North America

OnSite Waste Technologies collects $3.5 mln seed

Newport Beach, California-based OnSite Waste Technologies, a medical waste processing tech startup, has secured $3.5 million in seed funding. Mark IV Capital and UCI Applied Innovation’s Cove Fund II led the round.

Hunters.AI gathers $5.4 mln seed

Tel Aviv-based Hunters.AI, a cybersecurity firm, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. YL Ventures and Blumberg Capital led the round.

Hunters.AI gathers $5.4 mln seed

Tel Aviv-based Hunters.AI, a cybersecurity firm, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. YL Ventures and Blumberg Capital led the round.

Solugen attracts $32 mln Series B

Houston-based Solugen Inc, an emerging specialty chemicals manufacturer, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Founders Fund led the round with participation from other investors such as Y Combinator, Refactor Capital, Fifty Years and KdT Ventures.

Solugen attracts $32 mln Series B

Houston-based Solugen Inc, an emerging specialty chemicals manufacturer, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Founders Fund led the round with participation from other investors such as Y Combinator, Refactor Capital, Fifty Years and KdT Ventures.

North secures $54 mln in bridge financing from existing VCs: G&M

Kitchener, Ontario-based wearable technology company North has raised about $54 million (US$40 million) in convertible debt financing, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The money came from the company's existing investors Amazon Alexa Fund, Intel Capital and Fidelity Investments Canada, the report said. Formerly called Thalmic Labs, North in 2018 launched a line of augmented reality eyewear called Focals. The funds raised will support operations prior to a more significant round, potentially earmarked for a new version of the glasses, the report said. Founded in 2012, North's other investors include First Round Capital, Inovia Capital and Spark Capital.

AppHarvest scores $82 mln from Equilibrium Capital

Kentucky-based AppHarvest, which is building a greenhouse, has secured $82 million in funding. The investor was Equilibrium Capital. In addition to this investment, ValueAct Spring Fund led a Series A round for AppHarvest with Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund also participating.

Sofar Sounds nets $25 mln

UK-based Sofar Sounds, a music events startup, has raised $25 million in funding, according to a Medium blog post. Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures led the round.

Interior design platform Modsy rakes in $37 mln

San Francisco-based Modsy, an interior design platform, has secured $37 million in Series C funding, according to a blog post on its site. TCV led the round.

Interior design platform Modsy rakes in $37 mln

San Francisco-based Modsy, an interior design platform, has secured $37 million in Series C funding, according to a blog post on its site. TCV led the round.