Private Equity
Santa Clara, California-based Ushur, a provider of a SaaS service engagement platform leveraging enterprise data, announced it raised a $12 million Series A round. 8VC led the funding, with participation from new and existing seed investors. As part of the funding, Pankaj Patel, former executive vice president and chief development officer of Cisco, and Bhaskar Ghosh, partner and CTO at 8VC, have joined the board. David Moskowitz, a principal at 8VC, has joined as a board observer.
1 min read · 23 October 2018
Filld, the last mile mobile fueling company, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Parkland Fuel Corporation and Calibrate Ventures led the round with participation from investors that included Cendana Capital, Lucas Venture Group, Javelin Venture Partners and Hallador Investment Advisors.
1 min read · 23 October 2018
Bedford, Massachusetts-based Stoke Therapeutics, a biotech firm, has raised $90 million in Series B financing. RTW Investments led the round with participation from other investors that included Apple Tree Partners, RA Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, Perceptive Advisors, funds managed by Janus Henderson Investors, Redmile Group, Sphera Funds Management and Alexandria Venture Investments.
1 min read · 23 October 2018
ForgePoint Capital, a venture firm focused on cybersecurity companies, has named Ernie Bio as a vice president. Previously, Bio was a chief operating officer of Defense Innovation Unit, a Silicon Valley-based government startup.
3 min read · 22 October 2018
Minds Inc, a crypto social network, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The investor was Medici Ventures, a blockchain subsidiary of Overstock.com. In addition to the funding, Patrick M. Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock.com, will join Minds' board of directors.
3 min read · 22 October 2018
South San Francisco-based Wallarm, a provider of AI-powered application security, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Toba Capital led the round with participation from Y Combinator, Partech and Gagarin Capital.
1 min read · 22 October 2018
Stray Dog Capital has raised $23.7 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed on the document. Based in Leawood, Kansas, Stray Dog invests in early-stage businesses.
1 min read · 22 October 2018
Qpex Biopharma, a developer of antiobiotics, has raised $33 million in Series A financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from Adams Street Partners, LYZZ Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners and Stanford University Draper Fund.
1 min read · 22 October 2018
California-based Fisker Inc, a developer of electric vehicles and battery technologies, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.
1 min read · 22 October 2018
London-based Raremark, a patient-data platform in rare disease, has raised 3 million pounds in funding. AlbionVC and Ananda Ventures led the round with participation from Oltre Venture and the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund.
1 min read · 22 October 2018
