North America

Velox lands $32 mln

Israel-based Velox, a developer of mass production direct-to-shape digital printing technology, has raised $32 million in funding. JAL Ventures and O.R.T. Technologies Ltd led the round with participation from other investors that included ALTANA, Evonik and Michael Ilan Management & Investments Ltd.

Cognigo locks in $8.5 mln Series A

New Jersey and Israel-based Cognigo, an AI-driven enterprise platform for data protection and compliance, has closed $8.5 million in Series A funding. OurCrowd led the round with participation from Prosegur and State of Mind Ventures.

Axoni procures $36 mln Series B

New York-based Axoni, a provider of enterprise blockchain technology, has raised $36 million in Series B funding. The investors included HSBC.

VC-backed Copper beefs up C-suite team with two hires

San Francisco-based Copper, a provider of productivity CRM solutions, has named Adrian Ivanov as chief revenue officer and Charles Ashworth as chief people officer. Also, the company has promoted M.G. Thibaut to senior vice president of finance and operations. Copper's backers include GV, NextWorld Capital, Norwest Ventures and True Ventures.

Digital adoption platform WalkMe hikes up Series F funding

San Francisco-based WalkMe, a digital adoption platform, has increased its Series F funding to $50 million. The latest investor to join the round was EDBI.

Portfolia wraps up women's health-focused fund

Portfolia Funds, a fintech company, has closed its newest fund. No financial terms were disclosed. The Portfolia FemTech Fund will invest in women's health companies. So far, the fund has made its first investment in Future Family, a femtech startup that helps families more afford and navigate fertility services like IVF and egg freezing.

Kymera Therapeutics attracts $65 mln Series B

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Kymera Therapeutics Inc, a biotechnology company, has closed $65 million in Series B financing. The lead investors were 6 Dimensions Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Pfizer Ventures.

You.i TV nabs $23 mln

Ottawa, Canada-based You.i TV, a provider of software tools for addressing cross-platform app development, has secured $23 million in funding. Causeway Media Partners led the round with participation from WarnerMedia, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Vistara Capital Partners. Bob Higgins, partner at Causeway Media, has joined the You.i TV's board of directors.

Panache signs Telus as LP, increases Fund I target to $50 mln

Panache Ventures has signed up Telus Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Canadian telecommunications company Telus Corp, as a limited partner. Panache, a Canadian seed-stage venture capital firm, also announced it will extend fundraising for Panache Ventures I and increase its target to $50 million from $40 million. Fund I raised an initial $25 million earlier this year. To date, Montréal-based Panache has closed 28 investments in IT security, content marketing, business and productivity software, marketplace, financial technology, digital media, life sciences, logistics and supply chain management, health and fitness, and other sectors.

Ridecell expands Series B round

San Francisco-based Ridecell Inc, a car-sharing, ride-sharing and autonomous ride-hailing platform for new mobility operators, has expanded its Series B funding round, increasing it to over $60 million. The lead investor was Activate Capital.