Startups

Home Equity Financing Company Noah Secures $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2020

Modern finance company Noah (formerly Patch Homes) announced it has secured $150 million in funding to transform home equity financing and help struggling homeowners.

Website Deployment Company Vercel (Formerly Zeit) Raises $21 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 22, 2020

Vercel (formerly known as Zeit) -- a startup founded by the creators of the Next.js web framework -- announced it has raised $21 million series A funding led by Accel.

Merchants Fleet Raises $50 Million In Growth Financing From Bain Capital Credit

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 22, 2020

Fleet management company Merchants Fleet announced it secured $50 million from Bain Capital Credit.

Moshi Monsters Creator Mind Candy Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 21, 2020

Mind Candy Ltd., the company known for the popular Moshi Monsters franchise, announced it has raised $12 million.

Audio Out-Of-Home Ad Company Vibenomics Raises $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 21, 2020

Vibenomics, a location-based audio out-of-home ad and experience company, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Cloud Management Company Env0 Raises $3.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 21, 2020

Env0, a developer of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management software, announced it raised $3.3 million.

Marketing Data Intelligence Company Adverity Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 21, 2020

Adverity, a leading marketing data intelligence company, announced a Series C financing round of $30 million.

Training Platform Company Hone Raises $2.75 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 21, 2020

Hone, a popular training platform for modern teams, announced it raised a $2.75 million seed extension round.

Biobot Analytics Raises $6.7 Million In Round Led By MIT’s The Engine

By Noah Long ● Apr 21, 2020

Biobot Analytics -- a technology company that deploys wastewater monitoring equipment -- announced it has raised $4.2 million.

Event Streaming Platform Confluent Raises $250 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2020

Event streaming platform company Confluent announced it closed a $250 million Series E round led by Coatue Management.

ForgeRock: $100 Million ARR And $93.5 Million Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2020

ForgeRock, the leading provider in digital identity, announced that it has completed a $93.5 million Series E round of funding. And it is now hitting $100 million in ARR.

Collaborative Knowledge Platform Guru Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 21, 2020

Philadelphia-based Guru announced it has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Accel.

Accountable Care Organization Company Aledade Raises $64 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 21, 2020

Aledade announced it has raised $64 million in Series C funding following the continued growth of its national network of physician-led Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Small Business Resources Service Ureeka Raises $8.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2020

Ureeka, a community and platform that connects Next Wave Entrepreneurs to the human, financial, and technological capital, announced it has raised $8.6 million in funding.

Francisco Partners Planning To Raise $8 Billion Across Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2020

Private equity firm Francisco Partners is planning to raise $8 billion across two funds: Francisco Partners Agility II, L.P. ($1.35 billion) and Francisco Partners VI, L.P. ($6.6 billion).

5G Network Deployment Company Movandi Raises $27 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 20, 2020

Movandi — a leader in new 5G Millimeter Wave (mmWave) networks — announced it has raised $27 million in Series C funding round.

Arbour Lane Capital Closes Second Fund At $1.2 Billion Hard Cap

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 20, 2020

Arbour Lane Capital Management, a private registered investment adviser focused primarily on opportunistic credit and special situation investments, announced it closed a second fund on its $1.2 billion hard cap.

Spike: This App Makes Email, Video Conferencing, And Collaboration Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2020

Here is a review of Spike, an app that makes email, video conferencing, and collaboration easier.

Clinical Trial Machine Learning Company Unlearn.AI Raises $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 20, 2020

Unlearn.AI — the developer of the first machine-learning platform that creates Digital Twins used to populate Intelligent Control Arms in clinical studies — has announced that it has closed a $12 million Series A.

Updata Partners Closes $308 Million Software Growth Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2020

Updata Partners announced the final closing of Updata Partners VI, L.P. with aggregate capital commitments totaling over $308 million.

Supply Chain Data Platform Parsyl Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 20, 2020

Supply chain data platform company Parsyl announced it has raised $15 million and the launch of ColdCover by Parsyl Insurance.

Esports Organization FaZe Clan Raises $40 MIllion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2020

FaZe Clan — one of the most followed gaming organizations — announced it has raised $40 million in Series A funding.

Stripe Raises $600 Million To Expand, Hire More Talent, And Pursue Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2020

Stripe, the company known for building one of the largest economic infrastructures for the internet, announced that it raised an additional $600 million as an extension of its Series G round.

Cloud Infrastructure Security Company Bridgecrew Raises $18 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 17, 2020

Bridgecrew, a company known for making it easier to deploy cloud security, announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding.

Report: Robinhood Looking To Raise $250 Million At An $8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2020

No-free stock trading app company Robinhood is reportedly planning to raise $250 million at an $8 billion valuation.

VAST Data: $100 Million Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Apr 17, 2020

Storage company VAST Data announced it raised $100 million in Series C funding led by Next47 at a valuation of $1.2 billion.

Intelligent Payroll Platform Company Everee Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 17, 2020

Intelligent payroll platform company Everee has announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Autonomous Business Monitoring Company Anodot Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 17, 2020

Autonomous business monitoring company Anodot announced that it has raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Dynamic Custom Indexing Company OpenInvest Raises $10.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 16, 2020

OpenInvest, a tech-enabled asset manager that provides customization, direct indexing, and ESG investing at scale, announced it raised $10.5 million.

Lucid: $52 Million Funding And $100 Million In Annual Recurring Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Lucid, the creators of Lucidchart and Lucidpress, has just announced some major milestones including $52 million in funding and $100 million in annual recurring revenue.