San Francisco, US-based educational analytics startup BrightBytes pocketed $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to help schools identify learning gaps in their systems.
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Massachusetts-based firm Layer3 TV raises $21M in Series A funding
Boston, Massachusetts-based cable television firm Layer3 TV raised $21 million in a Series A funding round led by North Bridge Venture Partners and Evolution Media Growth Partner.
PayPal makes changes to rules related to crowdfunding
In an effort to iron out the differences they have with the crowdfunding community, payments platform PayPal has implemented changes on their crowdfunding policies, VentureBeat reported.
California startup Klutch scores $1.5M to help people socialize offline
Santa Monica, US-based events planning mobile app Klutch scored $1.5 million in a funding round led by LaunchpadLA to help people plan get-togethers and socialize offline.
More venture capitalists compete to support startups worldwide
Venture capital investors are competing with each other to support promising startups, particularly those outside the US, as young companies now have more access to capital, VentureBeat reported.
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Jonathan Teo and Justin Caldbeck will be forming Binary, a new fund that seeks to support startups in the consumer technology space so that they can concentrate on their products, TechCrunch reported.
Barry McCarthy will be stepping down from mobile payments startup Clinkle, known for raising the biggest seed round ever, as its Chief Operating Officer, VentureBeat reported.
Beijing, China-based outbound visa service ByeCity received $20 million in its Series B funding from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Chinese private equity firm CBC Capital.
Dundee, UK-based software startup Allthings landed £400,000 in funding from the Scottish Investment Bank and other local investors to support its growth strategy and the improvement of its task-listing and collaboration tool.
Former Chief Operating Officer of GGV Capital is now a venture partner of GGV Capital, the venture capital company that seeks investment opportunities in firms that connect China and the US, TechCrunch reported.
The People's Bank of China has blocked Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group from offering customers with virtual credit cards, according to a source interviewed by Bloomberg News.
Milford, US-based analytical lab instrument manufacturer Waters Corp invested €400,000 in Cork, Ireland-based INFANT centre in the University College Cork (UCC) where a test for premature birth is being developed.
San Francisco, US-based on-demand transportation startup Lyft announced that it will add more coverage to its ride insurance to include the time that drivers are not actively driving passengers.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group and other investors will be purchasing a majority stake in Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity, logistics and trading company, Reuters reported.
