Private Equity
Skymind said March 22 that it raised $11.5 million in Series A finding led by TransLink Capital. Participating in the round were ServiceNow, Sumitomo’s Presidio Ventures, UpHonest Capital, and DCode with GovTech Fund. Early investors Y Combinator, Tencent, Mandra Capital, Hemi Ventures, and GMO Ventures, also joined the round. Skymind is an open-core data science company.
4 min read · 25 March 2019
Lydia Jett has been named a partner at the SoftBank Vision Fund, according to an article on Bloomberg.
1 min read · 22 March 2019
Evox Therapeutics Ltd said March 22 that it secured 1.5 million pounds ($1.98 million) in funding from Innovate UK through the Biomedical Catalyst Early Stage Award. Evox, of the U.K., is an exosome therapeutics company.
4 min read · 22 March 2019
San Francisco-based Cleo, which helps provide a family support system for working parents, announced it raised a $27.5 million Series B round from New Enterprise Associates and angel investors that include former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh, Box CEO Aaron Levie and former GE CEO Jeff Immelt.
1 min read · 22 March 2019
Moonrise Capital has raised $105.7 million toward a China-focused venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 21 March 2019
San Francisco-based HoneyBook, provider of a financial and business management platform for freelancers, announced it has raised $28 million in a Series C round of funding. Citi Ventures led the round with participation from all existing investors, including Norwest Venture Partners and Aleph.
1 min read · 21 March 2019
Kaarta said May 21 that it raised $6.5 million led by GreenSoil Building Innovation Fund. Riverfront Ventures, Zamagias Properties, Quaker Capital Investments, and Startbot participated in the round. Kaarta, of Pittsburgh, provides 3D reality capture for robotics professionals to map and model indoor and outdoor spaces.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Amify said March 22 that it raised $5.8 million in Series A funding led by Mercury Fund. Other investors included Dundee Venture Capital, CincyTech, SaaS Venture Capital and Capital One Co-Founder Nigel Morris. Amify, of Alexandria, Virginia, provides solutions that aims to help brands maximize their potential on the Amazon marketplace.
4 min read · 21 March 2019
Imago BioSciences Inc said March 21 that it raised $40 million in Series B financing led by Omega Funds. Participating in the round were Frazier Healthcare Partners, Amgen Ventures, and MRL Ventures Fund as well as HighLight Capital, Pharmaron and Greenspring Associates. Imago BioSciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for myeloid diseases.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
New York-base Fetcher, provider of a recruiting platform that uses AI and human expertise to find top talent, announced it has raised $5.4 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Accomplice and Slow Ventures, with full participation by existing investors Picus and Revel Partners. The round also included individual investors Paul English (founder of Kayak), Amol Sarva (founder of Knotel) and James Joaquin (co-founder of Obvious Ventures).
1 min read · 21 March 2019
