North America

Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint procures $240 mln

Campbell, California-based ChargePoint, an electric vehicle charging network, has secured $240 million in Series H funding. The investors included Pension Plan Investment Board, Chevron Technology Ventures, Quantum Energy Partners, BMW i Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures, Linse Capital and Siemens. In addition to the funding, Jeffrey Harris, a venture partner at Quantum Energy Partners, will join the ChargePoint board of directors.

CyberGRX inks $30 mln Series C

Denver-based CyberGRX, a provider of a global cyber risk exchange, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round with participation from Aetna Ventures, AllegisCyber, Bessemer Venture Partners, The Blackstone Group, ClearSky, GV, MassMutual Ventures and TenEleven Ventures.

IVP leads $81 mln funding of Deputy

Atlanta-based Deputy, provider of a workforce management software solution, has raised $81 million Series B funding. IVP led the round. Also participating are OpenView and Australian venture firms Square Peg Capital and EVP. Eric Liaw, general partner at IVP, has joined the board as part of the funding. Deputy was founded in Australia in 2008 and has now raised $106 million following a Series A round in early 2017.

Oriente raises $105 mln

Oriente said Nov. 27 that it raised $105 million in an initial funding round. Participating in the round were the founders and a group of family offices including members of the Berjaya Group, JG Summit Holdings Inc, and Sinar Ma. Oriente, of Hong Kong, is an online lender providing credit scoring, digital and O2O lending and other financial services.

Lighter Capital backs Springboard Retail

Boston-based Springboard Retail, a cloud POS and retail management platform, has secured $400,000 from Lighter Capital. The funding is the third tranche of financing provided by Lighter Capital to Springboard for a total tally of $1.1 million.

NeueHouse locks in $30 mln

NeueHouse, a private cultural and collaborative space for prominent creatives, artists and entrepreneurs, has raised $30 million in funding. The investors were the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Office, Gaw Capital and Revolt Ventures.

New video game publisher Nifty Games attracts $3 mln seed

California-based Nifty Games, a new video game publisher, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors included March Capital Partners, Defy.VC and aXiomatic Gaming.

First Round's Hayes to become board partner

First Round Capital’s Rob Hayes will step down from his role as a partner at the firm to become a board partner, according to a blog post.

Asahi Kasei tops up Feldan Therapeutics' Series A to $13.8 mln

Feldan Therapeutics, a Québec City-based pre-clinical biotechnology company, has raised $1.3 million in financing from Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital, the investment arm of Japanese conglomerate Asahi Kasei Corp. The investment increases Feldan's Series A financing to $13.8 million. In September, the company secured an initial $12.5 million led by South Korea's GC and joined by Stonebridge Ventures, Anges Québec and Anges Québec Capital. Founded in 2007, Feldan is developing a pipeline of therapeutic applications based on the Feldan Shuttle, its peptide intracellular delivery technology.

Corvus nets $10 mln Series A

Boston-based Corvus, an insurtech company, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The lead backers were .406 Ventures and Hudson Structured. Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round. In connection with the financing, Graham Brooks, a partner at .406 Ventures, will join the Corvus board of directors.