Iris Dorbian
Square 1 Bank said Tuesday that it has provided a $5 million loan to Nomis Solutions. Headquartered in San Bruno, Calif., Nomis is a provider of pricing and profitability management solutions for the financial services sector. It is backed by August Capital, Red Rock Ventures and Bain Capital.
Moxtra said Tuesday that it has closed $10 million in funding. Investors included Cisco, Japan-based KDDI, China's Innovation Works and Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht. According to Moxtra, the capital will be used for product development and marketing. Based in Silicon Valley, Moxtra is a provider of mobile content collaboration solutions.
Simplee said Tuesday that it has closed $10 million in Series B funding. Heritage Group led the round with participation from existing investors The Social+Capital Partnership and Greylock IL. Also, Simplee has appointed Paul Wallace, managing director at Heritage Group, to its board of directors. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Simplee is a developer of a platform for patient payments.
Miami-based investment firm American First Financial has acquired a minority stake in the World Trade Center Cologne. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Delaware and Germany, the World Trade Center Cologne is a provider of media services.
PatientSafe Solutions said Tuesday that it has completed $27 million in total Series C funding. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund led the round with participation from Camden Partners, TPG Biotech, Psilos Group and EDBI, the investment unit of the Singapore Economic Development Board. Based in San Diego, PatientSafe Solutions is a provider of mobile technology for the healthcare market.
BlueData said Tuesday that it has closed $15 million in Series B financing. The lead investor was Ignition Partners. Return backers Atlantic Bridge Ventures, Intel Capital, Amplify Partners and Data Collective also participated in the round. In conjunction with the financing, Nick Sturiale, managing partner at Ignition Partners, joins BlueData’s board of directors.
UniversityNow said Tuesday that it has received $19 million in Series C funding. Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and First Analysis Corp were the lead investors. Existing investors University Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Kapor Capital and Bronze Investments also participated in the round. Based in San Francisco, UniversityNow is an operator of affordable, private university education.
Sepior has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding. Seed Capital, a Danish VC fund, led the round. According to Sepior, the capital will be used for product development. Based in Denmark, Sepior is a provider of software solutions that protect data against hacking.
AIQ said Monday that it has received an undisclosed investment from Stonehenge Growth Equity. According to AIQ, the funding will be used to grow its product, AdviceIQ, an online directory of financial advisors. Based in Clifton, NJ, AIQ is a publisher of financial advisor directories.
Mobincube has raised 700,000 euros (approximately $946,000) in seed funding. Inveready led the round with participation from Bankinter and The Crowd Angel. Based in Valencia, Spain, Mobincube is a maker of software that allows users to create apps.