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Version One joins $2.2 mln seed financing of chatbot TrimTrim, a San Francisco-based personal finance chatbot, has secured US$2.2 million in a seed-stage financing. U.S. venture capital firm Eniac Ventures led the round and was joined by Canadian firm Version One Ventures, Core Innovation Capital and Sound Ventures. Launched last year, Trim's chatbot technology helps consumers organize their finances via customized alerts, queries and updates. It also helps users manage subscriptions. In a blog post, Version One said Trim is its first financial technology deal http://versionone.vc/announcing-trim/ Version One is currently investing from its second seed fund, which raised $35 million /2014/10/version-one-exceeds-target-raises-35-million-for-second-fund/ in late 2014.
Trim snaps up $2.2 mln seedEniac Ventures led a $2.2 million seed funding round for Trim, a personal finance chatbot. Other investors that participated in the round were Version One Ventures, Core Innovation Capital and Sound Ventures.
California insurance regulators probing VC-backed Zenefits: ReutersSoftware company Zenefits is being investigated by the California Department of Insurance over questions about its business practices, the agency said Thursday.
- Gigster snags $10 mln Series A
San Francisco-based Gigster, on-demand software development service, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Y Combinator Continuity Fund I, Ron Conway of SV Angel, Ashton Kutcher of Sound Ventures and Jason Calacanis of Launch Fund. In addition to the funding, Lars Dalgaard, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has been added to Gigster's board of directors.
- Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures backs Moovit
Transit app Moovit has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Sound Ventures, the venture firm co-founded by actor Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, talent manager for both U2 and Madonna.
Relay Ventures invests in close of PubNub's Series C fundingU.S.-based data stream network PubNub has wrapped up its Series C financing at US$25 million in total. Sapphire Ventures led the round, which included Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, Envision Ventures and Relay Ventures, a Canadian venture capital firm that led the company’s Series A round in 2012. PubNub, which has its headquarters in San Francisco, said the investment's proceeds will help accelerate its global growth in industrial Internet of Things applications, clean energy and social collaboration applications.
- VR startup 8i pulls in $13.5 mln
Virtual reality startup 8i has secured $13.5 million in funding. The investors included RRE Ventures, Founders Fund Science, Horizons Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Samsung Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Sound Ventures, Inevitable Ventures, Freelands and Advancit Capital.
- OpenGov racks up $25 mln, Marc Andreessen to join board
Silicon Valley-based OpenGov, a provider of financial transparency solutions for state and local governments, has raised $25 million in funding. The investors included Formation 8 Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, AITV and Sound Ventures. In addition to the funding, Marc Andreessen has been named to OpenGov's board of directors.
- PubNub completes $25 mln Series C
PubNub said Wednesday that it has completed a Series C financing totaling $25 million that was led by Sapphire Ventures. The syndicate included Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), Sound Ventures and Envision Ventures. Existing investors including Relay Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and TiE Angels also participated in the round. San Francisco-based PubNub provides a data stream network for mobile applications and the internet of things.
- Fundbox raises another $50 mln
Fundbox said Thursday it has raised an additional $50 million in equity funding led by new investor Spark Capital Growth with participation from Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment arm of Jeff Bezos), Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures and Entrée Capital. Existing investors, including Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Shlomo Kramer, and Blumberg Capital, also participated. San Francisco-based Fundbox, a cash flow optimization tool for small businesses, raised $40 million in Series B funding in March.