Robotic bartender Monsieur has secured $2 million in seed funding from BIP Capital, with participation from Base Ventures, Paul Judge, TechSquare Labs and American sports stars Derrick Morgan and Glen Davis.
The Exit Report: HubSpot, Social Finance, Boku
HubSpot, a provider of online marketing software to SMEs, raised $125 million in its IPO. After originally declaring that it would be pricing its stock in the $19-$21 range, it ended up selling 5 million shares at $25.
BitFury grabs $20m in Series A funding
BitFury, which produces semiconductors for the bitcoin industry, has secured $20 million in Series A funding, in a round led by Bill Tai, Bob Dykes and Georgian Co-Investment Fund, all previous investors.
Online mobile phone directory app Truecaller raises $60m
Mobile phone directory app Truecaller has raised a $60 million Series C round from Atomico, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Sequoia Capital.
Segment grabs $15m Series A funding round
Customer data hub Segment has secured a $15 million Series A round led by Accel Partners, with participation from e.ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The company will use the new…
DocuSign secures extra $30m in Series E funding
E-signature technology startup DocuSign, a former Red Herring Top 100 winner, has raised an extra $30 million in Series E funding from Recruit Holdings, NTT Finance, Mitsui and MKI.
London tech investment smashes records
London technology firms have attracted a record $1 billion of venture capital in the first nine months of 2014, outstripping last year’s entire total, $719.3 million, by over 30%. The figure represents…
Car marketplace Beepi grabs $60m funding round
Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling cars, has raised a $60 million Series B round from new investors Foundation Capital and Sherpa Ventures, existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank and individual investors.
The Exit Report: Rocket Internet, Zalando, Move Inc.
The German e-commerce company Zalando sold 24.5 million shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Wednesday, raising €605 million. The deal gives the company a €5.3 billion valuation.
Insightpool raises $4m in Series A funding
Social media engagement company Insightpool has raised a $4million Series A round, led by TDF Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. Notable angel investors including Peter Knight and Chris Walters also participated.