North America

ePayRails picks up $2.45 mln Series A

Jacksonville, Florida-based ePayRails, a fintech payment service as a provider, has raised $2.45 million in Series A funding. Aspire Fund Management was the lead investor.

Updata leads Series C round for Built In

Built In Inc, a tech hub, has secured $22 million in Series C financing. Updata Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included MATH Venture Partners. First Analysis was financial adviser to Built In on the transaction.

New Knowledge takes in $3 mln

Austin, Texas-based New Knowledge, an "information integrity" company, has secured $3 million in funding. The investors were BuildGroup and Lux Capital.

Online plant shop Bloomscape inks $7.5 mln Series A

Bloomscape, an online plant shop, has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding, Revolution Ventures led the round.

Lux Capital racks up more than $1 bln for funds

Lux Capital has raised more than $1 billion for two new funds, according to a Medium blog post. The firm has raised $500 million for its sixth early-stage fund and $550 million for its second opportunity fund focused on growth-stage investments. The Menlo Park, California-based venture firm invests in the physical and life sciences sectors.

Khosla Ventures leads Series A round for Prellis Biologics

San Francisco-based Prellis Biologics, a human tissue engineering company, has raised $8.7 million in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the round.

Gron Ventures collects over $117 mln for inaugural fund

Gron Ventures has raised over $117 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $150 million.

Greenspring targets $600 mln for fourth secondary fund

Greenspring Associates is seeking to raise $600 million for its fourth secondary fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Owings, Maryland, Greenspring invests "in established and emerging venture capital fund managers, venture-backed companies across their full lifecycle, and secondary positions in venture capital funds and companies."

SLG appoints Miliefsky as venture partner and adviser

Stony Lonesome Group has hired Gary Miliefsky as a venture partner and adviser for Stony Lonesome Capital III. Miliefsky is the founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Information Security Group. Currently, he is the CEO of the Cyber Defense Media Group and the publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.

Sapphire Ventures hires two VPs

Sapphire Ventures has hired Cathy Gao and Nate Leung as vice presidents. Previously, Gao worked at AXA Venture Partners while Leung was at Industry Ventures.