Private Equity
San Francisco and Scottsdale-based Boomtown, which helps organizations that sell, activate and support business technology products, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. Telstra Ventures led the round with participation from Capital One Growth Ventures, Nyca Partners, Commerce Ventures, Spider Capital and NHN Ventures.
1 min read · 16 May 2019
New York City-based Prevail Therapeutics Inc, a gene therapy company, has promoted Dr. Yong Dai to chief technology officer. Also, the company has named Tim Adams to its board of directors as audit committee chair while Dr. Francois Nader, a member of the board, will expand his role as non-executive chairman. Prevail's backers include OrbiMed, Pontifax Fund, RA Capital Management, EcoR1 Capital, Omega Funds, BVF Partners LP, Boxer Capital LLC, Adage Capital Management LP and Alexandria Venture Investments.
4 min read · 16 May 2019
New York City-based Prevail Therapeutics Inc, a gene therapy company, has promoted Dr. Yong Dai to chief technology officer. Also, the company has named Tim Adams to its board of directors as audit committee chair while Dr. Francois Nader, a member of the board, will expand his role as non-executive chairman. Prevail's backers include OrbiMed, Pontifax Fund, RA Capital Management, EcoR1 Capital, Omega Funds, BVF Partners LP, Boxer Capital LLC, Adage Capital Management LP and Alexandria Venture Investments.
4 min read · 16 May 2019
Chicago-based The Small Exchange, a new futures exchange, has secured $10 million in funding. The investors were Citadel Securities and Jump Capital.
1 min read · 16 May 2019
Aeneas Capital and Pyrinas are launching a fund that will acquire and develop co-working space and incubator facilities for the life sciences sector in the United States. The target of Pyrinas US Healthcare Real Estate Fund 1 SP is $120 million.
3 min read · 16 May 2019
UrbanSitter has acquired Denver-based Sitter Inc, a creator of an app that helps parents to find, book and pay babysitters. No financial terms were disclosed. UrbanSitter's backers include Advance Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, DBL Investors, First Round Capital, Match Group - a division of IAC, Menlo Ventures, Rustic Canyon, Aspect Ventures and A-Grade Investments.
3 min read · 16 May 2019
Accel has raised $575 million for its sixth fund that will invest in early-stage companies in Europe and Israel. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Accel has offices in San Francisco, London, India and China.
2 min read · 16 May 2019
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1 min read · 15 May 2019
1 min read · 15 May 2019
