Startups

Stanford Spinout QuantumScape Raises $200 Million From Volkswagen

By Noah Long ● Jun 19, 2020

Automaker Volkswagen announced earlier this week that it invested $200 million in Stanford University spinout QuantumScape.

Leading API Security Company Salt Security Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 19, 2020

Leading API security company Salt Security announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding.

Streamlit Raises $21 Million Co-Led By GGV Capital And Gradient Ventures

By Annie Baker ● Jun 19, 2020

Streamlit announced it has raised $21 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

FirstMark Capital Reveals New Funds With $650 Million In Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2020

NYC-based venture capital firm FirstMark Capital recently revealed that it has closed two new funds with $650 million in capital.

Programmable Performance Bot Technology Company Zycada Exits Stealth With $19 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 18, 2020

Zycada recently announced that it emerged from stealth and raised $19 million in total funding to date.

Factory Video Analytics Company Drishti Closes $25 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2020

Factory video analytics company Drishti Technologies announced it raised $25 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Syncari: $6.5 Million Funding And New Board Members

By Annie Baker ● Jun 18, 2020

Syncari announced it has raised $6.5 million in a seed round of funding led by SignalFire.

Biotechnology Company C4 Therapeutics Raises $170 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 17, 2020

C4 Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that focuses on a new class of small-molecule drugs that selectively destroy disease-causing proteins via degradation, announced it raised $170 million.

Universal Quantum Raises £3.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 15, 2020

Universal Quantum, a disruptive player in the quantum computing space, announced it raised an oversubscribed £3.6 million seed round.

Intelligent Business Process Improvement Company Zeitworks Raises $4.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 15, 2020

Zeitworks announced it has exited from stealth mode and raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Madrona Venture Group.

No-Code App Development Platform JIFFY.ai Raises $18 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 15, 2020

Unified enterprise automation innovation company JIFFY.ai announced it has raised $18 million in funding.

Conversational Email And Productivity Company Spike Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2020

Spike — an email, chat, calendar, calls, team collaboration, and tasks app — announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding.

Real Estate Co-Investor Haus Closes $15.75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 14, 2020

Haus Services, a real estate co-investor company that is offering liquidity and affordability to homeowners, announced it has raised $15.75 million in Series A funding round.

Virtual Care Company Conversa Health Secures $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 13, 2020

Virtual care and communication company Conversa Health announced it has closed $12 million in Series B funding.

CareAcademy Raises $9.5 Million Led By Impact America Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 13, 2020

CareAcademy, a leading home care and home health workforce empowerment platform, announced it has closed $9.5 million in funding.

Online Abuse Detection Company Sentropy Secures $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2020

Sentropy, a company that is developing tools for detecting online abuse, announced recently that it raised $13 million in funding.

Data Analytics Solutions Company Ocient Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jun 13, 2020

Ocient, a Data Analytics Solutions (DAS) company that is developing ultra-large-scale relational database software, announced it raised $15 million in funding.

Postman: $150 Million Series C Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 13, 2020

API development platform company Postman announced it has raised $150 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners.

Tackle.io Closes $7.25 Million Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

By Annie Baker ● Jun 12, 2020

Tackle.io, a company that is dedicated to helping software providers accelerate revenue through Cloud Marketplaces, announced it raised $7.25 million in Series A funding.

Financial Inclusion Platform Grow Credit Raises $2 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2020

Grow Credit — a minority-led startup financial inclusion platform — announced that Mucker Capital has joined its seed round of funding.

Learning Platform Kahoot! Raises $28 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2020

Global learning platform company Kahoot! announced it has raised a gross amount of $28 million in new equity through a private placement of 7.5 million new shares.

Gene-Editing Company Verve Therapeutics Secures $63 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 12, 2020

Verve Therapeutics, a next-generation cardiovascular company developing therapies, announced it raised $63 million.

Biotechnology Company Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Raises $85 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2020

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is focused on improving patients’ lives with its novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, announced it has raised $85 million in Series C funding.

Education Technology Company Intellispark Raises $2.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2020

Education technology company Intellispark announced it has raised $2.3 million in a seed round of funding led by GSV Ventures.

Revenue Intelligence Company Canopy Raises $2 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2020

Revenue intelligence SaaS company Canopy announced that it raised $2 million in a seed round of funding. These are the details about the funding.

Kyruus Closes $30 Million From Francisco Partners

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 11, 2020

Kyruus — a leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems — announced it has raised $30 million in a new round of funding from Francisco Partners.

Data Privacy Company Transcend Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2020

Transcend announced that it raised $25 million in Series A funding to make it easier for users to have control over their personal data.

Barbershop Management Company Squire Technologies Raises $34 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 11, 2020

Barbershop management company and point of sale system software company Squire Technologies announced it raised $34 million in Series B funding.

Instacart: $225 Million Funding And $13.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2020

Grocery delivery service Instacart announced it raised $225 million as part of a new round of funding led by DST Global and General Catalyst at a valuation of $13.7 billion.

Online Fraud Prevention Company NS8 Closes $123 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2020

Online fraud prevention company NS8 announced that it has raised $123 million in a round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners.