ServiceMaster co-led the home services management platform’s series A round, which also featured Assurant, Liberty Mutual, Salesforce and Recruit.
Month: June 2017
Samba TV shows $30m series B
The TV analytics software provider has raised new funding from investors including MDC Partners, Interpublic Group, A+E Networks and Time Warner.
Mindstrong shows smarts in $14m round
Optum Ventures was among the contributors to a series A round that will fund the mental health diagnostics platform’s R&D activities.
Salesforce hits Highspot in $15m series B
AI sales support technology developer Highspot has now raised almost $25m in equity funding, in the process adding Salesforce Ventures as a new investor.
Corporate-backed 500 Startups Japan scales to $35m
The government-owned Cool Japan Fund has provided $10m for the seed-stage venture firm’s Japanese fund, which also counts Nikon, Mixi, Mitsubishi Estate and Mizuho Bank as backers.
Nestlé helps deliver $77m to Freshly
Food and nutrition product manufacturer Nestlé USA led a $77m round for Freshly, the US-based operator of a healthy meal subscription service, yesterday. Venture capital firms Highland Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners and White Star Capital also participated in the round. Founded in 2015, Freshly provides a weekly meal delivery service to its monthly subscribers,… Continue reading Nestlé helps deliver $77m to Freshly
Casper scares up $170m
Target invested a reported $75m to lead the series C round, which will fund the expansion of the bedding maker’s distribution and R&D activities.
TPG feeds Vice with $450m
Vice Media has raised $450m from TPG at a $5.7bn valuation, adding to earlier funding from the likes of Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox, A&E Networks and WPP.
Recruit takes TrustYou in acquisition deal
Recruit has acqured Ganske Verlagsgruppe and HP Autonomy-backed consumer feedback platform TrustYou for an undisclosed amount.
Foxconn joins Hardware Club
Hardware Club has secured $28m for a first close of its inaugural fund from investors including contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn.
BlueFox sniffs out $7m
Panasonic and Pentalog were among the investors in a series A round that followed an undisclosed amount of seed funding two years ago.
Insurers fund Sure thing
Nationwide Ventures joined investors including Assurant and AmTrust to supply $8m for Sure, an insurance app that just launched a smartphone protection product.
Orum orders $8m for series A
The CHA Medical Center-founded Solidus Investment Company was among the participants as the therapeutic antibody developer raised series A funding.
Hospitals help prescribe $8.5m for Xealth
Providence Health and Services, UPMC, Hennepin Health and Froedtert Health have backed the digital medicine prescription platform’s seed round, which was led by DFJ.