North America

Showpad pockets $70 mln Series D

Chicago and Belgium-based Showpad, a sales enablement solution, has secured $70 million in Series D funding. Dawn Capital and Insight Partners led the round.

Orderful fetches $10 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Orderful, a SaaS platform connecting the world's supply chain through modernizing electronic data interchange, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round. In conjunction with the funding, David Ulevitch, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join the board.

Gradient Ventures backs BenchSci

Gradient Ventures has made an additional investment in BenchSci, bringing the latter company's total funding to $20.5 million. Based in Toronto, BenchSci is an AI-assisted antibody selection platform.

Kleiner Perkins leads $50 mln for Cameo

Cameo, a startup that connects fans directly with celebrities, has secured $50 million in Series B financing. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from The Chernin Group, Spark Ventures, Bain Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Santé Ventures taps McWilliams as venture partner

Austin-based Santé Ventures, a healthcare and life sciences investment firm, has appointed Dennis McWilliams as a venture partner. McWilliams is the founder of SparkMed Advisors.

Urban tech startup Venn nets $40 mln Series A

Venn, an urban tech startup, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. The investors included Pitango Venture Capital, Hamilton Lane, on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund and Bridges Israel.

Frontier Medicines picks up $67 mln

South San Francisco-based Frontier Medicines, a biopharmaceutical company, has raised $67 million in funding. Deerfield Management, Droia Oncology Ventures and MPM Capital led the round.

Chief attracts $22 mln Series A

New York-based Chief, a private network built to drive more women into positions of power, has raised $22 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst and Inspired Capital led the round.

Budderfly snags $55 mln

Shelton, Connecticut-based Budderfly, which creates networks of patented IoT devices that meter and report on all elements of energy use, has raised $55 million in funding. Balance Point Capital led the round.

Booster inks $56 mln Series C

San Mateo, California-based Booster, a same-day fuel delivery service, has raised $56 million in Series C funding. Invus Opportunities led the round.