DataTribe, a startup studio formed to spin out US government technology R&D, has added VC firm Allegis Capital to a partner base containing Deloitte and Yahoo Japan.
Month: July 2016
Orix rebrands its venture capital unit
The financial services firm has changed the name of its Orix Ventures unit to Orix Growth Ventures to emphasise its later-stage nature.
Mezi interacts with Amex in $9m series A
American Express Ventures was among the investors as the chatbot shopping startup boosted its overall funding to nearly $11m in seven months.
Qualcomm vouches for Zeek in $9.5m round
Qualcomm has come back for Zeek’s series B round, just over a year after it contributed to the gift voucher marketplace’s $3m series A.
FogHorn makes noise with $12m series A
The round, co-led by GE Ventures, included Robert Bosch and Yokogawa Electric and was closed as FogHorn Systems converted $2.5m of seed funding to equity.
EverFi exhibits funding skills to raise $40m
The critical skills learning platform has now raised more than $60m since 2008 and added media group Advance Publications to its investors.
Western Digital helps Upthere store $77m
Western Digital co-led a round that also included GV and NTT Docomo Ventures, as personal cloud storage service Upthere came out of beta.
Take Eat Easy delivers last meal
Rocket Internet-backed food delivery service Take Eat Easy has shut down following unsuccessful attempts at raising a series C round.
Safebreach breaks through with $15m series A
Deutsche Telekom and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have helped cybersecurity technology developer Safebreach close its series A round, a year after its $4m seed round.
Investors feed Sun Basket $15m
The Tyler Florence-backed organic cooking subscription service has secured $15m in a series B round featuring JF Shea to support the opening of its third distribution centre.
Intel selects Herron and Van Pelt for fund
As co-heads of the Diversity Fund, Herron and Van Pelt replace Lisa Lambert, who left in May to become managing partner at Westly Group, while the NVCA publishes its diversity report.
UMC touches NextInput in $5.1m series A1 round
NextInput, a developer of sensing technology for touch-enabled devices, added UMC Capital to an investor base including Intel and GoerTek, boosting its total funding to $16.5m.
Hiree gets Quikr purchase
Quikr has acquired online jobs platform Hiree for an undisclosed amount, providing an exit to IDG Ventures India, which led the startup’s seed and series A rounds.
Merck and Eli Lilly make Just investments
Just Biotherapeutics has raised $14m in series A2 funding, with Eli Lilly and Merck & Co returning after taking part in a $15m series A round in September.