North America

Near fetches $100 mln

Near, an AI platform for real-world data, has raised $100 million in funding. The investor was Greater Pacific Capital.

Methinks pockets $7 mln Series A

South Korea and Silicon Valley-based Methinks, a provider of a video-based research platform, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. Sema Translink led the round with participation from other backers that included KB Investment and Hyundai Investment.

Patreon picks up $60 mln Series D

Patreon, a patronage platform that supports artists, has secured $60 million in Series D funding, according to a blog post on its site. Glade Brook Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Hannibal Buress, Serj Tankian, Thrive Capital, Initialized, Index Ventures, DFJ, Freestyle Capital and Charles River Ventures.

Built In snags $22 mln Series C

Built In, a platform connecting professionals with technology companies across the U.S., has raised $22 million in Series C funding. Updata Partners led the round with participation from other investors including MATH Venture Partners.

VC-backed Armored Things taps Johnson as CEO

Armored Things, a provider of operational intelligence solutions, has named Julie Johnson as CEO. Prior to co-founding Armored Things, Johnson was a VC at Qualcomm and vice president at PIMCO. Armored Things' backers include Glasswing Ventures, iNovia Capital and MassVentures.

Augmentir scores funding

Augmentir Inc, a provider of augmented worker software for industrial companies, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Pritzker Group Venture Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Lerer Hippeau and HOLT Ventures.

Ikove Capital beefs up team with new addition

Ikove Capital, a venture development company, has hired Daniel Longhi as director and head of business development in Americas. Longhi is a former senior portfolio management associate at PNC Bank and ex-director of capital formation at GSEG/Focus Hospitality.

Finix lands $17.5 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Finix, a payments infrastructure platform, has secured $17.5 million in Series A funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from Insight Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, Visa, Homebrew, Precursor Ventures and Act One Ventures.

Andrew Reid's Rival Technologies nabs $8.5 mln in first-time VC

Rival Technologies, a Vancouver-based conversational marketing technology provider, has secured more than $8.5 million in a first-time financing. The round was backed by unidentified Canadian investors. Rival, part of the Reid Campbell Group, was launched last year by CEO Andrew Reid, founder and former president of Vision Critical. The company's platform product, Chat Lab, helps organizations create mobile communities of customers, fans and employees that can be tapped for insights into preferences, opinions and habits. The round's proceeds will be used to further develop Rival's technology and grow its affiliate, research consultancy Reach3 Insights.

VC-backed Tachyum appoints system engineering VP

Silicon Valley-based Tachyum Inc, a cloud chip startup, has named Kiran Malwankar as vice president of system engineering. His work background includes roles at Cisco, Violin Memory, Nishan Systems/McDATA and Aprius/FusionIO. Tachyum is backed by IPM Growth.