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AngelList, CircleUp and others on the future of online investingNaval Ravikant says more Series A syndicate rounds will start being done entirely online soon
Earnest bags $15 mlnEarnest, which provides merit-based loans for graduating students and young professionals, has secured $15 million in funding. Earnest's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Atlas Venture, Collaborative Fund, First Round Capital and Maveron.
- Maveron leads Series A round for Darby Smart
Darby Smart said Wednesday that it has closed $6.3 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round with participation from investors that included Forerunner Ventures and CAA Ventures. Based in San Francisco, Darby Smart is a DIY craft kit startup.
- Industry Ventures takes over management of Square 1's venture fund of funds
Industry Ventures is taking over daily management of Square 1 Venture 1 L.P., a 2008 vintage venture capital fund of funds. As well, Square 1 and Industry Ventures will establish a non-exclusive referral program among the two firms.
- Virtual reality treadmill maker Virtuix scores $3 mln seed funds
Virtuix said Thursday that it has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors included Tekton Ventures, Maveron, Scentan Ventures, Radical Investments, Scout Ventures, StartCaps Ventures and various private investors.Based in Houston, Virtuix is a maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill.
- Julep Beauty snags $30 mln Series C funds
Seattle-based beauty brand Julep Beauty said Monday that it has secured $30 million in Series C financing. The investors included Azure Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Maveron.
- Julep Beauty snags $30 mln Series C funds
Seattle-based beauty brand Julep Beauty said Monday that it has secured $30 million in Series C financing. The investors included Azure Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Maveron.
- Canaan Partners leads Series B round for crowdfunding platform CircleUp
Equity-based crowdfunding platform CircleUp said Wednesday that it has raised $14 million in Series B funding. Canaan Partners led the round with participation from Google Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Maveron and Rose Park Advisors. According to the firm, the capital infusion will be used for product and data analytics. In addition to the funding, Dan Ciporin of Canaan will join CircleUp’s board.
- Canaan Partners leads Series B round for crowdfunding platform CircleUp
Equity-based crowdfunding platform CircleUp said Wednesday that it has raised $14 million in Series B funding. Canaan Partners led the round with participation from Google Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Maveron and Rose Park Advisors. According to the firm, the capital infusion will be used for product and data analytics. In addition to the funding, Dan Ciporin of Canaan will join CircleUp’s board.
College app Blend raises $2.7 mln, Ohio State students need not applyNew Enterprise Associates has led a $2.7 million seed round in Blend, a San Francisco-based maker of a social networking app for college students. Trinity Ventures, Foundation Capital, Lerer Ventures, Maveron, BoxGroup, XG Ventures and SparkLabs Global Ventures also joined in the seed round. The app is available for students in more than 3,500 universities nationwide, except those from Ohio State University. Blend co-founder and CEO Akash Nigam attended the University of Michigan before dropping out and launching Blend. As such, the company doesn't allow students from rival school Ohio State to sign up for the app.