Enterprise

Managed Detection and Response Company CRITICALSTART Secures $40 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 19, 2019

CRITICALSTART, a managed detection and response company, announced it raised a sizeable $40 million minority investment from growth equity firm Sagemount.

Prelude Therapeutics Closes $60 Million To Develop Drugs Targeting Drivers Of Cancer Cell Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2019

Wilmington, Delaware-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Prelude Therapeutics has raised $60 million in funding

Symphony: This $1.4 Billion Company Is Ramping Up To Become A Fintech Juggernaut

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2019

Symphony, an encrypted fintech cloud messaging startup, announced it raised $165 million at a reported $1.4 billion valuation. These are the details.

Cloud-Based Healthcare Credential Verification Company CredSimple Raises $14 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 18, 2019

Cloud-based healthcare credential verification organization CredSimple has closed $14 million in Series B funding led by Questa Capital.

Autonomous Medical Coding Company Nym Closes $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 18, 2019

Autonomous medical coding technology provider Nym announced it secured $6 million in seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Predictive Software Engagement Platform Company Simpo Raises $4.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 18, 2019

Predictive software engagement platform company Simpo announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding led by Redpoint Ventures.

AllyO To Expand Its Recruiting Solutions And AI Team With New Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2019

End-to-end AI recruiting platform AllyO recently announced it raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand its recruiting solutions.

Why Google Likely Unveiled The Pixel 4 Several Months Ahead Of Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2019

Google recently did the unexpected and unveiled the Pixel 4 well ahead of schedule. So why did Google unveil the Pixel 4 design now? Here's our guesses.

Helium, A P2P Wireless Company Founded By Amir Haleem And Shawn Fanning, Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Helium is a peer-to-peer wireless company founded by Amir Haleem and Shawn Fanning that recently raised $15 million in Series C led by USV and Multicoin.

Vade Secure Is Entering A €70 Million Financing Agreement With General Catalyst

By Noah Long ● Jun 17, 2019

France-based predictive email defense Vade Secure is entering a €70 million financing agreement with General Catalyst.

Insurance Technology Platform Hi Marley Raises $8.7 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 17, 2019

Insurance tech company Hi Marley announced it raised $8.7 million in Series A funding led by True Ventures. And Underscore VC joined this round.

Blockchain Platform Company Spring Labs Secures $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 17, 2019

Blockchain-based platform company Spring Labs announced it raised $23 million in Series A funding led by GreatPoint Ventures.

Sense Photonics: This Company Raised $26 Million To Develop LiDAR And 3D Sensor Solutions For Autonomous Vehicles

By Noah Long ● Jun 17, 2019

Durham, North Carolina-based company Sense Photonics announced that it closed $26 million in Series A funding co-led by Acadia Woods and Congruent Ventures.

AI Inference Processor Company Mythic Raises $30 Million In Series B-1

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2019

AI inference processor company Mythic recently announced that it raised $30 million in Series B-1 funding

RealityEngines: This Startup Raised Funding To Help Enterprises Deploy AI In Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) company RealityEngines announced it raised $5.25 million in funding

How Voatz Helps Citizens Vote In Elections Using Mobile Devices

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 17, 2019

Voatz is a platform company that enables citizens to vote in many types of elections and voting events through a smartphone or tablet that raised $7 million

Nonprofit Crowdfunding Service NeedsList Secures $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Crowdsourcing platform NeedsList announced it secured $1 million in funding to help humanitarian organizations receive aid.

Apple Is Reportedly Earmarking Up To $30 Million Per Film For Apple TV+

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2019

Apple is reportedly earmarking between $5 million and $30 million for each of its six original films in order to make Apple TV+ more appealing.

How Step Prepares Teens For Financial Literacy

By Noah Long ● Jun 17, 2019

Step, a company that helps teenagers with financial literacy, announced recently that it closed $22.5 million in Series A funding.

Real-Time Cloud Monitoring Company SignalFx Raises $75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2019

Real-time cloud monitoring and observability company SignalFx announced it has raised $75 million in Series E funding led by Tiger Global.

Rivian Automotive Is Using Second-Life Batteries To Support Energy Independence In Puerto Rico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2019

Rivian Automotive announced a project with Honnold Foundation to use its second-life batteries for a solar microgrid initiative in Puerto Rico.

Walmart Revamps E-Commerce Strategy And Offers ‘Delivery Unlimited’ For $98 Per Year

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 17, 2019

Walmart recently overhauled its e-commerce operations including a new Delivery Unlimited service and the company shuffled the Jet.com management.

Halo Investing: How This Company Makes Structured Notes Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2019

Halo Investing, the world's first and only independent multi-issuer technology platform for Structured Notes, announced it raised $12 million in Series B

How Greenville-Based ChartSpan Helps Manage Chronic Care Management

By Annie Baker ● Jun 16, 2019

ChartSpan, a Greenville, South Carolina-based healthcare managed service provider for chronic care management, announced it raised $15 million

Mobile Coaching Company BetterUp Raises $103 Million At A $710 Million Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 16, 2019

Mobile coaching company BetterUp has raised $103 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $710 million led by Lightspeed.

GraphQL API Company Apollo Secures $22 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 16, 2019

Apollo, a leading GraphQL API technology company, announced it raised $22 million in funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Matrix Partners.

How Orca Security Provides IT Security Teams Full Stack Cloud Visibility

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 15, 2019

Orca Security, an Israel-based company that provides seamless full-stack visibility into their cloud infrastructure footprint raised $6.5 million.

Slack Expecting $600 Million In Revenue This Year With Potential Listing Value At $17 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2019

Slack is expecting a loss of $182-$192 million on revenue of $590-$600 million this year. And Slack may have a listing value of $17 billion.

Threat Detection And Response Company Vectra Closes $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 14, 2019

Vectra, a leading company in the network threat detection and response (NDR) industry, announced it closed $100 million in funding led by TCV

Splash Financial: This Company Received Funding From CUNA And Northwestern Mutual To Help Graduates Pay Off Student Loans

By Annie Baker ● Jun 14, 2019

Cleveland-based Splash Financial announced it raised $4.3 million in funding led by CUNA and Northwestern Mutual to help graduates pay off their loans.