Private Equity
Greylock Partners announced it has named Sarah Guo a general partner of the firm. Guo, who focuses on B2B applications and infrastructure, cyber security, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and healthcare, joined the firm in 2013. She is on the board of three companies as a representative of Greylock, including Obsidian Security. Prior to Greylock, she was at Goldman Sachs, where she invested in growth-stage technology startups and advised pre-IPO tech companies.
1 min read · 16 May 2018
Paris-based Aircall, provider of call center software, has raised $29 million in Series B funding. Draper Esprit led the round, which included participation from Balderton Capital, NextWorld Capital, eFounders, Newfund and other existing investors. The company, founded in 2014, has now raised $40.5 million in total funding.
2 min read · 16 May 2018
New York-based Choosy, which uses AI to determine what fashions and styles are trending on social media, announced it has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. New Enterprise Associates led the seed round with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Global Capital, ERA, XFactor Ventures, Supernode Ventures, angel investor Bryan Rosenblatt and others. The company was co-founded last year by CEO Jessie Zeng, a former investment banker, Mo Zhou and Sharon Qian.
1 min read · 16 May 2018
Southern California-based Rael, a menstrual care startup, has secured $2.1 million in funding. SoftBank Ventures Korea led the round with participation from other investors that included Thrive Market.
4 min read · 15 May 2018
Boston-based Vesper, an advanced sensor company, has raised $23 million in Series B funding. American Family Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Accomplice, Amazon Alexa Fund, Baidu, Bose Ventures, Hyperplane, Sands Capital, Shure, Synaptics and ZZ Capital.
1 min read · 15 May 2018
Pitango Venture Capital has appointed Dr. Guy Ezekiel as a general partner. Previously, he was a venture partner at Pitango. Prior to joining the Israeli venture firm, Ezekiel was president and CEO of Brainsway.
2 min read · 15 May 2018
Lerer Hippeau has raised a $60.6 million second “select fund” for follow-on investments in addition to its recent $122 million sixth fund, according to regulatory filings.
1 min read · 15 May 2018
Cambridge Blockchain Inc, which streamlines digital identity, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. HCM Capital led the round with participation from Partech and Digital Currency Group.
1 min read · 15 May 2018
Genoox, a genomic analysis company, has raised $6 million in funding. Triventures led the round with participation from Inimiti Capital and Glilot Capital Partners.
1 min read · 15 May 2018
Columbus, Ohio-based PriorAuthNow, a platform for connecting the healthcare landscape using automated prior authorization solutions, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding. BIP Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included NCT Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners.
1 min read · 15 May 2018
