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Arivale raises $36 mlnArivale said Tuesday it raised $36 million in Series B funding led by ARCH Venture Partners and Polaris Partners. Maveron also participated. Seattle-based Arivale is a scientific wellness company.
- Actual reasons to get excited about virtual reality
Renata Quintini of Felicis Ventures and others are seeing VR companies beyond gaming applications
- August picks up $38 mln in BVP-led round
San Francisco-based August, a builder of home security products, has received $38 million in Series B funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Comcast Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.
- Talent marketplace Koru scores $8 mln
Seattle-based talent marketplace Koru has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round with participation from other investors that included participation from City Light Capital, Trilogy Equity Partners, Battery Ventures and First Round.
- Maveron leads Series A round for Earnest
San Francisco-based lender Earnest has secured $17 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round.
- PeerTransfer nets $22 mln
PeerTransfer, a Boston-based provider of payment solutions for the education sector, has received $22 million in funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from previous backers that included Spark Capital, Devonshire Investors, Accel Partners and QED Investors.
- VC-backed Trupanion adds to board of directors
Seattle-based pet insurance provider Trupanion has named Robin Ferracone to its board of directors. Ferracone is the CEO of Farient Advisors. Trupanion is backed by Maveron and Highland Capital Partners.
- Digital learning platform Course Hero pulls in $15 mln
Digital learning platform Course Hero has raised $15 million in Series A financing. GSV Capital Corp. and IDG Capital led the round with participation from previous backers SV Angel and Maveron.
- Akkadian Ventures raises $74 mln for third fund
San Francisco-based Akkadian Ventures has closed its oversubscribed third fund at $74 million, beating its original $50 million target. Its LPs include "premier" institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe. Akkadian Ventures III focuses on secondary investing.
- Maveron, Madrona Venture Group lead $14 mln Series A funding in Pro.com
Maveron and Madrona Venture Group have led a $14 million Series A funding in Pro.com, a pricing engine for estimating the cost of a home project. Some previous investors joined the funding round. Pro.com previously raised $3.5 million in seed funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Madrona, Redpoint, Bezos Expeditions, Two Sigma Ventures and Sherpa Ventures. Dan Levitan, co-founder and partner of Maveron, and Scott Jacobson, managing director of Madrona Venture Group, will join Pro.com's board of directors.