North America

Everactive lands $30 mln

PsiKick, a producer of "data intelligence for the physical world," has raised $30 million in funding. Future Fund led the round with participation from Blue Bear Capital, ABB Technology Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Osage University Partners. In addition to the funding, PsiKick has rebranded to Everactive.

Cybersecurity firm Expel snags $40 mln Series C

Herndon, Virginia-based Expel, a cybersecurity firm, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Battery Ventures, Greycroft, NEA, Paladin Capital Group and Scale Venture Partners. In addition to the funding, Shardul Shah, a partner at Index Ventures, will join Expel’s board of directors.

UK travel startup Duffel inks $21.5 mln Series A

London-based travel startup Duffel has raised $21.5 million in Series A funding. The investors were Benchmark, Blossom Capital and Index Capital.

BDC’s cleantech practice invests in Recover Energy Services

Calgary-based environmental technology company Recover Energy Services Inc has raised undisclosed financing from BDC Capital. BDC invested through its $700 million clean technology practice. Founded in 2008, Recover provides technology that recovers and refines base oil from contaminated drilling waste, resulting in avoidance of landfills and reduced CO2 emissions. Led by President and CEO Stan Ross, the company will use the financing's proceeds to expand, in part by opening an office in Houston, and complete modifications on its first commercial-scale facility in Lodgepole, Alberta.

Enboarder raises $8 mln

Enboarder said June 19 that it raised $8 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft. New investors including Next Coast Ventures and Stage 2 Capital also participated. Enboarder, of Austin, provides cloud-based HR technology.

SafeAI attracts $5 mln

San Jose, California-based SafeAI, a provider of autonomous vehicle technology, has secured $5 million in funding. Autotech Ventures led the round.

AnyVision inks $74 mln Series A

AnyVision, a computer vision company, has secured $74 million in Series A funding. The investors were M12, DFJ Growth, OG Technology Partners, LightSpeed Venture Partners, Robert Bosch GmbH, Qualcomm Ventures and Eldridge Industries.

Digital health firm Cara Care pulls in $7 mln Series A

Berlin-based digital health company Cara Care has raised $7 million in Series A funding. JJDC and Asabys Partners led the round with participation from existing investor Atlantic Labs.

Structure Capital to raise $50 mln venture fund

Structure Capital has set out to raise a $50 million venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Indigenous digital agency Animikii secures $1 mln from Raven, BDC

Animikii, a Victoria, British Columbia-based Indigenous digital agency and social enterprise, has raised $1 million in financing. The round's backers were Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, a Canadian Indigenous venture capital firm, and Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). A representative of Raven will join the board. Founded in 2003 by Jeff Ward, Animikii provides website design, custom software, digital communications strategies and other technology-related solutions to Indigenous-focused organizations. Animikii will use the funds raised to further build its team and develop its Indigenous data sovereignty product.