Startups

Sensor Tower: $45 Million Funding And Riverwood Capital Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2020

Mobile app market intelligence company Sensor Tower announced it has raised $45 million in funding from Riverwood Capital.

Alumni Ventures Group Announces A Post-COVID Fund

By Dan Anderson ● May 5, 2020

Alumni Ventures Group announced it launched a new fund focused on investing in entrepreneurial companies working to shape and accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Techstars Unveils Workforce Development Accelerator

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Techstars, a global platform for innovation and investment, announced the launch of the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator.

Decentralized Clinical Trial Company Medable Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

Medable, a leading global platform for decentralized clinical trials, announced it raised $25 million in funding.

Chemical Marketplace Knowde Secures $14 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Knowde, an online marketplace connecting over 700 major chemical producers with customers around the globe, announced it raised $14 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Tutoring Platform Classplus Raises $9 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 4, 2020

India-based Classplus announced it raised $9 million in funding led by RTP Global. These are the details about the funding.

Drug Discovery Platform Company AbCellera Receives $175.6 Million Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Privately held Canadian drug discovery platform company AbCellera announced that it received a commitment of up to $175.6 million.

Safe-Driving Network Nexar Raises $52 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Nexar announced it has raised $52 million in Series C funding and launched a new data product called Nexar Virtual Camera.

Partners For Growth Closes $325 Million Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Leading specialty lending firm Partners for Growth announced the final closing of Partners for Growth VI, L.P. (Fund VI) with $325 million in capital.

Andreessen Horowitz Announces New $515 Million Blockchain Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz general partners Chris Dixon and Katie Haun announced that the venture capital firm has launched a new $515 million blockchain fund called Crypto Fund II.

AI-Based Research-Driven Company ASAPP Raises $185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

ASAPP, an artificial intelligence research-driven company advancing the future of productivity and efficiency in customer experience, announced it has raised $185 million.

Microbial Nitrogen Fertilizer Company Pivot Bio Raises $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Microbial nitrogen fertilizer company Pivot Bio announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding.

Machine Learning Diagnostic Algorithm Company Dascena Closes $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2020

Machine learning diagnostic algorithm company Dascena announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Passwordless Authentication Company Secret Double Octopus Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Gaming Community Chat Service Guilded Raises $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Guilded announced it has raised $7 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners.

Cardiac Pacing Company AtaCor Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2020

AtaCor Medical announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by a corporate partner.

AI-Assisted MRI Solutions Company HeartVista Raises $8.65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

AI-assisted MRI solutions company HeartVista announced it raised $8.65 million in Series A funding.

Taysha Gene Therapies: $30 Million Funding And UT Southwestern Partnership

By Noah Long ● May 1, 2020

Taysha Gene Therapies announced it raised $30 million in funding and signed a strategic partnership with UT Southwestern.

Virtual Care Platform Vida Health Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Virtual care platform Vida Health announced it raised $25 million. These are the details about the funding.

Smart Business Card Company Blue Raises $1.368 Million Led By Tim Draper

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Smart business card and mobile app company Blue announced it has raised a $1.368 million Series Seed Round led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper.

Manna Tree Partners Raises $141.5 Million For First Fund Dedicated To Health And Wellbeing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Manna Tree Partners announced it has raised $141.5 million for its first fund called Manna Tree Partners Fund I, L.P.

Biopharmaceutical Company Cadent Therapeutics Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 1, 2020

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Cadent Therapeutics announced it raised $15 million.

Pittsburgh-Based School Search Platform Niche Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 1, 2020

Leading school search platform Niche announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding. These are the details about the funding.

Stash: $112 Million In Funding And Over $1 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2020

Banking and investment services company Stash announced it raised $112 million in Series F funding and over $1 billion in AUM.

Silverton Partners Closes $144 Million To Invest In Texas-Based Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2020

Leading early-stage investment firm Silverton Partners has closed $144 million in capital. These are the details about the new funds.

Smart Contact Lens Company Mojo Vision Raises $51 Million+ In Series B-1 Round

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 30, 2020

Mojo Vision announced it raised over $51 million in a Series B-1 investment round to propel the development of the first true smart contact lens Mojo Lens.

Tecton.ai Raises $25 Million In A Round Co-Led By Andreessen Horowitz And Sequoia

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 29, 2020

Tecton, a company that enables data scientists to turn raw data into production-ready features, announced it has raised $25 million in a round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia.

Global Talent Mobility Company Topia Secures $15 Million In Series D Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 29, 2020

Topia, a leader in Global Talent Mobility, announced it raised $15 million in Series D funding. These are the details about the funding.

Constitution Capital Partners Announces Oversubscribed $1 Billion Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2020

Leading alternative investment manager Constitution Capital Partners (CCP) announced the final close of Ironsides V and related segregated mandates with total commitments of $1 billion.

Autonomous Building Technology Company BrainBox AI Raises $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 29, 2020

Autonomous building technology company BrainBox AI announced it has raised $12 million in funding.