VENTURE CAPITAL POST

New York, US-based coding school The Flatiron School raised $5.5 million in a recent financing led by Charles River Ventures (CRV) and Matrix Partners to improve the quality of its educational services.

India-based fabric and clothing firm Arvind closed the acquisition of a 40% stake in Calvin Klein India from the Murjani Group and Matrix Partners in a deal valued at INR100 crore, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Massachusetts, US-based Java PaaS (Platform as a Service) firm CloudBees snagged $11.2 million in its third funding round which was led by Verizon Ventures to fuel its revenue growth and global expansion.

Waltham, US-based venture capital fund Matrix Partners invested an undisclosed amount in Chennai, India-based micro and small business financing firm Five Star Business Credits Ltd (FSBC).

After the seed funding round led by Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, wearable technologies startup Quanttus received a $19 million Series A round from Khosla Ventures and Matrix Partners.

Matrix Partners, Ellen Levy and Sandra Perkins invested $1.5 million for the seed funding round of RocksBox, a subscription jewelry service that aims to empower consumers, TechCrunch reported.

Irvine, California-based firm Oculus VR has raised $75 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz to launch a consumer version of the tech firm's virtual reality goggles.

After seven months since its launch, Sold announced it had been purchased by Dropbox for USD1.2 million.

Meteor Development Group today announced $11.2 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.