Iris Dorbian
San Jose, California-based Incube Ventures, a life science venture firm, has raised $55.25 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed in the document.
Qualcomm has launched a $200 million 5G ecosystem venture fund. The fund will invest in 5G startups.
Twiga Foods, a Kenyan food distribution start-up, has raised a total of $30 million in debt and equity, reported Reuters. Goldman Sachs was the lead investor.
Shipwell, a connected shipping platform, has raised $35 million in Series B funding, according to an announcement on its site. Georgian Partners led the round.
Weave, a provider of customer communication solutions, has raised $70 million in Series D funding. Tiger Global Management led the round with participation from other investors that included Catalyst, Bessemer, Crosslink, Pelion and LeadEdge.
Santa Clara, California-based Aviatrix, a provider of advanced networking and security services for the multi-cloud enterprise, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. CRV led the round with participation from Formation 8, Ignition Partners and Liberty Global Ventures.
UK travel tech company Duffel has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Benchmark Capital and Blossom Capital.
Los Angeles-based Scratchpay, a provider of payment plans for veterinary care, has secured $65 million in Series B funding. Companion Fund led the round with participation from TTV Capital, FJ Labs and Struck Capital.
New York City-based Attentive, a personalized mobile messaging SaaS platform for brands and organizations, has named Harry Heymann as chief technical officer. Previously, he worked at Hometeam where he was vice president of engineering. Attentive's backers include Sequoia Capital, IVP, High Alpha, Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures and NextView Ventures.
Iceland-based Laki Power, a provider of real-time surveillance for high-voltage powerline infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Brunnur Ventures led the round.