Private Equity
Magenta Medical, an Israeli developer of heart failure solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round.
1 min read · 29 July 2019
Davis, California-based Sierra Energy, a waste gasification company, has secured $33 million in funding. Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Cox Enterprises.
1 min read · 29 July 2019
Morpheus Ventures is seeking to raise $200 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The Sherman Oaks, California-based venture firm targets early-stage tech firms.
1 min read · 29 July 2019
Medley Capital Corp said July 29 that it is merging with Sierra Income Corp, which is buying Medley Management Inc. Sierra will emerge as the surviving entity. The combined company, which will have about $4.7 billion of assets under management, is expected to be the third largest internally managed BDC and the 13th largest publicly traded BDC by assets.
10 min read · 29 July 2019
StashAway said July 29 that it closed a $12 million Series B round led by, the investment arm of Fidelity International. Asia Capital & Advisors participated in the round. StashAway is a robo-advisor for both retail and accredited investors.
4 min read · 29 July 2019
Vistara Capital Partners held the second close of its third technology debt fund, bringing the total raised to more than $100 million (US$75 million). Vistara Technology Growth Fund III, launched last October with a target of $130 million, is expected to reach its goal later this year, Managing Partner Randy Garg and Partner Noah Shipman told PE Hub Canada. The second close was anchored by two new institutions: the investment program of federal agency Export Development Canada and Nicola Wealth, a Canadian wealth management firm. Fund III will maintain Vistara’s strategy of providing flexible debt and equity financing for North American mid- to late-stage companies looking to fuel growth without diluting ownership.
3 min read · 29 July 2019
Nubank, a Brazilian financial institution, has secured $400 million in Series F funding. TCV led the round with participation from return backers Tencent, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital and Thrive Capital.
5 min read · 26 July 2019
New York City and Tel Aviv-based Minute.ly, an AI-driven video enhancement company, has secured $8 million in financing. The investors included Ansonia Holdings.
1 min read · 26 July 2019
Redwood City, California-based Pyze, a provider of AI driven cross-platform user analytics and omni-channel campaign management solutions, has secured $4.6 million in funding. Illuminate Ventures led the round with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures and Correlation Ventures. In addition to the funding, Cindy Padnos, founder and managing partner at Illuminate, will join the Pyze board.
1 min read · 26 July 2019
Singapore-backed Trax, a provider of computer vision and analytics solutions for retail, has secured $100 million in Series D funding. HOPU Investments led the round.
1 min read · 26 July 2019
