Scopely closes $55M round for mobile gaming

Scopely, a developer of mobile games like Yahtzee with Buddies and The Walking Dead: Road to Survival, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Greycroft Growth Fund. The new round brings total funding for the Culver City, Calif.-based company to nearly $100 million.

Daimler buys majority stake of taxi-hailing app Hailo

Taxi-hailing app Hailo is selling a 60% stake to Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and will rebrand its operations under MyTaxi, another on-demand ride-sharing company acquired by Daimler subsidiary Moovel in 2014, TechCrunch reports. London-based Hailo previously raised about $100 million in venture funding.

Acalvio Technologies emerges from stealth, raises $17M

Acalvio Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based provider of threat detection technology, has emerged from stealth mode and announced the closing of $17 million in new funding from investors including Accel, Ignition Partners and Eileses Capital.

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$30M / Series A

Takt develops a real-time marketing personalization platform. In addition to being an initial investor, Starbucks will be an anchor customer of the San Francisco-based company. Takt will use the funding to accelerate development of its platform.

Investors:

BCG Digital Ventures (Lead), Starbucks

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$22M / Series B

Transfix provides on-demand trucking for manufacturers and distributors. Known as “Uber for trucks,” the New York-based company claims to have more than 150 companies on its platform with more than 14K drivers. Transfix will use the funding to expand product offerings.

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New York · Supply Chain Management · Transportation · Logistics · SaaS · B2B · Shipping

Founders:

Drew McElroy

Investors:

New Enterprise Associates (Lead), Canvas Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, + 1 more

Acalvio Technologies

$17M / Venture

Acalvio develops a deception-based cybersecurity system. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has emerged from two years of stealth. The $17M includes both their Series A and B funding, the former led by Accel in September and the latter led by Ignition Partners in June.

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