Startups

GoSite Secures $16 Million To Help Business Transition Operations Online

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2020

GoSite — a platform that helps small businesses transition operations online — announced that it has closed $16 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Industry Ventures Raises $180 Million For Direct Venture Fund

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2020

Industry Ventures, LLC — a leading investment firm focused on the venture capital market — announced that it closed Industry Ventures Direct II, L.P. with total commitments of $180 million.

Healthcare Payments Company Sift Raises $2.8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2020

Milwaukee-based Sift Healthcare announced it has raised $2.8 million in a new round of funding. These are the details about the funding.

Vicarious Surgical: $13.2 Million Funding, Philip Liang And Ric Fulop Added To Board

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2020

Vicarious Surgical has announced that it has raised $13.2 million in funding. These are the details.

Dapper Labs Closes $12 Million From VC Firms And NBA Stars

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2020

Dapper Labs — a company that is developing a new Flow blockchain — announced that it has raised $12 million.

Workplace Culture Company Thriver Raises $33 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2020

Thriver (formerly known as Platterz) announced that it has raised $33 million in a Series B round of funding.

Why Zynga (ZNGA) Is Buying 80% Of Rollic For $168 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

Social game developer Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to buy 80% of Istanbul-based Rollic for $168 million in cash. These are the details.

AI-Based Insights Company Zencity Raises $13.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 7, 2020

Tel Aviv-based Zencity — a leading provider of AI-based insights for local governments — announced that it has closed $13.5 million in funding.

RETINA-AI Health Raises $5.2 Million To Use AI For Detection Of Diabetic Retinopathy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

RETINA-AI Health, a company focused on building artificial intelligence to improve healthcare outcomes of prevalent diseases like diabetes, announced it has raised $5.2 million in funding.

On-Demand Mental Healthcare Company Ginger Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

On-demand mental healthcare Ginger announced a $50 million Series D funding round led by Advance Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange IDEX Secures $2.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

IDEX — a leading decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) — announced that it has raised $2.5 million in a seed investment led by G1 Ventures.

Big Data Mobility Analytics Company StreetLight Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 7, 2020

StreetLight Data — a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility — announced it has closed a $15 million Series D funding round of funding. Macquarie Capital and Activate Capital.

Epic Games: $1.78 Billion Funding And $17.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

Epic Games announced that it has raised $1.78 billion in a round of funding that consisted of primary capital and secondary purchases from employee equity holders.

Mode Analytics Closes $33 Million To Advance Its Business Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

Mode Analytics, A leader in advanced analytics, announced that it has raised a $33 million Series D round of funding in order to advance its business intelligence platform.

Insurance Technology Company Verikai Raises $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 7, 2020

Insurance technology company Verikai announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the funding.

Cybersecurity Company clean.io Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2020

clean.io — an emerging leader in protecting enterprises from the execution of malicious and untrusted JavaScript — announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Document Automation Company PandaDoc Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

PandaDoc -- a leader in all-in-one document automation software -- announced that it has raised $30 million.

Leadership Acceleration Platform Ceresa Raises Over $1 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

Austin, Texas-based Ceresa, a next-generation leadership acceleration platform that is driving a new era of diverse leaders, announced that it has closed an early seed round of over $1 million.

Quantum Computing Company Rigetti Raises $79 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 6, 2020

Rigetti Computing — a leading quantum computing startup and pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing systems — has announced it raised a $79 million Series C financing.

Conversational Marketing Platform Qualified.com Closes $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 6, 2020

Qualified.com, a conversational marketing platform for companies that use Salesforce, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Norwest Venture Partners.

SewerAI Raises $2 Million To Use AI To Analyze Sewer Infrastructure Defects

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

SewerAI — a company that uses AI and computer vision to inspect, identify, and analyze sewer infrastructure defects before they reach catastrophic levels — announced that it raised $2 million.

Syntiant: $35 Million Funding And 1 Million Units Shipped

By Noah Long ● Aug 6, 2020

Syntiant — a deep learning tech company that provides AI voice and sensor solutions at the edge — announced that it has shipped 1 million units and raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Contactless Commerce Platform CASHDROP Closes $2.7 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

CASHDROP — a mobile-first contactless commerce platform focused on small business owners — announced it has raised $2.7 million in a seed round of funding. Harlem Capital led the deal.

Financial Services Company Buckle Raises $31 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Buckle — a tech-enabled financial services company — announced it has filed its Regulation D and disclosed it raised $31 million through its Series A funding round co-led by HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture Partners.

Yotpo Raises $75 Million To Help Retail Brands Accelerate Online Revenue Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Yotpo — a leading SaaS-based eCommerce marketing platform that helps retail brands accelerate online revenue growth — announced it has raised $75 million in Series E funding.

Rippling: $145 Million Funding And $1.35 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2020

Rippling, a company that is focused on managing employee data, announced that it has raised $145 million in funding. The valuation of the company is now reportedly $1.35 billion.

Expert System: $29.4 Million Funding And Key Hires

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Global AI company Expert System has announced that it has raised $29.4 million in a new round of funding, which includes $20 million raised through institutional investors and $9.4 million through the exercise of shareholder option rights.

Alive Ventures Startup Studio Launches With $12 Million To Build Companies Focused On Older Adults

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 5, 2020

Alive Ventures announced that it has formally spun out of Long Beach-based The SCAN Foundation -- which is launching as a dedicated startup studio focused on imagining and building companies, products, and services to help older adults live and work.

Leading Property Operations Company Breezeway Closes $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 5, 2020

Breezeway -- a leading property operations and services platform -- announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Schooner Capital.

Procurement Automation Platform Company Approve.com Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 5, 2020

Leading procurement automation platform Approve.com announced that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Aleph.