Private Equity
WorkingGroupLink, which has rebranded as DealSite, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Fifteen Group led the round with participation from return backer Inspiration Ventures. Based in San Mateo, California DealSite is a provider of collaboration software for deal-makers in capital markets, law, commercial real estate, and related industries.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health is seeking to raise $25 million for its new fund, according to an SEC filing. The Pasadena, California-based early-stage venture firm is focused on the healthcare industry.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
Israel-based Regulus Cyber, which ensures security and mission reliability for autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and trucks, has secured $6.3 million in funding. The investors were Sierra Ventures, Canaan Partners Israel, the Technion and F2 Capital.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
Skritswap, a Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based app for improving information clarity, has secured an investment from Boost VC, a U.S. venture capital firm. No financial terms for the "six-figure" deal, Skritswap's first involving an institutional source, were disclosed. Skritswap, which was founded in 2015 by CEO Melissa Kargiannakis, uses artificial intelligence to replace complex jargon in documents, such as a mortgage, will or tax code, with simple, everyday language. The company is also backed by angel investors, including Joseph Fung, CEO of Kiite and former CEO of TribeHR.
3 min read · 01 May 2018
Seattle-based Skykick, a provider of SaaS cloud automation and management products for Microsoft information technology service providers, has raised $40 million in funding. The investors included former German Minister of Technology and Defense Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Craig Nerenberg, managing partner of Brenner West Capital.
3 min read · 01 May 2018
Goodwater Capital has set a $350 million target for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The San Mateo, California-based venture firm invests in consumer tech startups.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
Marketo has acquired Bizible, a provider of marketing performance management software. No financial terms were disclosed. Bizible's backers included Scale Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Partners, MHS Capital and Investment Group of Santa Barbara.
3 min read · 01 May 2018
AMCS, a provider of integrated software and vehicle technology for the resource management, waste collection and recycling industries, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were Insight Venture Partners and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
San Francisco-based Hustle, a P2P messaging platform, has raised $30 million in funding, according to a blog post on its site. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from GV and Salesforce Ventures.
1 min read · 01 May 2018
Algolux Inc, a Montréal-based provider of machine-learning stacks for autonomous vision and imaging, has raised about $12.8 million (US$10 million) in a Series A financing. The round was led by General Motors Ventures and joined by Drive Capital, Intact Ventures and Real Ventures. Algolux was founded in 2014 by CEO Allan Benchetrit and CTO Felix Heide, and with the support of accelerator TandemLaunch. Its technology helps vehicles and devices address challenges posed by everyday scenarios like extreme lighting and adverse weather. Algolux plans to use the funds raised to further advance its platform and pursue global business development.
4 min read · 01 May 2018
