Horizon Technology Finance Provides $12 Million Venture Loan to IgnitionOne

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FARMINGTON, Conn. and NEW YORK, April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("Horizon") ("Company"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life...

April 04, 2017 at 01:46AM

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LeafLink rakes in $3 mln

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LeafLink, a B2B cannabis ecommerce platform, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Lerer Hippeau Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Casa Verde Capital, Phyto Partners and Wisdom VC.

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April 03, 2017 at 08:42PM

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Campagne de défiscalisation ISF 2017 : ACG Management propose le FIP Néoveris France Croissance

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PARIS, April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ACG Management, spécialiste de l'investissement dans les PME non cotées en France et en Outre-mer, propose sa solution permettant aux particuliers de défiscaliser leur ISF : le FIP[1] Néoveris France Croissance.      (Logo: http:...

April 03, 2017 at 01:45PM

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Echo Raises $7.5 Million in Funding for Manufacturing and Product Expansion

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April 01, 2017 at 06:50AM

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SmartSky Networks Secures $170 Million Series B Financing

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April 01, 2017 at 06:50AM

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Riata Capital Group Announces Formation of Acuity Eyecare

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April 01, 2017 at 06:50AM

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Norfund Invests in a Beef Exporter in Ethiopia

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OSLO, Norway, March 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) today announces an investment of USD 7.4 million in Verde Beef Processing PLC, an Ethiopian beef producer. The capital provided by Norfund will help VBP become the largest...

April 01, 2017 at 02:23AM

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Is Feces the New AI? PoopTech Companies Pull in Over Half-Billion Dollars of Funding

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NEW YORK, March 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Startups flush with VC funds are making a splash in the excrement space, as PoopTech startups aim to disrupt defecation. "There's a lot of movement in the bowel space recently," says Satya Patel, General Partner at VC firm Homebrew, whose fund...

April 01, 2017 at 12:23AM

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Peterson Partners Announces Follow-On Investment Into DCI

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SALT LAKE CITY, March 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Peterson Partners, the lead investor in DCI Design Communications LLC ("DCI"), an industry leader in data, voice, and unified communications technologies, is pleased to announce that it has made a follow-on investment into DCI to fund the...

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Echo reels in $7.5 mln Series A

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San Diego-based Echo, a hybrid microscope creator, has closed $7.5 million in Series A funding. Dolby Family Ventures and Tech Coast Angels led the round.

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March 31, 2017 at 10:16PM

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Bitcoin wallet Ledger attracts $7 mln Series A

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Paris-based bitcoin wallet Ledger has secured $7 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. MAIF Avenir led the round with participation from Xange, Wicklow Capital, GDTRE, Libertus Capital, Digital Currency Group, The Whittemore Collection, Kima Ventures, BHB Network and Nicolas Pinto. In addition to the funding, Jean-Marc Willmann of MAIF has been appointed to Ledger’s board of directors.

 

March 31, 2017 at 08:11PM

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Pepper takes in $8.5 mln Series B

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Pepper, an internet of things platform and service provider, has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding. The investors were Leawood Ventures, KCRise Fund, Royal Street Ventures, OpenAir Equity Partners and Comporium Communications.

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March 31, 2017 at 08:11PM

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Dropbox said to secure $600 mln line of credit in advance of IPO: report

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Dropbox is said to have secured a $600 million line of credit from six banks, including JPMorgan Chase, according to a report on Bloomberg.

The credit facility comes as Dropbox is considering an IPO, perhaps this year, the report said.

The news story can be found here.

 

March 31, 2017 at 03:23AM

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Redpoint Ventures leads $12 mln for Raise.me

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Raise.me, a college scholarship platform, has secured $12 million in funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from GSV Acceleration, Owl Ventures, First Round Capital and SJF Ventures.

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March 29, 2017 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Raise.me, a social enterprise focused on expanding access to higher education, today announced a new $12 million round of financing to help more students in the United States achieve their college ambitions. Redpoint Ventures led the round with additional participation from GSV Acceleration, and follow-on investment from Owl Ventures, First Round Capital and SJF Ventures.

Since launching nationally in the fall of 2014, Raise.me has helped students cumulatively earn $1 billion in scholarship dollars from colleges. On Raise.me, colleges offer students incremental awards, called “micro-scholarships” for achievement like getting A’s in courses or participating in an extracurricular activity. Students begin earning micro-scholarships starting in 9th grade, and collect the awards into a total amount that can be used towards tuition if they apply and are accepted to the partner school. This represents a departure from the way that billions in college scholarships are traditionally awarded annually — at the end of students’ high school careers — which is typically too late influence their college decisions.

Raise.me was co-founded by Preston Silverman, George Kirkland, and Dave Schuman in 2012 and launched nationally in 2014. The team comprises individuals that come from a diverse set of backgrounds, including Teach for America, Google, and The White House, and many of whom were first-generation college students.

The company’s innovative micro-scholarship model is grounded in decades of research proving the benefits of increased transparency in financial aid, and the power of continuous feedback loops in improving student outcomes. By directly linking academic and extracurricular achievements to college scholarship dollars, students on Raise.me become more motivated to work hard, a pattern that better prepares them for college and ultimately, their careers. Colleges, in turn, can begin to engage with high school students as early as 9th or 10th grade, leading to more successful recruitment and retention of students through to graduation.

“It’s never been more important for students to obtain some form of higher education, but for many families, it’s also never been more costly,” said Preston Silverman, Co-Founder and CEO at Raise.me. “By providing students with a way to plan for college earlier on in high school, both academically and financially, we’re creating a more transparent, empowering system to help students achieve their college and career ambitions.”

Raise.me’s platform has served over 650,000 high school students in all 50 states, and is being used by 19,000 high school counselors in 1 of every 2 high schools across the country. Colleges using the Raise.me platform comprise a growing group of over 225 schools that include Northeastern, NYU, ASU, Oberlin, Penn State, Georgia Tech and Tulane University, and whom have uniquely demonstrated a commitment to helping students of all backgrounds access scholarship dollars and ensure success in college and beyond.

“Raise.me is meeting a critical unmet need among students and colleges ,” said Chris Moore, Partner at Redpoint Ventures. “Today, students don’t have access to what financial aid dollars are available to them until after they’ve applied and been accepted; meanwhile colleges are spending $9 billion a year on recruiting and enrollment costs to reach these same students. By creating a transparent marketplace for both students and colleges, Raise.me is helping future generations become more successful in college and beyond, building a significant business in the process.”

About Raise.me:
Raise.me launched nationally in the fall of 2014 as a social enterprise focused on expanding access to higher education, especially among low-income and first-generation students. Starting as early as 9th grade, Raise.me enables students to earn scholarships throughout high school as they meet the goals that best prepare them to succeed. Whether that’s getting good grades, volunteering in the community, or joining an extracurricular, on Raise.me students are rewarded by colleges for being motivated, driven and committed to success. Students at 1 out of 2 high schools across America have signed up to earn micro-scholarships from a diverse set of over 225 colleges and universities. Learn more: http://www.raise.me.

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