London-based Zopa, the largest peer-to-peer lending company in Europe, raised $25 million in funding from Arrowgrass Capital Partners. Proceeds will be used to continue the lending firm's growth.
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CORRECTED-Online home decor retailer One Kings Lane nabs $112M in Series E funding round
One Kings Lane, an online home furnishings retailer, has raised $112 million in its Series E funding round led by investment firm Mousse Partners Ltd. One Kings Lane is now valued at $912 million.
Columbia University raises $6.1 B in fundraising, sets Ivy League record
In an email addressed to the university community, Columbia University said it has hit a fundraising milestone recently when it managed to raise over $6.1 billion in funding, the second biggest by a US university to date.
American venture capital firm CrunchFund reportedly raising $40M for second fund
CrunchFund, the San Francisco, US-based venture capital firm co-founded by Michael Arrington, is raising $40 million for its second early-stage investment fund, according to a regulatory filing.
New York-based analytics firm raises $3.3M in funding for self-learning platform
New York, US-based analytics firm Implisit raised $3.3 million in funding from Gemini Israel Ventures for its self-learning platform that mines CRM data to help improve sales efficiency.
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ZappRx, a mobile platform that automates the prescription management process, has nabbed an additional funding worth $1 million for its seed financing round led by Atlas Ventures.
San Diego-based venture capital fund Origo Ventures secured a grant worth $1 million from the investment arm of the Chilean government called CORFO. Proceeds will be used to invest in promising startups in Chile.
The Center for Health Program Management and its funding partners which include Sierra Health Foundation, The California Endowment and The California Wellness Foundation gave a grant of $1.6 million to four counties to support the Positive Youth Justice Initiative.
Female focused Australian angel investor network, Scale, has invested $655,000 in Paloma Mobile. This is the first investment of the angel network founded by women, Business Insider Australia reported.
The government of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will not be giving fruit processor SPC Ardmona Ltd a $25 million grant because its parent company Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd can restructure the firm on its own, Bloomberg reported.
New York, US-based clean tech firm BrightFarms pocketed $4.9 million in Series B funding to expand its network of greenhouses and promote locally-grown produce in the urban areas of the country.
Cincinnati, US-based startup Sqrl bagged $550,000 in funding from CincyTech, Vine Street Ventures, and Hyde Park Ventures to launch a service for small and regional accounting firms that reminds their clients of the documents they need to provide for a job.
Washington, US-based tech firm Flat World, a company that aims to make more affordable digital versions of college textbooks, raised $9.5 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
London-based entrepreneur George Burgess secured $1 million (£604,000) in funding for the next project to develop a mobile app called Gojimo that helps high school students pass their exams.
