North America

Sigrid Therapeutics rakes in $1.6 mln

Stockholm-based Sigrid Therapeutics, which is developing a device to lower blood sugar levels, has raised $1.6 million in funding. Joyance Partners and Pär Gellerfors led the round.

Gambling.com Group inks $15.5 mln

Gambling.com Group, a performance marketing company in the online gambling industry, has secured $15.5 million in funding. The investor was Edison Partners.

Veralox scores $5.4 mln seed

Frederick, Maryland-based Veralox Therapeutics, a preclinical stage company, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. JDRF T1D Fund, Sanofi Ventures and the VTC Innovation and VTC Seed Fund led the round with participation from the Maryland Momentum Fund, the University of Vermont Health Network and TEDCO.

Aural Analytics lands $4.3 mln

Aural Analytics Inc, a digital health company focused on building an advanced speech analytics platform, has raised $4.3 million in funding. Morningside Ventures and Tamarisc Ventures led the round.

PathoQuest snags funding

Paris-based PathoQuest, a genomic expert company focused on the microbiology testing market, has raised 8 million euros in funding. The backers include Kurma Partners, Idinvest Partners and Charles River Labs.

iSTAR Medical grabs Series C

Belgium-based iSTAR Medical SA, a developer of ophthalmic implants for the treatment of glaucoma, has raised 40 million euros in Series C financing. LSP and Gimv led the round with participation from Earlybird, BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity, Capricorn Partners, Walloon Region Investment Fund and Belgian Federal Investment Fund.

Ridge Ventures adds Brendan Baker as partner

Ridge Ventures, which last year raised $150 million for its fourth early-stage fund, has tapped Brendan Baker to join the team as partner. Baker was previously with Wing and Hone Capital, as well as such companies and accelerators as Passport, Shift, Batch, AngelPad and Techstars. On the investment team, he joins Alexander Rosen, Ben Metcalfe, Gil Penchina and Pat Kenealy.

Health Recovery Solutions raises $10 mln

Health Recovery Solutions has raised $10 million in funding led by Edison Partners. Health Recovery, of Hoboken, New Jersey, provides a remote patient monitoring platform for health systems and home care agencies.

Bourque to join White Star's new Toronto office as GP

Christophe Bourque will become a general partner at White Star Capital's new Toronto office, according to a Medium blog post. Bourque originally joined the firm's Montreal office two years ago. White Star opened its first Canadian office in Montreal in 2014. White Star Capital is a tech-focused early-stage venture firm that invests in North America and Europe.

VC-backed OpenGov buys ViewPoint

OpenGov said Sept. 5 that it acquired ViewPoint. Financial terms weren’t announced. ViewPoint provides multi-tenant SaaS software for permitting, licensing, and code enforcement operations. OpenGov is backed by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, JC2 Ventures, Emerson Collective, and other top investors.