Startups

Continuous Underwriting Platform Company Cowbell Cyber Receives $3.3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 30, 2019

Cowbell Cyber, a focused on AI-powered cyber insurance for small to mid-sized enterprises, announced recently it raised $3.3 million in seed funding.

Data Integration Automation Company Fivetran Secures $44 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 30, 2019

Automated data integration technology company Fivetran announced recently it raised $44 million in Series B funding.

Global Payables Automation Company Tipalti Raises $76 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 30, 2019

Leading global payables automation solution Tipalti announced it raised an additional $76 million round of funding.

Translation Platform Company Unbabel Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 30, 2019

AI+human translation platform company Unbabel announced it raised $60 million in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Rockefeller Capital Adds Shelly Lazarus And Marty Mannion To Its Board

By Noah Long ● Sep 29, 2019

Rockefeller Capital Management announced it appointed Shelly Lazarus and Marty Mannion as the newest independent members of the firm’s board of directors.

UAVenture Capital Fund Invests In CarboShield And MediCarbone

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 29, 2019

Tucson-based UAVenture Capital announced its third and fourth investments in for Fund II, which includes CarboShield and MediCarbone.

Panache Ventures Closes CAN$58 Million For Inaugural Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2019

Panache Ventures announced it closed $58 million for its inaugural fund, which surpassed the initial $40 million target.

Vista Equity Buys Majority Stake In Acquia For A Reported $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2019

Vista Equity Partners announced it has acquired a majority stake in Acquia. The deal was reportedly valued at $1 billion.

GroGuru Secures $2.9 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2019

GroGuru announced it has raised $2.9 million in seed funding from a number of investors to grow its team, scale operations, and deploy critical sensor tech.

How Sophia Hutchins Built A Rapidly Growing Health Tech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

LUMASOL founder and CEO Sophia Hutchins recently announced the company has raised $3 million in seed funding. These are the details.

sweetgreen: This Salad Dining Giant Is Now Valued At $1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

sweetgreen, a fast-casual dining company, announced it closed $150 million in financing co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners.

Monica Varman Joins G2VP To Invest In Sustainable Initiatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

Venture capital firm G2VP announced that it hired Monica Varman for its investment team with a focus on sustainable initiatives.

500 Startups Hits 16 Unicorns In Its Portfolio As It Hires Tony Wang As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2019

500 Startups has announced that it has hired Tony Wang as a managing partner. And 500 Startups also hit 16 unicorns in its portfolio.

YUR: How This Virtual Reality Fitness Company Plans To Improve The Health Of Its Users

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2019

San Francisco-based virtual reality fitness company YUR recently announced it raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding. Here is how YUR works.

Ohio-Based Commercial Insurance Tech Company Bold Penguin Raises $32 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 27, 2019

Columbus, Ohio-based commercial insurance technology provider Bold Penguin announced it raised $32 million in Series B funding.

DustPhotonics Receives $25 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 27, 2019

DustPhotonics, a provider of optical modules for enabling data center and high-performance computing connectivity, announced it raised $25 million.

Financial Analytics Company Fenris Digital Receives $1.7 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Fenris Digital, an analytics company that is enabling friction-free applications for financial and insurance products, announced it raised $1.7 million in a seed round of funding.

Aptiv And Hyundai Reveal A $4 Billion Autonomous Driving Joint Venture

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Aptive and Hyundai recently announced a $4 billion autonomous driving joint venture. These are the details around the deal.

Descript Acquires Lyrebird And Closes $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Descript -- a service that enables users to record, edit, mix, collaborate, and master audio and video -- announced it closed $15 million in funding.

Hospitality Company WanderJaunt Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Hospitality company WanderJaunt announced it has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Founders Fund.

How Zoe Is Building The Future Of Personal Finance Advice

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Zoe Financial, a company that is transforming how Americans approach their personal finances, announced it raised $3 million in additional angel investment.

Drone Security Company WhiteFox Receives $12 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

WhiteFox, a leader in drone security, announced it raised $12 million in funding. Including this round, WhiteFox has raised a total of $26 million.

Dedicated Networking Platform Celona Secures $10 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Dedicated networking platform provider Celona announced it closed $10 million in Series A funding.

Colorcon Launches A $50 Million Fund To Invest In Promising Pharmaceutical Companies

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

Colorcon, a leader in the development of specialty products for the pharmaceutical industry, announced it set up Colorcon Ventures with $50 million.

Credit Card Company Petal Raises $300 Million In Debt Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Petal -- a credit card company that helps people financially succeed -- announced it closed an uncommitted facility to borrow up to $300 million.

Revolution Ventures To Invest In Early-Stage Companies With New $215 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2019

Revolution Ventures announced it raised a new oversubscribed $215 million “Revolution Ventures III” (RV3) fund.

Dental Intelligence Receives $34 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2019

Dental Intelligence -- a leading analytics and workflow automation platform for dental offices -- has raised $34 million.

Vouch Insurance Secures $24.5 Million In Funding To Serve Tech Startups

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

Vouch Insurance, an insurance company serving early-stage startups, announced it raised $24.5 million in Series A funding.

GitLab: $268 Million Funding At $2.75 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 26, 2019

DevOps platform GitLab announced it has raised $268 million in Series E funding at a $2.75 billion valuation.

Autonomous Driving Company TuSimple Raises $120 Million In Additional Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2019

Autonomous driving company TuSimple announced it has raised $120 million in additional Series D funding as part of an extended round.