VC Deals

Redwood City, California-based FamePick, a platform that helps business creators grow their personal brand, has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. The investors included InterVest, Mirae Asset Venture, Aju IB Investment and DVP.

Eight Sleep, a sleep fitness company, has secured $40 million in funding. Founders Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Craft Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator and 8VC.

HMBradley, a new digital banking platform, has raised $3.5 million in seed financing. Accomplice Ventures and Walkabout Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Mucker Capital, Index Ventures and HVF Labs.

Coveo said Nov. 6 that it raised $227 million in funding led by OMERS Growth Equity. Existing investors participated as well as other financial institutions, including Evergreen Coast Capital, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and IQ. Québec City-based Coveo uses artificial intelligence and intelligent search technologies to personalize digital experiences for customers, partners, dealers and employees.

Paris-based Acticor Biotech, a clinical stage biotechnology focused on thrombotic diseases, has raised 7 million euros in funding. Go Capital led the round with participation from return backers Newton BioCapital, CapDecisif Management and Anaxago.

Arweave, a new blockchain protocol, has raised $5 million in funding. The lead backer was a16z crypto. Other participating investors included Multicoin Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Summit Partners led a $40 mln funding round in Immersive Labs, an interactive, on-demand cyber skills platform. Existing investor Goldman Sachs participated in the funding.

Anacapa Partners said Nov. 6 that it invested in Agasus. Financial terms weren’t announced. Agasus, of Brazil, is a hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) provider.

Coveo said Nov. 6 that it raised C$227 million ($172 million) in funding led by OMERS Growth Equity. Existing investors participated as well as other financial institutions, including Evergreen Coast Capital, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and IQ. Québec City-based Coveo uses artificial intelligence and intelligent search technologies to personalize digital experiences for customers, partners, dealers and employees.

Florida-based Violet Defense Group, an advanced photonics company, has raised $2 million in funding. Kirenaga Partners led the round.