Private Equity
South San Francisco-based Pliant Therapeutics Inc, a biotech firm, has raised $62 million in Series B financing. Cowen Healthcare Investments led the round with participation from other investors that included Eventide Asset Management, Schroder Adveq, Menlo Ventures, SCubed Capital and Agent Capital.
1 min read · 16 July 2018
Indianapolis-based High Alpha, a venture studio, has raised over $100 million in funding. High Alpha Studio II, an enterprise cloud startup studio, has secured $16.65 million from repeat investor Emergence Capital and Foundry Group. Also, High Alpha Capital, a seed and Series A venture fund, has closed its High Alpha Capital II at $85 million.
1 min read · 16 July 2018
Verge Genomics said it raised $32 million of Series A capital in a round led by DFJ and joined by new investors WuXi AppTec’s Corporate Venture Fund, ALS Investment Fund, Agent Capital, and OS Fund.
4 min read · 16 July 2018
RSE Ventures has made an investment in Bluestone Lane, an Australian lifestyle and hospitality brand. No financial terms were disclosed.
4 min read · 13 July 2018
Eventbase Technology Inc, a Vancouver-based event technology platform, has raised $6.5 million in follow-on financing. The round, which brings the company’s total funding to about $14.5 million, was backed by existing investor Madrona Venture Group and new investor BC Tech Fund, managed by Kensington Capital Partners. Eventbase said it also recently received additional financing from Silicon Valley Bank and Espresso Capital. Founded in 2009 by CEO Jeff Sinclair and CPO Ben West, Eventbase provides mobile apps for conferences and other events organized by enterprises.
3 min read · 13 July 2018
Paidy Inc, an instant post-pay credit service for ecommerce consumers in Japan, has raised $55 million in Series C funding. ITOCHU Corporation led the round with participation from Goldman Sachs.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
Floret Ventures is seeking to raise $25 million for its new fund, according to an SEC filing. Stella Kleiman and Lily Teng serve as general partners of San Francisco-based venture firm.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
Stockholm-based Modus Therapeutics, which focuses on treating patients with sickle cell disease, has raised SEK 140 million (about $15.6 million) in financing. The investor was HealthCap.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
San Francisco and Prague-based Productboard, "a product excellence system," has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers led the round with participation from other investors that included Index Ventures, Credo Ventures, Reflex Capital and Rockaway Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Ilya Fushman, a general partner at KPCB, joins Productboard's board of directors.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
Seattle-based Wicket Labs, a provider of audience insights for subscription video services, has raised $2.8 million in financing. WestRiver Group led the round with participation from return backers Madrona Venture Group and Divergent Ventures.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
