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Cooler Screens raises $80M Series A

Chicago-based Cooler Screens, a developer of interactive digital displays to replace glass doors in store aisles, has reportedly raised $80 million in a new Series C funding round.

Investors in the round include Verizon Ventures, Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, GreatPoint Ventures and others.

The company’s full-door ads are designed to draw shoppers attention and only run when consumers are at a distance. After installing screens in 50 Walgreens locations in the Chicago area, the startup announced plans to expand to 2,500 of its stores across the United States.

Funding rounds

Your.MD closes $30M Series A: Digital health platform Your.MD announced it has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by consumer health company Reckitt Benckiser. The London-based startup plans to use the funding to accelerate its current digital self-care platform.
CoreView raises $10M for SaaS platform: CoreView, an Office 365 management platform based in Alpharetta, Georgia, closed on a $10 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. The company will use the new funding for product innovation and expand its global network of enterprise clients, international resellers and managed service providers.
Nu Quantum raises seed funds for quantum photonics: Cambridge, U.K.-based Nu Quantum, a startup focused on quantum photonics, has raised £2.1 million in seed funding in a round led by Amadeus Capital Partners.