Private Equity
Los Angeles-based CreatorIQ, which helps businesses run influencer marketing campaigns, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. TVC Capital led the round.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
Minneapolis-based Rice Park Capital Management has raised over $8.4 million for its debut venture fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $50 million.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
Pay4Education Inc, a fintech company focused on helping consumers making informed college finance choices, has raised $575 million in funding. Springfield Venture Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Alchemy Group.
3 min read · 13 June 2019
Sunbit, a financial technology company, has secured $26 million in Series B funding. Zeev Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
VidMob, a full stack creative technology platform, has secured $25 million in Series B financing. BuildGroup led the round with participation from other investors that included Acadia Woods, Herington LLC, Interlock Partners, Macanta Investments, LP's of Manifest and You & Mr Jones.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
Fiverr International, an online marketplace for freelancers, has debuted its IPO after pricing its over 5.2 million shares at $21 per share. The stock began trading June 13, 2019 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FVRR." J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc are the lead underwriters. Fiverr's pre-IPO backers included Square Peg Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel and Qumra Capital.
2 min read · 13 June 2019
British Columbia-based Traction Guest, a provider of cloud-based solutions for enterprise visitor management, has secured $13 million in Series A financing. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
UK-based Riverlane, a quantum computing software developer, has secured 3.25 million pounds in seed funding. Cambridge Innovation Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners led the round with participation from Cambridge Enterprise.
4 min read · 13 June 2019
London-based Zava, a digital healthcare and telemedicine provider, has secured $32 million in Series A funding. HPE Growth led the round.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
San Francisco-based BlackThorn Therapeutics, a neurobehavioral health company, has secured $76 million in Series B financing. The investors included Polaris Partners, Premier Partners, Scripps Research, Vertex Ventures HC, Alexandria Venture Investments, Altitude Life Science Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Biomatics Capital, GV, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. and Mercury Fund. In connection with the financing, Brian Chee, a managing partner at Polaris Partners, Lori Hu, a managing director at Vertex Ventures HC and Julie Sunderland, a managing director at Biomatics Capital, joined BlackThorn’s board as directors.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
