Kitchensurfing has secured a $15 million investment for its Series B round led by Tiger Global Management and participated in by Union Square ventures and Spark Capital.
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New York app developer Handshake nabs $8M for its wholesale sales order management app
New York, US-based app developer Handshake nabbed $8 million in its Series A funding round led by Emergence Capital Partners to expand its wholesale sales order management app.
Smart Ventures Inc seeks $100M for cannabis-focused subsidiary
Smart Ventures already tapped a veteran fund manager to work on the $100 million initial private placement fundraising for Cannabis Funding Group, the statement said.
New York fitness startup Classtivity rebrands as ClassPass as it closes $2M seed round
New York, US-based fitness startup Classtivity rebranded as ClassPass as it closed $2 million in a seed funding round from several angel investors to help customers stick more to its workout program.
Crossbar bags $25 million in Series C financing round
Resistive RAM technology pioneer Crossbar Inc obtained $25 million for its Series C financing round from its current backers and new investors, a statement about the funding said.
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San Francisco, US-based venture capital firm Rise Capital is set to raise $146 million to back startups in Africa, South America, and other emerging markets.
Global private equity firm The Riverside Company provided an undisclosed investment amount to the Harvey Tool Company, a specialized cutting tools provider based in Rowley, Massachusetts.
WestPark Capital, a Los Angeles based Investment Banking firm, announced today that it had closed a $2,000,000 private placement for Digital Ally, Inc. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Novare Equity Partners opens its second urban real estate investment leg, Novare Africa Poperty Fund II, with $250 million focusing on African countries, specifically Nigeria - where it operates.
San Jose, US-based solar-panel robotics startup Brittmore Group bagged $1 million in a recent grant from the Department of Energy to automate the construction of solar power plants.
San Francisco, California-based music startup BandPage scored $8.5 million in a funding round from music tech investors such as Mohr Davidow Partners, Robert Kavner, GGV Capital, and Walden Venture Capital.
Studio City, California-based content and rights management firm FilmTrack acquired Pasadena-based IP rights, royalty, and contract management software provider Jaguar Consulting for an undisclosed amount.
Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer is considering building a streaming video platform within the next few months to take on YouTube and to gain higher revenue that video ads will be able to bring to the company.
US-based boutique advisor and venture capital firm The Africa Group (TAG) picked up a 25% stake in Ethiopia-based health systems engineering services provider Telemed Medical Services (Telemed) for an undisclosed amount to help more people gain access to health resources.
