Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share.
European cloud computing startups get $120M boost thanks to fresh Notion Capital fund
Notion Capital, a venture capital (VC) investment firm based in London, has launched a new $120 million fund to back Europe’s business-to-business (B2B) cloud-computing companies.
The VC firm had two previous funds, amounting to around $150 million, and plans are afoot to extend its latest $120 million fund to $150 million by the end of this year.
The fund will be aimed at software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud computing companies based in Europe, with a specific focus on startups at the Series A stage.
Flipboard confirms it has raised $50M in new funding
Flipboard, the company with desktop and mobile apps for reading online articles and “flipping” them into curated magazines, has raised $50 million from a new investor, a spokeswoman told VentureBeat in an email.
The Flipboard spokeswoman would not disclose the company’s current valuation. The last time the company raised a round, in late 2013, the valuation was reported at around $800 million.
To date, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Flipboard has raised at least $210 million.
Python distribution vendor Continuum Analytics raises $24M
Continuum Analytics, a company that provides distributions of the Python programming language, announced today that it has raised $24 million in funding.
Build Group and General Catalyst Partners led the new round in Continuum Analytics. Previously, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gave the company $3 million in research funding.
Farm management analytics company Granular raised $18.7M
San Francisco-based Granular, the company behind “farm management software and analytics,” announced yesterday that it took in a $18.7 million round led by Tao Capital Partners. Previous investors Andreessen Howowitz and Google Ventures also participated.
Granular’s investments add up to at least $25.2 million and the company said that it plans to expand the San Francisco’s software and data science team. Emory Investment Management and Fall Line Capital also joined the round.
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Predictive lead scorer Leadspace, founded on data tactics used against terrorists, captures $18M
Many predictive lead scoring companies promise to find new prospects for your company.
But not many predictive lead scoring companies were founded by a former Israeli military intelligence expert who applies anti-terrorist data mining tactics to help companies better understand their customers.
Today, that B2B company, San Francisco-based Leadspace, is announcing it has scored $18 million in new funding so it can continue to figure out signals left by individuals in big data.
Events.com raises at least $17M and acquires events registration website
Event planning app Events.com announced yesterday that it closed a funding round led by Arctaris. The company did not disclose how much it raised in the round, but it said that the latest funding brings the total investments to over $17 million.
Events.com also announced that it has acquired an online registration site called EventsOnline to expand its client base. The company investors include Tomorrow Ventures, and Burch Creative Capital.
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Social network FishBrain catches $8M
FishBrain, a social network aimed at fishing fans, announced yesterday that it hooked in a $8M series A round led by Northzone. The company says that it helps “anglers [fishing fans] by predicting the optimal time, place, and bait to catch particular species of fish in any given location using meteorological information and crowd-sourced data in a unique algorithm.”
The company has raised at least $10.5 million since its seed round last year. Tokyo-based Recruit Strategic Partners and New York-based Novel TMT Ventures also joined the round for FishBrain.
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Community project startup Neighbourly raises $1.5M
U.K.-based startup Neighbourly.com announced that it closed its $1.5 million “angel fund-raising.” The startup says it “unites local community causes, projects, and charities with businesses which can help, by contributing time, resources, or funding.”
Neighbourly did not disclose the funds’ investors, however, it also announced a new addition to its board. David Eldridge, whom Neighbourly calls an “experienced technology entrepreneur,” will join Investor Director Chris Kelly, on the board of Neighbourly.
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Y Combinator-backed StyleBee launches its ‘beauty on demand’ app
StyleBee, the “Uber for hairstyling” app, has raised $1 million in venture capital, including participation from Y Combinator and “well-known Silicon Valley investors.” There are 600 professional stylists in its database, with the average user paying for a service at least once a week.
Adphorus raises $1M for its Facebook marketing tool
Marketing performance tool for Facebook Adphorus announced yesterday that it raised a $1 million seed round. Investors include European angel investors and 500 Startups. The company said that funds from the round will be used for Adphorus’ expansion in Western Europe and “global emerging markets.”
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