Private Equity
Venice, California-based The Flex Company, a maker of women's health products, has raised $3.6 million in funding. The investors included BOW Capital, Quest Venture Partners, Halogen Ventures and Y Combinator. Also, Flex has acquired rival Keela LLC, a maker of a menstrual cup.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Menlo Park, California-based GGV Capital, a venture firm that invests in the U.S. and China, has closed its new funds at a total of $1.88 billion. The new funds include GGV Capital VII and VII Plus, which raised $1.36 billion; GGV Discovery II, which raised $460 million; and GGV Capital VII Entrepreneurs Fund, which raised $60 million.
6 min read · 16 October 2018
Colorado-based Bid Doc Inc, a developer of the BidMySmile platform, a digital marketplace that connects patients with orthodontic specialists, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding. Greg Meadows, CEO of Rocky Mountain Healthcare Companies, led the round.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Palo Alto, California-based Pr3vent, a healthcare technology company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Skyview Ventures, the early and growth stage investment arm of global private investment firm Skyview Capital LLC.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Atlanta-based Springbot, a data-driven marketing platform for ecommerce retailers, has secured $15 million in funding. North Atlantic Capital led the round with participation from return backers TechOperators, TTV Capital, Harbert Growth Partners, TechSquare Labs, Forte Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Vayavision, an Israeli provider of raw data fusion and perception systems for self-driving vehicles, has raised $8 million in seed funding. Viola Ventures, Mizmaa Ventures and OurCrowd led the round.
3 min read · 16 October 2018
High Alpha, a venture studio, has launched Anvl, a provider of safety solutions for the maintenance service workforce. Robin Fleming is serving as Anvl's CEO and co-founder. Previously, Fleming was senior vice president of technology at Angie’s List.
3 min read · 16 October 2018
Mountain View, California-based NowRx, an on-demand pharmacy, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. The investor was SeedInvest.com, a crowdfunding platform.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Instacart, an online grocery delivery service, has raised $600 million in financing. D1 Capital Partners led the round.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
Paperspace, a cloud AI company, has secured $13 million in Series A financing. The investors were Battery Ventures, SineWave Ventures, Intel Capital, Sorenson Ventures and Initialized Capital.
1 min read · 16 October 2018
