Scopely, a mobile entertainment network, has closed a $55 million financing round led by Greycroft Partners. The company will use the Series B funding for its product slate and developer ecosystem. Elephant Partners, Evolution Media Partners, Highland Capital, Sands Capital Ventures and Take-Two Interactive all participated in the funding round. “We have a differentiated, scalable model in the games industry that can create durable long-term revenue streams across multiple genres,” said Walter Driver, CEO and co-founder, Scopely. “Scopely’s growth has been driven by our focus on publishing and monetizing products which we can do systematically and sustainably. With Greycroft and our other world class investors, we have the capital and strategic guidance to take our model and leverage it across an even more diverse catalog and audience.”
On-demand trucking startup Transfix has raised $22 million in Series B funding led by New Enterprise Associates. Transfix has created an online marketplace for the trucking industry, matching shipments with available truckers. Existing investors Canvas Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and Corigin Ventures all participated in the round. Transfix will use the new funding to improve its technology and expand its product offerings. “We are extremely excited about our partnership with NEA,” said Drew McElroy, co-founder and CEO of Transfix. “Not only will Scott Sandell and the rest of the NEA team add great value, the additional capital will allow us to capitalize on the tremendous demand for our product. We’ve begun to dramatically change a massive industry, and we’re only just getting started. With the help of our customers, carriers, and drivers, we are leveraging technology and data to do some really exciting things.”
Acalvio Technologies, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has closed a $17 million funding round from investors including Accel Ventures, Ignition Partners and Eileses Capital. “A winning formula in venture investing is to start with a proven team and a highly innovative technology addressing a large shift in market requirements – in this case, the shift from Perimeter Defense to Internal Active Defense. Acalvio has delivered on a series of compelling innovations to address this large emerging market opportunity,” said Arthur Patterson, founder Accel Partners and Acalvio Board Member. “Accel has had excellent prior success with Ram Varadarajan and is proud to again be his partner as he guides Acalvio to be the market leader.”