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Fertility care services provider Future Family raises $10 mln led by Aspect VenturesSan Francisco-based Future Family, a provider of fertility care services, has raised $10 million in a Series A round of funding led by Aspect Ventures. Also participating in the round are iNovia Capital, BBG Ventures, LaunchCapital, Ulu Ventures and Portfolia's FemTech Fund. Future Family, which provides a monthly payment service for such fertility services as egg freezing, in vitro fertilization and concierge care, has now raised $14.2 million in total funding. As part of the latest round, Aspect Ventures Partner Lauren Kolodny will join the board.
- VC-backed Zebit recruits Ben-Or as chief of risk and analytics
San Diego-based Zebit Inc, a provider of ecommerce credit solutions, has named Pini Ben-Or as chief of risk and analytics. Previously, he led the analytics at Actimize. Zebit’s investors included Crosslink Capital, Wildcat Venture Partners, Leapfrog Ventures and Correlation Ventures.
- Swing Education procures $15 mln Series B
San Mateo, California-based Swing Education Inc, an on-demand marketplace for substitute teachers, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. GV and Owl Ventures led the round with participation from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Moment Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Redhouse Education and Edovate Capital.
- Menlo Ventures leads funding round in Everlaw
Berkeley, California-based Everlaw, provider of collaborative litigation software, announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Menlo Ventures led the round, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company's $8 million Series A round in early 2016. Other investors have included K9 Ventures and Ulu Ventures. Everlaw, founded in 2010, has now raised more than $34 million.
- Ulu Ventures nears $50 mln target
Palo Alto, California-based Ulu Ventures has raised $41.075 million toward a $50 million target for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1689689/000168968917000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The firm has raised commitments from 58 investors, the filing shows. The firm is led by husband-and-wife Managing Directors Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver.
- Ellevest rakes in $34.6 mln
Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women, has secured $34.6 million in funding. Rethink Impact led the round with participation from other investors that included PSP Growth, Salesforce Ventures, CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, LH Holdings, SK Impact Fund, LLC, Morningstar, Khosla Ventures, Mellody Hobson, Ulu Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Astia Angels. In addition to the funding, Jenny Abramson, Rethink Impact’s founder and managing partner, will join Ellevest's board.
- Fauna lands $25 mln Series A
Fauna Inc, the parent company of FaunaDB, an adaptive operational database, has secured $25 million in Series A funding. Daniel Gwak of Point72 Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included GV, Costanoa Ventures, Afore Capital, CRV, Data Collective, Quest Venture Partners, the Webb Investment Network and Ulu Ventures.
