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Virtuix targets $10 mln in Regulation A offeringVirtuix said it will move forward with a mini IPO under the new Regulation A rules, targeting a $10 million fundraise. The fundraising will kick off on March 23 on the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform, and the online maximum for round is $15 million, the company said in a press release. The virtual reality company received more than $30 million of indicated interest in the round from more than 3,300 potential investors and has institutional interest from Scentan Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Tekton Ventures, and Scout Ventures, according to the press release.
- Rokk3r Labs raises $5 mln
Rokk3r Labs said it has raised $5 million from investors including Jon Gosier, and Scout Ventures. Miami-based Rokk3r Labs plans to build 20 new companies each year for the next five years and co-invest in its portfolio companies.
Georgian Partners leads $20.5 mln Series C financing of SignpostSignpost, a U.S. provider of automated customer relationship management to business-to-consumer companies, has secured US$20.5 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Canadian venture capital firm Georgian Partners, which this month closed its second applied analytics fund /canada/2015/04/07/georgian-partners-wraps-up-oversubscribed-applied-analytics-fund-at-200-mln/ at $200 million. Other investors included Spark Capital, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and the Launch Fund. Signpost, which is based in New York, said in a statement https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zfGVu68WzNrHc9fk9WQn_nxpKmSYXP9DofBXv8ZusHA/edit?pli=1 that the deal's proceeds will support further development of its technology and growth of mid-market, agency and partner sales channels. The company was founded in 2010 by CEO Stuart Wall.
- Virtuix garners $2.7 mln
Houston-based Virtuix, a maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill, has received $2.7 million in funding. The investors included Radical Investments, Scout Ventures, Scentan Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Tekton Ventures and 2020 Ventures. Also, the firm has appointed Kai Huang and Mike Griffith as advisors. Huang is co-founder of Red Octane while Griffith is the former CEO of Activision Publishing.
- Zipmark to acquire VC-backed WorkingPoint
Zipmark has agreed to buy WorkingPoint. No financial terms were disclosed. WorkingPoint is a provider of accounting and billing solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Zipmark's backers include Village Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, NYC Seed, High Peaks Venture Capital, Scout Ventures and the New York City Investment Fund.
- RedOwl Analytics picks up $4.6 mln Series A
RedOwl Analytics has secured $4.6 million in Series A financing. The investors included Salesforce.com Chairman/CEO Marc Benioff, Igor Sill of Geneva Venture Group, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank (via Sagamore Ventures), Christian Lawless of Conversion Capital, Attractor Ventures, Propel Baltimore and TEDCO's new Veterans' Opportunity Fund. Headquartered in Baltimore, RedOwl is a provider of analytical solutions to security, compliance and investigative use cases.
- SeedInvest attracts $4.15 mln Series A
New York City-based equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest has closed $4.15 million in Series A funding. According to the firm, the first $2 million in this round was raised from venture firms that included Scout Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Avenue A Ventures and Krillion Ventures. The remaining $2.15 million was raised from 42 angel investors through the SeedInvest platform.
- Virtual reality treadmill maker Virtuix scores $3 mln seed funds
Virtuix said Thursday that it has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors included Tekton Ventures, Maveron, Scentan Ventures, Radical Investments, Scout Ventures, StartCaps Ventures and various private investors.Based in Houston, Virtuix is a maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill.
- Everplans closes seed funding round
Everplans has closed a $2.075 million in second round seed funding from co-investors including Scout Ventures; David McCabe, chair of the private clients group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Mark Seelig, founding partner of Meister Seelig & Fein. Everplans has raised more than $3.45 million in seed funding to date, including a first seed round of $1.375 million that closed in June 2013.
- Crowdfunding platform SeedInvest nets $2 mln
New York City-based equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest has raised $2 million in a targeted $3 million Series A round. The investors include Scout Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Avenue A Ventures, Krillion Ventures and Archer Gray. In conjunction with the funding, Bradley Harrison, a managing partner at Scout Ventures, has been added to SeedInvest's board of directors.