Startups

IoT-as-a-Service Company IOTAS Secures $8.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 7, 2019

IoT-as-a-Service smart apartment platform IOTAS announced it completed an $8.5 million Series A round of funding.

Portable Electric Scooter Company Unagi Secures $3.15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 7, 2019

Portable electric scooter company Unagi announced recently that it raised $3.15 million in a seed round of funding led by Menlo Ventures.

Audio Learning Company Knowable Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 7, 2019

Audio learning company Knowable recently announced that it raised $4 million in a seed round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

How Melanie Fellay And Zari Zahra Are Simplifying Salesforce Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Spekit -- a company founded by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra that makes Salesforce training easier -- recently raised funding. Here is how it works.

Commercial Real Estate Securities Marketplace Company LEX Raises $4 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 6, 2019

Commercial real estate securities marketplace company LEX announced it raised $4 million in seed funding.

Elastic Blockchain Network Company SKALE Raises $17.1 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Elastic blockchain network company SKALE recently announced that it raised $17.1 million in funding.

Naborly: $7.5 Million Seed Funding And NaborlyShield Launch

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 6, 2019

Naborly, a known for offering free credit and background checks to landlords and tenants and working with tenants to build credit, has raised $7.5 million.

How University of California Students Are Gaining More Entrepreneurship Opportunities

By Annie Baker ● Oct 6, 2019

The University of California and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation recently announced a $5 million expansion of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars.

How Cloosiv Is Helping Local Coffee Shops Set Up Mobile Ordering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Cloosive, a company that is helping local coffee shops with mobile app ordering, announced it raised $1 million in funding.

Customer Engagement Company Edify Labs Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2019

Edify, a company that is transforming how businesses manage customer engagement, announced it raised $10 million in seed funding.

Booksy: This Online Booking Marketplace Plans To Accelerate Growth With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2019

Booksy, the largest mobile marketplace for appointment-driven beauty services, announced recently that it raised $28.5 million in Series B2 financing.

Maven Ventures To Continue Funding Billion-Dollar Tech Companies With New Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Maven Ventures recently announced it closed Maven Ventures Fund III, an oversubscribed $65 million seed-stage venture fund.

Aero: How This Company Is Offering A Seamless Way To Travel To Premium Destinations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Next-generation air travel company Aero announced that it raised $16 million in funding. Here is how the company works.

Small-Business Lender Company ForwardLine Financial Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2019

Small-business loan company ForwardLine Financial announced that it raised $20 million in growth capital from Five Oceans Capital and Marsico Enterprises.

Fintech-As-A-Service Company Rapyd Raises $100 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service provider, announced it raised $100 million in funding led by Oak HC/FT.

Developer Solutions Company Honeycomb To Grow Its Team With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2019

Developer observability solutions company Honeycomb recently announced it raised $11.4 million in funding led by Scale Venture Partners.

Food Trends Company Tastewise To Develop Advanced Insights With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 4, 2019

AI-based food trends prediction company Tastewise recently announced it raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Insurance Tech Company CyberFortress Secures $3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Insurance technology startup CyberFortress announced recently that it raised $3 million in funding co-led by Greycroft and LiveOak.

Workforce-Data Network Company Brightfield Raises $53 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Workforce-data network company Brightfield announced that it raised $53 million in Series A funding led by Sapphire Ventures.

Chronometriq: Montreal-Based Patient Engagement Raises CAN$20 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Chronometriq, a Montreal-based provider of access-to-care and patient engagement tools, announced that it raised more than CAN$20 million in funding.

Customer Data Platform Company RedPoint Raises $13.5 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Customer data platform provider RedPoint Global announced it raised $13.5 million in funding led by Camden Partners.

Jerusalem-Based PICO Venture Partners Closes $80 Million For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

PICO Venture Partners, a Jerusalem-based early-stage venture capital firm, announced it raised $80 million in capital commitments for its second fund

Chicago-Based Financial Professional Company Paro Secures $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 3, 2019

Paro, a platform that democratizes access to enterprise-level finance professionals, announced recently that it raised $10 million in funding.

Mercury: This Digital Bank For Startups Just Raised Funding From A Group Of Powerful Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Mercury, a digital bank built for startups, announced recently that it raised $20 million in funding from a group of powerful investors.

Zylo: This SaaS Management Company Raised $22.5 Million To Accelerate Growth

By Annie Baker ● Oct 3, 2019

Emerging SaaS Management category Zylo announced it raised $22.5 million in Series B funding.

Gatsby Closes $15 Million To Build On Its Website Development Platform

By Annie Baker ● Oct 3, 2019

Website builder platform company Gatsby recently announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Eko: This Digital Health Company Has Just Raised Funding To Fight Heart Disease

By Noah Long ● Oct 3, 2019

Digital health company Eko announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding to fight heart disease.

How Relativity Space Is Using 3-D Printing For Launching Vehicle Manufacturing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 3, 2019

Relativity Space, a company that uses 3-D printing for launching vehicle manufacturing, announced it raised $140 million in Series C funding.

Grand Ventures To Invest In Midwest Based Companies With New Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based venture capital firm Grand Ventures has raised $28 million for its flagship Fund I.

Ad Technology Companies Taboola And Outbrain Are Merging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2019

Taboola and Outbrain are merging in an $850 million deal. The combined company will be valued at $2 billion following the merger.