Iris Dorbian
Respiratory Motion said Wednesday that it has raised $5.8 million in Series B financing. Easton Capital led the round. Also, the company has named John Geisel as vice president of sales and marketing. Based in Waltham, Mass., Respiratory Motion is a medical device company.
Piazza has raised $8 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from previous investor Bessemer Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Keith Rabois, a general partner at Khosla, has been added to Piazza's board of directors. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Piazza is a social learning platform.
According to a blog post, early-stage VC firm Spark Capital has tapped Katie Bolin as an associate in its Boston office. Previously, Bolin worked at Google where she served as an analytical lead/acting sales operations manager. To read further details about Bolin's background and her new role at Spark Capital, visit here.
Monster Worldwide has acquired TalentBin and Gozaik. No financial terms were disclosed for either transaction. Based in San Francisco, TalentBin is a talent search engine while Gozaik, which is located in Boston, aggregates social job announcements and distributes targeted job ads across social channels. TalentBin's backers included SV Angel, FundersClub, First Round Capital, Charles Ventures, NEA and Lightbank.
HackerEarth said Tuesday that it has received $500,000 in funding. The investors included Angelprime, a Bangalore-based seed-stage fund and GSF Superangels. HackerEarth is a technical recruiting solutions for talent sourcing and skill assessment.
Workboard said Tuesday that it has closed $2.75 million in Series A financing. Granite Ventures and Opus Capital led the round with participation from Crosslink and Shea Ventures. Workboard will use the funding for product development and customer acquisition. In addition to the financing, Chris Hollenbeck of Granite Ventures and Carl Showalter of Opus Capital have joined the company's board of directors. Based in Redwood City, Calif., Workboard is a provider of execution intelligence solutions for managers.
Everyday Health has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be offered as well as its pricing terms have yet to be set. The company plans on trading its stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "EVDY." J.P. Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse Securities and Citigroup Global Markets are the lead underwriters. Everyday Health is a provider of digital health and wellness solutions. It is backed by BEV Capital, NeoCarta Ventures, Rho Capital Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures and Scale Venture Partners.
Deliv has raised $4.5 million in funding. The investors included Simon Property Group, General Growth Properties, Macerich, Westfield, Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv is a provider of same-day delivery services.
According to a blog post on its site, Spree Commerce has secured $5 million in Series A funding. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from Vegas Tech Fund, Red Swan and previous backers True Ventures and AOL Ventures. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Spree Commerce is an ecommerce platform. To read more details about the funding, visit here.
Tradeshift has closed $75 million in Series C funding from Scentan Ventures. According to the company, the capital will be used for global expansion. Also, Noriaki Okubo, managing director at Scentan Ventures, has been added to Tradeshift’s board. Headquartered in San Francisco, Tradeshift is a business-to-business platform.