This feature rounds up venture capital news and highlights larger deal coverage already published.
* Enterprise customer data platform Simon Data secured $30 million in a series C financing round led by Polaris Partners, with .406 Ventures and F-Prime Capital also joining the round. Simon Data raised $20.0 million in a series B round in July 2018.
* Vulcan Capital led a $23 million series A round for low-cost connected housing developer Blokable, alongside existing investors Building Ventures, Jason Calacanis' LAUNCH, Kapor Capital, Marc Benioff, Motley Fool Ventures, Ten Eighty Capital and angel investor Dennis Joyce.
* A $7.8 million funding round for Japanese startup Idein Inc., which is behind the Actcast internet-of-things platform service, was led by Global Brain. New investors Hakuodo DY Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund by Innovation Growth Ventures and Sony Financial Ventures also joined the round, along with current investor DG Daiwa Ventures.
Additional coverage
D&D Pharmatech obtains $137.1M in series B round
LGT Capital pulls in $253.3M for VC fund
Pear Ventures seeks $155M for venture capital fund
Versant pulls in $102.2M for venture capital fund
Norwest Venture acquires minority stake in performance apparel brand Vuori
Unless otherwise noted, historical funding data is sourced from the S&P Global Market Intelligence platform.
