Enterprise

Houston-Based Spruce Finance Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● May 24, 2019

Houston-based solar and residential energy company Spruce Finance announced it raised $50 million from its owner HPS Investment Partners.

How Core Helps People Improve Meditation Experiences And Personalized Wellness

By Annie Baker ● May 24, 2019

Core is a meditation service that recently announced it raised $4 million in seed funding. This is the story behind the company.

Walmart Launches Three Ultra-Cheap Android Tablets

By Shan Sadiq ● May 23, 2019

Walmart launched three sub-$100 Android tablets this week. The devices are being sold under Walmart's generic consumer electronics brand Onn.

Wheelwell Unveils Vehicle Feature Program For Auto Partners And Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 23, 2019

Auto parts and custom car community company Wheelwell has announced it raised $3 million and the company also launched a vehicle feature program.

Boomtown Raises $12 Million To Help Businesses Simplify Customer Experiences

By Dan Anderson ● May 23, 2019

Boomtown, a company that helps organizations sell, activate, and support business technology products, announced it raised $12 million in funding

TomboyX: How This Company Built Up A Comfortable Underwear Brand For All Sizes And Genders

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

TomboyX is a gender-neutral affordable underwear brand that raised $18 million in Series B funding led by London-based The Craftory.

Financial Operating System Company OpenFin Raises $17 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

Financial operating system company OpenFin has raised $17 million led by Wells Fargo. Barclays, Bain Capital Ventures, JPMorgan, and Pivot also joined.

Real-Time Customer Data Orchestration Company Tealium Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● May 23, 2019

Real-time customer data orchestration Tealium has raised $55 million in Series F led by Silver Lake Waterman (Silver Lake's late-stage growth capital fund).

Berlin-Based Travel Experience Company GetYourGuide Secures $484 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

Berlin, Germany-based booking platform company GetYourGuide announced it raised $484 million in Series E led by the SoftBank Vision Fund.

Commercial Real Estate Analytics Company CompStak Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 23, 2019

New York-based commercial real estate transaction data and analytics company CompStak raises $12 million in Series B led by IA Capital.

UrbanSitter Acquires Colorado-Based Techstars Grad Sitter

By Noah Long ● May 23, 2019

San Francisco-based online service UrbanSitter has acquired Techstars grad Sitter. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

How The Google Rivet App Helps Children Learn How To Read

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

Rivet, an app launched by Google's Area 120, helps kids learn how to read -- which is available for Android iPads, iPhones, and Chromebooks in 11 countries.

Madrona Venture Group Sets Up $300 Million Fund For Early-Stage Companies In The PNW

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Madrona Venture Group has launched a new oversubscribed $300 million investment fund called Fund VII.

Microsoft Partners With General Assembly To Certify 15,000 Workers In AI Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Microsoft and General Assembly have partnered to close the skills gap in the fields of AI. And they will reskill and upskill up to 15,000 workers by 2022.

Chicago-Based The Small Exchange Secures $10 Million From Citadel Securities and Jump Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Chicago-based futures exchange The Small Exchange has raised $10 million from Citadel Securities and Jump Capital.

International Ticketing Platform Company TodayTix Raises $73 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

New York-based international ticketing platform TodayTix raised $73 million led by Great Hills Partners.

Technical Interview Platform Company Karat Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2019

Technical interview company Karat announced it raised $28 million led by Tiger Global Management. Norwest Venture Partners and 8VC joined this round.

Specialty Prescription Management Provider Phil Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

Phil Inc., an end-to-end technology platform for distributing and managing specialty prescription drugs -- has raised $25 million in Series B funding.

Charleston-Based AI Talent Intelligence Company ENGAGE Talent Secures $3.5 Million

By Noah Long ● May 22, 2019

Charleston, South Carolina-based AI-Powered Talent Data and Intelligence platform ENGAGE Talent announced it raised $3.5 million.

Cultivation Management Platform Company Artemis Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Leading enterprise Cultivation Management Platform (CMP) Artemis announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding.

How Solera Health Helps Improve Patient Outcomes At Lower Medical Care Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Solera Health, a company that changes lives by guiding people to better health, announced $42 million in Series C funding.

AI-Powered Recruiting Company SeekOut Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● May 22, 2019

Washington-based company SeekOut recently announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Group.

How Algorithmia Makes It Easier To Scale And Manage Machine Learning Models

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

Seattle-based Algorithmia recently raised $25 million in funding led by Norwest Venture Partners

Minneapolis-Based Fintech Company ClickSWITCH Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2019

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based fintech company ClickSWITCH has raised $13 million in Series B led by Commerce Ventures and Point72 Ventures.

How 3Play Media Provides Fast-Turnaround Video Accessibility Services At Scale

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

3Play Media is a provider of high-quality video accessibility services. This is the story behind the company.

Toronto-Based Fintech Company KOHO Raises $42 Million

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2019

Toronto-based fintech company KOHO has raised $42 million led by Portag3 Ventures as the company is seeing over $500 million in annualized transactions.