Private Equity
South San Francisco-based Allogene Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on cancer treatment, has raised $324 million after pricing its 18 million shares at $18 per share. The stock began trading October 11, 2018 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ALLO." Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Cowen and Company and Jefferies LLC are the lead underwriters. Allogene's pre-IPO backers included Vida Ventures.
2 min read · 11 October 2018
Chicago-based RedShelf Inc, a provider of digital course materials in higher education, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. DNS Capital led the round.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
RoboSense, a Chinese autonomous driving LiDAR perception solution provider, has raised over $45 million in funding. The investors included Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group and SAIC Motor Group.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
TIMIA Capital Corp has provided a $2 million investment facility to FormHero Inc, a Toronto-based smart forms platform that helps business organizations automate paperwork and processes. TIMIA, a Canadian specialty finance firm, will deploy an initial $1 million, followed by a further $1 million when certain milestones are met. FormHero CEO Ryan Kimber, who co-founded the company in 2015, said the facility’s proceeds will support the expansion of marketing efforts. TIMIA provides growth capital to technology companies in exchange for revenue-based payments.
3 min read · 11 October 2018
Atomic Labs has raised $148.4 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. With offices in San Francisco, Phoenix and Ontario, the venture firm makes seed and early-stage investments.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
June.ai, a communication hub, has secured $1.5 million in funding. The investors included John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom and Marc Michel of Runaway Venture Partners.
2 min read · 11 October 2018
Moz Inc has acquired STAT Search Analytics, a Vancouver-based provider of rank tracking and search-engine-result-page analytics for enterprises and digital agencies. No financial terms were released. Moz, a Seattle, Washington-based search engine optimization technology company, said it will retain and grow STAT's Vancouver team. STAT Founder and CEO Rob Bucci will become vice president of research and development. Moz said the acquisition creates the "most robust organic search solution in the industry.” Moz's U.S. venture capital investors include Foundry Group and Ignition Partners.
3 min read · 11 October 2018
Austin, Texas-based Rollick, an affinity buying program and enterprise lead management solution for the powersports, RV, marine and industrial equipment industries, has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding. LiveOak Venture Partners led the round.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
Total Expert, a fintech software company, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Emergence Capital led the round with participation from Rally Ventures and Arthur Ventures.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
Flo Health, a women's health startup, has raised $12 million in funding. Mangrove Capital Partners led the round with participation from return backers Flint Capital and Haxus.
1 min read · 11 October 2018
