North America

Dolls Kills gathers $10.7 mln

San Francisco-based Dolls Kills, an ecommerce fashion brand, has raised $10.7 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. The target is $15 million. The company's investors include Maveron.

Props scores $5.5 mln

Props, a holistic marketing technology platform for authentic content creators and marketers, has raised $5.5 million in funding. The investors included Paul Speaker, the co-owner and former CEO of the World Surf League; Hari Ravichandran, CEO and founder of Jump Ventures; and Axispoint.

BrainCheck inks $1.5 mln

Texas-based BrainCheck, a digital neurocognitive testing platform, has raised $1.5 million in funding. True Wealth Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Tensility Venture Partners, XFactor Ventures and S3 Ventures.

Bounce lands $1.2 mln

San Francisco-based Baggage, a mobile platform for booking daily storage, has secured $1.2 million in funding. The investors included Seabed VC and Jillian Manus, a managing partner at Structured Capital.

iNovia Capital co-leads $60 mln Series B funding of Boosted

Boosted, a Mountain View, California-based producer of last-mile electric vehicles, including the Booster board, has raised US$60 million in a Series B financing. The round, which brings total funding to more than US$70 million, was led by Canadian venture capital firm iNovia Capital and U.S. firm Khosla Ventures. They were joined by Series A investors. Patrick Pichette, an iNovia general partner, will take a preferred board seat. Boosted said it will use the funds raised for global growth and to introduce new products that leverage the company's light electric vehicle technology.

Qwick inks $1.3 mln

Phoenix, Arizona-based Qwick, an on-demand staffing company that connects service industry professionals with hospitality shifts in real-time, has raised $1.3 million in funding. The investors included Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund,UA Venture Capital, Moving Capital, Desert Angels and XG Ventures.

Ludlow Ventures targets $60 mln for fund

Ludlow Ventures is seeking to raise $60 million for its newest fund, according to an SEC filing. The Detroit-based venture firm provides seed, early-stage and debt financing to entrepreneurs and startups.

FloWater scores $15 mln Series B

Denver-based FloWater, a maker of new-tech water refill stations, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. The investor was Bluewater.

Delivery Hero cedes German market to Takeaway.com: Reuters

Takeaway.com (TKWY.AS) and Delivery Hero (DHER.DE) have settled a costly struggle for supremacy in the German food delivery market, with Takeaway agreeing to buy its larger rival’s businesses there for 930 million euros ($1.1 billion), Reuters reported.

NFP Ventures funds Vivante Health

Houston, Texas-based Vivante Health Inc, a digital health care company, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP.