Startups

Corigin Ventures Launches $36.05 Million Second Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Founder-focused early-stage venture capital firm Corigin Ventures announced it launched a $36.05 million second fund.

Lightspeed Raises More Than $4 Billion For Early And Growth Stage Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners announced it raised over $4 billion for early and growth-stage companies.

Quantum Company Q-CTRL Receives Strategic Investment From In-Q-Tel

By Annie Baker ● Apr 14, 2020

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, announced a strategic investment by In-Q-Tel.

Autodesk Invests In Aurigo Software

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Aurigo Software announced an alliance for developing the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners.

Jim Clark And Thomas Jermoluk Launch Beyond Identity With $30 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Early world wide web pioneers Jim Clark and Thomas Jermoluk have launched Beyond Identity with $30 million in funding.

The Screening Room: Rebrand, $27.5 Million Funding, New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

The Screening Room, a company built that is pursuing the release of new movies to become available in the home, announced it raised $27.5 million and it hired a new CEO.

Yale University Spin-Out MindNest Health Raises $300K To Develop Tools For Children With Autism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

NeuroNetworks Fund (NNF) announced a $300,000 seed financing for Yale University spinoutMindNest Health.

Morgan Stanley Picks 9 Startups For New Cohort, Focused On Multicultural And Women Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Morgan Stanley announced the fourth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology-enabled startups in the post-seed to Series B funding rounds.

Carbon Fiber Composite Parts Company Arris Raises $48.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Berkeley, California-based Arris Composites announced it has raised $48.5 million in a Series B round of funding.

Why One Drop Is Buying Sano

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Digital care solutions company One Drop announced it is buying all of the assets and intellectual property of Sano Intelligence. These are the details.

Buyer Enablement Platform Tropic Raises $2.1 Million Led By Founder Collective

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 13, 2020

Buyer enablement platform Tropic announced it raised $2.1 million in seed financing led by Founder Collective.

Farmland Investing Platform AcreTrader Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Online farmland investing platform AcreTrader announced it raised over $5 million.

RISE Robotics Raises $3 Million Led By MIT’s The Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

RISE Robotics, a leader in high-performance and cost-effective electric linear actuation solutions, announced it raised $3 million in funding led by The Engine.

Application Error Monitoring Company Airbrake Raises $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Airbrake — a leading application performance and code-level error monitoring software company — announced it raised $11 million in funding.

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises Over $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 12, 2020

Digital quantum computing company Seeqc has announced it raised over $11 million in funding. These are the details.

Patient Safety Platform Ferrum Health Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 12, 2020

Ferrum Health, a developer of enterprise IT and AI patient safety platform for health systems, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Targeted Cancer Therapies Company Tango Closes $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 12, 2020

Tango Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on discovering and delivering the next generation of targeted cancer therapies, announced it raised $60 million.

Harvard-Launched Startup i2O Raises $4 Million To Develop Biological Oral Drugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

i2O Therapeutics, a Harvard-launched biotech company developing a platform for oral delivery of injectable biological drugs, announced it raised $4 million.

Cohesity: $250 Million Funding And $2.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Cohesity announced it has raised $250 million in Series E funding led by DFJ Growth, Foundation Capital, Greenspring, and Wing at a $2.5 billion valuation.

Crowdsourced Security Company Bugcrowd Raises $30 Million Led By Rally Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2020

Crowdsourced security company Bugcrowd has announced that it raised $30 million in Series D funding.

AI-As-A-Service Platform Node Raises $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 11, 2020

Node has announced it raised $6 million in funding to help companies deploy artificial intelligence.

Contractor Marketplace IFM Restoration Secures $10 million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 11, 2020

IFM Restoration — an online marketplace that connects contractors with owners and property managers of rental properties — announced it closed $10 million in Series A funding.

Index Ventures Raises $2 Billion For New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2020

Index Ventures has announced it closed $2 billion in funds: $1.2 billion for late-stage growth rounds and $800 million for emerging startups.

India-Based Online Grocery Company BigBasket Raises $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2020

Indian grocery company BigBasket announced it raised $60 million in funding to scale the company.

Sila Raises $7.7 Million Co-Led By Madrona And Oregon Venture Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 10, 2020

Banking and payments API platform company Sila announced it raised $7.7 million in a seed round of funding co-led by Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Venture Fund.

Activant Capital Announces New $257 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2020

Activant Capital announced a new $257 million fund to invest in commerce infrastructure technology.

Security Awareness Company Living Security Raises $5 Million Led By Silverton Partners

By Noah Long ● Apr 10, 2020

Security awareness software company Living Security announced it raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Silverton Partners.

Supplier Collaboration Company SourceDay Closes $12.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 10, 2020

SourceDay, a leading supplier collaboration engine of the direct spend industry, announced it raised $12.5 million in Series B funding.

Tonkean Raises $24 Million Led By Lightspeed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2020

Tonkean, an operating system for operations teams, announced it raised $24 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Why CNN Is Buying Canopy

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 9, 2020

WarnerMedia-owned CNN recently announced it has acquired Canopy, a personalized content recommendation engine.