Shanghai, China-based pet e-commerce site Boqii landed $25 million in a Series B funding led by undisclosed US investors to fuel its brand building and expansion efforts.
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US-based home search startup Zumper raises $6.5M in Series A funding
San Francisco, US-based home search startup Zumper raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) to build its web and mobile platform for apartment rental.
San Francisco startup ClassDojo bags $8.5M in funding to manage students' classroom behavior
San Francisco, US-based startup ClassDojo bagged $8.5M in its first institutional funding round to develop its mobile platform that provides an easier way of managing and monitoring the behavior of students inside the classroom.
Boston-based Flashnotes purchases smaller rival Moolaguides
Moolaguides has been acquired by Flashnotes for an undisclosed amount. The purchase comes just a month after Boston-based Flashnotes secured $3.6 million for its Series A round, TechCrunch reported.
Intel said to have acquired wristwatch maker Basis
Sources told tech news website TechCrunch that Basis Health Tracker Watch maker Basis Science has been bought by Intel for anywhere from $100 million to $150 million.
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San Mateo, US-based predictive analytics startup Reflektion scored $8 million in its second funding round led by Intel Capital and Nike to ramp up its sales and marketing activities.
Buzzmove, the UK's first price removals site and Wayra UK graduate, grabbed $650,000 in its seed funding round to expand its list of vendors and prepare for its nationwide launch, TechCrunch reported.
HealthCare Royalty Partners was the lead investor in the Series E funding round of advanced medical devices maker Invuity Inc which raised $36 million, a statement about the funding said.
Conference calling service Speek secured $5.1 million from its Series A round which included the earlier round which raised $2.7 million in convertible notes raised before, TechCrunch reported.
France-based electronic trading applications provider Ullink has received a majority investment from Europe-focused private equity firm HgCapital. Financial details were not disclosed in the statement about the funding.
Dukosi, the Scottish technology firm that developed the Electric Vehicle Optimization Integrated Circuit, secured £320,000 to help finance the commercial roll out of its smart chip geared towards electric vehicles, the Herald Scotland reported.
San Antonio, US-based early-stage investment fund Geekdom Fund invested $25,000 each in startups Nebula Technologies, Lightphile, and Remote Garage, which are headquartered in Geekdom's co-working space.
London-based DueDil obtained $17 million in its Series B financing round led by previous backer Oak Investment Partners and joined in by Notion Capital and Passion Capital, TechCrunch reported.
GE Ventures and Northgate Capital joined existing investors in the Series E funding round extension of RainDance Technologies Inc which raised $16.5 million, a statement about the funding said.
