Enterprise

Valor Ventures Achieves First Close On Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2019

Valor Ventures recently announced that it raised over one-third of the planned target capital amount of $25 million for Fund 2.

How Melanie Fellay And Zari Zahra Are Simplifying Salesforce Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Spekit -- a company founded by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra that makes Salesforce training easier -- recently raised funding. Here is how it works.

Commercial Real Estate Securities Marketplace Company LEX Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 6, 2019

Commercial real estate securities marketplace company LEX announced it raised $4 million in seed funding.

Elastic Blockchain Network Company SKALE Raises $17.1 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Elastic blockchain network company SKALE recently announced that it raised $17.1 million in funding.

Naborly: $7.5 Million Seed Funding And NaborlyShield Launch

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 6, 2019

Naborly, a known for offering free credit and background checks to landlords and tenants and working with tenants to build credit, has raised $7.5 million.

How University of California Students Are Gaining More Entrepreneurship Opportunities

By Annie Baker ● Oct 6, 2019

The University of California and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation recently announced a $5 million expansion of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars.

PwC Is Spending A Massive $3 Billion To Upskill Its Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

PwC announced recently that it is investing $3 billion to upskill its employees and develop share technologies for supporting clients. Here's the details.

GoodRx: Saving Americans $14 Billion And Entering The Telemedicine Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

GoodRx recently announced it acquired HeyDoctor in order to get into the telemedicine industry. And the company revealed it saved Americans $14 billion.

Techstars Founder David Brown: How To Deal With Different CEO Personalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Techstars founder David Brown recently discussed how to deal with different CEO personalities. These are some of the suggestions he provided.

Customer Engagement Company Edify Labs Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2019

Edify, a company that is transforming how businesses manage customer engagement, announced it raised $10 million in seed funding.

Karen Walker Is Joining Intel As SVP And CMO

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2019

Intel announced recently that Karen Walker is joining as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 23.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Announces 3 New General Partners

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2019

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe announced it named 3 new general partners: David Caluori, Ryan Harper, and Frances Higgins.

Blue Delta Capital Closes $150 Million For Fund II

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Blue Delta Capital Partners announced recently that it closed $150 million for Fund II -- which was over-subscribed and raised in less than four months.

Maven Ventures To Continue Funding Billion-Dollar Tech Companies With New Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Maven Ventures recently announced it closed Maven Ventures Fund III, an oversubscribed $65 million seed-stage venture fund.

Small-Business Lender Company ForwardLine Financial Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Small-business loan company ForwardLine Financial announced that it raised $20 million in growth capital from Five Oceans Capital and Marsico Enterprises.

Fintech-As-A-Service Company Rapyd Raises $100 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service provider, announced it raised $100 million in funding led by Oak HC/FT.

Developer Solutions Company Honeycomb To Grow Its Team With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Developer observability solutions company Honeycomb recently announced it raised $11.4 million in funding led by Scale Venture Partners.

Insurance Tech Company CyberFortress Secures $3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Insurance technology startup CyberFortress announced recently that it raised $3 million in funding co-led by Greycroft and LiveOak.

Workforce-Data Network Company Brightfield Raises $53 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Workforce-data network company Brightfield announced that it raised $53 million in Series A funding led by Sapphire Ventures.

Chronometriq: Montreal-Based Patient Engagement Raises CAN$20 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Chronometriq, a Montreal-based provider of access-to-care and patient engagement tools, announced that it raised more than CAN$20 million in funding.

Customer Data Platform Company RedPoint Raises $13.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Customer data platform provider RedPoint Global announced it raised $13.5 million in funding led by Camden Partners.

Jerusalem-Based PICO Venture Partners Closes $80 Million For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

PICO Venture Partners, a Jerusalem-based early-stage venture capital firm, announced it raised $80 million in capital commitments for its second fund

Chicago-Based Financial Professional Company Paro Secures $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 3, 2019

Paro, a platform that democratizes access to enterprise-level finance professionals, announced recently that it raised $10 million in funding.

Mercury: This Digital Bank For Startups Just Raised Funding From A Group Of Powerful Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Mercury, a digital bank built for startups, announced recently that it raised $20 million in funding from a group of powerful investors.

Zylo: This SaaS Management Company Raised $22.5 Million To Accelerate Growth

By Annie Baker ● Oct 3, 2019

Emerging SaaS Management category Zylo announced it raised $22.5 million in Series B funding.

Gatsby Closes $15 Million To Build On Its Website Development Platform

By Annie Baker ● Oct 3, 2019

Website builder platform company Gatsby recently announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Eko: This Digital Health Company Has Just Raised Funding To Fight Heart Disease

By Noah Long ● Oct 3, 2019

Digital health company Eko announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding to fight heart disease.

How Relativity Space Is Using 3-D Printing For Launching Vehicle Manufacturing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Relativity Space, a company that uses 3-D printing for launching vehicle manufacturing, announced it raised $140 million in Series C funding.

Grand Ventures To Invest In Midwest Based Companies With New Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based venture capital firm Grand Ventures has raised $28 million for its flagship Fund I.

Ad Technology Companies Taboola And Outbrain Are Merging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Taboola and Outbrain are merging in an $850 million deal. The combined company will be valued at $2 billion following the merger.