Startups

Digital Freight Forwarder Beacon Raises Over $15 Million From Jeff Bezos And 8VC

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2020

Beacon, a London-based next-generation freight forwarding and supply chain finance company, announced it has raised over $15 million.

Employee Rewards Platform Bonusly Raises $9 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 1, 2020

Recognition and rewards platform Bonusly announced it has raised $9 million in Series A funding.

Autonomous Mobile Robot Company OTTO Motors Raises $29 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2020

OTTO Motors, a division of Clearpath Robotics, announced it raised $29 million in Series C funding.

Zeleros Raises Over €7 Million To Develop The Hyperloop In Europe

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2020

Zeleros Hyperloop announced it has raised funding worth over €7 million. These are the details.

Apeel Sciences: $250 Million Funding And Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● May 31, 2020

Apeel Sciences, a company that has developed an edible coating product, announced it raised $250 million funding at a reported $1 billion valuation.

Didi Chuxing Raises Over $500 Million For Autonomous Driving Operations Led By SoftBank

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2020

China-based ride-sharing Didi Chuxing company has raised over $500 million in funding for its autonomous driving operations led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2.

Marqeta: $150 Million In Funding And $4.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2020

Card issuing platform Marqeta announced it raised $150 million at a valuation of $4.3 billion.

Direct-To-Consumer Cookware Company Caraway Raises $5.3 Million

By Noah Long ● May 30, 2020

Direct-to-consumer cookware company Caraway announced that it raised $5.3 million.

Cell Programming Company Ginkgo Bioworks Raises $70 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 30, 2020

Ginkgo Bioworks announced recently that it raised $70 million in funding. These are the details.

MIT-Born Crypto Company Floating Point Group Raises $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Floating Point Group (FPG), a company that simplifies how institutional traders deploy algorithmic systems for cryptocurrency trading, announced it has closed $2 million.

Smart Home Automation Company SmartRent Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

SmartRent, a provider of smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers, and residents, announced it raised $60 million in Series C funding.

Medical Device Company Siren Raises $11.8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Siren, a medical device company focused on developing technology to embed microsensors within fabric in order to allow for mass production of affordable and washable smart textiles with remote patient monitoring applications, announced it raised $11.8 million.

Network Intelligence Platform Kentik Closes $23.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Kentik, a provider of the leading network intelligence platform, announced it has raised $23.5 million in growth funding led by Vistara Capital Partners.

Cloud-Based Voice Platform Company Aircall Secures $65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 29, 2020

Aircall, a cloud-based voice platform that helps companies across the globe manage millions of customer support and sales calls every day, announced it raised $65 million.

Data Quality Monitoring Company Toro Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Toro, a modern data quality monitoring solution built by former members of Uber's data platform team, announced it raised $4 million in seed funding co-led by Costanoa Ventures and Point72 Ventures.

Healthcare Automation Company Bright.md Closes $16.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Healthcare automation company Bright.md announced that it closed $16.7 million in Series C funding.

Student Loan Savings Company Splash Financial Raises $12.3 Million

By Noah Long ● May 29, 2020

Splash Financial, a leading student loan refinance marketplace that partners with credit unions and banks to help people get the best refinancing rates on their student loans, announced it closed $12.3 million.

Fusion Energy Company Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $84 Million

By Noah Long ● May 29, 2020

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a company that is commercializing fusion energy, announced it has raised $84 million in A2 funding.

Imperfect Foods Secures $72 Million To Reduce Food Waste

By Annie Baker ● May 28, 2020

Imperfect Foods announced recently that it raised $72 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners.

Multicloud-To-Edge NoSQL Database Couchbase Raises $105 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Couchbase, the creator of an enterprise-class multicloud-to-edge NoSQL database, announced it raised $105 million.

Healthcare Innovation Company Mindstrong Raises $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

Mindstrong, a company that is focused on transforming mental health through innovations in virtual care models and digital measurement, announced it has raised $100 million.

Online Real Estate Transaction Service Spruce Raises $29 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

Spruce, a national platform for enabling online real estate transactions with innovative title and escrow solutions, announced it raised $29 million in Series B funding

Venture Firm Spectrum Equity Closes $1.5 Billion Fund IX

By Noah Long ● May 28, 2020

Venture firm Spectrum Equity recently announced the closing of Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at a hard cap of $1.5 billion

Chief, A Private Network That Drives Women Into Leadership Positions, Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● May 28, 2020

Chief, a private network driving women into leadership positions, announced it has raised $15 million in a new round of funding from all existing investors.

Drug Discovery Company insitro Raises $143 Million

By Noah Long ● May 28, 2020

insitro, a machine-learning driven drug discovery and development company, announced it raised $143 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing.

Furniture Rental Company Fernish Closes $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 28, 2020

Fernish, a company that is known for enabling users to rent upscale furniture and decor, announced it has raised $15 million in Series A.

Human Proteome Company Nautilus Biotechnology Raises $76 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

Nautilus Biotechnology, a company that is pioneering high-throughput and low-cost platform for analyzing and quantifying the human proteome, announced it has raised $76 million.

On-Demand Storage Company MakeSpace Raises $55 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 28, 2020

On-demand storage company MakeSpace announced it raised $55 million in equity financing and some debt.

Pie Insurance Secures $127 Million In Funding And Capital Commitments

By Noah Long ● May 28, 2020

Insurance tech company Pie Insurance announced it has closed $27 million in a new round of funding and capital commitments.

API Marketplace RapidAPI Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2020

RapidAPI, the world’s largest API Marketplace used by developers to find and connect thousands of APIs, announced it raised $25 million in Series B funding.