Greenlight Financial Technology announced the closing of $7.5 million in seed funding. Four investors participated in the round: Relay Ventures, Social Capital, New Enterprise Associates, and TTV Capital. Greenlight is a debit card for kids that parents manage from their phones. With Greenlight, parents can
Everfest, an online search engine and calendar for festivals around the world, announced funding of $3.6 million in a round co-led by Live Nation Entertainment and ATX Seed Ventures. Benchmark Capital’s Bob Kagle also participated in the round. Everfest aims to be the world's festival
GroupBy, Inc., a Canadian ecommerce technology company focused on retail search, today announced that it has acquired Edgecase, an Austin, TX, based product data management company. The combination of GroupBy and Edgecase aims to create an end-to-end site search and merchandising retail platform that improves
Bright Health announced it has secured $160 million in Series B financing. Seven investors participated in the round: Greenspring Global Partners, Greycroft Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Cross Creek Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Flare Capital Partners. Bright Health is a venture-financed health insurance company
Software startup Shelvspace announced the close of $500,000 in debt financing from an undisclosed investor. Shelvspace has created the first true mobile, cloud-based sales platform for consumer packaged goods brands, distributors, and brokers. The company seeks to provide a smarter, faster and cheaper way to promote
Internet & IoT startup Rigado completed $3 million in seed financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Oregon Angel Fund and Rogue Ventures. Rigado is a custom electronics design company that provides low-power, wireless products with high-quality BLE modules, focusing on IoT and wearables.
Evolve Vacation Rental Network completed $11 million in financing. Four investors contributed to the round: T. Rowe Price, Annox Capital Management, Allen & Company, and Par Capital Management. Evolve Vacation Rental Network aims to redefine vacation rental management by offering homeowners a better experience, lower fees,
Alternative energy startup Arcadia Power announced it has raised $6 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round: Energy Impact Partners, Box Group, and Wonder Ventures. Arcadia Power remakes and personalizes the customer experience dealing with utility companies from the ground-up. It offers
Internet ecommerce startup Talkable, known until recently as Curebit, announced it has secured $3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Talkable is a referral marketing company whose SaaS platform helps online stores turn existing customers into marketers. The platform creates personalized deals for customers as
Security startup SpyCloud announced it has raised $3 million in seed financing. Silverton Partners and March Capital Partners participated in the round. SpyCloud offers an early-warning breach detection service powered by intelligence analysts to businesses to prevent employee and customer account compromises. SpyCloud goal is