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Patient financial management platform Cedar racks up $36 mln Series BCedar, a patient financial management platform for hospitals, health systems and independent medical groups, has raised $36 million in Series B funding. Kinnevik led the round with participation from other investors that included Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Lakestar and Sound Ventures.
- Calm raises $27 mln
Calm said June 20 that it raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Insight Venture Partners. Also participating were Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and singer Harry Styles. Calm previously raised $1.5 million from seed investors. Calm is an app for meditation, mindfulness and sleep.
- Modern Fertility nets $6 mln
Modern Fertility, a woman's health company, has raised $6 million in funding. Maveron and Union Square Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Sound Ventures and SV Angel.
- Crowd Cow raises $8 mln from Madrona Venture Group, Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, others
Crowd Cow said it raised $8 million of Series A financing in a round led by Madrona Venture Group and joined by Ashton Kutcher's & Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures and existing investors, including Joe Montana of Liquid 2 Ventures.
- Public safety platform Mark43 picks up $38 mln Series C
New York City-based Mark43, a public safety platform, has raised $38 million in Series C funding. General Catalyst and Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Spark Capital, Sound Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Goldman Sachs, General David Petraeus, Innovation Endeavors, Govtech Fund and SV Angel.
- Medinas Health snags $1 mln seed
San Francisco-based Medinas Health, a data-driven marketplace for healthcare organizations, has raised $1 million in seed funding. Sound Ventures and General Catalyst’s Rough Draft Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Precursor Ventures and Trammell Ventures.
- Transit app developer Moovit books $50 mln Series D
Moovit, a developer of a transit app, has secured $50 million in Series D funding. Intel Capital led the round with participation from previous backers that include Sequoia, BMW iVentures, NGP, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, BRM, Gemini, Vaizra, Vintage and Hanaco.
- Mothers' app Peanut pulls in seed funding
London-based Peanut, an app for mothers, has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding. Sweet Capital Investment and the Female Founders Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Greycroft, Sound Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Felix and Partech.
- Carrot Fertility gathers $36 mln seed
San Francisco-based Carrot Fertility, which offers egg freezing and in-vitro fertilization as a workplace benefit, has secured $36 million in seed funding. SoftTech Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Maven Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Sound Ventures, Sherpa Ventures, Core VC, Founders Fund and Y Combinator.
- Redpoint Ventures leads Series B round for Gigster
San Francisco-based Gigster, a smart software development service that combines top developers and designers with automation tools, has raised $20 million in Series B financing. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Marc Benioff, Adam D'Angelo and Michael Jordan.