Profiles

How Privitar Protects Sensitive Data For Companies And Public Sector Organizations

By Noah Long ● Jun 13, 2019

With a new $40 million funding round, Privitar is going to build on its platform for protecting sensitive data for companies and public sector organizations

How WorldRemit Makes It Easier To Send And Receive Payments Worldwide

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 9, 2019

WorldRemit is a mobile payments service that makes it easier to send and receive payments. Recently, WorldRemit announced $175 million in funding.

How Betterview Is Becoming Essential For Every Transaction Around Properties

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

Betterview, a company that is becoming essential to every transaction around buildings, announced it closed a $4.5 million Series A funding round.

How VuPulse Makes Advertising More Effective For Marketers

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2019

Boca Raton, Florida-based digital advertising company VuPulse is known for helping make advertising easier for marketers.

Abacus Insights: How This Company Removes Data Silos In The Healthcare Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2019

Healthcare data integration company Abacus Insights recently announced it raised $12.7 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

How Pillar Is Helping Solve The Student Loan Problem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2019

Pillar, a company that is helping solve the student loan problem, announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins.

How Pillo Health Is Improving Patient Longevity And Quality Of Life

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2019

Pillo Health recently raised $11 million in funding from investors to complete its Series A round led by Stanley Black & Decker's venture capital arm.

How Upsie Helps Make Warranties More Affordable And Accessible

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2019

Upsie, a consumer-friendly platform for purchasing product warranties, announced it raised $5 million in funding led by True Ventures.

How FinTech Company Zero Helps Users ‘Bank Like Debit And Earn Like Credit’

By Noah Long ● May 30, 2019

Zero Financial announced it raised $20 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Including this round, Zero has raised $35 million.

How Digital Advocacy Platform Company Phone2Action Connects Citizens To Lawmakers

By Noah Long ● May 27, 2019

Frontier Capital recently made a strategic investment in Phone2Action, which is a digital advocacy platform that connects citizens to lawmakers.

How Retail Zipline Improves The Productivity Of Store Employees

By Dan Anderson ● May 24, 2019

Leading communication and execution platform for retailers Retail Zipline announced it raised $9.6 million led by Emergence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

How Canva Went From A Small PowerPoint Rival To A $2.5 Billion Enterprise Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2019

Australia-based design company Canva has raised $70 million at a $2.5 billion valuation led by Mary Meeker's Bond and General Catalyst.

How Female-Led Away Became A $1.4 Billion Direct-To-Consumer Travel Brand In 3 Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2019

Female-led online luggage company Away recently raised $100 million in Series D funding at a $1.4 billion valuation.

How Astarte Medical Is Improving Premature Infant Outcomes

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2019

Yardley, Pennsylvania-based precision medicine company Astarte Medical announced it raised $5 million to improve premature infant outcomes.

How MIT’s Solve Innovation Fund Will Help Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Solve Global Challenges

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2019

MIT Solve -- an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- announced the launch of the philanthropic venture fund Solve Innovation Fund.

How Adobe’s Integration Of Magento Is Helping The World Realize The Power Of Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2019

Adobe acquired Magento Commerce last year and this week, the software giant made a number of new Magento product announcements at Imagine 2019.

How Spot.im Is Helping Publishers Build A Thriving Social Community

By Noah Long ● May 14, 2019

Spot.im is helping publishers build a thriving social community and monetize products. Here is how it works.

How Labster Is Working With Leading Educational Institutions To Improve Science Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2019

Copenhagen, Denmark-based virtual laboratory Labster is known for working with leading educational institutions to improve science learning.

How Ablacon Treats Atrial Fibrillation With AI

By Dan Anderson ● May 14, 2019

Wheat Ridge, Colorado-based company Ablacon recently announced it raised $21.5 million in Series A funding.

How Pana Helps Companies Manage Travel For Employees And Candidates

By Dan Anderson ● May 13, 2019

Denver-based Pana helps companies manage travel for employees and candidates. Here is the story behind the company.

How Confiant Is Protecting Publishers And Consumers From Malvertising

By Noah Long ● May 13, 2019

New York-based Confiant is a company that protects the reputation and revenue of digital publishers with anti-malware. Here is the story behind the company.

How Velano Vascular Is Reducing The Pain And Risks Of Traditional Blood Collection Practices

By Dan Anderson ● May 12, 2019

San Francisco-based vascular access technology pioneer company Velano Vascular announced it has secured $10 million in growth financing.

How Toronto-Based Webware Helps Small Businesses Achieve Online Success

By Annie Baker ● May 12, 2019

Toronto-based Webware.io is a company -- which recently raised $2 million -- that helps small businesses achieve online success.

How Golden Is Building The World’s First Self-Constructing Knowledge Database Built By AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2019

San Francisco, California-based company Golden is developing a service that is mapping out human knowledge in order to accelerate education and discovery. Here is how it works.