Private Equity
Sofinnova Partners, a European life-sciences-focused venture firm, has named Dr. Martin T. Rothman as a venture partner. Previously, he was vice president of medical affairs for coronary, structural heart and renal denervation for Medtronic.
3 min read · 21 May 2018
LiveOak Venture Partners has named Mike Marcantonio as principal and Mason Rathe as senior associate. Previously, Marcantonio worked at Blue Heron Capital and Rathe interned at LiveOak while completing his MBA.
2 min read · 21 May 2018
TuneGO, a technology platform that connects artists with the music industry, has raised more than $7.7 million in Series B financing. Falcon Capital led the round.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
Emeryville, California-based REBBL, a producer of organic coconut-milk based super-herb drinks, has raised $20 million in funding. CAVU Venture Partners led the round.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
New York-based Cuebiq, a location intelligence and consumer insights company, has secured $27 million in Series B financing. The investors included Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments, Nasdaq Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Tribeca Angels and TLcom Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Brian Hirsch, co-founder and managing partner at Tribeca Venture Partners and Marco DeMeireles, head of private investments at Balyasny Asset Management, have joined Cuebiq’s board of directors.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
Selected, an online platform that matches teachers with jobs, closed $1.2 million in seed funding. Propel Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Kapor Capital.
3 min read · 18 May 2018
Biomatics Capital is raising a second venture fund targeting $300 million, according to a regulatory filing. The Seattle-based firm is led by Julie Sunderland, who previously served as the director of program related investments for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Boris Nikolic, previously the chief advisor for science and technology to Bill Gates, according to the firm’s website.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
Boston-based venture firm Underscore.VC has raised $116.9 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The firm invests in a number of sectors that include artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things and machine learning.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
Simple Contacts, a telemedicine company for eye care, has secured $16 million in funding. The investors included Waypoint Capital Partners and Goodwater Capital.
2 min read · 18 May 2018
Decent, a healthcare startup, has secured $8 million in funding. Decent's investors included Foundation Capital, Menlo Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Lux Capital, Maverick Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Meridian Street Capital, Healthy Ventures, ChinaRock Capital Management, Abstract Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital Scouts, Fenwick & West and Sure Ventures.
1 min read · 18 May 2018
