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Nathan Benaich joins Berlin's Point Nine CapitalBerlin-based venture firm Point Nine Capital announced it has added Nathan Benaich, an AI specialist, as a venture partner. Benaich most recently was a partner at Playfair Capital, where he led investments in such companies as Mapillary, Ravelin, Numerai and Thought Machine. He becomes the third venture partner at Point Nine, joining Janis Zech and Kolja Hebenstreit.
- Appear Here takes in $12 mln Series B
Appear Here, a marketplace for short-term rental space, has secured $12 million in Series B funding. Octopus Ventures led the round with participation from Simon Venture Group and return backers Balderton, MMC, Meyer Bergman and Playfair Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Rebecca Hunt from Octopus Ventures has been added to Appear Here's board.
- Starship Technologies rakes in $17.2 mln seed
Estonia and UK-based Starship Technologies, a builder of autonomous robots designed to deliver goods locally, has secured $17.2 million in seed funding. Daimler AG led the round with participation from other investors that included Shasta Ventures, Matrix Partners, ZX Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Grishin Robotics and Playfair Capital.
- Gluru takes in $2 mln seed
London-based Gluru, an artificial intelligence-powered task platform provider, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Sussex Place Ventures, SAATCHiNVEST, GECAD and Playfair Capital.
- Playfair Capital leads funding round for Ravelin
Fraud detection company Ravelin has closed 3 million pounds in funding. Playfair Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Amadeus Capital and Passion Capital.
- Festicket nabs $6.3 mln
Europe-based Festicket, which helps music fans book tickets to music festivals, has secured $6.3 million in funding. The investors included Lepe Partners, Wellington Partners, PROfounders and Playfair Capital.
- UK shared living app Splittable takes in $1.2 mln
London-based shared living app Splittable has raised $1.2 million in funding. The investors were Seedcamp, Playfair Capital and the London Co-Investment Fund.
- Octopus Ventures leads $2.6 mln round for StreetHub
UK-based retailers' network StreetHub has raised $2.6 million in funding. Octopus Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Index Ventures and Playfair Capital.
- UK startup Lystable fetches $1.5 mln
UK-based startup Lystable, which helps companies connect with freelancers, businesses and services, has raised $1.5 million in funding. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Backed and Playfair Capital.
- Onfleet pulls in $2 mln
Onfleet, a provider of local delivery management solutions, has received $2 million in funding, the company confirmed on its site http://blog.onfleet.com/ The investors included CrunchFund, Winklevoss Capital, Playfair Capital and Stanford-StartX Fund. According to Onfleet, the capital will be used for product enhancement and personnel hiring.