Hyperloop One co-founder sues company and Shervin Pishevar

Hyperloop One, the company developing a high-speed transportation system based on vacuum tube technology, has been sued by recently ousted co-founder Brogan BamBrogan and three other current and former employees who charge that the company was driven apart by mismanagement and nepotism, creating a toxic workplace culture, Recode reports.The suit also names as defendants co-founder Shervin Pishevar, CEO Rob Lloyd, former chief legal officer Afshin Pishevar and investor Joe Lonsdale.

IDG, Breyer Capital raise $1B for China-focused VC fund

Venture firm IDG Capital Partners announced that it has raised a new fund totaling $1 billion, in partnership with Silicon Valley’s Breyer Capital. The new fund, IDG Capital Fund III, will focus on technology, media & telecommunications, healthcare, energy, and consumer products, both in China and in global companies looking to enter the Chinese market.

True Fit raises $25M for size recommendation tech

Try this one on for size. True Fit, a developer of technology that provides fit ratings and size recommendations to help online shoppers find clothing and shoes, has raised $25 million in Series B financing from Intel Capital, Jump Capital, and Signal Peak Ventures. The new funding brings total investment in True Fit, which sells its technology to retailers and brands, to $40 million.

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True Fit

$25M / Series B

True Fit provides personalized fit ratings and size recommendations to online shoppers. The Boston-based company’s software is used by retail clients such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Kate Spade. True Fit claims to have more than 20M users.

Categories:

Woburn · Brand Marketing · Retail Technology · Personalization · Big Data · E-Commerce

Founders:

Romney Evans, Jessica Murphy, William R. Adler

Investors:

Intel Capital (Lead), Signal Peak Ventures, Jump Capital

RedKix

$17M / Seed

RedKix is a unified communication platform for team collaboration. The San Mateo-based company launched its private beta yesterday and expects to open up its public beta at the end of fall.

Categories:

San Mateo

Founders:

Roy Antebi, Oudi Antebi

Investors:

Oren Zeev, Ori Sasson, Salesforce Ventures, + 2 more

Indegy

$12M / Venture

Indegy is an industrial cyber security company. The Tel Aviv-based company will use the funding to scale sales and marketing operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as for R&D in Israel.

Categories:

Industrial · Cyber Security · Infrastructure

Founders:

Barak Perelman, Ido Trivizki, Mille Gandelsman

Investors:

Vertex Ventures (Lead), Shlomo Kramer, Magma Venture Partners, + 1 more

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Avizia $11M / Series A Blue Heron Capital
RentoMojo $6.0M / Venture
yaap.in $5.0M / Venture Rainmaker Ventures
PostBeyond $4.0M / Series A Information Venture Partners
Export Development Canada
Machinio $3.0M / Series A
Watty 3.0M EUR / Venture
Abingdon Health 3.0M GBP / Venture Imperial Innovations
FiveAI $2.7M / Seed Amadeus Capital Partners
UNYQ $2.5M / Equity Crowdfunding
ShareChat $1.4M / Seed SAIF Partners
Exporo AG 8.2M EUR / Series A
Twigly $600K / Seed
CirraGroup $500K / Series B Health Innovation Fund
Future Mobility unknown / Series A Tencent Holdings
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Collective

Acquired by Time Inc.

Kifi

Acquired by Google

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RedZone Helios and Matheson Analytics
CheckMate TrustYou
Sport Ngin NBC Sports Ventures
Busportal redBus.in
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