Startups

SiteMinder: Over $70 Million Pre-IPO Funding Round And $750 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2020

SiteMinder is an Australian-based hotel guest acquisition and management cloud platform that recently raised more than $70 million at a $750 million valuation.

AI2: This Incubator Is Helping Develop AI-First Tech Startups

By Noah Long ● Feb 10, 2020

AI2 Incubator is a Seattle-based accelerator for startups that have an AI-first strategy, which recently raised $10 million in funding.

How Skylo Is Making It Easier To Connect To IoT Sensors

By Annie Baker ● Feb 10, 2020

Skylo is a company that is making the world’s most affordable and ubiquitous network that connects any machine or sensor. These are the details about the company.

Blockchain-Enabled Payments Platform Paystand Secures $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 10, 2020

Paystand — one of the fastest-growing blockchain-enabled commercial payments platform — announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

School Ride-Sharing Company HopSkipDrive Raises $22 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 10, 2020

HopSkipDrive, a school ride-sharing company that aims to get children to school on time, announced it has raised $22 million in funding.

India-Based FirstCry Raises $150 Million From SoftBank

By Annie Baker ● Feb 10, 2020

India-based baby product retailer FirstCry announced it raised $150 million from SoftBank.

Square Buys Deepfake Research Company Dessa

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 10, 2020

Financial services company Square announced it is buying Toronto-based company Dessa.

How Quibi Is Separating Itself From Other Video Streaming Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Quibi is launching in a couple of months and it will be a premium streaming video service unlike any other. These are the details.

Allos Ventures: New $52 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Allos Ventures is a Midwest-based firm that recently closed a $52 million fund called Allos III. These are the details about the new fund.

Payroll Service Provider OnPay Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 9, 2020

OnPay, a payroll service provider for small businesses and accountants, announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Collaborative Software Company Clubhouse Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Clubhouse -- a collaborative home for modern software teams -- announced recently that it raised $25 million in Series B funding.

Two Sigma Ventures Closes $288 Million Fund For Early-Stage Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2020

Two Sigma Ventures announced it has closed Two Sigma Ventures III, LP, a $288 million venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage and data-driven startups.

Container-Based Workflow Security Company Anchore Secures $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Container workflow security company Anchore has announced it closed $20 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Catalant Technologies Raises $35 Million To Help Leaders Organize Mission-Critical Work

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Catalant Technologies recently announced it raised $35 million of additional funding from its Series E equity round and expansion of its existing debt facility.

Thundra: $4 Million Funding, Neeraj Agrawal Joins Board, Ken Cheney Named CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 9, 2020

Thundra, a company that is helping application teams run faster, announced it raised $4 million in funding and named Ken Cheney as CEO. Plus Neeraj Agrawal has joined the board.

Personalized Therapeutics Company Vineti Raises $35 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 9, 2020

Vineti, the leading digital platform of record for personalized therapeutics, announced it raised $35 million in Series C funding.

How AppsFlyer Empowers Marketers To Grow Their Business

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

AppsFlyer is a global attribution leader that is known for empowering marketers to grow their business and innovate through the use of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. This is how the company works.

Netskope: $340 Million Funding And Nearly $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2020

Leading security cloud company Netskope announced that it has raised $340 million in funding at a valuation of nearly $3 billion.

SaaSWorks: Subscription Scaling Service Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 8, 2020

SaaSWorks, a Boston-based company that delivers operational solutions for scaling SaaS businesses, announced it raised $5 million in funding.

How Kindred Builds Communities To Accelerate Sustainable Business Transformation

By Annie Baker ● Feb 8, 2020

Kindred, an events startup focused on accelerating sustainable and purpose-led business transformation, announced recently it raised $5.2 million.

Snyk: $150 Million Funding, Over $1 Billion Valuation, Ken Fox Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Developer-first security company Snyk recently announced it raised $150 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. And Ken Fox joined the company's board.

Software Motor Company To Expand Product Line With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Feb 8, 2020

Software Motor Company is planning to expand its product line with a new $25 million round of funding.

Braze: $100 Million ARR, Tara Walpert Levy Joins Board, Isabelle Winkles Appointed CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2020

Comprehensive customer engagement platform company Braze has announced it appointed Isabelle Winkles as CFO and Tara Walpert Levy to its board of directors.

The Wing Hires Celestine Maddy As SVP Of Marketing And Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2020

Women-focused co-working space The Wing has hired Celestine Maddy as senior vice president of marketing and communications.

HouseCanary: $65 Million Funding And $200 Million In Real Estate Transactions Per Month

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 7, 2020

Home valuation fintech company HouseCanary announced it has closed $65 million in growth funding. And the company is now seeing $200 million in real estate transactions every month.

Next Generation Sports Wearable Company NURVV Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2020

NURVV, a biomechanics innovator that launched at CES 2020 using British science to disrupt the global wearables industry, announced it closed its first venture funding round led by Hiro Capital.

Aiven: $40 Million Funding And Eric Liaw Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2020

Aiven, a startup that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure, announced it raised $40 million in Series B. And IVP General Partner Eric Liaw is joining the board.

Sales Productivity Platform Company RevOps Raises $1.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2020

Sales productivity platform company RevOps announced it has launched with $1.6 million in seed funding. These are the details about the funding.

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.