Private Equity
Despegar.com, a Latin American online travel provider, has debuted its IPO after pricing its 12.77 million shares at $26 per share. The stock began trading under the ticker symbol "DESP" on the New York Stock Exchange on September 20, 2017. Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are the lead underwriters. Despegar's pre-IPO backers include Tiger Global Management LLC, General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Insight Venture Partners and Accel Partners Management.
2 min read · 20 September 2017
Singapore-based Luno, a bitcoin wallet and exchange, has secured $9 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post. Balderton Capital led the round.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
Chicago-based Clearcover, a car insurance provider, has raised $11.5 million in funding. Lightbank led the round with participation from other investors that included Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups and Silicon Valley Bank.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
Los Angeles-based Mira, a mobile augmented reality company, has secured $1 million in funding. Greylock Partners, Founders Fund Angel and Macro Ventures led the round.
3 min read · 20 September 2017
New York City and San Francisco-based Citizen, a crime tracker app, has raised $12 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch. Sequoia Capital led the round, said the tech news site.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
ClearMetal, a predictive logistics company, has secured $9 million in Series A funding. Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors led the round with participation from other investors that included New Enterprise Associates.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
New York City-based mParticle, a customer data platform for every screen, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. Harmony Partners led the round with participation from return backers Bain Capital Ventures and Social Capital.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
Vexata has launched with $54 million in funding from Mayfield, Intel Capital, Lightspeed Ventures and Redline Capital. Vexata is a provider of data infrastructure solutions.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
Lafayette, Colorado-based Front Range Biosciences, an agricultural biotech company, has raised $3 million in funding. The investors included Phyto Partners, Salveo Capital, Sand Hill Angels, HBS Angels of NYC, NY Angels, Halley Venture Partners, Anthill Ventures and Canopy Boulder.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
San Francisco-based Webgility, a provider of ecommerce automation software for small and medium businesses, has raised $6.4 million in Series A funding. Pilot Growth Equity led the round.
1 min read · 20 September 2017
