Private Equity
Austin-based Complai, a maker of Shep, a business tool for travelers, has raised $1.4 million in seed funding. Moonshots Capital led the round with participation from the Capital Factory.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
OpenView said it named Elizabeth Cain as the firm’s eighth partner and the second woman on its investment committee.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
UK-based GeoSpock, a developer of a data integration platform that provides analytics, builds insight, and "enables predictions across space and time," has raised $6.6 million in Series A funding. Cambridge Innovation Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Parkwalk Advisors, Global Brain and 31 Ventures.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
QuasarDB, a developer of technologies to handle real-time data primarily for financial markets, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Partech Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Orolia.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
San Francisco-based Agent IQ, an AI-enhanced customer engagement platform, has secured $6.3 million in Series A funding. Sierra Ventures led the round with participation from CRCM and Rubicon Ventures. In addition to the funding, Tim Guleri from Sierra Ventures will also be joining Agent IQ’s board.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
The Pioneer Fund has set out to raise a venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
The National Venture Capital Association released a set of resources to aid venture firms and startups address sexual harassment.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
Greenlight Financial Technology Inc, an Atlanta, Georgia-based developer of a smart debit card for kids, has secured US$16 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by TTV Capital, a U.S. venture capital firm. It was joined by existing investors, including Canadian mobile venture capital firm Relay Ventures, which led the company's US$7.5 million seed financing last year. Greenlight, launched in 2014, said it will use the Series A's proceeds to fuel growth and advance its goal of strengthening financial literacy among kids by investing in new talent and new solutions.
4 min read · 22 February 2018
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based ChronWell, a technology-enabled platform company for the workers’ compensation insurance industry, has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding.The investors were not named.
1 min read · 22 February 2018
New York City-based Teampay, a creator of virtual cards for business purchasing, has secured $4 million in seed funding. Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included KEC Ventures, Precursor Ventures and CoVenture.
1 min read · 22 February 2018