Private Equity
FoodLogiQ, an SaaS provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, has raised $19.5 million in financing. Renewal Funds led the round with participation from other investors that included Testo, Tyson Ventures, Pontifax AgTech, Nicola Wealth Management and Greenhouse Capital.
1 min read · 29 March 2018
Swift Medical, a Toronto-based specialist in digital wound care management, has raised $11.6 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by U.S. venture capital firm Data Collective (DCVC) and joined by Canadian firms Real Ventures, Relay Ventures and BDC Capital. Founded in 2015 by CEO Carlo Perez and CTO Edwin Liang, Swift provides advanced wound care visualization and 3D measurement through its Skin and Wound software. The solution has so far been adopted by more than 1,000 healthcare facilities managing over 100,000 beds across North America. Swift plans to use the Series A's proceeds to pursued continued growth.
4 min read · 29 March 2018
DocuSign has filed to go public, according to a March 28 SEC filing. The San Francisco electronic signature service said it will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “DOCU.” DocuSign said it has a history of operating losses. It has yet to disclose how many shares it will sell or their price range. That information will come in future filings. Investors include Sigma Partners, Ignition Partners and Frazier Technology Ventures, the filing said.
1 min read · 29 March 2018
Aster said March 29 that it has hired Jérome Joaug as a principal. Joaug is the co-founder of Nymbly and Cambridge Nanosystems.
2 min read · 29 March 2018
True Gault, a 3-D imaging shoe brand, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Tim Draper, who invested via True Gault's equity crowdfunding campaign launched through the Republic investment platform.
6 min read · 28 March 2018
San Francisco-based Siren, a health tech company, has raised $3.4 million in seed funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction. The investors were DCM, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.
1 min read · 28 March 2018
San Francisco-based TuneIn, a live streaming and on-demand audio service, has named Juliette Morris as chief marketing officer. Previously, Morris worked at NBCUniversal. TuneIn is backed by Comcast Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC.
3 min read · 28 March 2018
Berkeley, California-based Kloudless, an enterprise integrations solution for developer and product teams, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Aspect Ventures led the round with participation from Bow Capital, Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund, Heavybit, Ajay Shah, Tim Draper and David Sacks.
1 min read · 28 March 2018
Diabetes startup Bigfoot Biomedical Inc, has raised $55 million in Series B financing. The investors included Abbott, Cormorant Asset Management, Senvest Capital Inc., Senvest Management LLC, Visionnaire Ventures, JDRF T1D Fund and T1D Exchange.
1 min read · 28 March 2018
San Francisco-based Canvas Medical, a technology partner for independent primary care practices, has raised over $3 million in funding. The company's investors include Upfront Ventures, iSeed Ventures and Village Global.
1 min read · 28 March 2018
