Voyager Capital

Voyager Capital said Oct. 8 that its latest fund raised $100 million. Voyager fifth fund will make first-round investments in B2B startups across cloud infrastructure, software as a service (SaaS), and vertical markets such as FinTech, MediaTech, and AgTech.

Voyager Capital is seeking to raise $100 million for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728985/000172898518000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Based in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, Voyager is a venture firm that invests in software, cloud and big data applications in the Pacific Northwest.

Shiftboard Inc, a SaaS provider of on-demand, workforce management solutions, has raised $4 million in funding. Voyager Capital led the round with participation from Arnold Venture Group.

Vancouver meal delivery startup Foodee has raised the second tranche of a $10 million Series A financing. The round, initially closed last year /canada/2016/2/concierge-service-foodee-nets-6-mln-in-bdc-capital-led-series-a/ was led by BDC Capital and joined by Kensington Capital Partners, by way of the BC Tech Fund, Yaletown Partners, Structure Capital and Voyager Capital. Founded in 2012, Foodee has developed an online platform that connects offices with top restaurants. It today partners with more than 500 restaurants and serves more than 8,000 customers. Led by CEO Ryan Spong, the company will use the funds raised to enhance its platform and continue expansion into cities across Canada and the United States.

Make.TV, a provider of cloud-based live video acquisition and management solutions, has secured $8.5 million in funding. Voyager Capital led the round with participation from Microsoft Ventures, Vulcan Capital and Arnold Ventures. I addition to the funding, Erik Benson, a general partner at Voyager Capital and Bruce Chizen, ex-CEO of Adobe Systems, will join Make.TV's board. And, Jonathan Wilner, former vice president of product and strategy at Telstra's Ooyala, has been appointed chief marketing officer.

Voyager Capital, which focuses on early-stage tech deals in the Pacific Northwest and California, announced that James Newell has joined the firm as a partner. Previously, Newell was with late-stage investor IVP, where he worked with portfolio companies Casper, DoubleVerify, General Assembly, Sauce Labs and Zerto. Before that, Newell was an associate with Maveron, a consumer-focused venture firm with offices in Seattle and San Francisco. He also spent time at the technology investment banking group of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Seattle-based business texting provider Zipwhip has raised $9 million in Series B funding. Voyager Capital led the round with participation from Microsoft Ventures, GCI and Inteliquent.

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.

The round was backed by InBC Investment Corp as well as existing investors Information Venture Partners, Yaletown Partners, Voyager Capital, HarbourVest and First Generation Capital.

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Provision Analytics, a Calgary-based software company that simplifies food safety audits and analytics, has raised $4.75 million (C$6 million) in financing.

Groopit, a provider of enterprise SaaS solutions, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding.

Carbon Robotics, an agriculture robotics company, has secured $27 million in Series B financing.

Europe's Sodexo has acquired Foodee, a Vancouver-based corporate meal delivery service.

SheerID, an identity marketing platform, has named Anjanette Hill Mendoza as chief customer officer.