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WiFi startup KodaCloud nets $10 mln Series ASilicon Valley-based WiFi startup KodaCloud has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investors were Comcast Ventures, Celtic House Venture Partners and Voyager Capital.
- Ayla Networks raises $39 mln
Ayla Networks said June 27 it raised $39 million in Series C financing led by Ants Capital. Other investors include 3NOD, Mitsui and Acorn Pacific. Existing Ayla investors Cisco Investments, Crosslink Capital, International Finance Corp (IFC, a division of World Bank Group), Linear Venture, SAIF Partners/Oriza Ventures, SJF Ventures and Voyager Capital also reinvested. Santa Clara, California-based Ayla provides a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers.
- Linse Capital leads funding round for electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint
Campbell, California-based ChargePoint, which provides a network of electric vehicle charging stations, announced it has raised $50 million in a funding round led by Linse Capital. Also participating in the round are Braemar Energy Ventures and Constellation Energy. The company has now raised more than $164 million in total funding from investors, including Rho Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, BMW iVentures and Siemens. Linse Capital is led by Michael Linse, formerly a partner with Kleiner Perkins. ChargePoint said that other investors who participated in the round, as a result of their investments with Linse Capital, include Statoil Energy Ventures, Envision Ventures, Jan Klatten, Michael Liebreich and Rick Wagoner. ChargePoint also named board member Bruce Chizen, former CEO of Adobe and a venture partner with Voyager Capital, to chairman.
Concierge service Foodee nets $6 mln in BDC Capital-led Series AVancouver-based food concierge service Foodee has received $6 million in a Series A financing, bringing its total fundraising so far to $10.5 million. The latest round was led by Canadian venture capital firm BDC Capital. The company's other investors include Yaletown Venture Partners, Voyager Capital and Structure Capital. Foodee delivers lunches from local restaurants to the boardrooms of corporations. Founded in 2011, it reports having established over 2,600 customers and 90 restaurant partnerships in several North American cities in the past three years. Foodee plans to use the proceeds of its Series A round to fuel further expansion into markets in the United States.
- McKesson Ventures backs ClearCare
Home care software platform ClearCare has secured undisclosed funding. The investor was McKesson Ventures.
- Foundry Group leads $12.5 mln round for Pioneer Square Labs
Seattle-based Pioneer Square Labs, a studio that creates and launches tech startups, has secured $12.5 million in funding. Foundry Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Bezos Expeditions, Greycroft Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, Menlo Ventures, MHS Capital, True Ventures, Voyager Capital and Vulcan Capital.
- Voyager Capital leads $5.3 mln round for SheerID
Eugene, Oregon-based customer verification solution SheerID has raised $5.3 million in funding. Voyager Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Arnold Venture Group.
- Voyager Capital leads $2.9 mln round for AnswerDash
Seattle-based AnswerDash, a provider of website contextual help, has raised $2.9 million in seed funding. Voyager Capital led the round.
- Envision Ventures raises $100 mln VC evergreen fund
Envision Ventures said Monday it closed a $100 million venture capital evergreen fund formed in partnership with Managing Partner Dan Ahn. Mountain View, California-based Envision will invest in software companies in Big Data, Security and Internet of Things. Investments will range between a few hundred thousand dollars up to $10 million.
- IBM buys VC-backed Blue Box Group
IBM has acquired Seattle-based Blue Box Group Inc, a managed private cloud provider built on OpenStack. No financial terms were disclosed. Blue Box's backers included Voyager Capital and Founder Collective.