Startups

Voice-Powered Education Company Bamboo Learning Raises $1.4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 9, 2019

Bamboo Learning, a leader in voice-powered education, announced that it raised $1.4 million in a seed round of funding.

Data Behavior Analytics Company Cyberhaven Raises $13 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2019

Cyberhaven announced that it raised $13 million in Series A funding co-led by Vertex Ventures and Costanoa Ventures.

Why Frontdoor Is Buying Streem

By Noah Long ● Dec 9, 2019

Home service plan company Frontdoor announced recently that it is buying Streem for a combination of cash and equity. These are the details about the deal.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures Sets Up $141 Million Fund To Invest In Healthcare Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2019

Kaiser Permanente Ventures announced that it closed the firm's fifth investment fund at $141 million.

Wedding E-Commerce Company Brideside Raises $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 9, 2019

Wedding e-commerce company Brideside announced that it raised $7 million in funding. This round of funding was led by Beringea.

Online Board Management Platform Boardable Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 9, 2019

Boardable, an online board management platform company, announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding.

Foursquare Promoting President David Shim To CEO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 9, 2019

Foursquare recently announced that it is promoting David Shim to CEO of the company.

Online Used Car Retailer Vroom Raises $254 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 9, 2019

Vroom, an innovative e-commerce platform that provides a better way to buy and sell used vehicles, announced it raised $254 million in Series H.

Figure: $103 Million Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Figure Technologies, a company that is transforming the lending experience through the power of blockchain technology, announced it closed $103 million in funding.

IoT-Enabled Electric Motor Company Infinitum Electric Raises $12.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 8, 2019

Leading motor technology company Infinitum Electric announced it closed a $12.5 million in a Series B round of funding.

Revelstoke Raises Massive $1.4 Billion Of Committed Capital For Two Funds

By Noah Long ● Dec 8, 2019

Leading private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners announced that it raised $1.4 billion of committed capital for two of its funds.

Diversity-Driven Alphabet Spinout Plexo Capital Closes On $42.5 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Plexo Capital, a diversity-driven venture capital firm that is investing in emerging VC funds, announced that it closed on a $42.5 million fund.

Developer-Centric Cybersecurity Company GitGuardian Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Developer-centric cybersecurity startup GitGuardian announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.

Bain Capital Leads $4 Million Round In Augtera Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Network AI platform company Augtera Networks announced raised $4 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Enrique Salem is joining the board.

Enterprise Customer Service Platform Company Kustomer Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Kustomer, a SaaS platform company that is reimagining enterprise customer service, announced it raised $60 million in Series E funding.

Canopy: $13 Million In Funding And Davis Bell Named As CEO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Canopy, a leading cloud-based practice management platform for tax professionals, announced it raised $13 million.

Security Lifecycle Management Company Panorays Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Third-party security lifecycle management Panorays announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding.

Starship Raises $11 Million In Funding To Make HSAs More Accessible

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Starship, a company that makes health savings accounts more accessible, announced it has raised $11 million.

Duolingo: $30 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo announced it has raised $30 million in Series F funding from existing investor CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Cross Border E-Commerce Solutions Company Flow Raises $37 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 5, 2019

Flow, a cross-border e-commerce solutions company, announced that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding.

Dataiku: $1.4 Billion Valuation And CapitalG Joins Cap Table

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 5, 2019

Enterprise artificial intelligence company Dataiku announced that Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG has joined its cap table at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Ann Arbor-Based May Mobility Raises $50 Million Led By Toyota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider May Mobility announced it raised $50 million in Series B.

Robinhood Now Has Over 10 Million Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Robinhood -- the popular commission-free stock trading app founded by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt -- has announced that it now has over 10 million users.

Sequoia Capital Brings In $3.35 Billion To Invest In U.S. And Chinese Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has raised nearly $3.35 billion to invest in U.S. and Chinese startups.

Festival Wear Company Dolls Kill Receives $40 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

Festival wear fashion online retailer Dolls Kill announced it raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Revenue Intelligence Company Gong Raises $65 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Revenue intelligence platform Gong announced it has raised $65 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital.

SMS Marketing Company Postscript Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

SMS marketing company Postscript announced it raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Sprout Social And Bill.com Set IPO Price Ranges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Technology companies Sprout Social and Bill.com have set the price ranges of their IPOs. Both companies set the price ranges between $16 and $18 per share.

Cloud Data Protection Druva Surpasses $100 Million In Annual Recurring Revenue

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

Leading Cloud Data Protection and Management company Druva announced it surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

How Nicole Gibbons Built A Rapidly Growing Modern Paint Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

A couple of years ago, Nicole Gibbons went from a well-known interior decorator to an entrepreneur running a rapidly growing modern paint brand.