Luisa Beltran
Ezaki Glico Co Ltd said Feb. 20 that it agreed to buy TCHO Ventures Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. TCHO, of Berkeley, California, is a craft chocolate company that is majority owned by Emil Capital Partners and Tengelmann Group.
IntuiLab said Feb. 6 that it raised $3.7 million in Series A funding from IRDI SORIDEC Gestion, M Capital Partners and two business angels with the support of Bpifrance. IntuiLab, of Toulouse and Chicago, is the company behind IntuiFace, a software platform for creating touch-first digital signage without writing code. Avolta Partners provided financial advice.
Varo Money Inc said Jan. 18 that it raised $45 million in a round led by existing investors Warburg Pincus and The Rise Fund. Thirty additional participants, including angels, existing investors and management, took part in the round. Vero, of San Francisco, is a mobile banking startup. Read more about the funding round at Buyouts.
Anomali said Jan. 17 that it raised $40 million in a Series D round led by Lumia Capital. Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), Telstra and Sozo Ventures also participated in the round along with returning investors GV, General Catalyst, IVP and Paladin Capital Group. Anomali, of Redwood City, California, provides threat management and collaboration software.
SendBird said Dec. 19 that it raised $16 million during its Series A led by Shasta Ventures and August Capital. Existing investors Y Combinator and FundersClub also participated. SendBird, of Redwood City, California, provides chat API and messaging SDK for in-app chat and messaging.
Inoki Suarez has joined Carlyle Group as a managing director for the firm’s private credit group within its global credit platform. Suarez was previously with Varagon Capital Partners, where he was co-head of general industries and a member of the firm’s initial launch team in 2014.
Deposit Solutions said Nov. 30 it raised a $20 million funding round led by existing shareholders e.ventures and Greycroft. Deposit Solutions, of Hamburg, Germany, provides an open banking platform for deposits.
Bitcoin may be getting lots of attention but the sector is still too young for endowments or private equity investors. Arianna Simpson, a venture partner at Crystal Towers Capital, said much of the interest in bitcoin comes from high-net-worth individuals and family offices. “Everyone is asking but some are not ready to pull the trigger,” Simpson […]
Buildup said Nov. 22 that it raised $7 million in a Series A round. Investors include TLV Partners, UpWest Labs, 01Ventures, Abstract Ventures, as well as Check founders Guy Goldstein and Ahikam Kaufman. Buildup, of Palo Alto, California, provides a mobile collaboration and task management platform for construction jobsites.
Divergent 3D said Nov. 21 that it raised $65 million in a Series B round led by O Luxe Holdings Ltd. Other investors include Horizons Ventures, Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited and Altran Technologies. The round includes an investor option to add $40 million. Divergent 3D is a technology development and licensing platform.