Private Equity
Rapchat, an app that helps rap fans connect with tomorrow's starts, has secured $1.6 million in seed funding. The investors were Rev1 Ventures, Base Ventures, M25 Group, TechNexus, OTAF and 500 Startups. In conjunction with the funding, Rapchat has added former musical.ly North America President Alex Hofmann to its board.
3 min read · 08 May 2018
Notable, a provider of voice-powered health care, has secured $3 million in seed funding. Greylock Partners led the round with participation from Maverick Ventures and 8VC.
4 min read · 07 May 2018
Encino, California-based mPulse Mobile, a healthcare industry-focused provider of mobile solutions for engaging and activating consumers, has raised $11 million in Series B funding. SJF Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included HLM Venture Partners, EchoHealth Ventures, OCA Ventures and Bonfire Ventures.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
Princeton, New Jersey-based Edison Partners is seeking to raise $300 million for its ninth fund, according to an SEC filing. In July 2016, the growth equity firm closed its eighth fund at $275 million.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
New York City-based Learning Machine Technologies, an enterprise software company, has raised $3 million in seed funding. PTB Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Omidyar Network and Learn Capital.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
Divvy, a provider of expense management solutions, has secured $10.5 million in funding. Pelion Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
Spacemesh, a fair blockmesh operating system, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The investors included BRM Group, iAngels, Alignment and Bancor.
3 min read · 07 May 2018
Burlingame, California-based Lyra Health, a digital health company, has secured $45 million in Series B funding. The investors were Tenaya Capital, Glynn Capital, Crown Ventures, Casdin Capital, Greylock Partners, Venrock and Providence Ventures.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
Canadian venture capital firm Golden Ventures has raised $57.5 million in committed capital for its third seed-stage fund, according to a blog post. Golden Ventures III, the firm’s largest fund to date, was backed by a range of new and returning limited partners. They include: Cendana Capital, Foundry Group Next, HarbourVest Partners, Kensington Capital Partners, Northleaf Capital Partners, Teralys Capital and Venture Investment Associates. It will invest in 20 to 25 early-stage technology companies in Canada and the United States. With Fund III’s close, Golden said it promoted Jamie Rosenblatt to principal and hired Marianne Bulger to head the firm’s people and platform team.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
Cobo Wallet, a managed wallet product, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were Linear Venture, FreeS Fund and IMO Ventures.
1 min read · 07 May 2018
