North America

French digital insurance startup Alan ropes in $28 mln Series A

Paris-based Alan, a digital insurance company, has secured $28 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Xavier Niel, Open CNP, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP.

Eight Roads Ventures leads $2 mln round for InsightFinder

New York-based InsightFinder Inc, an intelligent analytical engine provider for cloud computing, has raised $2 million in funding. Eight Roads Ventures led the round with participation from Propel(x).

Pappas Capital appoints Mathers as partner

Pappas Capital, which invests in the life sciences sector, has named Thomas Mathers as a partner. Previously, Mathers was CEO of CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, which is backed by Pappas Capital.

Nutrino inks $8 mln Series A

Tel Aviv and San Francisco-based Nutrino, a provider of nutrition-related data services and analytics technology, has closed $8 million in Series A funding. The investors included Pereg Ventures, Nielsen Ventures and Gandyr Group.

CloudMargin takes in $10 mln

CloudMargin, a provider of collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors included LVC, the venture investing arm of Leucadia National Corporation, IHS Markit and Illuminate Financial Management.

StackRox fetches $25 mln Series B

Mountain View, California-based StackRox, a security provider for containerized cloud-native applications, has secured $25 million in Series B funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from Sequoia Capital and Amplify Partners.

UK B2B interior marketplace startup Eporta grabs $8 mln Series A

London-based Eporta, a B2B interior marketplace startup, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Canvas Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital Partners, Talis Capital and Samos Ventures.

Security car company Karamba raises an additional $10 mln

Karamba Security, a provider of in-car cybersecurity solutions with offices in Michigan and Israel, announced it has raised $10 million in funding from Western Technology Investment, a venture debt firm. The company, founded in 2015, has now raised $27 million in total funding. following a $12 million Series B round last year.

Fleetsmith fueled with $7.7 mln from Upfront and others

San Francisco-based Fleetsmith, a provider of secure, automated Apple device management, announced it has raised $7.7 million in Series A funding from Upfront Ventures. Also participating in the round were the company's seed investors Index Ventures and Harrison Metal. The company, founded in 2016 by Jesse Endahl, Ken Kouot, Stevie Hryciw and Zack Blum, has now raised more than $10 million in funding.

Expel attracts $20 mln Series B

Expel, a transparent managed security provider, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Ariel Tseitlin, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, will join Expel’s board of directors.