Startups

Aisera Raises $20 Million To Transform The Enterprise Service Experience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2020

Aisera — the world's first AI-driven platform that automates tasks, actions and workflows for employees and customers — announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Uptake Is Launching AI-Enabled Dynamic Maintenance To Provide Fleet Operations With Asset Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2020

Uptake — an intelligence system for industrial assets — announced it has launched into Dynamic Maintenance, which improves fleet operations efficiency through proactive and flexible maintenance planning.

DevOps Platform Company Esper Raises $7.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 20, 2020

DevOps platform company Esper.io announced it closed their Series A funding round led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from all existing seed investors including Root Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Haystack Ventures, and Pathbreaker Ventures..

Unacademy: $110 Million Funding And Over $500 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2020

Unacademy has raised $110 million in Series E funding at a valuation of more than $500 million. These are the details about the deal.

Be My Eyes Raises $2.8 Million To Help Assist Visually Impaired People

By Noah Long ● Feb 20, 2020

Be My Eyes -- a mobile app that enables anyone to assist visually impaired people through live video calls -- announced it has raised $2.8 million in Series A funding.

Michigan-Based Supply Chain Tech Company Algo Secures $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2020

Algo, a leading innovator in supply chain technology-based in Troy, Michigan, announced that it received a $15 million investment from Integrity Growth Partners (IGP).

UltraSense Raises $20 Million To Grow Its Ultrasound Sensor Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 20, 2020

UltraSense Systems, a company that developed a touch user interface technology using 3D ultrasound for smartphones, cars, home appliances, IoT, and medical devices, announced it has raised $20 million in its Series B funding.

Semios Secures $75 Million To Expand IoT Network In Agriculture

By Noah Long ● Feb 20, 2020

Semios — the leading precision farming platform for permanent crops — announced it has raised $75 million in private equity funding to advance the development of its data-driven crop management solution.

Huntress Closes $18 Million Led By ForgePoint Capital

By Annie Baker ● Feb 20, 2020

Huntress — a SaaS-based managed detection and response (MDR) provider for managed service providers (MSPs) and value-added resellers (VARs) — has announced an $18 million Series A.

Video Editing Company InVideo Raises $2.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 20, 2020

Video editing company InVideo announced it has raised $2.5 million in funding.

Univercells Raises Up To €50 Million From KKR Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 19, 2020

Univercells -- a bioprocessing provider focused on increasing the availability of affordable biologics to address global health challenges -- announced it is raising up to €50 million financings from Gamma Biosciences.

NearSt Closes £2 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Feb 19, 2020

Retail technology company NearSt announced it has raised £2 million in seed funding to drive more foot traffic into retail stores.

Agile Office Leasing Platform Swivel Secures $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 19, 2020

Swivel, an agile office leasing platform, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital.

SentinelOne: $200 Million Funding And $1.1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2020

Autonomous endpoint protection company SentinelOne announced it has raised $200 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $1.1 billion.

Atomico Raises €757 Million To Back European Startups

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 19, 2020

Atomico, a London-based venture capital firm, announced it has raised €757 million ($820 million) for a new fund.

Employer Retention Platform Sharpist Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 19, 2020

Berlin-based company Sharpist announced it has raised $5 million in a seed round of funding.

Wiliot Receives Backing From Vintage, Verizon, Maersk, PepsiCo, And NTT DOCOMO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2020

Wiliot announced it received backing from Vintage Investment Partners, Verizon Ventures, Maersk Growth, PepsiCo, and NTT DOCOMO Ventures.

Why Accenture Is Buying Icon Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2020

Accenture announced it has acquired Icon Integration, a privately held Australian technology consultancy that provides SAP digital supply chain solutions and services to clients.

Pamlico Capital Launches $1.4 Billion Fund V

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 19, 2020

Pamlico Capital — a leading lower middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented businesses — announced the first and final close of Pamlico Capital V with total commitments of $1.4 billion.

Grove Ventures Launches Second Fund With $120 Million In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2020

Grove Ventures, an early-stage deep tech-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Tel Avivm has announced the final closing of Grove Ventures II with total commitments of $120 million.

XenZone Names Tim Barker As CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

XenZone announced it appointed Tim Barker as its new CEO. These are the details.

Environmental Compliance Company Wildnote Raises $1.35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 18, 2020

Environmental compliance management solution Wildnote announced it raised $1.35 million led by HG Ventures. These are the details.

Customer Research Company Dovetail Raises $4 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Customer research platform company Dovetail announced that it has raised $4 million in seed funding. These are the details.

Automotive Refinancing Platform MotoRefi Raises $8.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

Automotive refinancing platform company MotoRefi announced it raised $8.6 million in Series A funding.

Leading Residential Appraisal Software Company Reggora Secures $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 18, 2020

Reggora, a leading residential appraisal software platform, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Spark Capital.

Digital Asset Custodian Copper.co Raises $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 18, 2020

Copper.co, a London-based custodian for digital assets, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding from investors like Target Global, MMC Ventures, and LocalGlobe.

Da Vinci Capital Launches €277 Million Fund For European Tech Companies

By Noah Long ● Feb 18, 2020

Da Vinci Capital is a new venture capital fund announced it will invest over €277 million in high growth technology companies.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Invests In Seqster

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 17, 2020

Seqster -- an SaaS-based technology platform enabling person-centric health data management -- announced recently that it received funding from Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Blockchain Analytics Company AnChain.AI Secures $4.3 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 17, 2020

AnChain.AI, a leader in blockchain security and analytics, announced it successfully raised a pre-A round totaling $4.3 million since its founding.

Digital Insurance Platform Talage Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2020

SaaS-based digital insurance platform Talage announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Merus Capital.