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Online appointment booking platform Whittl grabs $3.3 mlnChicago-based online appointment booking platform Whittl has raised $3.3 million in Series A funding. Origin Ventures and KGC Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included OCA Ventures, Amicus Capital, Drummond Road Capital and GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans.
- Campus Steps nets $3 mln
Santa Monica, California-based Campus Steps, a college selection and career guidance platform for students, has raised an overall $3 million in Series A funding. The investors were Campus Explorer, OCA Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners and Vicente Capital.
- Woodside O'Brien and OCA Ventures back PATHAR
Social media data startup PATHAR Inc has raised just over $6.5 million in Series A funding. Woodside O’Brien led the round with participation from other investors that included OCA Ventures.
- Options away raises $3.5 mln
Options Away said Tuesday that it raised a $3.5 million Series A round led by OCA Ventures and joined by Thayer Ventures and Chicago’s Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Chicago-based Options Away allows consumers to lock-in flight prices.
- OCA Ventures leads seed round for Impossible Objects
Northbrook, Illinois-based Impossible Objects, a provider of 3D printing technology, has raised $2.8 million in seed financing. OCA Ventures led the round.
- Automated Insights rakes in $5.5 mln Series B
Automated Insights has raised $5.5 million in Series B funding. Osage Venture Partners led the round with participation from investors that included Samsung Venture Investment Corp., the Associated Press, AOL co-founder Steve Case, Court Square Ventures, OCA Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. In addition to the funding, David Drahms of Osage Venture Partners and Scott Frederick, chief operating officer of Automated Insights, have joined the company's board of directors. Based in Durham, North Carolina, Automated Insights produces personalized narrative content from big data.
- Automated Insights rakes in $5.5 mln Series B
Automated Insights has raised $5.5 million in Series B funding. Osage Venture Partners led the round with participation from investors that included Samsung Venture Investment Corp., the Associated Press, AOL co-founder Steve Case, Court Square Ventures, OCA Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. In addition to the funding, David Drahms of Osage Venture Partners and Scott Frederick, chief operating officer of Automated Insights, have joined the company's board of directors. Based in Durham, North Carolina, Automated Insights produces personalized narrative content from big data.
- Parking app SpotHero nabs $4.5 mln Series A
SpotHero has closed $4.5 million in Series A funding. The investors included Chicago Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Battery Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Lightbank, G2T3V, e.ventures, Draper Associates and 500 Startups. In conjunction with the funding, Mike Gamson of LinkedIn has been added to SpotHero's board of directors. Headquartered in Chicago, SpotHero is an on-demand parking app.
- Chicago-based Iris Mobile grabs $3 mln in Series A financing
Iris Mobile said Thursday that it has closed $3 million in Series A financing. Origin Ventures led the round with participation from Illinois Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hyde Park Angels and OCA Ventures. Based in Chicago, Iris Mobile is a mobile marketing company.
- Iris Mobile closes Series led by Origin Ventures
Iris Mobile has closed a $3 million Series A financing round led by Chicago-based Origin Ventures. Illinois Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hyde Park Angels and OCA Ventures also participated in the investment. The growth capital will be used to expand the company’s product development, and sales and marketing initiatives.