Private Equity
Newton, Massachusetts and Israel-based Morphisec, a provider of moving target defense solutions, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. The investors were Orange Digital Ventures, Jerusalem Venture Partners, GE and Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zagster, a bike-sharing platform provider, has raised $15 million in funding. Edison Partners was the lead investor.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Greenlight Financial Technology Inc, a producer of a smart debit card for kids, teens, and college students, has raised $16 million in Series A financing. TTV Capital led the round with participation from New Enterprise Associates Inc, Relay Ventures, SunTrust Bank, Ally Financial, nbkc bank, Canapi and the Amazon Alexa Fund.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Paris-based Prophesee SA, a creator of a bio-inspired vision system, has raised $19 million in funding. The investors included 360 Capital Partners, Supernova Invest, iBionext, Intel Capital, Renault Group and Robert Bosch Venture Capital.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Chicago and India-based FourKites, a predictive supply chain platform, has secured $35 million in Series B funding. August Capital led the round with participation from Bain Capital Ventures and Hyde Park Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Eric Carlborg, general partner at August Capital, will join the FourKites' board.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Frisco, Texas-based Meritize, an educational lender, has raised $6.8 million in seed funding. Colchis Capital, Chicago Ventures and Cube Financial Holdings led the round with participation from ECMC, College Loan Corporation, University Ventures, City Light Capital, PC Squared and Meritize management.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Boston-based Mabl, an automated testing service that automatically fixes broken tests and identifies regressions using machine learning, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investors were CRV and Amplify Partners.
1 min read · 21 February 2018
Braingrid Corp, a Toronto-based data platform for cannabis growers, has secured close to $2.6 million in its latest financing. The investors in the round included several venture capital firms, among them Quinsam Capital Corp, a Canadian cannabis merchant bank. Launched in 2012 by CEO Michael Kadonoff, Braingrid has developed a sensor system, called Sentroller, that captures real-time data needed by cannabis growers to increase revenue and reduce costs and risks. The company will use the funds raised to expand research, further execute its strategy, and support marketing related to lead generation and customer acquisition.
3 min read · 21 February 2018
Serial Box, a provider of premium serialized entertainment for readers and listeners, has secured $1.65 million in seed funding. Boat Rocker Media led the round.
3 min read · 21 February 2018
Stockholm-based Anyfin, which enables consumers to refinance their existing loans with a picture, has secured 4.8 million euros in Series A funding. Accel and Northzone led the round with participation from other investors that included Global Founders Capital.
4 min read · 21 February 2018
