Daily funding roundup - July 9th, 2019

Perq raised $6 M; Jacobi closed $7.7M; Lightico landed $14.5M; Sinequa secured $23M

Kaleidoscope Labs: Kaleidoscope Labs is a functional wellness and CBD brand. Kaleidoscope Labs has raised $4 million in seed funding led by RRE Ventures. Read more

Unmade: Unmade provides customizable design through industrial manufacturing. Unmade has raised £4.75 million in new funding. Octopus Ventures led the round, with participation from MMC Ventures, Felix Capital and earlier investors. The company has now raised  £10 million altogether. Read more

Perq: Perq, a marketing technology company, empowers businesses with more visibility into their digital marketing efforts and sales. Perq has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Poplar Ventures, with participation from Elevate Ventures, Allos Ventures, Collina Ventures, 4G Ventures, Great Blue Venture, Jupiter Peak, and numerous angel investors. Read more

Blue Water Vaccines: Blue Water Vaccines is a company developing a universal flu vaccine based on technology developed at the University of Oxford. Blue Water Vaccines has raised $7 million in seed funding led by CincyTech. Read more

Aryballe Technologies: Aryballe Technologies was created in Grenoble/France by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs. Aryballe Technologies has raised €6.2 million from IFF and Hyundai Motor Co. Read more

4th & Heart: 4th & Heart is an artisan producer of organic ghee or clarified butter. 4th & Heart as raised $7.6 million in a new funding led by Harbinger Ventures of Colorado, with participation from Cambridge Companies SPG, Blueberry Ventures, Boulder Food Group, Monogram Capital Partners, Finn Capital Partners, and Everplus Capital. Read more

Jacobi: Jacobi is a platform that enables investment managers to customize and scale multi-asset portfolio design. Jacobi has raised $7.7 million from Illuminate Venture Partners, 8VC and Credit Ease Venture Fund. Read more

Ablacare: AblaCare develops an innovative solution for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) related infertility. AblaCare has raised €10 million in Series A funding led by Sofinnova Ventures. Read more

Lightico: Lightico streamlines sales & service processes and improves customer experience in the critical last mile of customer journeys. Lightico has raised $14.5 million in funding led by Mangrove Capital Partners. Also participating in the round: Crescendo Venture Partners, lool ventures, and Spinach Angels. Read more 

Sinequa: Sinequa Provides an AI-powered Search & Analytics Platform for Fortune Global 2000 Companies and Government Agencies. Sinequa has raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Jolt Capital. Read more 

Staffbase: Staffbase supports industry leaders with their own branded app to engage their diverse, disconnected, and distributed workforce. Staffbase has raised $23 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from earlier investors e.ventures, Capnamic Ventures and Kizoo Technology Capital. Read more

Sensibill: Sensibill is a digital receipts ecosystem that allows customers to access receipts directly from bank accounts. Sensibill has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Radical Ventures led the round, joined by National Bank of Canada, Information Venture Partners and First Ascent Ventures. Read more

Taiger: Taiger specializes in advanced AI-engineered information access and extraction solutions, that exploit the meaning of structured and unstructured information with unparalleled accuracy for industry leaders in financial services and the government. Taiger has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by PacificBridge Asset Management, an affiliate of TPG Capital, and Hong Kong’s MCM Investment Partners. Read more


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