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Goldman Sachs leads Series B round for CargoXCargoX, a provider of trucking services for corporations, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Goldman Sachs led the round with participation from other investors that included Valor Capital Group, Agility Logistics and Lumia Capital. In addition to the funding, Hillel Moerman, co-head of Goldman Sachs Private Capital, has joined CargoX's board.
- Lumia Capital leads $40 mln Series C for Hired
Hired, a jobs marketplace for techies, raised $40 million in Series C funding, the company said in a statement https://medium.com/@Mehul_Patel/why-i-believe-hired-is-one-of-the-most-important-startups-of-the-next-decade-9ce99c3d5916#.hfhavuyo4 Lumia Capital led the round, which brings the startup’s funding to over $70 million. Hired was previously known as DeveloperAuction.
- EatStreet cooks up $15 mln Series C
Madison, Wisconsin-based EatStreet, an online and mobile food ordering company, has secured $15 million in Series C funding. The lead investors were 4490 Ventures and Lumia Capital. Also, GCI Capital, MATH Venture Partners and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board participated in the round.
- MENA car service app Careem drives away with $60 mln
MENA-based car service app Careem has secured $60 million in Series C funding. The Abraaj Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Al Tayyar, STC Ventures, Beco Capital, Lumia Capital and Wamda Capital.
- Biondi joins Avaya
Avaya said Monday that Steve Biondi has joined as vice president, Global Partner Organization. Biondi most recently held the position of senior vice president and Global Group Executive - ISV and OEM Sales at Oracle. Helping Biondi is a team including: Joe Lohmeier, who recently assumed the role of vice president Worldwide Core Channels; Dino Marasco as vice president Worldwide Service Providers/System Integrator Channels and Nurali Jamani as vice president for Worldwide Distribution. Avaya is a portfolio company of Silver Lake and TPG.
- Data spotlight: OpenDNS purchase leads M&A activity in August
Sale of cyber security company lifts deal total to $2.4 billion for the month.
Data spotlight: OpenDNS purchase leads M&A activity in AugustSale of cyber security company lifts deal total to $2.4 billion for the month.
- 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.
- On-demand meal service Sprig cooks up $45 mln
San Francisco-based on-demand meal service Sprig has secured $45 million in funding. The Social+Capital Partnership led the round with participation from other investors that included Greylock Partners, Accel Partners, Battery Ventures, 500 Startups, Ludlow Ventures, Lumia Capital, IDG Ventures and CAA Ventures. In addition to the funding, Ted Maidenberg of Social+Capital has been added to Sprig's board of directors.
VC-backed OpenDNS buys Vancouver network routing company BGPmonU.S. security company OpenDNS has acquired BGPmon Network Solutions Inc, a provider of network and routing monitoring services based in Vancouver. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. OpenDNS said the acquisition will facilitate its expansion of security research capabilities and offer its customers broader protection against cybersecurity threats. Based in San Francisco, OpenDNS has been venture-backed since its founding in 2005. Its investors include Cisco Systems, Evolution Equity Partners, Glynn Capital, Greylock Partners, Lumia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Northgate Capital, Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures.