Private Equity
VMG Partners has closed a new fund at $250 million. Named VMG Catalyst, the fund will focus on early stage tech-enabled consumer products, services, experiences and marketplaces as well as the infrastructure and technology stack that enable these businesses.
2 min read · 24 July 2019
Threshold Ventures is seeking to raise $250 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Menlo Park and San Francisco, California, Threshold is a DFJ Venture spin-out.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
San Francisco-based Mixhalo, which provides a real-time audio platform for use at live events, has raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round led by the Foundry Group. Other investors in the round included Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, Defy Partners and Cowboy Ventures, as well as Red Light Management, Another Planet Entertainment, Rick Farman and Rich Goodstone of Superfly and Charlie Walker of C3.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Austin, Texas-based TrustRadius, a customer review platform for B2B technology, has raised $12.5 million in Series C funding. Next Coast Ventures led the round with participation from return backers the Mayfield Fund and LiveOak Ventures.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Zeta, a fintech company, has secured Series C funding at a valuation of $300 million. The investor was Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services, which will have a minority stake in Zeta.
3 min read · 23 July 2019
San Francisco-based CircleCI, a software platform, has secured $56 million in Series D funding. Owl Rock Capital Partners and NextEquity Partners led the round with participation from return backers Scale Venture Partners, Top Tier Capital, Threshold Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Industry Ventures, Heavybit and Harrison Metal Capital.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Toronto-based sports team funding app FlipGive has secured C$5 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Canadian software venture capital firm Framework Venture Partners. Framework’s investment is the first of its C$150 million debut fund, FVP I, which held an initial close earlier this year. It was joined by iGan Partners, which invested in 2013, and FJ Labs. FlipGive is also backed by MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. Launched in 2016, FlipGive provides a digital platform that helps North American youth sports teams, member organizations and clubs raise funds through everyday shopping with favourite brands.
4 min read · 23 July 2019
London-based Anstream Arcade, a streaming platform for retro games, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. Tencent led the round with participation from Hambro Perks.
3 min read · 23 July 2019
UK-based Cambridge Touch Technologies LTd, a provider of multi-touch screen technology, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Kureha Corporation led the round. CTT is a Cambridge University spin-out.
5 min read · 23 July 2019
Swiss agricultural tech company Gamaya has secured 12 million CHF (about $12.1 million) in Series B funding. Mahindra & Mahindra led the round.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
