Shopify, a Canadian provider of e-commerce solutions to small and medium sized enterprises, went public on Thursday after selling shares at $17 apiece, up from an initial price range of $12-$14, to raise around $131 million.
Magnetic attracts $25m funding round
Digital advertising startup Magnetic has raised a $25 million round of equity funding led by Edison Partners, with participation from Charles River Ventures, ORIX Ventures, the Honeywell pension and others. The company…
Metabiota raises $30m for disease outbreak prediction
Metabiota, which attempts to predict the outbreak of diseases, has raised $30 million in Series A funding, TechCrunch reports. The company uses computer modeling to help predict and prevent disease outbreaks across…
Mulesoft secures $128m in funding
MuleSoft, a San Francisco, Calif.-based company with a platform that connects different applications, data sources, and APIs used frequently in the enterprise, has raised $128 million to bring total funding to $258.5…
Drizly raises $13m for alcohol delivery app
Drizly, an alcohol delivery app, has raised $13 million in Series A financing from Polaris Partners, with participation from First Beverage Group and existing investors. The company will use the funding to…
Finnish gift-giving startup Finnay targets European expansion
Finnish gift-giving platform Finnay has barely been live a year, but the firm expects to conquer the German market soon. Founded in 2013, the company, whose app pairs time-starved consumers with local…
The Exit Report: AOL, MindBody, Wunwun
Verizon has purchased AOL for $4.4 billion. The $50 per share price represents a 23 percent premium over the weighted average of AOL’s stock price over the last three months.
Lyft secures $100m from Carl Icahn
Ride-sharing app Lyft has raised an additional $150 million in funding, led by $100 million from Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises. The company is now reportedly worth $2.5 billion. “We are very happy…
Percolate grabs $40m investment round
Mobile marketing software company Percolate has secured $40 million in a round led by Lightspeed Ventures. Additional participation came from returning backers Sequoia Capital, GGV Capital, First Round Capital, and Lerer Ventures.…
Instart Logic raises $43m for cloud application delivery
Instart Logic, a cloud application delivery provider, has raised $43 million in a funding round led by new investors Four Rivers Group and Hermes Growth Partners. Previous backers Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins…