Private Equity
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Entasis Therapeutics, a developer of anti-infective products, has raised $31.9 million in funding. The investors were Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures and TPG Biotech. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Tracy Saxton, managing partner at Pivotal, Dr. Heather Behanna, a principal at Sofinnova, and Dr. Heather Preston, a partner at TPG, have been added to the Entasis board of directors.
1 min read · 05 September 2017
ForgeRock said Sept. 5 that it closed an $88 million Series D funding round, led by Accel with participation from new investor, KKR. Existing investors, including Meritech Capital Partners and Foundation Capital, also participated. ForgeRock, of San Francisco, provides digital identity management solutions.
6 min read · 05 September 2017
Prowler.io has raised a 10 million pounds ($13 million) Series A round led by Cambridge Innovation Capital. Prowler.io is is building an AI decision-making platform.
3 min read · 05 September 2017
LookBookHQ has raised a $11 million Series B growth investment led by Edison Partners. LookBookHQ, of Toronto, is a content marketing platform.
2 min read · 05 September 2017
San Francisco-based Qadium, a provider of online security services, announced it has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by IVP. Joining the round are new investor TPG Growth and prior investors New Enterprise Associates, Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, and individual angels. The company raised a $20 million Series A round last year led by NEA.
1 min read · 01 September 2017
West Venture Partners has set out to raise a $100 million venture fund. Among the San Francisco fund's managing directors is Joanna Rees, a former managing partner at VSP Capital and a candidate for mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 elections.
1 min read · 01 September 2017
New York City-based Pillar Technologies, real-time risk management platform for general contractors, has raised $2.75 million in seed funding. The investors were XL Innovate, Hyperplane VC and Techstars Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Martha Notaras, a partner at XL Innovate, will join the Pillar board of directors.
4 min read · 01 September 2017
London-based Nightstar, a retinal gene therapy company, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock's pricing terms have yet to be set. Nightstar is planning on listing the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NITE." Jefferies LLC, Leerink Partners LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp are the lead underwriters. Nightstar is backed by Wellington Management Company, Redmile Group, Syncona and New Enterprise Associates.
2 min read · 01 September 2017
St. Louis-based SafeTrek, developer of an app focused on providing personal safety, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. Cultivation Capital led the round, which included participation from New Enterprise Associates, Maveron and Aspect Ventures. a 100% women-founded venture firm.
1 min read · 31 August 2017
GetInsured has acquired ACAExpress.com, a platform for Affordable Care Act health plan enrollment for consumers and brokers. No financial terms were disclosed. GetInsured is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, Partech International, River Street Management, Vocap Investment Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners.
1 min read · 31 August 2017
