North America

ROAM takes in $2.1 mln

Boulder, Colorado-based ROAM, a next-generation adventure network, has secured $2.1 million in funding. The investors were Advancit Capital, SUSA, WndrCo, TackVC and Imagination Capital.

SnapTravel inks $21.2 mln Series A

SnapTravel, a message-driven commerce and travel assistant, has raised $21.2 million in Series A funding. The investors included Telstra Ventures and NBA player Stephen Curry.

FortressIQ scores $12 mln Series A

FortressIQ, a creator of a cognitive automation platform, has raised $12 million in Series A financing. The investor was Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Origin Ventures leads Series A round for 15Five

15Five, a continuous performance management solution that helps employees grow and develop in just 15 minutes each week, has raised $8.2 million in Series A funding. Origin Ventures led the round with participation from New Ground Ventures, Chaifetz Group, Jason Calacanis’s LAUNCH Fund and Matrix Partners.

Lumeon picks up $28 mln

Boston-based Lumeon, a provider of a path careway management platform, has secured $28 million in funding. LSP led the round.

FreeWire Technologies procures $15 mln Series A

FreeWire Technologies, a provider of flexible and future-proof power solutions for the grid edge, has raised $15 million in Series A financing. BP Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Volvo Cars Tech Fund, Stanley Ventures, Blue Bear Capital, Oski Clean Energy Partners, Strawberry Creek Ventures, Spike Ventures and TRIREC.

Digital fitness company Freeletics nabs $45 mln Series A

Freeletics, a digital fitness company, has secured $45 million in Series A funding. FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners led the round with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures, ward.ventures and Tony Robbins.

Codasip pulls in $10 mln Series A

Codasip GmbH, a provider of RISC-V embedded processor IP, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investors included Ventech Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Paua Ventures and Western Digital.

Logistics startup Chainvu raises $2.6 mln in seed financing

Chainvu, a Toronto-based logistics technology startup, has raised about $2.6 million (US$2 million) in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by U.S. family office Leonite Capital. Chainvu's cloud-based platform provides continuous, live monitoring of product shipments to help reduce waste and increase safety and security in food and pharmaceutical supply chains. It will use the funds raised for hiring, product development, and sales and marketing. Chainvu was established this year as a spin-off of Axios Mobile Assets Corp, the assets of which were acquired by Leonite. Its founder, CEO Bob Burrows, is a former Axios executive.

Ascent360 locks in $4.1 mln Series A

Golden, Colorado-based Ascent360, a customer data platform provider, has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding. Fulcrum Equity Partners led the round with participation from Access Venture Partners, NelNet, Bialla Venture Partners and Rockies Venture Club.