Series A Wearable tech and healthcare company Quanttus has raised $19 million in a Series A investment from Matrix Partners and Khosla Ventures. The Cambridge startup had previously received $3 million in…
Security company Cylance raises $20m in Series B round – Investment Round Up
Series A Online social platform Hubub has gained $8.5 million in Series A funding. Todd Ruppert, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., and Tom Kalaris were among its investors. TechCrunch reports the company, headquartered in…
Apprity raises $8 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Cloud security company Apprity, still in stealth mode, has secured $8 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners and Wing Ventures. The funding marks the…
Budapest blossoms with tech talent despite government red tape
Múvelódesi Szint – aka Müszi – is a community space and co-working initiative right in the heart of Budapest, Hungary’s capital. In it, young tech innovators sit back in reclaimed furniture, drink…
Renaissance Learning raises $40 million from Google Capital at $1 billion valuation
Series A Cloud-based payroll company ZenPayroll has received $20 million in a Series A round from Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst. The venture had gained a $6.1 million seed investment in 2012…
Bluebox Security launches out of stealth with data-securing solution
Bluebox Security has emerged from stealth mode with a mobile security solution that prioritizes securing data over devices or applications. In this, the company diverges from traditional mobile device and application managers.…
Intacct raises $45m – Investment Round Up
Series A Thrive Capital has led an $8 million Series A investment in Stockholm-based TicTail, which helps people create their own online stores.The company has built up a “community” of more than…
TutorGroup raises Series B round worth almost $100m – Investment Round Up
Series B TutorGroup, a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Global company, has secured almost $100 million in a Series B round from investors including Alibaba Group, Temasek and Qiming Venture Partners. The…
Weekly digest: Alibaba wants AutoNavi, Jawbone raising massive round, Lenovo’s $10 billion revenue
Alibaba closes in on AutoNavi Alibaba is after the rest of AutoNavi, a Beijing mapping and navigation company. China’s e-commerce emperor already owns 28 percent of AutoNavi, a stake which came from…
UrbanSitter raises $15m Series B round – Investment Round Up
Series B San Francisco-based UrbanSitter, which helps people search for and vet sitters, has secured $15 million in a Series B funding. DBL Investors led the investment, while Match Group (of IAC)…