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Arboretum branches out to Northeast, West CoastMichigan firm sees opportunity in biotech beyond its Midwest base
Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures back DelivDeliv said Thursday that it has received $6.85 million in Series A funding. Investors included Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv, which is also backed by Redpoint Ventures, Trinity Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, PivotNorth Capital and The Operator's Fund, is a provider of same-day delivery services.
- ArborMetrix Scores $7 Mln in Series B Financing
ArborMetrix said Tuesday that it has raised $7 million in Series B financing. The lead investors were RPM Ventures and Arboretum Ventures. The Wolverine Venture Fund also participated in the round. In addition to the funding, Tony Grover, managing director at RPM Ventures, joins ArborMetrix's board of directors. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., ArborMetrix is a healthcare analytics and software firm specializing in quality measurement, cost-efficiency and performance improvement for surgical, hospital and specialty-based care.
- ShareThis Buys Socialize, Inks $23M Series C
ShareThis has acquired Socialize, a maker of technology for app developers, and also announced that it has raised $23 million in Series C financing. The new round is led by T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom, and includes participation from Harbourton, Blue Chip Venture Company, DFJ, Illinois Ventures, Matthew Pritzker Company, Mercury Fund and RPM Ventures. Bernhard Gold of T-Venture will join the company's board.
- Venture-Backed Wide Open Spaces Emerges From Stealth
Wide Open Spaces emerged from stealth mode and launched today. The venture-backed company, which raised $1.75 million in a previously unannounced seed round from Mercury Fund, RPM Ventures and Dundee Venture Capital last year, operates an online site called openseason to sell hunting and fishing items.
- Xtime Raises $23M From Bessemer, Lumia, RPM And Saints
Xtime said it raised $23 million in a deal led by Bessemer Venture Partners and joined by Lumia Capital and existing investors RPM Ventures and Saints Capital. The company said Jeremy Levine, a Bessemer partner, and DFJ Venture Partner Heidi Roizen have joined the board.
- Greylock Puts $5M in BountyJobs
BountyJobs, the online marketplace that introduces corporate recruiters with headhunters, has closed a new round of financing for $5 million, which was led by Greylock Partners. Joining Greylock in the round was Accel Partners and Michigan-based RPM Ventures.
- JanRain Raises $15.5M
JanRain, the provider of social identity management solutions for businesses, collected $15.5 million from investors including Anthem Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier, RPM Ventures, Tim Draper, and founder Larry Drebes with participation from Square 1 Bank. Emergence Capital Partners led the funding round. The company counts MTV, Tribune Co. and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group among its clients.