Private Equity
Washington, D.C.-based Strategic Cyber Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused venture firm, has named Marc Gonyea to its advisory board. Gonyea is the co-founder and managing partner of memoryBlue.
2 min read · 14 June 2018
FaceMetrics, a smart parental control startup, has secured $2 million in funding. The investors were VP Capital and Larnabel Ventures.
1 min read · 14 June 2018
San Francisco-based Benchling, provider of a data management and collaboration platform for life sciences research, announced it has raised a $14.5 million Series B round of funding. Benchmark led the financing and General Partner Eric Vishria will join the company board. Also joining the round are F-Prime Capital, which is a firm associated with Fidelity Investments, and returning investor Thrive Capital. The company has now raised more than $27 million since it was founded in 2012.
1 min read · 14 June 2018
Polystyvert, a Montréal-based clean technology startup has raised C$11 million in funding. The investors included Quadriam Investments, Energy Foundry, Transition énergétique Québec, Anges Québec, Anges Québec Capital and Cycle Capital Management. The transaction comes on the heels of a collaboration agreement between Polystyvert and the polymers business unit of Total S.A.
3 min read · 13 June 2018
Newark, Delaware-based DeliveryCircle, a provider of same-day delivery options to customers, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. The investors included Cambridge Capital and NFI.
1 min read · 13 June 2018
Cleo, a startup that helps working parents transition back to the workplace, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post. The investors were Greylock Partners, Forerunner Ventures and Felicis Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Sarah Guo from Greylock, has joined Cleo's board.
1 min read · 13 June 2018
Inspo Network said it raised $5.5 million of seed funding in a round led by PSL Ventures and joined by investors including Rich Barton, Nick Hanauer, through Second Avenue Partners, Clark Kokich, and Dan Levitan.
3 min read · 13 June 2018
Andrew Alliance said it raised $14 million of Series C capital from investors including the Tecan Group, the Waters Corporation, Inpeco, Rancilio Cube, Sam Eletr Trust and Omega Funds.
3 min read · 13 June 2018
New York-based Amino, a platform for interest-based communities, has secured $45 million in Series C funding. The investors included Hearst Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Venrock and GV.
2 min read · 13 June 2018
Los Angeles and Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners, an early-stage venture firm, has raised $4.3 million for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $75 million.
1 min read · 13 June 2018
