North America

Checkr nets $160 mln

Checkr, a background check company, has secured $160 million in funding. T. Rowe Price Associates Inc led the round with participation from Bond, Coatue, Accel, Y Combinator and IVP.

Ginkgo Bioworks inks $290 mln Series E

Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks, an organism company, has secured $290 million in Series E financing. The investors included T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Cannalysis attracts $22 mln

Santa Ana, California-based Cannalysis, a cannabis and hemp testing lab, has raised $22 million in funding. The investor was CanLab.

Bailey gathers over $7.7 mln for latest venture fund

Bailey Capital Management has raised over $7.7 million for its latest venture fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed in the document. Based in Santa Monica, California, Bailey invests in companies in the cannabis supply chain.

Aliro snags $2.7 mln seed

Aliro Technologies, a software company that was spun out of Harvard University’s Quantum Computing Lab, has raised $2.7 million in seed funding. The investors included Flybridge Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital and Samsung NEXT.

HappyOrNot pulls in $25 mln

Finland and Florida-based HappyOrNot, a provider of a "Smiley" feedback management system, has raised $25 million in funding. Verdane led the round.

Finger Food picks up $3.5 mln

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia-based Finger Food Advanced Technology Group, an enterprise technology solution provider, has secured up to $3.5 million in funding. The investor is Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund. The capital infusion will be used by Finger Food to accelerate the incubation of new digital technologies and develop local tech ecosystems. In addition to the investment, Finger Food will open an advanced technology center in Calgary.

VC-backed BallerTV buys FieldVision

BallerTV has acquired FieldVision, which live streams sports. No financial terms were disclosed. BallerTV's backers include Index Ventures, Peak Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Chernin Group, Moving Capital and the USC Marshall Venture Fund.

Point Nine Capital leads $4.2 mln round for NexHealth

NexHealth, a patient experience management platform, has raised $4.2 million in funding. Point Nine Capital led the round with participation from Rubicon Venture Capital, Scott Belsky, Josh Hannah and iSeed Ventures.

Leah Scanlan joins Oak HC/FT to head up talent

Oak HC/FT, which in August wrapped up its third fund with an oversubscribed $800 million, has tapped Leah Scanlan as partner, talent. Scanlan will work closely with the firm's portfolio companies on their talent initiatives and provide support to Oak HC/FT's executive-in-residence program. Scanlan was previously with Khosla Ventures for four years, where she similarly work on talent development as an operating partner.