North America

Vouch Insurance procures $24.5 mln Series A

San Francisco and Chicago-based Vouch Insurance, an insurance company serving early stage startups, has raised $24.5 million in Series A funding. Ribbit Capital and SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, led the round with participation from Y Combinator, Index Ventures and 500 Startups.

FarmWise pulls in $14.5 mln Series A

FarmWise, a builder of autonomous farming robots, has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. Calibrate Ventures led the round.

Fintech startup Patchell Brook raises $360k in funding, NBIF invests

Patchell Brook Equity Analytics, a Miramichi, New Brunswick-based provider of valuation analysis technology, has secured $360,000 in financing. New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) invested $150,000 in the round. The balance was accounted for by Miramichi Technology Fund, Technology Venture Corp and several angel investors. Founded in 2013 by CEO Brian Donovan, Patchell Brook has developed software, called StockCalc, and other tools that help customers determine the equity valuation of publicly-traded businesses and investment funds. The company will use the round's proceeds for additional product development and growth initiatives.

Takeoff Technologies garners $25 mln Series C

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Takeoff Technologies, a grocery technology provider, has raised $25 million in Series C funding. Forrestal Capital led the round.

Ironclad pockets $50 mln Series C

Ironclad, a digital contracting platform, has raised $50 million in Series C funding, according to a blog post on its site. Y Combinator Continuity led the round.

Edgewise Therapeutics locks in $50 mln Series B

Boulder, Colorado-based Edgewise Therapeutics, a preclinical company developing small molecule therapies for musculoskeletal diseases, has secured $50 million in Series B financing. Novo Holdings A/S and U.S. Venture Partners led the round.

Brazilian online home goods retailer MadeiraMadeira racks up $110 mln: Reuters

Brazilian online home goods platform MadeiraMadeira has raised $110 million in financing, reported Reuters. SoftBank was the lead investor. Other investors that participated in the round were Light Street Capital and Flybridge Capital.

Pure Harvest attracts $1.75 mln

Abu Dhabi-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms, an agribusiness company, has secured $1.75 million in funding. Pure Harvest's investor base includes Shorooq Investments and the Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund.

Lightbox Ventures collects over $209 mln for third fund

Lightbox Ventures has raised over $209 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The Mumbai-based venture firm focuses on consumer technology companies.

Risk intelligence platform Strider nets $2 mln

Strider, a risk intelligence platform, has secured $2 million in funding. DataTribe led the round.