North America

One Better Ventures funds Disruptive Enterprises

Durham, North Carolina-based Disruptive Enterprises, a health and wellness company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was One Better Ventures.

Spring Mountain leads Series A round for Home Captain

New York City-based Home Captain, a real estate platform that helps shepherd prospective home buyers through the home-buying process, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A financing. Spring Mountain Capital led the round.

KeepTruckin raises $50 mln from IVP, Scale, Index, Google Ventures

KeepTruckin said it raised $50 million of Series C funding in a round led by Institutional Venture Partners and joined by existing investors Scale Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Google Ventures.

Virsec raises $24 mln from BlueIO, Artiman Ventures, Amity Ventures, others

Virsec said it raised $24 million of Series B funding in a round led by BlueIO and joined by Artiman Ventures, Amity Ventures, Raj Singh, and Boston Seed Capital.

SGVC raises $21 mln of $50 mln target for third venture fund

SGVC has raised $21 million of a targeted $50 million third venture fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Beverly Hills-based venture firm is led by Dovi Frances and invests in financial technology companies, according to its website. The filing lists 33 investors.

Tokenized securities issuer Finhaven seeded with $1.3 mln

Finhaven Technology Inc, a Vancouver blockchain-powered investment banking platform, has raised $1.3 million (US$1 million) in seed-stage financing. Medici Investment, a South Korean venture capital and private equity firm, was the investor. Finhaven also formally announced the launch of an equity and debt issuance platform utilizing the Ethereum blockchain for the creation of tokenized securities. It uses coding and smart contracts to ensure the legal creation, sale and resale of these securities. Finhaven earlier in 2018 struck a deal with TIMIA Capital Corp to create a TIMIA cryptocurrency-based financing platform.

Anterra Capital amasses $200 mln for fund

Boston and Amsterdam-based Anterra Capital, a venture firm "that backs the entrepreneurs who are transforming the global food system," has raised $200 million for its fund. Anterra is backed by Rabobank and Eight Roads.

Smart sprinkler company Rachio gathers $10 mln Series B

Rachio, a smart sprinkler company, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Eastside Partners and Bonaventure Capital led the round with participation from Amazon Alexa Fund.

Altitude Life Science Ventures targets $125 mln for third fund

Altitude Life Science Ventures is seeking to raise $125 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The Kirkland, Washington-based venture firm invests in early-stage life science companies.

Neurotrack fetches $13.7 mln Series B

Redwood City, California-based Neurotrack, a creator of a digital memory health platform, has raised $13.7 million in Series B funding. Sozo Ventures led the round with participation from Marc Benioff, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Social Capital, AME Cloud Partners and Rethink Impact.