What3words, the startup that seeks to provide three-word strings to map a location, has added $1 million to its seed financing round participated in by undisclosed investors, TechCrunch reported.
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US-based fitness tracker maker FitBit faces class-action lawsuit over rash issue
After issuing a recall and full refund for the involved product, San Francisco, California-based fitness tracker maker FitBit is now facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a customer over the rash issue caused by the latest version of its Force fitness band.
Saffron Technology scores $7M in Series B funding round
Cary, North Carolina-based cognitive systems firm Saffron Technology was able to bag $7 million for its Series B round from unnamed investors, a statement about the funding said.
Vermont-based Faraday closes $880K in Series A funding round
Faraday secured $880,000 for its Series A funding round led by FreshTracks Capital and joined in by other investors, a statement about the funding said.
Coupa Software secures $40M in Series F funding round led by Meritech Capital
Coupa Software, a cloud-based finance solutions provider, bagged $40 million for its Series F funding round led by Meritech Capital, a statement about the funding said.
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Colonoscopy system maker Invendo Medical was able to secure $28 million for its latest funding round led by new backer Xeraya Capital, a statement about the funding said.
Munich, Germany-based app crowdtesting startup Testbirds picked up €2.1 million in its Series A funding round led by Seventure Partners for its expansion across Europe.
Corning Inc led the $34 million Series B funding round for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based medical device maker NinePoint Medical Inc, a statement about the funding said.
Gurgaon, India-based e-commerce firm Ibibo Group purchased Bangalore-based online bus tracking and analytics startup YourBus for an undisclosed sum to integrate the latter's tracking function into its travel services.
San Francisco-based YouNoodle obtained $1.1 million in its latest funding round. The financing came from VegasTechFund, Lars-Henrik Friis Molin and the Amicus Group, TechCrunch reported.
Bangalore, India-based mobile payment startup Ezetap Mobile Solutions is raising an unknown amount of additional capital from credit card giant American Express just a month after it had closed $8 million in its Series B round.
Waltham, Massachusetts-based data security firm Verdasys landed $12 million in a new venture round for its market and product expansion as it named former McAfee executive Kenneth Levine as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Activist investor Carl Icahn has suggested a partial spinoff of payments platform PayPal from eBay. This time, he is suggesting a 20% IPO of PayPal, VentureBeat reported.
Chatwala, a New York-based messaging app startup that puts users in control of conversations, has secured $625,000 from individual investors for its seed financing round, VentureBeat reported.
