North America

Data platform provider Looker racks up $103 mln Series E

Santa Cruz, California-based Looker, a data platform provider, has raised $103 million in Series E financing. Premji Invest led the round with participation from other investors that included Cross Creek Advisors.

Flipdish inks Series A funding

Ireland-based Flipdish, a maker of branded ordering apps and websites for quick service delivery and takeout restaurants, has raised 4.8 million euros in Series A funding. Global Founders Capital led the round with participation from return backer Elkstone.

Customer experience management platform Weave nabs $37.5 mln Series C

Lehi, Utah-based Weave, a customer experience management platform, has raised $37.5 million in Series C funding. Lead Edge Capital led the round with participation from return backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, Crosslink Capital and Pelion Venture Partners.

Impel NeuroPharma scores $67.5 mln Series D

Seattle-based Impel NeuroPharma, a developer of therapies that treat central nervous system disorders with unmet medical needs, has raised $67.5 million in Series D financing. KKR and Norwest Venture Partners led the round with participation from return backers Vivo Capital, 5AM Ventures and venBio Partners.

SourceDay picks up $6.5 mln Series A

Austin, Texas-based SourceDay, a provider of automating direct spend procurement, purchase order management and supplier collaboration solutions, has secured $6.5 million in Series A financing. The investors were Silverton Partners, Draper Associates and ATX Seed Ventures.

Building Ventures collects $53 mln for maiden fund

Building Ventures has raised $53 million for its oversubscribed inaugural fund. Boston-based Building Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on sustainable companies.

Snapt takes in $3 mln

Atlanta-based Snapt Inc, an application delivery controller company, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The investors included Convergence Partners.

BIOS to open Montréal office with $4.5 mln seed financing

BIOS, a Cambridge, U.K.-based neural engineering startup, has raised a US$4.5 million seed-stage financing backed by Canadian early-stage venture capital firm Real Ventures. Real, AME Cloud Ventures and Ariel Poler, founder of the human augmentation syndicate on AngelList, led the round, according to TechCrunch. BIOS will also be opening an R&D office in Montréal, Montréal International and Investissement Québec said. Founded in 2015, BIOS is developing technology to enable artificial intelligence-based healthcare treatments on human organs and nerve systems.

Lightpoint Medical snags funding

UK-based Lightpoint Medical, a provider of intraoperative molecular imaging and sensing, has secured 5 million pounds in funding. The investors included Cambridge Capital Group, Venture Founders, Coutts Investment Club, Envestors, Fund Twenty8, SyndicateRoom and Oxford Technology.

Canaccord Genuity invests in Family Office Networks

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc has made an undisclosed investment in Family Office Networks (FON), a West Palm Beach, Florida-based hub for family offices. Founded in 2013, FON helps family offices share information and intelligence, including about investment opportunities in such areas as real estate, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds. The deal will help FON to enhance its service platform and provide Canaccord Genuity with increased access to the global family office industry. Based in Toronto, Canaccord Genuity is an investment banking and financial services firm.