Private Equity
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Kymera Therapeutics Inc, a biotechnology company, has named Dr. Nello Mainolfi as president and Bruce Jacobs as chief financial officer. Kymera's backers include 6 Dimensions Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Pfizer Ventures.
3 min read · 15 July 2019
Clerio Vision has acquired Sarasota, Florida-based Hydrogel Vision Corporation, a maker of contact lens. No financial terms were disclosed. Clerio Vision's backers included Safar Partners, Stonehenge Growth Equity and Armory Square Ventures.
3 min read · 15 July 2019
NewsCred, an enterprise content marketing platform, has secured $20 million in funding. InterWest Partners led the round.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
Philadelphia-based Exyn Technologies Inc, a developer of autonomous robot systems, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Centricus led the round with participation from Yamaha Motors Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Corecam Family Office, Red and Blue Ventures and IP Group Inc.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
Singapore-based Igloohome, a smart access company, has raised $15 million in funding. Insignia Ventures Partners, Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital led the round.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
San Francisco-based Swit, a team collaboration app, has raised more than $6 million in funding. Korea Investment Partners led the round.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
New York-based S CAP, an impact investor focused on food and beverage and clean tech companies, has named Michael W. Walsh as both venture partner and vice president, finance and administration. Also, the firm has appointed Arjan Overwater as an adviser.
3 min read · 12 July 2019
Pipefy, a lean management platform, has secured $45 million in Series B funding. Insight Partners led the round with participation from return backers OpenView and Trinity Ventures.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
Aspen Technology Inc (Nasdaq: AZPN) has agreed to acquire Mnubo, a Montréal-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things data analytics, for $102 million. Founded in 2012 by CEO Frédéric Bastien, CTO JC Cimino, VP Growth Aditya Pendyala and VP Data Science Jean-Charles Beaudin, Mnubo is the maker of SmartObjects, a solution that helps manufacturers build better connected products and services. Aspen, a U.S. asset optimization software company, said the acquisition will enable solutions that combine process expertise with AI and machine learning. Last year, Mnubo raised a $16.5 million Series B financing led by Munich Re. McRock Capital and White Star Capital, which backed 2015's $6 million Series A round, also invested.
4 min read · 12 July 2019
Link Ventures has set out to raise a $100 million second venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 12 July 2019
