Startups

Report: Sequoia Looking To Raise $7 Billion In New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2020

Sequoia Capital is reportedly planning to raise around $7 billion for a set of venture funds, according to sources with Bloomberg.

Novartis Sets Up $20 Million COVID-19 Response Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 19, 2020

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced it has launched a $20 million response fund to combat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

AI Product Analytics Company Convizit Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 19, 2020

Convizit, a company that is applying unique AI technologies to disrupt the product analytics market, announced it closed $5 million in seed funding.

Stanford Alumni Scientists And Physicians Launch StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

StartX, a startup community comprised of over 1,500 Stanford faculty and alumni founders, announced it has launched the StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force.

Digital Data Validation Platform Attestiv Closes Series Seed Round

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Digital data validation platform Attestiv announced it has closed a series seed offering led by Castle Island Ventures.

Smart Ring Company Oura Raises $28 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Oura announced it raised $28 million in Series B funding from Gradient Ventures, Square, and Forerunner Ventures.

Autonomous Cloud Governance Company CoreStack Secures $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Seattle-based venture-backed startup CoreStack announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Naya Ventures.

Macrocycle Drug Discovery Company Circle Pharma Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 19, 2020

Circle Pharma, a macrocycle drug discovery and development company, announced it raised $45 million in Series B funding.

North Carolina-Based Fluree Receives Investment From Engage As Part Of Seed Extension

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

North Carolina-based company Fluree announced it raised a seed extension round of funding with participation from Engage.

Ride-Sharing Company Gojek Closes $1.2 Billion In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

Gojek, a Southeast Asia based ride-hailing company, announced it raised $1.2 billion. Including this funding round, Gojek has raised a total of nearly $3 billion.

One Raises $17 Million To Simplify Finances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Digital banking service One announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding.

Bakkt: $300 Million In Funding And Starbucks Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Bakkt, a company unlocking over $1.2 trillion of digital assets, announced it raised $300 million in funding. And it is also integrating with Starbucks.

Tempus: $100 Million Funding And $5 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 17, 2020

Chicago-based health tech company Tempus announced it raised $100 million in Series G funding at a post-money valuation of $5 billion.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Orchestration Company ZeroNorth Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

ZeroNorth, the first provider of risk-based vulnerability orchestration across applications and infrastructure, announced it raised $10 million in Series A+ funding.

Impossible Foods Raises $500 Million From Renowned VCs And Celebrities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Impossible Foods confirmed that it raised $500 million in funding led by new investor Mirae Asset Global Investments with participation from existing investors.

HashiCorp: $175 Million Funding And Over $5 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

Multi-cloud infrastructure automation software HashiCorp announced it raised $175 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion.

BillionToOne To Expand UNITY Prenatal Screen With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Mar 16, 2020

Precision diagnostics company BillionToOne announced it raised $15 million in Series A+ funding. These are the details about the funding.

b.well Connected Health Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

b.well Connected Health, a platform designed for providing consumers with a new front-end to healthcare, announced it raised $16 million in Series A funding.

Regenerative Food Platform Planet FWD Raises $2.7 Million Led By BBG Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Planet FWD recently announced it raised $2.7 million in a seed round of funding led by BBG Ventures.

Remesh: $25 Million In Funding To Simplify Research Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Remesh, a software company utilizing AI to reinvent the way organizations conduct research, announced that it raised $25 million in Series A2 funding.

Education Tech Company Nepris Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Educational technology company Nepris announced it has closed $5 million in funding led by K12 Inc.

MIT Spinoff Bloomer Tech Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

MIT-spinoff company Bloomer Tech announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Material Impact.

Interos: $17.5 Million Funding, Triple YoY Sales, 700% Increase In ARR

By Noah Long ● Mar 16, 2020

Multi-tier and multi-factor third-party risk management platform company Interos announced it raised $17.5 million in Series B funding.

End-to-End Podcast Management Platform Sounder Raises $1.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

End-to-end podcast management company and monetization platform Sounder announced it has raised $1.8 million in a seed round of funding.

Everlaw Raises $62 Million In Funding Led By CapitalG And Menlo Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2020

Cloud-based e-discovery and litigation platform Everlaw announced it has raised $62 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor CapitalG and Menlo Ventures.

Intercompany Data Automation Platform BackboneAI Raises $4.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 16, 2020

Intercompany data automation platform BackboneAI announced it has launched with a $4.7 million seed round of funding led by Fika Ventures.

Cloud Security Operations Company DisruptOps Closes $9 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 15, 2020

Cloud Security Operations leader DisruptOps announced it raised $9 million in Series A funding from Drive Capital and existing investor Rally Ventures.

eConsult Platform RubiconMD Raises $18 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 15, 2020

Leading eConsult platform RubiconMD announced it raised $18 million in Series C funding led by Deerfield Management Company.

AI Assurance Platform Superwise.ai Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 15, 2020

AI assurance platform company Superwise.ai announced it raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Capri Ventures and F2 Capital.

Rental Marketplace Company Zumper Raises $60 Million Led By e.ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2020

Rental marketplace company Zumper announced it raised $60 million in Series D funding led by new investor e.ventures.