VC Deals

Cultivate, a digital leadership coaching platform, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Trinity Ventures led the round with participation from previous investors Bloomberg Beta, Silicon Valley Data Capital and SAP.iO. In addition to the funding, Karan Mehandru from Trinity Ventures will be joining the Cultivate board of directors.

Toronto and San Jose, California-based Quartic.ai, a full-stack industrial AI and IIoT software provider, has raised US$5 million in Series A financing. WRVI Capital led the round. The capital infusion will be used by Quartic.ai to accelerate deployment of its Industry 4.0 technology and serve a larger customer base.

Portland, Oregon-based CrowdStreet Inc, a technology provider with an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate, has raised $12 million in Series C funding. The investors included Grotech Ventures, Rally Ventures, Seven Peaks Ventures and Green Visor Capital.

Digits, a fintech startup, has secured $10.5 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investors included Benchmark.

Productiv, an application engagement analytics company, has secured $20 million in Series B financing. Norwest Venture Partners led the round with participation from Okta Ventures and Accel.

Madison, Wisconsin-based Imbed Biosciences Inc, a biotech company focused on developing advanced therapies for burns, chronic ulcers and surgical wounds, has raised $4 million in funding. Formidable Asset Management led the round with participation from other investors that included WISC Partners.

Dallas-based Mooala, a maker of organic, dairy-free beverages and creamers, has raised $8.3 million in Series A equity financing. Sweat Equities led the round with participation from other backers that included M3 Ventures.

Seattle-based Shape Therapeutics Inc, a developer of a RNA and protein targeting platform focused on curing human diseases, has secured $35.5 million in Series A financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round participation from CureDuchenne Ventures.

Indianapolis-based Kenzie Academy, an education startup, has raised $100 million in financing. The investor was Community Investment Management.

Denab Capital has raised $150 million for its new fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $600 million.