North America

WattBuy takes in $1.2 mln seed

WattBuy, an energy intelligence startup, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding. The investors were Powerhouse Ventures and Schmidt Futures.

PeakSpan Capital leads Series B round for Cognism

London-based Cognism, a sales acceleration platform, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. PeakSpan Capital led the round.

Real estate startup Homeward grabs $25 mln

Real estate startup Homeward has secured $25 million in equity and debt funding. The backers included LiveOak Venture Partners, Genesis Capital and Keystone.

Workplace training app headversity raises $1 mln in seed deal

Calgary-based workplace resilience training app headversity has raised $1 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was backed by unidentified angel investors. Founded in 2017 by CEO Ryan Todd, CPO Karen MacNeill, COO Jordan DeCoste, CFO Kameron Erker and CMO Steven Gramlich, headversity provides online and onsite resilence training programs to help organizations support employee performance and reduce mental illness-related costs. Headversity said it will use the funds raised to further develop its platform and expand its team.

AI tech startup UVeye snags $31 mln

Israeli company UVeye, an AI tech startup, has raised $31 million in funding. Toyota Tsusho, Volvo Cars and W. R. Berkley Corporation led the round.

Naya Ventures backs Viviota

Viviota Inc, an engineering data software company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Naya Ventures.

Liquefy inks $2.6 mln

Hong Kong-based Liquefy, a blockchain agnostic issuance platform for security tokens, has secured $2.6 million in funding. Ideanomics and NEO Global Development led the round.

Digital freight forwarder Sennder nabs $70 mln Series C

Berlin-based Sennder, a digital freight forwarder, has secured $70 million in Series C funding. Lakestar led the round.

VR hardware firm Moiin launches $100 mln venture fund

South Korea-based Moiin Inc, a VR hardware company, has formed a $100 million venture fund. The fund will focus on VR gaming.

Owner Resource Group funds OTR

Owner Resource Group has made an investment in Rome, Georgia-based OTR International Inc, a provider of specialized off-the-road tires, wheels, mounted tire-wheel assemblies and rubber tracks. No financial terms were disclosed.