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BuildDirect picks up $50 mlnVancouver, British Columbia-based BuildDirect, an online shopping platform provider for building professionals to amateurs, has secured $50 million in funding. The investors included Mohr Davidow Ventures, OMERS Ventures and BMO Asset Management.
BuildDirect nets $50 mln more in 2014's second VC financingBuildDirect, a Vancouver-based online home improvement products supplier, has secured $50 million in new financing, adding to the $30 million it raised in early 2014. The latest round was backed by Canadian and U.S. investors, including Mohr Davidow Ventures, OMERS Ventures and BMO Asset Management. BuildDirect said the funds will be used to expand and scale its Home Marketplace platform, which creates a one-stop solution connecting buyers with sellers. Founded in 1999, BuildDirect has been venture-backed since 2006. Its other investors include BDC Capital, Difference Capital Financial and GrowthWorks. In April, the company was profiled /canada/2014/04/14/builddirect-and-startups-that-go-big-a-conversation-with-mdvs-katherine-barr/ by peHUB Canada in an interview with Mohr Davidow's Katherine Barr.
High-tech 'house calls' becoming the normAs consumers take more control of their own healthcare spending, broad user adoption of virtual medicine will take place
- VC-backed Infusionsoft hires CFO
Infusionsoft, a sales and marketing software provider for small businesses, has named Curtis Smith as chief financial officer. In his new role, Smith will oversee corporate finance, accounting, legal, investor relations and report to the firm's CEO and co-founder Clate Mask. Infusionsoft is backed by Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Signal Peak Ventures.
RBC-backed Brickstream acquires NOMiBrickstream Corp has acquired location analytics company NOMi for an undisclosed amount. Brickstream, an in-store analytics platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, said the transaction creates an integrated business that provides a complete view of customer activity across both digital and in-store channels. Founded in 2000, Brickstream is backed by a number of venture capital firms, including Canada's RBC Venture Partners and the U.S.-based Columbia Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. NOMi was also venture-backed.
- Navera racks up $8 mln
Navera has received $8 million in Series B funding. Bill Ericson, general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, led the round with participation from previous backer Gordon Ritter of Emergence Capital Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Ericson has been named to Navera's board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Navera is a provider of benefits engagement solutions.
- Celgene Corp. invests in biotech firm Sequenta
South San Francisco-base biotech firm Sequenta has received undisclosed funding from Celgene Corp. and various unnamed investors. Sequena is also backed by Foresite Capital Management, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Index Ventures.
- Bain Capital Ventures leads $55 mln growth round in Infusionsoft
Bain Capital Ventures has led a $55 million Series D growth funding in Infusionsoft,a sales and marketing software provider for small businesses. Prior investors Signal Peak Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Arthur Ventures and Allure Ventures participated in the funding round. Infusionsoft has raised a total of $125 million, including a $54 million Series C funding round led by Goldman in 2013.
- Content Analytics raises $4 mln Series A led by Almaz
Content Analytics, an eCommerce analytics platform has raised a $4 million Series A funding led by Almaz Capital. Also joining the round for the first time is dunnhumby Ventures, the venture capital arm of UK-based dunnhumby, a customer science company.
LightSpeed, Frank & Oak deals put VC raised by C100 companies at $1.1 blnVenture capital raised by C100 companies has passed the $1 billion dollar mark. Due to recent financings of Montréal startups Frank & Oak and LightSpeed Retail, money going into Canadian companies that have participated in C100 mentoring programs or that have received investments from C100 charter members reached nearly $1.1 billion in September. That is a ten-fold increase since the Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization got underway in 2010.