North America

BioLumic nets $5 mln Series A

New Zealand-based BioLumic, a creator of an ultraviolet crop yield enhancement system, has secured $5 million in Series A financing. Finistere Ventures and Radicle Growth led the round.

Fazua snags $8 mln

Munich, Germany-based Fazua, a drive system provider for bike manufacturers, has raised $8 million in funding. UVC Partners led the round with participation other investors that included High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital.

Bookkeeping services provider Pilot.com nabs $15 mln

San Francisco-based Pilot.com Inc, a provider for bookkeeping services for startups and other small businesses, has raised $15 million in Series A financing. The investors included Index Ventures.

Fortem lands $15 mln Series A

Salt Lake City-based Fortem Technologies Inc, a provider of airspace awareness and intelligence, has secured $15 million in Series A funding. Data Collective led the round with participation from Boeing, Mubadala Investment Company, Manifest Growth, New Ground Ventures and Signia Venture Partners.

Need to meet: Whitney Rockley, managing partner, McRock Capital

Whitney Rockley is that rare individual in Canada’s venture market: a female investment pro of more than two decades experience, 16 of those years spent in senior roles in VC firms on both sides of the Atlantic. She also happens to be the first woman chair of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. And her current position may be the most important of her career: managing partner of McRock Capital, a Toronto firm she co-founded with Scott MacDonald in 2012.

Airtable procures $52 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Airtable, a platform that enables anyone to build custom apps to support their businesses, has raised $52 million in Series B funding. CRV and Caffeinated Capital led the round with participation from Freestyle Capital and Slow Ventures.

Blue Vision Labs takes in $14.5 mln Series A in GV-led round

Blue Vision Labs, a collaborative augmented reality company, has secured $14.5 million in Series A funding. GV led the round with participation from other investors that included Accel, Horizons Ventures and SV Angel.

PieSync attracts $3.5 mln

PieSync, a Belgian intelligent data synchronization platform for organizations, has raised $3.5 million in funding. Fortino Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Ark Angels Activator Fund, PMV and Dirk Vermunicht.

IDEAYA Biosciences hauls in $94 mln

South San Francisco-based IDEAYA Biosciences Inc, an oncology-focused biotechnology company, has closed $94 million in financing. The investors included BVF Partners L.P., Perceptive Advisors LLC, Nextech Invest Ltd, GV, Roche Venture Fund, 6 Dimensions Capital, Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group, Driehaus Capital Management, LLC, 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, Celgene Corporation, WuXi Healthcare Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Agritech company Hazel Technologies rakes in $3.26 mln Series A

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc, an agricultural technology company, has secured $3.26 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was S2G Ventures.