Series A Payward, Inc.’s Kraken division — an exchange for digital currencies such as Dogecoin and Bitcoin — has received $5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Hummingbird…
Circle Internet Financial raises $17m – Investment Round Up
Series A LiveSafe, which delivers mobile safety technology, has gained $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by IAC. The Arlington company provides a communication platform, which crowdsources personal safety…
UAE’s Souq.com raises $75m – Investment Round Up
Funding The WSJ is reporting Souq.com, which claims to be the Arab world’s biggest e-commerce site, has secured a $75 million investment from Naspers, a South African media organization. The Dubai-based company,…
Gigwalk lands $10m – Investment Round Up
Series B Marketing and advertising company Crowdtap has raised $5 million in a Series B funding round led by Foundry Group. Existing investors, Tribeca Venture Partners, Alta Communications and The Mustang Group…
Coupa Software raises $40m – Investment Round Up
Series A Sunnyvale-based LeanData, which aims to facilitate B2B sales, has received $5.1 million in a Series A investment. Shasta Ventures led the round, which saw participation from Felicis Ventures, the Funders…
Percolate secures $24m in funding – Investment Round Up
Series A Computer vision and robotics company Blue River Technology has secured $10 million in a Series A-1 investment. Data Collective Venture Capital led the round, while new backer Innovation Endeavors contributed…
AltSchool raises $33m funding – Investment Round Up
Series A San Francisco-based micro-school organization AltSchool has secured a $33 million Series A investment. Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which saw follow-on funding from Harrison Metal and First…
OKCoin raises $10 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Gravie, the Minneapolis-based health insurance platform, has gained $10.5 million in a Series A funding round. Aberdare Ventures led the investment, which saw participation from current investor FirstMark Capital. Total…
Xapo raises $20m – Investment Round Up
Series A Xapo, which keeps Bitcoins safe both online and offline, has announced a $20 million Series A investment. Benchmark led the round; Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital participated. The Palo…
Xapo raises $20m – Investment Round Up
Series A Xapo, which keeps Bitcoins safe both online and offline, has announced a $20 million Series A investment. Benchmark led the round; Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital participated. The Palo…