcrush, a mobile games' live streaming platform, has secured $4.9 million in seed funding. The investors included Raine Ventures, First Round Capital, Lowercase Capital, CrunchFund, Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures, Lionsgate, Advancit Capital, CAA Ventures, BAM Ventures and MTGx Ventures.
- Dining app Reserve books $15 mln
Dining app Reserve has raised $15 million in Series A funding, the company announced in a blog post on its site. Human Ventures Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included First Round, Lowercase Capital, Advancit Capital, Sherpa Ventures, SV Angel, Venture51, Visionnaire Ventures, Jared Leto, Jon Favreau and Will.i.am. To read more about the funding, visit here http://blog.reserve.com/post/110717022874/announcing-our-15-million-series-a