Startups

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.

Canada Based Venture Firm Portag3 Raises C$427 Million For Second Fund

By Annie Baker ● Dec 4, 2019

Canadian venture capital firm Portag3 Ventures announced it closed a second fund at $427 million CAD. These are the details about the new fund.

Laurie Segall And Derek Dodge Launch A Content Studio Called Dot Dot Dot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Laurie Segall and Derek Dodge have launched a new production company called Dot Dot Dot, which already launched its first podcast called "First Contact."

Diversity-Driven Venture Firm Harlem Capital Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Diversity-focused venture firm Harlem Capital announced it has set up a $40 million debut fund to invest in companies at the seed and Series A rounds.

Rapyd: $20 Million In Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

London-based Rapyd announced that it has raised $20 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, provided by Durable Capital Partners.

Sales Enablement Platform Highspot Raises $75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

Sales enablement platform company Highspot announced it raised $75 million in D-1 funding.

Accel Partners Sets Up $550 Million Fund For India Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Accel Partners has set up a $550 million sixth venture fund for investments in India.

Omar Hamoui Joins Mucker Capital As A General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Mucker Capital has hired Omar Hamoui as a general partner to focus on post-seed and Series A rounds.

Figure Technologies Plans To Raise Over $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 3, 2019

Figure Technologies is going to be raising over $100 million more, according to an SEC filing spotted by TechCrunch.

Storm Ventures Raises $130.4 Million For Sixth Fund

By Noah Long ● Dec 2, 2019

Menlo Park, California-based Storm Ventures announced it raised $130.4 million for its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing.

Vinted: €128 Million Funding And More Than A $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2019

Lithuania-based second-hand clothing marketplace company Vinted has raised €128 million in funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Cognitive Data Capture Company Rossum Closes $4.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 2, 2019

Rossum, a Cognitive Data Capture company, announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

SAR Raises $1 Million In Funding And Hires More Executives

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2019

Securities class action (SCA) data analytics software company SAR LLC announced it raised $1 million in seed capital.

Graham Partners Raises $645 Million For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2019

Newton Square, Pennsylvania-based venture firm Graham Partners announced it has raised $645 million for its fifth fund.

E-Commerce Helpdesk Service Gorgias Raises $14 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 1, 2019

Gorgias, a helpdesk company founded by CEO Romain Lapeyre and CTO Alex Plugaro, announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding.

Breach And Attack Simulation Platform Company Cymulate Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2019

Cymulate, a leading SaaS-based Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platform company, announced it raised $15 million in funding led by Vertex Growth Fund.

Log Analytics Solution Company Coralogix Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2019

Coralogix, the provider of a leading ML-powered log analytics solution, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

NYSE Aiming To Enable Companies To Raise Capital With Direct Listings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2019

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it filed with the SEC to enable companies going public to raise capital through a direct listing.