Fundraising

Taptera Closes $2 Mln Series A Round

Tapetera said Wednesday that it has secured $2 million in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley investor Terence Garnett. Others participating included salesforce.com, as well as M.R. Rangaswami and David Murphy. San Francisco-based Tapetera develops Apple mobile enterprise apps.

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Vostu Co-Founder Joshua Kushner Raises $40M for Thrive Capital's Second Fund

Thrive Capital Partners, an early stage venture firm run by 26-year-old Internet entrepreneur Joshua Kushner, has raised a second fund totaling $40 million, according to a regulatory filing. Kushner is the co-founder of Vostu, which is reportedly the largest online gaming company in Brazil. Founded in 2007, Vostu has raised a total of $45 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Intel Capital and Tiger Global Management, according to Thomson Reuters (publisher of peHUB). Vostu’s board includes Accel’s Jim Breyer, who also sits on the board of Facebook. Thrive Capital will reportedly invest in tech startups in the New York...

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Cleveland Heartlab Completes $18.4 Mln Round

Cleveland Heartlab has closed an $18.4 million Series B round. Excel Venture Management and HealthCare Ventures, both of Boston, led the round. Existing investors also participated.

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McCarthy Joins DeSilva+Phillips as a Partner

Daniel McCarthy has joined DeSilva+Phillips as a partner. He was Chairman & CEO of Gallarus Media Holdings. DeSilva+Phillips, a media focused investment bank, also said that John Kaiser will now oversee the advertising and digital agency sectors, while Jessica Luterman Naeve will oversee social media and video. Kaiser and Naeve will co-head marketing services, the IB said.

Lakshmi Capital Invests $500,000 in gDine

Lakshmi Capital has invested $500,000 in gDine, which launched in Chicago earlier this year. gDine offers discounts of up to 50% at Chicago restaurants to users who don't have to bring in a coupon or a voucher, according to a statement. gDine will use the $500,000 in angel funds to expand in New York City and other markets. Lakshmi Capital, a Chicago PE firm, invests in early-stage healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and technology companies.

Yousefi Joins ClariPhy as CEO, President

Nariman Yousefi has joined ClariPhy Communications as CEO and president. ClariPhy also announced Wednesday that an existing strategic partner has invested $4.5 million bringing the total size of a previously announced round to $18.5 million (ClariPhy in June said it had raised $14 million).