Startups

Bloomberg Beta Sets Up Third Fund With $75 Million In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Bloomberg Beta has closed a third fund of $75 million, which will be overseen by Roy Bahat, Karin Klein, and James Cham.

AI-Powered Call Tracking Company Invoca Raises $56 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

AI-powered call tracking and conversational analytics company Invoca announced it raised $56 million in funding.

DigiCert: Utah-Based Digital Security Company Receives Strategic Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

DigiCert, a Lehi, Utah-based leading provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, announced it received a strategic investment from Clearlake and TA Associates.

How Digital Bank Rho Technologies Is Accelerating Startup Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

Rho Technologies, a leading digital bank service company, announced it has launched Rho Business Banking and raised $4.9 million in funding.

Modern Health Savings Account Company Lively Raises $27 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 24, 2019

Lively, the creators of a modern health savings account (HSA), announced it raised $27 million in funding.

Whitehorse Closes Fund III At $2 Billion Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Whitehorse Liquidity Partners recently announced that it closed Fund III at a $2 billion hard cap.

Outsourced R&D Marketplace Company Science Exchange Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Science Exchange, a leading SaaS-enabled marketplace for outsourced research and development, announced it raised $20 million in funding.

Networking Company Pensando Systems Raises $145 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Pensando Systems, a company pioneering the new edge services model of cloud computing, announced it raised $145 million led by HPE and Lightspeed.

Fitt Raises Funding From Several Investors Including Strategic Partner MINDBODY

By Annie Baker ● Oct 23, 2019

Location-based lifestyle platform Fitt announced it raised funding from several investors including strategic partner MINDBODY

Fitt Completes Funding Round With Strategic Investor MINDBODY Onboard

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 23, 2019

Location-based platform Fitt has completed a funding round led by Mountain State Capital.

Why Rubicon Project Is Buying RTK.io For $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Rubicon Project announced recently that it is buying RTK.io, a leading provider of tools and services known for making header bidding simpler.

Databricks: $400 Million Funding And $6.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Unified data analytics leader Databricks announced it has raised $400 million in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation.

Alice To Grow Its Personal Business Adviser Tools With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2019

Alice, a platform powered by AI that works as a personal business adviser to small business owners, announced it closed a Series A funding round.

Galileo Financial Technologies Receives $77 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2019

Galileo Financial Technologies, a company whose APIs are used for powering the next generation of banking products, announced recently it raised $77 million.

Wholesale Commerce Platform Company Mable Secures $3 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2019

Mable, a Boston-based wholesale commerce platform company, announced recently that it raised $3.1 million in a seed round of funding.

Thrive Global’s Acquisition Of Boundless Mind: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global announced recently that it acquired Boundless Mind. These are the details about the deal.

Craft Ventures Closes A $500 Million Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Craft Ventures, a venture firm founded by serial entrepreneur David O. Sacks, announced it closed $500 million in capital commitments for its second fund.

Spearhead Is Backing Founders With $1 Million To Start Angel Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2019

Spearhead recently announced it is going to back founders with $1 million for them to start angel investing.

Algolia Closes $110 Million In Funding To Help Businesses Improve Product Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2019

Leading Search and Discovery solution company Algolia announced it raised $110 million in funding led by existing investor Accel.

Skincare Technology Company ZitSticka Raises $5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 22, 2019

Skincare technology company ZitSticka announced recently that it raised $5 million in funding led by BFG Partners.

M13 To Invest In Emerging Consumer Tech Companies With New $175 Million Fund

By Annie Baker ● Oct 22, 2019

Venture capital firm M13 recently announced it would be investing in emerging consumer technology companies with a new $175 million fund.

Headless CMS Company Strapi Raises $4 Million In Seed Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 21, 2019

Headless CMS company Strapi announced it raised $4 million in seed funding led by Accel and Stride.vc.

Short-Term Liability Coverage Company Thimble Raises $22 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 21, 2019

Thimble (formerly known as Verifly), the first and only platform to offer short-term liability coverage for small businesses, has raised $22 million.

CleverTap: This Company Just Raised $35 Million In Funding At A $385 Million Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 21, 2019

CleverTap, a leading AI-based customer lifecycle and user retention platform, announced it raised $35 million in funding at a $385 million valuation.

E-Bike Company Wheels Raises Over $50 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 21, 2019

Micro-mobility e-bike company Wheels announced recently that it raised more than $50 million in funding led by DBL Partners.

Michael Acton Smith: The Journey To Launching Calm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2019

At the 2019 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, Calm co-founder and co-CEO Michael Acton Smith told his story about what led him to launching the company.

Verishop: $30 Million In Funding Raised And Valuation Of More Than $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 20, 2019

It has been reported that e-commerce company Verishop has raised $30 million in funding at a valuation of more than $100 million.

AccelFoods: This Women-Led VC Fund Is Investing In Food And Beverage Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2019

AccelFoods is a women-led venture capital firm that is one of the largest investors in food and beverage startups. These are the details about the firm.

Lyte: Event Ticketing Company Raises $15 Million And Partners With Etix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2019

Lyte, a company defining a new category in live events, announced it raised $15 million in funding and signed a partnership with Etix.

Materials AI Platform Citrine Informatics Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 19, 2019

First materials artificial intelligence operating platform Citrine Informatics recently announced it raised $20 million in funding.