Startups

Customer Engagement Platform Company Popmenu Closes $17 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 20, 2020

Popmenu — an all-in-one digital marketing and ordering SaaS platform for restaurants — announced recently that it raised $17 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Public Cloud Security Company Sonrai Security Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 20, 2020

Public cloud security leader Sonrai Security announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Software-Defined Management Automation Company Hyperscience Raises $80 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 19, 2020

Hyperscience announced it has $80 million in Series D funding led by Tiger Global. These are the details.

Modern Product Protection Company Extend Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 19, 2020

Extend — a leading provider of modern product protection — announced it raised a $40 million Series B round of funding led by Meritech Capital.

Ground Mobility Company LM Industries Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2020

Local Motors parent company LM Industries announced it has raised $15 million in funding from Mirai Creation Fund II. These are the details.

Edtech Platform Fiveable Raises $2.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2020

Fiveable — a company that is addressing both the challenges and opportunities within the changing education landscape has never been more top-of-mind for educators, investors, and tech leaders — announced it has raised $2.3 million in venture capital funding.

Therapy Company Coa Secures $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2020

Coa, an online emotional fitness studio for live classes and one-on-one therapy, announced it has raised $3 million in a seed round of funding.

Carsharing Platform Getaround Closes $140 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2020

Getaround — a carsharing platform that empowers users to instantly access and drive cars nearby — announced that it has raised $140 million in Series E funding.

Automated Investing App Company M1 Finance Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2020

Finance Super App M1 Finance — a company that offers automated investing, borrowing, and banking products — announced it has raised $45 million in Series C funding.

AI-Powered Platform For Presales Vivun Raises $18 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2020

Vivun, an AI-powered platform for Presales that is unleashing its strategic potential and creating a seamless interlock between sales and product, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Accel.

Why Huron (HURN) Is Buying Salesforce Industries Partner ForceIQ

By Noah Long ● Oct 16, 2020

Global professional services company Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) announced it entered an agreement to buy ForceIQ. These are the details.

Plenty Raises $140 Million In Round Led By SoftBank

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 16, 2020

Vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited announced it has raised $140 million in a new round of funding led by SoftBank.

Spinnaker Commercialization Company Armory Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 15, 2020

Armory — an enterprise software company commercializing the open source continuous delivery platform Spinnaker —announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by B Capital.

True Ventures: $840 Million Closed For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2020

True Ventures announced it has closed $840 million for two new funds. These are the details.

Computer Vision Provider Matroid Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 14, 2020

Matroid — a leading U.S. computer vision (CV) provider and leader in machine learning — announced it has raised $20 million in Series B.

Kahoot Raises $215 Million From SoftBank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2020

Kahoot! AS has announced it has completed a private placement to a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, raising approximately $215 million.

Code Risk Platform apiiro Raises $35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2020

apiiro — a Code Risk platform that enables organizations to accelerate application and infrastructure delivery — announced it has raised $35 million in funding.

Managed Security Services Company deepwatch Raises $53 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2020

deepwatch — a leading provider of intelligence-driven managed security services — announced it has closed a $53 million Series B investment.

Cloud Cost Management Company Yotascale Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2020

Yotascale — an industry leader in next-generation cloud cost management software — announced it secured $13 million for its Series B round.

Online Class Company GetSetUp Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 12, 2020

GetSetUp announced it has raised $10 million in funding led by ReThink Education. These are the details.

Why Bandwidth (BAND) Is Buying Voxbone In A Deal Valued At Over $500 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2020

Leading enterprise cloud communications company Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Voxbone for an enterprise value of €446 million.

API Platform Company Bloom Credit Closes $13 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2020

Bloom Credit — an API platform company that helps businesses integrate with credit bureaus for access to scores, monitoring, and furnishment products — announced it raised $13 million.

MessageBird: $200 Million Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2020

Leading omnichannel cloud communications platform MessageBird announced recently that it raised $200 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation.

goPuff: $380 Million Funding And $3.9 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

goPuff — a go-to solution for immediate everyday needs — announced it has raised $380 million in a new round of funding. This funding round values goPuff at $3.9 billion.

Social Fintech Company Clair Raises $4.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2020

Clair announced it has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Upfront Ventures. These are the details.

Instacart: $200 Million Funding And $17.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2020

Instacart — a company that is known for its grocery delivery and pick-up service — announced it has raised $200 million at a valuation of $17.7 billion.

Twilio (TWLO) Reportedly Planning To Buy Segment For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Cloud communications giant Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is reportedly planning to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion. These are the details.

LLR Partners Buys Financial Charting Service YCharts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

YCharts — a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform for RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers — announced LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization in partnership with the management team.

Doppler: $2.3 Million Funding And Launching Of Universal Secrets Manager

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Universal Secrets Manager Doppler has raised $2.3 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Unqork: $207 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

No-code startup Unqork recently announced a $207 million Series C round of funding at about a $2 valuation.