Private Equity
FirstMark Capital raised $30 million for its FirstMark Capital S1 fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
Palo Alto, California-based Zone7, which uses artificial intelligence to predict injuries in sports, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. Resolute Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included UpWest, Amicus Capital and PLG Ventures.
3 min read · 26 February 2019
MVC Technologies Inc, operating as CB2 Insights, a Toronto-based medical cannabis data company, has raised C$5.74 million in a private placement. Merida Capital Partners, a U.S. cannabis private equity firm, led the deal, investing C$3.68 million. Founded in 2014, CB2 uses clinical management and data collection software at the point-of-care to create predictive analytics for the medical cannabis sector.
3 min read · 26 February 2019
Instructure Inc has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Portfolium, a provider of students' digital work samples. No financial terms were disclosed. Portfolium's backers include University Ventures, Seed San Diego and Vertical Venture Partners.
3 min read · 26 February 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Cmd, a cybersecurity startup, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. GV led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Karim Faris,a general partner at GV, has been added to Cmd's board of directors.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based FreightWaves, a provider of data and news for global freight markets, has raised $20 million in Series B financing. The lead backer was 8VC.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
Breathe Life, a Montréal-based provider of consumer-focused solutions for the insurance industry, has raised C$4.5 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by Diagram Ventures and joined by Real Ventures, both Canadian venture capital firms. The company is also backed by angel investors. Founded in 2017, Breathe Life provides life and health insurance carriers, distribution organizations and advisors with white-label solutions to find, convert and retain customers.
4 min read · 26 February 2019
Language app ELSA has secured $7 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Also, previous backers Monk’s Hill Ventures and SOSV participated in the round.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
Vast Data, a New York City-based storage startup, has raised $80 million in funding. The investors were Norwest Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, 83 North, Goldman Sachs and a TPG Growth-sponsored investment platform.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
Boston-based Newpath Partners has raised $111.3 million for its new venture fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $125 million.
1 min read · 26 February 2019
