North America

Immortals nabs $30 mln Series B

Immortals, an esports organization, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The investors included AEG, Lionsgate, the Milken Family, Steve Kaplan, Meg Whitman and March Capital Partners. Also, Immortals has acquired Gamers Club, a Brazilian game matchmaking platform for an undisclosed sum. And, Immortals has rebranded to Immortals Gaming Club.

Bridge Investments gathers $4.15 mln for sophomore fund

Bridge Investments has raised $4.15 million for its second venture fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $50 million.

India-based fintech startup ftcash picks up Series A funding

India-based ftcash, a fintech startup, has raised INR 50 crores (about $7.2 million) in Series A funding. Accion and FMO led the round with participation from IvyCap Ventures.

Dvara KGFS inks Series E funding

India-based Dvara KGFS, a financial company, has raised INR 97 crores (about $14 million) in Series E funding. Stakeboat Capital led the round.

Confident Cannabis raises $12 mln from Poseidon, Bullpen, Y Combinator, Base Ventures, FJLabs

Confident Cannabis said it raised $12 million of Series A funding in a round led by cannabis venture fund Poseidon Asset Management and joined by existing investors Bullpen Capital, Y Combinator, Base Ventures, and new investor FJLabs.

Canada's VC market sees eye-popping $1.4 bln invested in Q1

Venture capital (VC) investment in Canadian technology companies sustained a rapid pace in Q1 2019, with $1.4 billion deployed, marking the most active first quarter in dollar terms in nearly two decades, according to final data released by Refinitiv. The strong dollar flows went to fewer financing rounds, with 120 deals done between January and March, down 10 percent from the same time in 2018. Late-stage companies accounted for 35 percent of total rounds in Q1 2019, the largest share ever recorded. Information technology sectors remained the main recipient of VC investing in the first quarter, securing $821 million.

Unshackled Ventures raises $20 mln second venture-capital fund

Unshackled Ventures said it has raised a $20 million second venture-capital fund backed by Bloomberg Beta, Jerry Yang's AME Cloud Ventures, Emerson Collective and others.

Checkout.com rakes in $230 mln Series A

Checkout.com, a global payment solutions provider, has raised $230 million in Series A funding. Insight Partners and DST Global led the round.

JLL Spark appoints Wittman as chief growth officer

JLL Spark, a division of JLL, has named Eric Wittman as chief growth officer. Previously, he was chief operating officer at Figma.

InCountry pulls in $7 mln seed

San Francisco-based InCountry, a data residency-as-a-service platform, has secured $7 million in seed funding. The investors included Caffeinated Capital , Felicis Ventures, Ridge Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Charles River Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Parade Ventures and MState.