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  • Accel Partners, Peyton and Eli Manning and rapper Nas back SeatGeek
    Iris Dorbian- 28 August 2014

    Accel Partners said Thursday that it has led a $35 million Series B funding round for New York City-based ticket search engine SeatGeek.

  • BVP and Thrive Capital leads Series A round for Hightower
    Iris Dorbian- 21 August 2014

    Hightower said Thursday that it has closed $6.5 million in Series A funding. Bessemer Venture Partners and Thrive Capital led the round with participation from previous backers that included RRE Ventures and Red Swan Ventures. Based in New York City, Hightower is an online platform for the commercial leasing sector.

  • PolicyMic scores $10 mln
    Iris Dorbian- 29 April 2014

    Digital media firm PolicyMic has closed $10 million in Series A funding. Netscape founder Jim Clark and WebMD led the round with participation from previous backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lerer Ventures, Advancit Capital, Red Swan Ventures and the Knight Foundation.

  • Viking Global Investors leads Series B round for Birchbox
    Iris Dorbian- 21 April 2014

    Birchbox said Monday that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. Viking Global Investors led the round with participation from previous backers that included First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Aspect Partners, Glynn Capital, Comcast Ventures, Sam Lessin, Consigliere Brand Capital, Slow Ventures, Red Swan Ventures and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. Headquartered in New York, Birchbox is a beauty ecommerce firm.

  • Viking Global Investors leads Series B round for Birchbox
    Iris Dorbian- 21 April 2014

    Birchbox said Monday that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. Viking Global Investors led the round with participation from previous backers that included First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Aspect Partners, Glynn Capital, Comcast Ventures, Sam Lessin, Consigliere Brand Capital, Slow Ventures, Red Swan Ventures and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. Headquartered in New York, Birchbox is a beauty ecommerce firm.

  • Energy and information technology converge to attract investor interest
    Staff Writer- 1 March 2014

    Startups are clamoring to meet a new smart building trend that is expected to top $10 billion globally by 2016

  • Thrive Capital leads Series A round for Tictail
    Iris Dorbian- 18 February 2014

    Tictail said Tuesday that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Thrive Capital was the lead investor. Other backers include Balderton Capital, Project A Ventures and Creandum. Based in Sweden and New York City, Tictail is an e-commerce platform.

  • RRE Ventures leads Series A round for Floored
    Iris Dorbian- 19 December 2013

    Floored said Thursday that it has raised $5.26 million in Series A funding. RRE Ventures led the financing with participation from new investor Greycroft Partners and return backers Two Sigma Ventures, Lerer Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Based in New York City, Floored is a provider of next-generation 3D data capture and visualization software.

  • Building Robotics secures seed funds
    angela sormani- 7 November 2013

    Building Robotics has secured a $1.14 million seed financing round by Claremont Creek Ventures, Google Ventures, Formation 8, Navitas Capital, Red Swan Ventures and prominent angel investors. Building Robotics’ initial product, Comfy, reconnects people to the heating and cooling in their work environments, providing more comfortable spaces while saving energy.

  • Matterport raises $2.8 mln
    Luisa Beltran- 12 September 2013

    Matterport said Thursday it raised $2.8 million Series A-1 financing. Several renowned entrepreneurs, including Crate & Barrel founder Gordon Segal and Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian, participated. Mountain View, Calif.-based Matterport develops cloud-based 3D models of interior spaces. Including the $2.8 million, Matterport has raised a total of $10 million in capital. investors include Lux Capital, Felicis Ventures, Greylock Partners, Navitas Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, and Rothenberg Ventures.