Startups

Robinhood: Fractional Shares, Dividend Reinvestment, And Cash Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Robinhood announced it is launching several new features, including fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, recurring investments, and cash management.

Alternative Lodging Service WhyHotel Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

WhyHotel, an alternative lodging service that runs pop-up hotels in newly built luxury apartment buildings, announced it raised over $20 million.

Factory Inventory Optimization Platform LeanDNA Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 12, 2019

Factory management prescriptive analytics platform LeanDNA announced that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures.

B2B Payments Company Brex Raises $200 Million In Debt Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Financial tech company Brex announced that it raised $200 million in debt capital to help continue the rapid expansion of its e-commerce product.

Piva Raises $250 Million To Invest In Energy And Materials Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

Piva announced it has raised $250 million for its first fund to invest in next-generation energy, industry, and materials companies.

Enterprise Protection Company Ordr Raises $27.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Ordr, the leader in proactive protection for the hyper-connected enterprise, announced it has raised $27.5 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures.

Omega Sets Up Massive $438 Million Sixth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2019

International investment firm Omega Funds announced it closed Omega Fund VI with $438 million in capital commitments.

AI-Based Travel Agent Company XOKind Raises $1.6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

AI-based travel agent company XOKind announced it has raised $1.67 million in a seed funding round led by Section 32.

Digital Health And Fintech Platform Zero Card Raises $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 12, 2019

Zero Card, a Tulsa- and Denver-based digital health and fintech company, announced that it has raised $7 million in a new round of funding.

Vistara Capital Sets Up Oversubscribed Technology Growth Debt Fund At $115 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 12, 2019

Vistara Capital Partners announced the final close of an oversubscribed called Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP.

Grocery Retail Operating System Company Popspots Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

Popspots, a company that is building the operating system for grocery retail, announced that it raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Denver-Based Business Success Platform Gtmhub Raises $9 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Gtmhub, a Denver-based business success platform company, announced that it raised $9 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Chicago-Based May River Capital Sets Up Massive $300 Million Sophomore Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Chicago-based May River Capital announced that it raised $300 million for its sophomore fund called May River Capital Fund II, LP.

Mesh Networking Provider HypeLabs Raises $3 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Mesh networking provider company HypeLabs announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by innogy Innovation Hub.

Perceptive Advisors Sets Up $210 Million Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Investment management firm Perceptive Advisors announced it closed its inaugural venture capital fund with $210 million in capital commitments.

Quellis Biosciences Raises $17 Million To Treat Rare Diseases

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Biopharmaceutical company Quellis Biosciences announced it raised $17 million to treat serious rare diseases.

Inscripta Raises $125 Million To Commercialize Onyx Digital Genome Engineering Platform

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

Inscripta announced that it has raised $125 million in Series D funding to commercialize the company’s Onyx Digital Genome Engineering platform.

CyberGRX: $40 Million In Funding And 5x Recurring Revenue Increase

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Global cyber risk exchange provider CyberGRX announced that it has raised $40 million in Series D funding led by ICONIQ Capital.

Why Payoneer Is Buying Optile

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Digital payment platform Payoneer recently announced it acquired Munich-based company optile. These are the details about the deal.

Seed Stage Investment Firm Pear Sets Up $160 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Palo Alto-based seed-stage investment firm Pear has closed $160 million in capital commitments for its third fund.

Voice Customer Service Observe.AI Closes $26 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

AI-powered voice customer service company Observe.AI announced that it raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Scale Venture Partners.

Abilitech Medical Raises $7.4 Million To Help Restore Upper Arm Mobility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Abilitech, a company founded by former Medtronic senior product manager Angie Conley, announced it raised $7.4 million to help restore upper arm mobility.

Home Energy Platform Company Arcadia Raises $30 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Arcadia -- a startup with software that connects hundreds of thousands of U.S. households to cleaner and cheaper energy options -- raised $30 million.

Data Analytics Company Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Raises $17.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 11, 2019

Downers Grove, Illinois-based Sevan Multi-Site Solutions announced it has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding led by ABS Capital Partners.

ProducePay Raises $190 Million In Debt Financing

By Noah Long ● Dec 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based startup ProducePay announced that it raised a $190 million debt facility from CoVenture and TCM Capital.

Mobility Management Company Passport Raises $65 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 11, 2019

Charlotte-based mobility management company Passport announced it raised $65 million in Series D funding.

Imply: $30 Million In Funding And $350 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2019

Real-time analytics company Imply announced that it raised $30 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Late Stage Venture Fund.

Apple Sues Former Chip Designer Employee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2019

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Gerard Williams III, a former employee who oversaw the development of Apple's A-series chipsets.

Cross-Channel Growth Marketing Platform Company Iterable Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 10, 2019

Cross-channel growth marketing platform Iterable announced it has raised $60 million in Series D funding.

Why VSCO Is Acquiring 360 Camera Company Rylo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2019

VSCO announced that it is buying Rylo, a company that is known for building a compact camera with powerful video stabilization technology.