Private Equity
Boston-based Springboard Retail, a cloud POS and retail management platform, has secured $400,000 from Lighter Capital. The funding is the third tranche of financing provided by Lighter Capital to Springboard for a total tally of $1.1 million.
3 min read · 28 November 2018
NeueHouse, a private cultural and collaborative space for prominent creatives, artists and entrepreneurs, has raised $30 million in funding. The investors were the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Office, Gaw Capital and Revolt Ventures.
5 min read · 27 November 2018
California-based Nifty Games, a new video game publisher, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors included March Capital Partners, Defy.VC and aXiomatic Gaming.
3 min read · 27 November 2018
First Round Capital’s Rob Hayes will step down from his role as a partner at the firm to become a board partner, according to a blog post.
1 min read · 27 November 2018
Boston-based Corvus, an insurtech company, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The lead backers were .406 Ventures and Hudson Structured. Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round. In connection with the financing, Graham Brooks, a partner at .406 Ventures, will join the Corvus board of directors.
1 min read · 27 November 2018
Prime Movers Lab has raised $15.49 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. Jackson, Wyoming-based Prime Movers Lab invests in physics-powered startups founded by Prime Movers.
1 min read · 27 November 2018
Washington, D.C.-based MPOWER Financing, a student loan provider to promising international students, has raised $110 million in funding. Gray Matters Capital and Community Investment Management led the round.
3 min read · 27 November 2018
Evolv Technology, a creator of a people-screening system that detects weapons and bombs, has named David Orfao and Alan Cohen to its board of directors. Orfao is a co-founder of General Catalyst while Cohen was recently a chief commercial officer at Illumio.
3 min read · 27 November 2018
Arc Labs has raised $32 million for an early-stage credit fund. Based in San Francisco, Arc is focused on providing credit solutions to venture-backed startups. Arc Labs is backed by Bracket Capital.
2 min read · 27 November 2018
Upward Labs has secured up to $3.9 million from Connecticut Innovations. Based in the Hartford, Connecticut area, Upward Labs is an incubator focused on early-stage companies and developing pilot programs in the smart building and aged care market segments.
1 min read · 27 November 2018
