Iris Dorbian
Deliv said Thursday that it has received $6.85 million in Series A funding. Investors included Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv, which is also backed by Redpoint Ventures, Trinity Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, PivotNorth Capital and The Operator's Fund, is a provider of same-day delivery services.
Crave said Thursday that it has raised $2.4 million in Series A funding. Among the investors were Chaotic Ventures, Minnie Ingersoll, Rob Nail and Diego Canoso. According to the company, the capital will be used to build inventory, develop new products and expand retail channels. Based in San Francisco, Crave is a producer of "discreet and elegant" luxury sex toys.
Pipedrive has closed $3.4 million in seed funding. The lead investors were Rembrandt Venture Partners and Storm Ventures. Also, TMT Investments, Taavet Hinrikus of Transferwise, Ott Kaukver of Twilio, Rain Rannu co-founder of Fortumo and Tytus Michalski, managing director of Fresco Capital Advisors, also participated in the round. Based in California and Estonia, Pipedrive is a provider of cloud-based sales software.
Recommind said Wednesday that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding from SAP Ventures. According to Recommind, the capital will be used for market and product expansion. Also, Gaurav Tewari, a managing director at SAP Ventures, will join Recommind's board. Headquartered in San Francisco, Recommind is a provider of unstructured data management, analysis and governance technology.
StrongLoop has closed $8 million in Series A funding. Shasta Ventures and Ignition Partners were the lead investors. Also, the company has named Issac Roth as CEO. And, Jason Pressman of Shasta Ventures and Nick Sturiale of Ignition Partners have joined StrongLoop's board. Based in San Mateo, Calif., StrongLoop is the maker of the Node.js. software platform.
App Annie said Wednesday that it has secured $15 million in funding. Sequoia Capital was the lead investor. Existing investors IDG Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners, e.ventures and Infinity Venture Partners also participated in the round. In conjunction with the funding, Tim Lee, a partner at Sequoia Capital and Alan Gould, CEO of uSamp, join App Annie's board. App Annie is a provider of market data for apps.
Bright.com said Wednesday that it has closed $14 million in Series B funding. Toba Capital was the lead investor. Passport Capital's John Burbank also participated in the round. Based in San Francisco, Bright.com is an employment website.
Stackdriver said Wednesday that it has received $10 million in Series B financing. The lead investor was Flybridge Capital Partners. Existing investor Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round. In addition to the funding, Chip Hazard, a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, will join Stackdriver’s board. Based in Boston, Stackdriver is a provider of intelligent management for cloud-powered applications.
Blue Jeans Network said Wednesday that it has closed $50 million in new funding. Battery Ventures was the lead investor. Return backers Accel Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Norwest Venture Partners also participated in the financing. According to the company, the capital will be used for market expansion and product innovation. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Blue Jeans Network is a provider of video communication services.
Ubiquigent Limited said Wednesday that it has raised £0.5 million (almost $800,000) in funding. The investors were IP Group plc and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment division of Scottish Enterprise. Based in Dundee, Scotland, Ubiquigent Limited is a provider of ubiquitin cell-signalling system drug discovery services.