Private Equity
HubHaus, a provider of co-living housing solutions for working professionals, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investors included Fuel Capital, Mike Stoppelman, Jeff Fluhr, Andrew Swain and Graph Ventures.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
SoftBank's SB China Venture Capital, or SBCVC, has set out to raise a sixth venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
Wolf Capital Ventures has raised $27 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $100 million. The Silicon Valley-based firm invests in financial services.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
Alberta Enterprise Corp has committed $5 million to Panache Ventures I, the debut fund of Canadian early-stage venture capital firm Panache Ventures. Fund I, which invests in pre-seed and seed opportunities in artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, financial technology and other sectors, last week raised an initial $25 million. The fund is targeted to raise $40 million in total. Managing Partner Patrick Lor, who along with other Panache principals formerly served with 500 Startups Canada, will run the Montréal-based firm's office in Calgary.
3 min read · 13 March 2018
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners has raised $80.56 million toward a $125 million seventh venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
Gavelytics said it raised $3.2 million from Brian Lee, the co-founder of Legal Zoom; David Nazarian, an early Qualcomm investor; Bruce Karatz, former chairman KB Home; Jarl Mohn; and Ken Solomon, chairman of the Tennis Channel.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
Artland, a Danish platform focused on connecting art collectors and galleries, has raised $1 million in funding. The investors included Olympic dressage champion Andreas Helgstrand, musician and songwriter Shaka Loveless and Airhelp founder Nicolas Michaelsen.
3 min read · 13 March 2018
VueReal Inc, a Waterloo-based developer of technologies for micro-LED displays, has initially closed its Series A financing at about $13.5 million (US$10.5 million). The round was led by the venture capital arm of an Asian business and a North American vendor, neither of which were identified. Founded in 2016 by CEO Reza Chaji, VueReal will use the funds raised to accelerate development of its micro-LED technologies, which are used in a range of display applications. It will do this by expanding the company's team and launching a micro-device development and characterization centre. VueReal said it is planning a subsequent Series A close.
3 min read · 13 March 2018
Rent the Runway, an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories, has raised $21 million in funding, according to a spokesperson for the firm. The investor was an affiliate of Blue Pool Capital Limited.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
Salesforce has agreed to acquire CloudCraze, a B2B commerce platform, according to a company announcement on the Salesforce site. No financial terms were disclosed. CloudCraze's backers included Insight Venture Partners, reported data from Crunchbase.
1 min read · 13 March 2018
