Private Equity
Toronto-based sports team funding app FlipGive has secured C$5 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Canadian software venture capital firm Framework Venture Partners. Framework’s investment is the first of its C$150 million debut fund, FVP I, which held an initial close earlier this year. It was joined by iGan Partners, which invested in 2013, and FJ Labs. FlipGive is also backed by MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. Launched in 2016, FlipGive provides a digital platform that helps North American youth sports teams, member organizations and clubs raise funds through everyday shopping with favourite brands.
4 min read · 23 July 2019
London-based Anstream Arcade, a streaming platform for retro games, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. Tencent led the round with participation from Hambro Perks.
3 min read · 23 July 2019
UK-based Cambridge Touch Technologies LTd, a provider of multi-touch screen technology, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Kureha Corporation led the round. CTT is a Cambridge University spin-out.
5 min read · 23 July 2019
Ratio.City, a Toronto-based urban analytics platform, has raised $1 million in a seed-stage financing. U.S. early-stage venture capital firm 2048 Ventures led the round. Also investing were Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust, Tercot Developments, Rockport Capital, Smycorp Capital and Guloien Capital. Founded in 2017 by CEO Monika Jaroszonek and CTO Erin Morrow, Ratio.City provides cloud-based mapping and analysis tools to help developers and planners access data, evaluate options and make better decisions about real estate opportunities. The round's proceeds will be used to grow Ratio.City's sales team and enhance the platform by bringing on more data points and geographical locations.
3 min read · 23 July 2019
Swiss agricultural tech company Gamaya has secured 12 million CHF (about $12.1 million) in Series B funding. Mahindra & Mahindra led the round.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
UK-based digital lender Atom Bank has raised 50 million pounds in funding, reported Reuters. The investors included Woodford Patient Capital Trust, BBVA, Toscafund and funds advised by Perscitus LLP.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Reston, Virginia-based Qomplx, an intelligent decision platform provider, has raised $78.6 million in Series A financing. Cannae Holdings Inc and Motive Partners led the round.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
San Francisco-based Thumbtack, a local services marketplace, has raised $150 million in funding. Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from previous backer Baillie Gifford.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
San Jose, California-based Arrcus, a provider of software driven solutions that power network transformation for the interconnected world, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from other backers that included General Catalyst and Clear Ventures.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Austin, Texas-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals Inc, a vacation rental property management company for luxury and premium vacation rental homes, has secured $48 million in funding. Altos Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
