North America

HR startup Revelo nabs $15 mln Series B

São Paulo-based recruiting startup Revelo has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The IFC led the round with participation from FJLabs, Dalus Capital, Valor Capital Group and Seek.

Unnatural Products nets more than $6 mln seed

Santa Cruz, California-based Unnatural Products Inc, a drug discovery startup, has secured more than $6 million in seed funding. ARTIS Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Abstract Ventures, Asset Management Ventures, Better Ventures, Blue Bear Ventures and Rising Tide Fund.

Swiss geospatial software firm Picterra attracts $3.3 mln

Picterra, a Swiss geospatial software company, has secured $3.3 million in funding. The investors included Space Capital, Omidyar Network and Atlantic Labs.

Alloy inks $12 mln Series A

Alloy, an identity operating system for the financial services industry, has raised $12 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included ​Eniac Ventures and Primary Venture Partners.

Wanderjaunt gathers $15 mln Series B

Wanderjaunt has raised $15 million in Series B funding, according to a Medium blog post. Founders Fund led the round. In addition to the funding, Keith Rabois, a general partner at Founders Fund, will join Wanderjaunt's board. Based in San Francisco, WanderJaunt is a provider of property management solutions for travelers, homeowners, and accommodations.

Investcorp buys Vivaticket

Investcorp has acquired Vivaticket, a manager of electronic ticketing, access control systems and security services for events. No financial terms were disclosed. Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners advised Investcorp on the transaction.

Indus.AI reels in Series A

Indus.AI, a construction software company, has secured US$8 million in Series A funding. Millennium New Horizons led the round with participation from Foundamental, Groundbreak Ventures, Spero Ventures, UP2398 and Bootstrap Labs. Indus.AI has offices in San Francisco and Toronto.

Revolution Ventures amasses $215 mln for third fund: TechCrunch

Washington, D.C.-based Revolution Ventures has raised $215 million for its third fund, reported TechCrunch. The tech news site noted that the fund size is nearly as much as the firm's first and second fund, which both closed at $200 million. Revolution was founded in 2005 by Donn Davis, Tige Savage and AOL co-founder Steve Case.

Colorcon unveils $50 mln corporate venture fund

Harleysville, Pennsylvania-based Colorcon, a provider of specialty products for the pharmaceutical industry, has launched a $50 million corporate venture fund. Colorcon Ventures will invest in "promising" companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Touchdown Ventures will help manage the Colorcon Ventures fund.

Talent data platform Plum fetches seed funding

Waterloo-based Plum, a talent data platform, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. Real Ventures led the round. As a result of this investment, Plum has raised a total tally of $6.1 million.