Startups

API Platform Company Bloom Credit Closes $13 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2020

Bloom Credit — an API platform company that helps businesses integrate with credit bureaus for access to scores, monitoring, and furnishment products — announced it raised $13 million.

MessageBird: $200 Million Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2020

Leading omnichannel cloud communications platform MessageBird announced recently that it raised $200 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation.

goPuff: $380 Million Funding And $3.9 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

goPuff — a go-to solution for immediate everyday needs — announced it has raised $380 million in a new round of funding. This funding round values goPuff at $3.9 billion.

Social Fintech Company Clair Raises $4.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2020

Clair announced it has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Upfront Ventures. These are the details.

Instacart: $200 Million Funding And $17.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2020

Instacart — a company that is known for its grocery delivery and pick-up service — announced it has raised $200 million at a valuation of $17.7 billion.

Twilio (TWLO) Reportedly Planning To Buy Segment For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Cloud communications giant Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is reportedly planning to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion. These are the details.

LLR Partners Buys Financial Charting Service YCharts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

YCharts — a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform for RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers — announced LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization in partnership with the management team.

Doppler: $2.3 Million Funding And Launching Of Universal Secrets Manager

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Universal Secrets Manager Doppler has raised $2.3 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Unqork: $207 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

No-code startup Unqork recently announced a $207 million Series C round of funding at about a $2 valuation.

Low-Code Platform For Customer Engagement Airkit Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Low-code customer engagement platform Airkit announced it has raised $28 million in funding.

Microbial Therapy Company Federation Bio Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2020

Federation Bio — a microbial therapeutics company targeting diseases in which the human microbiome can play a curative role — announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding.

AccessFintech Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2020

Fintech-based data and workflow collaboration company AccessFintech announced it has raised $20 million.

Draper Goren Holm Launches $25 Million Blockchain VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based studio Draper Goren Holm has raised its first venture fund with $25 million (Fund 1) for investing in seed and Series A rounds.

FlexScreen Raises Investment From Lori Greiner Of ‘Shark Tank’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

FlexScreen announced the finalized equity partnership with 'Shark Tank' entrepreneur and investor Lori Greiner.

Abridge Closes $15 Million To Help You Stay On Top Of Your Health

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2020

Abridge announced it has raised $15 million across a seed round and recent Series A led by Union Square Ventures and healthcare partner UPMC.

Unified Lineage Platform MANTA Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2020

MANTA — a unified data lineage platform provider — announced it has closed a $13 million Series A1 funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Sales Demo Experience Company Walnut Secures $2.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2020

Walnut announced it has officially launched and closed $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.

E-Commerce Experience Platform Company Shogun Closes $35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Shogun -- a leading e-commerce experience platform (eXP) -- announced that it has raised a $35 million Series B round of funding led by Accel.

Energy Efficiency Company Redaptive Raises $156.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 7, 2020

Redaptive -- a leading provider of Efficiency-as-a-Service solutions for commercial and industrial customers -- announced it has raised $156.5 million in funding.

Education Technology Company Empowerly Secures $1.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 7, 2020

Empowerly — a data-driven education technology startup for college admissions — announced it has raised $1.6 million.

Why 10X Genomics (TXG) Acquired ReadCoor And CartaNA AB

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

10X Genomics Inc (NASDAQ: TXG) recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy ReadCoor. And this deal comes on the heels of 10X buying CartaNA AB.

Dialpad: $100 Million Funding, $1.2 Billion Valuation, Over $100 Million In Committed ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

AI-powered cloud business phone and contact center provider Dialpad announced it has raised $100 million in Series E funding at a valuation of over $1.2 billion.

Customer Education Platform Skilljar Raises $33 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Leading Customer Education Platform Skilljar announced it has raised $33 million in funding. These are the details.

Uber Freight: $500 Million Funding And $3.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2020

Uber Technologies announced it has raised $500 million from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group. These are the details.

Icon Health & Fitness: $200 Million Funding And Reported Valuation Of Over $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2020

Icon Health & Fitness — a company that is known for developing exercise equipment and fitness software — has raised $200 million at a reported valuation of more than $7 billion.

Co-Watching Platform Scener Raises $2.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2020

Scener — a co-watching platform where creators engage audiences of up to a million in a virtual movie theater — announced $2.1 million in seed funding led by Seattle-based SeaChange.

Seismic: $92 Million And About A $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform provider Seismic announced it has raised $92 million in a Series F round of funding led by the Permira funds.

Modern Garden Center Company Bloomscape Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Modern online garden center Bloomscape announced it has raised $15 million in a new round of funding led by General Catalyst.

VTEX: $225 Million And About $1.7 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Integrated commerce-marketplace-OMS platform VTEX announced it raised $225 million in a Series D round of funding. With this funding round the company is now valued at about $1.7 billion.

All-In-One Digital Marketing Platform Sendinblue Raises $160 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Sendinblue — a leading all-in-one digital marketing platform — announced it has raised $160 million in a Series B funding. These are the details.