Sequoia Capital led the $10.3 million Series A round for education technology startup Clever that helps teachers avoid the tedious work of manual data entry, VentureBeat reported.
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Texas startup Junction Investments lets wealthy individuals invest on Hollywood movies online
Texas, US-based crowdfunding company Junction Investments will begin operating on Wednesday to allow wealthy individuals to invest online in fully-funded Hollywood movies, starting with Tom Hanks' "A Hologram for the King."
British e-commerce analytics firm Ometria raises $1.5M in seed funding
London, UK-based e-commerce analtyics firm Ometria raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round from large group of angel investors to expand its workforce and develop its product.
Kraken bitcoin exchange bags $5M for Series A round
Kraken, the bitcoin exchange division of Payward Inc, raised $5 million for its Series A funding round led by Hummingbird Ventures, a statement about the financing said.
Accel Partners and Redpoint Ventures invest $11.2M in Series A round of Tactile
Tactile has received $11.2 million from Accel Partners and Redpoint Ventures for its Series A funding round that helps professionals bring their data in one place, TechCrunch reported.
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San Francisco, US-based virtual ad firm DemandBased raised $15 in a funding round led by Greenspring Associates to build the mobile ad capabilities of its B2B enterprise software platform.
Menlo Park, US-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) closed $950 million for its new investment fund that will back early-stage companies in the consumer and tech sectors.
Illinois, US-based software systems provider Wellspring Worldwide bagged $3.5 million in funding from undisclosed investors, according to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
UK-based PayasUgym has obtained £1.6 million in a new round led by Albion Ventures, MMC Ventures and other angel investors, bringing to £3.5 million its funding total to date, TechCrunch reported.
Silent Herdsman, the startup that has developed wearable technology to determine if cattle is in heat, has bagged £3 million in new funds from an investor syndicate, TechCrunch reported.
London, UK-based social shopping startup Nuji nabbed $2 million in a seed funding round from TAG, Seedcamp, Samos, and other angel investors to launch an iOS app this April.
The Chennai Labs (TCA) and Spark Capital backed Bangalore, India-based engineering education startup Skyfi Labs with an undisclosed amount for its expansion and product development.
PHEMI Health Systems, a Canada-based big data platform, has bagged a seed funding round of $2.8 million from various investors, a statement about the funding said.
Bulgaria-based courier firm Speedy will acquire the delivery businesses of France-based firm GeoPost in Romania from LA Poste's GeoPost Group and Yurtichi Cargo Servizi AS for €15.3 million.
