Startups

Secure Data Management Leader Fluree Raises $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2020

Fluree — a market leader in secure data management — announced it has closed a seed round of $6.5 million in venture capital led by 4490 Ventures.

Silversmith Capital Partners Raises $880 Million For Third Growth Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Silversmith Capital Partners recently announced the first and final closing of its third fund called Silversmith Capital Partners III, L.P. (Fund III) at its target and hard cap of $880 million.

Fractional Alternative Investing Company Rally Raises $27 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Rally — a creator of fractional alternative investing that enables anyone to invest in rare and one-of-a-kind collectibles for as little as $1 per share — has announced that it has raised a $17 million funding round that closed earlier this summer.

Photography Network Company Snappr Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2020

Photography network company Snappr has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Warehouse Robotics Solutions Company Exotec Closes $90 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2020

Exotec — a leading robotics solution for logistics and the creator of the Skypod 3D warehouse robots — announced that it has raised $90 million in funding.

Application Performance Company Pixie Labs Raises $9.15 Million And Emerges From Stealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2020

Pixie Labs announced it emerged from stealth with its first product called Pixie and it raised $9.15 million in Series A funding.

Educational Technology Company BEGiN (Known For HOMER) Raises $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 1, 2020

BEGiN — the company known for its early learning program HOMER — announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round.

Data Science Scaling Company Coiled Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 1, 2020

Coiled — a modern solution for seamlessly scaling data science, machine learning, and AI in Python — announced that it has raised $5 million.

Online Back Office Platform Collective Raises $8.65 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 1, 2020

Collective — an online back office platform designed for businesses-of-one — announced that it has raised $8.65 million in funding.

Virtual Book Club Platform BookClub Closes $6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 30, 2020

BookClub — a platform that was built for scaling author-led book clubs — announced that it has raised $6 million in a seed round of funding.

Creative Student Experience App Company HAGS Raises $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2020

HAGS — a company that is building creative and fun digital experiences for Gen-Z students — announced that it has raised $1 million in a seed round of funding led by GV.

Allbirds: $100 Million Series E Funding And Reported $1.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Allbirds announced a $100 million Series E funding round led by Franklin Templeton. These are the details.

Interactive Digital Signage Company UPshow Raises $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

UPshow — a market leader in next-generation interactive digital signage — has announced the official close of a $14 million Series A funding round led by 4490 Ventures.

Chicago-Based ShipBob Raises $68 Million In Round Led By SoftBank Vision Fund 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Ecommerce enablement technology ShipBob announced that it has raised $68 million in primary funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Fintech Credit Startup Petal Raises $55 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Petal — a credit card company created to help people build credit and spend responsibly — announced recently that it has raised a $55 million Series C round of funding.

Greenlight: $215 Million Series C Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 28, 2020

Greenlight — a fintech company that is on a mission to help parents raise financially-smart kids — recently announced a valuation above $1.2 billion after raising $215 million in Series C funding.

Attentive: $230 Million Series D Funding And $2.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Personalized text messaging SaaS platform Attentive announced recently that it raised $230 million in Series D funding at a $2.2 billion valuation led by Coatue.

Reliance Retail: $754 Million From KKR And $1 Billion From Silver Lake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Reliance Retail announced recently that it raised $754 million from KKR and $1 billion from Silver Lake. These are the details.

Seed Stage Venture Fund Peterson Ventures Raises $65 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 28, 2020

Peterson Ventures — a founder-first seed-stage venture fund — announced that it has raised $65 million in funding.

Industrial Blockchain Network Data Gumbo Raises $4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 28, 2020

Data Gumbo — a trusted industrial blockchain network — announced the first close in its Series B funding round of $4 million led by new investor L37.

Digital Insurtech Company Next Insurance Raises $250 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2020

Leading digital insurtech company Next Insurance announced that it has raised $250 million in Series D financing led by CapitalG.

Experiential Rewards Company Blueboard Raises $9.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 28, 2020

Blueboard — a rewards and recognition platform used to engage employees and top-performers with curated experiences — announced that it has raised a $9.3 million Series A round led by Origin Ventures.

Life Science Collaboration Company Within3 Raises Over $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2020

Within3 — the leading enterprise-wide solution for life science collaboration and communication — announced it has closed over $100 million in growth funding.

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying N3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced recently that it agreed to buy N3 — which is a tech-driven sales and demand-generation firm.

Stealth Cybersecurity Company Cerby Raises $3.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

Stealth cybersecurity company Cerby announced it raised a $3.5 million seed round led by Bowery Capital.

WeWork’s Chinese Unit Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

WeWork announced it raised a $200 million $200 million follow-on investment in WeWork China led by Trustbridge Partners.

Clean Plant-Based Chicken daring Closes $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 27, 2020

daring — a leader in clean plant-based chicken — announced that it has closed $8 million in Series A funding led by Maveron.

Commerce Experience Platform Salsify Raises $155 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2020

Salsify — a leading commerce experience platform that helps brands win on the digital shelf — announced that it has raised a $155 million Series E round of financing led by Warburg Pincus.

Silicon Design Company NUVIA Raises $240 Million In Series B Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 25, 2020

Leading-edge silicon design company NUVIA announced that it has raised $240 million in Series B funding.

RoadRunner Recycling Raises $10 Million To Transform The Traditional Waste Sector

By Noah Long ● Sep 25, 2020

RoadRunner Recycling — a leading technology-driven company transforming the traditional waste and recycling sector — announced it raised $10 million.