Private Equity
Columbia Falls, Montana-based ViZn Energy Systems Inc has raised $15 million in funding. The investors were not named. In addition to the funding, ViZn's staff will be returning after a furlough. Also, the company has named John Lowell, who has been serving as chief operating officer as CEO.
1 min read · 19 June 2018
UK-based HCT Group, a community transport operator, has secured a 17.8 million pounds in funding. The investor was ClearlySo.
1 min read · 19 June 2018
San Francisco-based Kinetica, an instant insight engine provider for the extreme data economy, has named Michael Mahoney as worldwide vice president of solution engineering. Prior to joining the firm, he was the vice president of solution engineers at MapR. Kinetica is backed by Canvas Ventures, Citi Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners.
2 min read · 19 June 2018
Boston-based ezCater, a business catering marketplace, has raised $100 million in Series D funding. Wellington Management Company LLP led the round with participation from other backers that included ICONIQ Capital and Insight Venture Partners.
1 min read · 19 June 2018
Crate.io, which provides a scalable SQL database, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Zetta Venture Partners and Deutsche Invest Equity led the round with participation from Mike Chalfen, Momenta Partners, Charlie Songhurst, Draper Esprit, Vito Ventures and Solomon Hykes.
1 min read · 19 June 2018
Prifender said it raised $5 million of seed funding in a round led by Firstime VC and joined by Shaked Ventures and iAngels.
3 min read · 19 June 2018
SigFig said June 19 that it raised $50 million in Series E funding led by General Atlantic. Also participating were existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Eaton Vance, New York Life, Nyca Partners, UBS, and Union Square Ventures. SigFig, of San Francisco, aims to make investment advice more accessible and affordable for investors of all wealth levels.
3 min read · 19 June 2018
Social Capital Partner Arjun Sethi is set to leave the firm in a year, according to a news report.
1 min read · 18 June 2018
Impact America Fund has set out to raise a $50 million venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 18 June 2018
Viva Republica, a Korean fintech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, has secured $40 million in funding. The investors were GIC and Sequoia China.
1 min read · 18 June 2018
