Private Equity
Efinix, a provider of programmable product platforms and technology, has closed $9.5 million in funding. Xilinx and Hong Kong X Technology Fund, an investment fund supported by Sequoia Capital China, led the round with participation from Samsung Ventures Investment Corp, Hong Kong Inno Capital and Brizan Investments.
1 min read · 26 September 2017
Montreal-based Transit, a transit app, has raised $5 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post. Accel led the round with participation from Accomplice, Real Ventures and the Business Development Bank of Canada.
1 min read · 26 September 2017
Chicago-based Tempus, which is building a library of molecular and clinical data, has raised $70 million in Series C funding. New Enterprise Associates and Revolution Growth led the round.
1 min read · 26 September 2017
Deep Genomics, a Toronto genetic medicine startup, has raised $13 million in follow-on financing. Khosla Ventures led the round and was joined by True Ventures, which led the company’s $5 million seed financing in 2015. Spun out of the University of Toronto in 2014, Deep Genomics is building a biologically accurate, data- and artificial intelligence-driven technology platform that supports geneticists, molecular biologists and chemists in the development of therapies.
3 min read · 26 September 2017
IHS Markit has acquired New York City and San Francisco-based automotiveMastermind Inc, a provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation technology for the automotive industry. The purchase price was about $392 million. Jefferies LLC served as financial adviser to automotiveMastermind on the deal. AutomovieMastermind's backers included JMI Equity.
3 min read · 26 September 2017
Silicon Valley-based Nanoport Technology, an R&D lab for mobile technologies, has secured $7 million in funding. Horizons Ventures led the round with participation from BrightSpark Ventures, Kensington Capital Partners and Nano Magnetics.
2 min read · 26 September 2017
White Oak Healthcare Finance has provided funding to Indianapolis-based Hopebridge LLC, a provider of pediatric, clinic-based, outpatient therapy services to children and adolescents with developmental and behavioral challenges. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 26 September 2017
Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive, a virtual reality startup, is raising $20 million in Series B funding. AMC Entertainment will be the lead investor.
4 min read · 26 September 2017
Fairphone, a Dutch maker of modular smartphones, has raised 6.5 million euros (approximately $7.7 million) in funding. The investors included Pymwymic Impact Investing Cooperative and DOEN Participaties.
5 min read · 26 September 2017
Tampa, Florida-based vXchange, a provider of carrier-neutral colocation services, has raised over $200 million in funding. The investors were not named.
2 min read · 26 September 2017