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Comcast Ventures leads $2 mln round for PetCoachPetCoach, a digital pet healthcare platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Comcast Ventures led the round.
- Irish life-sciences startp GMI bags $40 mln Series A
Genomics Medicine Ireland, an Irish life-sciences startup, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. The investors included ARCH Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and GV.
VC-backed Bitmaker acquired by VC-backed General AssemblyNew York-based education-to-employment specialist General Assembly (GA) has acquired Bitmaker Labs, a Canadian provider of education in computer programming and technology. No financial terms were disclosed. GA said Toronto-based Bitmaker's team, including CEO and Founder Andrew Mawer, will continue to lead the company's growth as a subsidiary. Founded in 2012, Bitmaker raised funding /canada/2014/11/russell-square-partners-leads-investment-in-bitmaker-labs/ in November 2014 in a round led by Russell Square Partners. GA has raised close to US$120 million in venture capital since its launch in 2011. Its backers include Advance Publications, GSV Capital, IVP, Learn Capital, Maveron and Wellington Management.
Smartwatch iBeat raises $1.5 mln in seed fundingSan Francisco-based iBeat, maker of a heart-monitoring smartwatch, announced it has raised about $1.5 million in an oversubscribed seed-stage round of funding that wa co-led by Maveron, Subtraction Capital and Correlation Ventures. Other investors include angels Ali and Hadi Partovi; Russell Okung, an offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos; KKR founding partner Henry Kravis; the Band of Angels; and the industrial design firm Ammunition Group. Ryan Howard, founder and chief executive of iBeat http://www.ibeat.com/ previously was founder and chief executive of Practice Fusion.
- Booster Fuels snags $9 mln Series A
Fuel delivery startup Booster Fuels has secured $9 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round with participation from other investors that included Madrona Venture Group, Version One Ventures and RRE Ventures. In addition to the funding, David Wu, general partner at Maveron, has been added to Booster Fuels' board.
Venture-backed Flywire acquires Toronto's ScholarFXFlywire, formerly known as peerTransfer, has acquired ScholarFX, a Toronto-based payments service for international students attending Canadian universities and other educational institutions. No financial terms were released. Boston-based Flywire, which operates in the same sector, said the acquisition increases its ability to attract Canadian customers and adds scale to its cross-border payments platform. With the deal, ScholarFX’s founder, Darren Chadwick, joins Flywire Canada. Founded in 2009, Flywire is backed by Accel Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Devonshire Investors, Maveron, QED Investors and Spark Capital, among others.
- Kahala Brands buys VC-backed Pinkberry
Kahala Brands has acquired Santa Monica, California-based frozen yogurt brand Pinkberry. No financial terms were disclosed. Pinkberry was backed by Maveron.
- NEA leads Series B round for Eargo
Silicon Valley-based Eargo, a hearing solutions provider, has secured $25 million in Series B funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round.
- PHHHOTO snaps up $1.5 mln seed
Next-generation camera app PHHHOTO has secured $1.5 million in seed funding. Eniac Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included WME and Maveron.