Iris Dorbian
The Eric B. Chandler Health Center has closed $4 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and New Jersey Health Foundation, which is backed by Foundation Venture Capital Group. Based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Eric B. Chandler Health Center, which is owned and run by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in partnership with the Eric B. Chandler Community Board, is a provider of community health services to those in need.
P2Binvestor said Monday that it has closed $1.2 million in Series A funding. The investors included Rockies Venture Club and entrepreneur John Spiers. According to the company, the capital will be used for product development and expansion. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, P2Binvestor is a provider of crowdfunded receivables financing.
Shmoop has closed on an undisclosed investment from Formation 8, a VC firm focused on introducing tech start-ups to the Asian market. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Shmoop is a publisher of digital curriculum and test prep.
American Restaurant Concepts said Monday that it has received a $1 million credit facility from Blue Victory Holdings. According to the company, the loan will be used for "general working capital purposes." Headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, American Restaurant Concepts is the operator and franchisor of Dick's Wings & Grill restaurants and Dick's Wings Express restaurants.
NewsWhip has raised $1 million in seed funding, the company announced today in a blog post on its site. Return backers Hal Philipp of Meridian Growth Capital and Shane Naughton of Inundata participated in the round as did new investors AIB Seed Capital Fund, Enterprise Ireland and Hannes Smarason, former CEO of Icelandair and CBO of deCODE. The company which is based in Dublin, Ireland and will be opening an office in New York City this month, is an aggregator of English-language news stories around the world. To read more details about the funding, visit here.
Luxembourg-based private equity firm Wychwood Capital Partners has invested $1 million in Sportslobster.com. Based in the UK, Sportslobster is a sports social network.
Dots said Friday that it has received $51 million in refinancing from Salus Capital Partners. A portfolio company of Irving Capital, Dots is a fashion retailer.
Zynstra said Thursday that it has closed $3.8 million in Series A funding. Octopus Investments was the lead investor. Richard Brennan, former EVP of global marketing at Orange Group, Tom Vari, former CIO of cable at Rogers Communications and Zynstra Chairman Jon Craton also participated in the round. Based in Bath, UK, Zynstra is a provider of hybrid cloud solutions for small to medium-sized businesses.
Nuxeo said Thursday that it has received $3.8 million in funding from OTC Asset Management and OTC Extend. According to Nuxeo, the capital will be used for expansion in the U.S. market. Based in both New York and Paris, Nuxeo is a provider of content management solutions.
PureDiscovery Corp. said Thursday that it has raised $10 million in Series C financing. The lead investor was Medina Capital. Based in Dallas, PureDiscovery Corp. is a provider of semantic discovery solutions.