North America

Everyware pockets Series A

Everyware, a payment processing and pay-by-text company, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A financing. TTV Capital led the round.

Forward Networks picks up $35 mln Series C

Forward Networks, a provider of network assurance and intent-based network verification solutions, has secured $35 million in Series C funding. Goldman Sachs led the round.

Codacy procures $7.7 mln

Lisbon-based Codacy, a provider of a platform that automates and standardizes software quality to increase the efficiency of developers and enterprise development teams, has raised $7.7 million in funding. Join Capital led the round with participation from EQT Ventures, Armilar Venture Partners, Faber Ventures and Caixa Capital.

Sensatek Propulsion locks in $2 mln

Sensatek Propulsion Inc has raised $2 million in funding. Rhapsody Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Cloquet Capital Partners, StarterStudio and VentureWell. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, Sensatek is a provider of wireless sensors for real-time monitoring of temperature, pressure, and strain in gas turbines.

Lyte nets $15 mln Series A

Lyte Inc, an event ticketing startup, has secured $15 million in Series A financing. The investors included Jackson Square Ventures, Industry Ventures, Accomplice Ventures and Correlation Ventures.

SparkCognition fetches $100 mln Series C

Austin, Texas-based SparkCognition, a global artificial intelligence company, has raised $100 million in Series C funding. March Capital Partners led the round.

Place Technology snags $3 mln

Austin, Texas-based Place Technology, a maker of corporate performance management solutions, has raised $3 million in funding. Geekdom Fund led the round.

MaRS Catalyst Fund becomes Amplify Capital, launches $30 mln fund

MaRS Catalyst Fund, a Toronto-based early-stage impact fund created in collaboration with MaRS Discovery District, has rebranded as Amplify Capital and launched a new fund. The fund has a target size of $30 million and is seeking an initial close by early 2020. MaRS Catalyst Fund was launched in 2016 with the backing of Virgin Unite, as well as other investors, including Chawkers Foundation, Fondaction, J. W. McConnell Family Foundation and Lino et Mirella Saputo Foundation. It made nine investments in Ontario and Québec.

Contentstack raises $31.5 mln led by Insight Partners

San Francisco-based Contentstack, provider of headless CMS technology for use by marketers, announced it has raised $31.5 million in Series A funding. Insight Partners led the round, which included participation from existing backers Illuminate Ventures and GingerBread Capital. As part of the round, Teddie Wardi, managing director at Insight, will join the board. The company was launched last year.

Vida Ventures hires CFO/COO

Vida Ventures has named Jean-Philippe Kouakou-Zebouah as chief financial and chief operating officer. Previously, he worked at Versant Ventures where he was senior vice president of finance.