North America

Parking app ParkWhiz snags additional Series D funding

ParkWhiz, a parking app, has raised an additional $5 million to its Series D round, bringing the total tally to $25 million. The investors in the round include NewSpring Capital, Amazon's Alexa Fund, Alate Partners, Chaifetz Group and Purple Arch Ventures.

Poynt rakes in $100 mln Series C

Palo Alto, California-based Poynt, a connected commerce platform, has secured $100 million in Series C funding. The investors included Elavon and National Australia Bank.

Ribometrix scores $30 mln Series A

Durham, North Carolina-based Ribometrix, a biotechnology company, has closed $30 million in Series A financing. M Ventures led the round with participation from Amgen Ventures, Pappas Capital and Illumina Ventures. Founding investors SV Health Investors, AbbVie Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, MP Healthcare Venture Management, the Dementia Discovery Fund and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Netskope amasses $168.7 mln Series F

Netskope, a provider of cloud security solutions, has raised $168.7 million in Series F funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Accel, Geodesic Capital, Iconiq Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Social Capital and Base Partners.

TCV leads Sojern's $120 mln round

Sojern has raised $120 million in a funding round led by TCV. Sojern, of San Francisco, is a travel tech company.

ClickClickDrive raises $1 mln

ClickClickDrive said Nov. 13 that it raised $1 million in an angel round led by Emmanuel Thomassin, the CFO of Delivery Hero. Other investors include: Stefan Glaenzer (Passion Capital), Jonathan Green (Luxor Capital) and Burkhard Schwenker (former CEO Roland Berger). ClickClickDrive, of Berlin, offers an online platform for all-in-one driving school management software.

For Days inks $2.8 mln seed funding

For Days, a fully closed-loop clothing line, has raised $2.8 million in seed funding. Rosecliff Ventures led the round with participation from Collaborative Fund, Congruent Ventures, Third Prime Capital, Closed Loop Ventures, Bleu Capital, Gramercy Fund and Ride Ventures.

Resolute Ventures to raise $75 mln venture-capital fund

Resolute Ventures has set out to raise a $75 million fourth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Ex KP's Michael Linse to raise $65 mln venture fund

Linse Capital has set out to raise $65 million for a venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Israeli tech startup Guardian Optical Technologies gathers $2.5 mln

Tel Aviv-based Guardian Optical Technologies, a tech startup, has secured $2.5 million in funding. The investors included Union Ventures and B&E Equities.