Cendana Capital announced the final close of a pair of seed-based fund of funds on Friday. The institutional seed investor now has raised $88.2 million and taken a position with nine investment partnerships. The final close announced Friday in a document filed with Securities and Exchange Commission was on $28.2 million raised by Cendana Capital L.P.

Forerunner Ventures said it raised an institutionally backed $40 million seed fund. The firm said it will investing in up to 25 companies, making initial investments of $250,000 to $500,000 in seed and Series A deals. PRESS RELEASE Forerunner Ventures Closes $40 Million Fund To Invest in The Next Generation of Digital Commerce Startups San [...]

Fashion start-up Threadflip has launched securing $1.6 million seed funding led by First Round Capital and Baseline Ventures. Additional investors in the round include Dave Morin from Slow Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Greylock Discovery Fund and Andreessen Horowitz Seed Fund. Kent Goldman from First Round Capital joins the company’s board of directors. PRESS RELEASE Threadflip launches [...]

San Francisco-based gift-giving service Wantful has secured a $5.5 million series A investment. Led by Polaris Venture Partners, the round also includes funding from previous investors including Harrison Metal, Greylock Partners and Forerunner Ventures, as well as angel investors. PRESS RELEASE — Wantful, a leading gift-giving service focused on helping you give exceptional gifts for [...]

Kiwi Crate, whose subscription-based service offers hands-on activities for kids, has raised $5 million in Series A financing. Existing investors First Round Capital, Mayfield Fund, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Consigliere Brand Capital, Uj Ventures and 500 Startups all participated in the round.

Battery Ventures led a $5 million A round in STELLAService, the customer service ratings provider for online retailers. DFJ Gotham Ventures and RRE Ventures joined in on the investment as well; and new investors Forerunner Ventures also jumped in on the deal.

Kiwi Crate, a months-old, Mountain View, Calif.-based company that operates a subscription-based, kid-focused activities service (including home-delivered parent-kid “projects”), has raised $2 million in seed funding.  First Round Capital led the round. Other investors include Mayfield Fund, Comcast Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Consigliere Brand Capital, UJ Ventures and 500 Startups. PRESS RELEASE: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., [...]

JOOR, a New York-based, members-only online wholesale marketplace for fashion brands and independent boutiques, announced today that it has raised $2.25 million. The Series A financing was led by Battery Ventures with participation from Lerer Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Landis Capital, Forerunner Ventures, and individual investors William Smith and Richard Mishaan. PRESS RELEASE: JOOR, [...]