Private Equity
New York City and Los Angeles-based accelerator Quake Capital has named Priscilla Pesci as a partner. In her new role, Pesci will oversee the LA office and its new LA accelerator program. Pesci's work background includes holding executive positions at such companies as MGM Studios, Lionsgate Entertainment, CBS Broadcast International and FOX Studios.
3 min read · 21 March 2018
Denver and Los Angeles-based Vangst, a cannabis jobs marketplace, has raised $2.5 million in funding. Lerer Hippeau led the round with participation from Casa Verde Capital.
3 min read · 21 March 2018
California and India-based Chargebee, a SaaS subscription management and recurring billing solution, has secured $18 million in Series C funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management.
1 min read · 21 March 2018
CryptoKitties, a blockchain game, has raised $12 million in funding, according to a blog post. Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 21 March 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based TCR2 Therapeutics Inc, an immuno-oncology company, has raised $125 million in Series B funding. The lead investors were 6 Dimensions Capital and Curative Ventures. Other investors in the round included Redmile Group, ArrowMark Partners, Hillhouse Capital Group, MiraeAsset Financial Group, Lucion Group, Sirona Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, MPM Capital, F2 Ventures and Cathay Fortune Capital Investment.
1 min read · 21 March 2018
Pennsylvania-based Cernostics, a provider of next-generation cancer diagnostics and prognostics, has raised $2.5 million in Series A1 financing. Illumina Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 21 March 2018
European venture firm Seventure Partners has raised 24 million euros for AVF, a new venture fund focused on animal health. The target is 60 million euros. The fund's investors include Adisseo.
4 min read · 21 March 2018
Munich-based Userlane, a software company, has secured 4 million euros in Series A funding. Capnamic Ventures led the round with participation from High Tech Gründerfonds and FTR Ventures.
2 min read · 21 March 2018
New York City-based CommonBond, an online student lender, has raised $50 million in Series D funding. Fifth Third Capital Holdings led the round with participation from other investors that included First Republic Bank, Columbia Seligman Investments, Neuberger Berman, August Capital, Nyca Partners, Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citigroup and Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters.
3 min read · 21 March 2018
Travis Kalanick has found his way back to the C-suite, this time taking the CEO's role at a new-age real estate company.
1 min read · 21 March 2018
