Iris Dorbian
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Damon Motorcycles, a two-wheel technology company, has closed $2.5 million in seed financing. The investors included Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures.
Israel Investment Partners has increased the target of its debut fund to $500 million. IIP I will invest in established businesses primarily in Israel.
Riviera Partners, a search firm specializing in executive leadership placements in engineering, product and design, has secured $25 million in funding. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and ROCA Partners were the lead backers.
Runa Capital has raised $1.22 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $100 million. The Palo Alto, California-based venture firm invests in technology firms.
WorkSpan, an ecosystem cloud platform, has raised $27 million in Series B funding. Redline Capital led the round with participation from Mayfield and M12 Ventures.
WorkSpan, an ecosystem cloud platform, has raised $27 million in Series B funding. Redline Capital led the round with participation from Mayfield and M12 Ventures.
San Francisco-based Sun Basket, a healthy meal delivery service, has hired Jessica Jensen as chief marketing officer and Marc Friend as chief financial officer. Previously, Jensen worked at Facebook while Friend was at PubNub. Sun Basket's backers include PivotNorth Capital, Sapphire Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle, Unilever Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Relevance Capital, Accolade Partners and Correlation Ventures.
San Francisco-based Sun Basket, a healthy meal delivery service, has hired Jessica Jensen as chief marketing officer and Marc Friend as chief financial officer. Previously, Jensen worked at Facebook while Friend was at PubNub. Sun Basket's backers include PivotNorth Capital, Sapphire Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle, Unilever Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Relevance Capital, Accolade Partners and Correlation Ventures.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Fluree, a data technology startup, has secured $4.73 million in seed funding. The lead investor was 4490 Ventures. Also, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund participated in the round.
Seattle-based LevelTen Energy, a renewable energy procurement platform, has raised $20.5 million in Series B funding. Prelude Ventures led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Tim Woodward, a managing director at Prelude Ventures, will join LevelTen Energy’s board of directors.