Startups

Cryptographic Settlement Solutions Company Transparent Financial Raises Over $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Seattle-based Transparent Financial Systems announced it has raised over $14 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital.

Deliverr Raises $40 Million To Help Merchants Set Up Fast Shipping

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Deliverr, a service that helps e-commerce companies set up two-day shipping using intelligent algorithms, announced it raised $40 million.

Fortissimo Capital Fund Sets Up $650 Million Fifth Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Israel-based private equity firm Fortissimo Capital Fund announced the final closing of its fifth fund called Fortissimo Capital Fund V, L.P. with commitments of $650 million.

Machine Learning Company Kaskada Closes $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Kaskada, a machine learning company that provides a unified platform for feature engineering, announced it raised $8 million in funding.

Houwzer: $9.5 Million Funding And Michael Kopelman Joins Board

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Philadelphia-based online real estate platform company Houwzer announced it raised $9.5 million in a growth round of funding led by Edison Partners.

Verana Health: $100 Million Funding And PYA Analytics Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Verana Health, a tech company that is curating and analyzing real-world clinical data, announced it raised $100 million and acquired the assets and team behind PYA Analytics.

How Hyperscience Is Developing Next-Generation Intelligent Document Processing

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

Hyperscience is a developer of next-generation intelligent document processing solutions for the enterprise. Here are some of the milestones that the company saw in 2019.

Ron Baron: Penn National’s Investment In Barstool Will Be ‘Worth A Ton’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Billionaire investor Ron Baron said that Penn National's investment in Barstool Sports will be "worth a ton."

Fleet Management Software Company Maven Machines Raises $7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Maven Machines -- the only provider of fleet management software for commercial transportation that combines telematics with workflow, dispatch, and route optimization capabilities -- announced it raised $7 million.

Customer Data Science Company Retina Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Customer data science company Retina -- which is known for predicting future lifetime value and customer behavior -- announced it has raised $5 million in funding.

Branded Podcast Marketing Company Casted Raises $2.35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Casted, the first SaaS (software-as-a-service) marketing platform for branded podcasts, announced it raised $2.35 million in seed funding as it launches from the High Alpha venture studio.

Car Rental Company Turo Raises $30 Million In Second Round Of $250 Million Series E

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2020

Online car rental company Turo has raised $30 million as part of the second round of its $250 million Series E funding.

Gerhard Eschelbeck Invests In Altitude Networks

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

Altitude Networks, the industry's first cloud-native DLP for SaaS collaboration solution, announced that Gerhard Eschelbeck has invested in the company.

Real Estate Data And Analytics Company Cherre Raises $16 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2020

New York-based Cherre real estate data and analytics platform announced it has raised $16 million in growth funding.

Generate Capital Raises Over $1 Billion For Renewable Energy Projects

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2020

Renewable energy investment firm Generate Capital has raised over $1 billion for new projects.

Digital Asset: Salesforce And Samsung Join As Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Digital Asset announced that Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment are participating in the company's latest round of funding.

Andreessen Horowitz Sets Up $750 Million Biotech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz has set up a $750 million biotech fund called Bio Fund III. These are the details about the new fund you should know.

Monday.com: $120 Million In ARR And Monday 2.0 Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Workplace productivity platform company Monday.com recently announced it is rolling out monday 2.0. And the company also revealed it is now seeing $120 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).

The Zebra: $38.5 Million Funding And Over $60 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2020

Austin, Texas-based insurance comparison company The Zebra announced it raised $38.5 million in Series C funding. And it is also hitting a $60 million annual run rate now.

JenaValve Technology Raises $50 Million And Andrew Hack Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● Feb 5, 2020

JenaValve Technology, a developer and manufacturer of the JenaValve Pericardial Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) System, has raised $50 million.

Medtech Company Outset Medical Secures $125 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 5, 2020

Outset Medical, a company delivering the first-of-its-kind technology for the global dialysis market, announced it raised $125 million.

Stanford Spin-Off Cresta Raises $21 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 4, 2020

Cresta, a company on a mission to enable office workers to be Experts on “Day One,” announced it raised $21 million in funding.

Onset Financial Saw $42 Million In New Fundings Last Month

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 4, 2020

Onset Financial, one of the nation’s top independent equipment leasing companies, hit a record with $42 million in new fundings in January 2020 alone.

Asana Is Preparing To Go Public Through A Direct Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2020

It has been confirmed that project management company Asana has filed to go public through a direct listing.

Video Conferencing Company Solaborate Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2020

Solaborate announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding from EPOS and Demant Group. These are the details about the funding.

Verbit To Grow AI-Based Transcription Platform With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Feb 3, 2020

Verbit recently announced it raised $31 million in a Series B round of funding led by Stripes.

Insurify: $23 Million Funding And Gene Shkolnik Joins As CTO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

Insurify, an AI-powered insurance comparison platform that makes it easier for people to save hundreds-to-thousands of dollars per year on car insurance, announced it raised $23 million in funding.

TransparentBusiness Raises Second Round Through Initial Private Offering

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

TransparentBusiness announced it successfully completed its second round of financing bringing the total amount raised to more than $6 million.

eSSENTIAL Accessibility To Expand Software Platform With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2020

Accessibility-as-a-Service company eSSENTIAL Accessibility recently announced it closed $16 million in funding led by Lead Edge Capital.

Zinier: $90 Million Raised To Transform Field Service Workforces With AI-Driven Automation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 3, 2020

Zinier, a leader in intelligent field service automation, announced recently that it raised $90 million in Series C funding.