North America

Cannabis research firm BDS Analytics attracts $7 mln

Boulder, Colorado-based BDS Analytics, a cannabis research firm, has raised $7 million in financing. KEY Investment Partners, Altitude Investment Management and 7thirty led the round. In addition to the funding, Pete Karabas of KEY Investment Partners will be joining BDS Analytics' board of directors.

Streamlined Ventures targets $75 mln for third fund

Streamlined Ventures is seeking to raise $75 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Palo Alto, California, Streamlined Ventures is a late-seed-stage venture firm focused on companies in applied AI/data science, quantum computing, blockchain, AR/VR and robotics.

WeTransfer nabs $40 mln Series B

Amsterdam-based WeTransfer, a provider of file-sharing services for the creative community, has raised $40 million in Series B funding. HPE Growth led the round with participation from return backer Highland Europe. Arma Partners was financial adviser to WeTransfer on the transaction.

Starship Technologies amasses $40 mln Series A

Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery service, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. The investors included TDK Ventures.

Blooma garners $2.75 mln in Floodgate-led round

San Diego-based Blooma, a provider of an AI-powered platform for automated and expedited commercial loan origination, has raised $2.75 million in funding. Floodgate led the round.

Brainbase inks $3 mln seed

Los Angeles-based Brainbase, a maker of intellectual property licensing platforms, has secured $3 million in seed funding. Struck Capital led the round with participation from Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Sterling Road and Watertower Ventures.

Ideaship backs Auxbus

Asheville, North Carolina-based Auxbus, a developer of audio creation tools, has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding. The investor was Ideaship.

Protenus snags $17 mln Series C

Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics firm, has raised $17 million in Series C funding. LTP led the round with participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Arthur Ventures, Lionbird and Providence Ventures.

Cultivate(MD) Capital backs Genesis Software Innovations

Genesis Innovation Group‘s cultivate(MD) Capital has made an investment in Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Genesis Software Innovations, a developer of software solutions for the orthopedic space. No financial terms were disclosed.

H2O.ai lands $72.5 mln Series D

H2O.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence and automatic machine learning for the enterprise, has secured $72.5 million in Series D funding. Goldman Sachs and the Ping An Global Voyager Fund led the round. In addition to the funding, Jade Mandel from Goldman Sachs will be joining H2O.ai's board of directors.