VC Deals

Austin, Texas-based LawnStarter, an on-demand platform for outdoor services, has raised $10.5 million in funding. The backer was Edison Partners.

Leith, Scotland-based Stampede, a provider of Wi-Fi based customer engagement and marketing analytics, has secured 1 million pounds in seed funding. The investors include Techstart Ventures, Galvanise Capital and the Scottish Government.

New York-based Hive, a productivity platform, has raised $10.6 million in Series A funding. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, Vocap Investment Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.

Edinburgh, Scotland-based PureLiFi, a LiFi technology company, has secured $18 million in Series B funding. The investors included Temasek.

Popwallet, a mobile wallet marketing automation platform, has secured $4 million in funding. Stout Street Capital led the round with participation from other backers that included Loeb.nyc, 3Lines Venture Capital, IrishAngels, Cultivation Capital, MATH Venture Partners and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.

Transitiv, an open platform to unify, understand and activate customer data, has secured $1.7 million in seed funding. Vocap Investment Partners led the round.

Silicon Valley-based Alpaca, a fintech startup, has secured $6 million in funding. The investors included Spark Capital and Social Leverage.

New York City-based Branch, a provider of office furniture, has secured $2.4 million in seed funding, according to a blog post on its site. Nine Four Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Alate Partners, RRE, Dolik Ventures and Rough Draft.

Voi Technology, a Swedish e-scooter operator, has raised $85 million in funding. Vostok New Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Balderton Capital, Creandum, Project A, JME Ventures, Raine Ventures, Kreos Capital, Inbox Capital, Rider Global and Black Ice Capital.

London-based Hero Future Energies, a clean tech company, has secured $150 million in funding. The investor was Masdar. The capital will be used to back HFE's expansion of its renewable energy portfolio.