The Daily Brief

Trading Tuesday:

For the thousands of tech company employees and small potato investors who have had their private company shares tied up with little to no idea about their fluctuating value, Equidate now offers visibility into the assets’ worth. The platform which already provided buying and selling of private equities, now offers a free service with real-time updates of market value and relevant news coverage.

Equidate Provides New Platform for Private Companies’ Financial Information

Equidate, a marketplace that allows investors and shareholders to access and liquidate shares in private companies, announced this week that it has launched a new platform that provides proprietary financial data about private companies. This information, such as share prices and valuation, has typically been inaccessible to the public, making it difficult for new and existing private investors to evaluate investment opportunities. Read more →

Mobile Entertainment Network Scopely Closes $55 Million Series B Financing

Mobile entertainment network Scopely announced today that it raised $55 million in Series B funding, led by Greycroft Growth Fund, the company’s seed investor. Five other venture capital firms also participated in the round, including Evolution Media Partners and Elephant Partners. Read more →

Y Combinator’s Susan Hobbs Joins CrunchFund

Last week, Susan Hobbs, former director of programming and events at Y Combinator, joined CrunchFund as a partner, where she will manage the VC firm’s fundraising and marketing. Read more →