Chris Witkowsky
Event marketing, management and monetization application company SmartCrowdz has issued $500,000 of convertible notes to existing investors as a follow-on to its Series B funding round. The issuance brings total funding to more than $2.4 million. Columbus, Ohio-based SmartCrowdz has been funded by its founders and prominent angel investors in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, California and Ohio.
Jivox, a multi-screen interactive advertising technology company, has raised $5.8 million in Series C funding. Fortisure Ventures led the funding round with participation by Shah Capital and existing investors Diaz Nesamoney, Opus Capital and Helion Advisors. Press Release Jivox, the leading multi-screen interactive advertising technology company, today announced that it’s raised $5.8 million in Series […]
Tapingo, a mobile shopping platform, has raised $10.5 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures led the funding round with participation from existing investor Carmel Ventures.
OneFold, a mobile and wearable data analytics platform, has raised $400,000 in a seed round of funding from Studio 9+ and a pool of angel investors. The majority of the angel investment came from the Studio 9+ Syndicate on AngelList.
Evergreen Pacific Partners has acquired a majority stake in Phoenix-based Vantage Mobility International, which makes wheelchair accessible vehicles. The company's chief executive officer Doug Eaton and chief financial officer Tim Barone will retain significant ownership stakes and continue to lead operations. Harris William & Co. worked as exclusive advisor to Vantage Mobility.
Lumos Pharma, an early stage biopharmaceutical company, has raised $14 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Sante Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.
REGEN Energy, a developer of wireless electrical load management, has held a $7 million initial close to its Series B investment round. The round was led by an international energy company and included participation from existing investors NGEN Partners and BDC Venture Capital/Cleantech Fund.
Aurora Capital Group has completed the acquisition of Paris-based Arc International Cookware and several subsidiaries. The company will be renamed International Cookware as part of the carve-out. Financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is the second from Aurora's Resurgence Fund II.
Fir Tree Partners has hired Peter Calabro as a managing director to help lead the firm's expanded European focus. Calabro was formerly a managing director and head of European sourcing in the London office of Mount Kellett Capital. Calabro also worked in the European special situations group at Goldman Sachs and also was a director in the high yield/leveraged capital markets group at Lehman Brothers.
Post Oak Energy Capital has closed its second fund on $600 million. Post Oak Energy Partners II held a 'one and done' single close at its hard cap of $500 million, and the firm's existing funds were increased by $100 million to co-invest alongside Fund II. Post Oak focuses on investments in North American oil and gas companies, oil field services and related infrastructure.