Startups

Sony Makes $250 Million Strategic Investment In ‘Fortnite’ Developer Epic Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2020

Sony recently announced that it is investing $250 million in Fortnite developer Epic Games as part of a strategic deal.

Butler Hospitality: $15 Million Funding And $85 Million Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Jul 13, 2020

Butler Hospitality — the first ghost kitchen for the hospitality industry — announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding at a valuation of $85 million.

Electric Vehicle Company Fisker Raises $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 13, 2020

Fisker — the designer and manufacturer of eco-friendly electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions — announced that it has completed a $50 million Series C round.

MariaDB Raises $25 Million For Scaling SkySQL Operations

By Annie Baker ● Jul 12, 2020

MariaDB Corporation announced that it raised a $25 million funding round to support the company goals to expand the reach and development of its cloud database called MariaDB SkySQL.

Why Accenture Is Investing In Synadia (ACN)

By Noah Long ● Jul 12, 2020

Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) announced that it has made a strategic investment in Synadia Communications through Accenture Ventures.

Multi-Cloud Log Management Company LogDNA Closes $25 Million Series C Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 12, 2020

LogDNA — the leading log management solution for DevOps teams — announced that it has closed a $25 million Series C round of funding.

Rivian Raises Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 11, 2020

Electric vehicle company Rivian announced it has closed $2.5 billion in funding led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates.

Perfect Day Expands Series C Funding Round To $300 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 10, 2020

Pioneering animal-free dairy maker Perfect Day has announced the expansion of its Series C funding round to $300 million.

Livestreaming Shopping App Popshop Live Raises $3 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 10, 2020

Popshop Live — a livestreaming shopping app at the intersection of social, e-commerce, and entertainment — announced that it has raised $3 million in funding.

Blockchain Analysis Company Chainalysis Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 9, 2020

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis announced that it has raised $13 million in funding to expand its Series B round to $49 million.

Cloud-To-Cloud Business Continuity Platform OwnBackup Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 9, 2020

OwnBackup — a leading cloud-to-cloud business continuity platform — announced $50 million in new funding.

Digital Asset Liquidity Provider Wintermute Raises $2.8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 9, 2020

Wintermute — an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets — announced it has closed $2.8 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Virtual Care Provider Doctor On Demand Raises $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2020

Doctor On Demand — one of the nation’s leading virtual care providers — announced that it has raised $75 million.

Apparel Marketplace Digitization Company CALA Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 9, 2020

CALA, a managed marketplace that provides a plug and play infrastructure for launching fashion brands, announced it raised $3 million.

AISIN Group Invests In StradVision Through Corporate VC Fund Managed By Pegasus Tech Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 8, 2020

StradVision — an innovator in vision processing technology for Autonomous Vehicles and advance driver assistance — announced a strategic investment from Pegasus Tech Ventures.

Gaming And Sports Content Streaming Company Caffeine Secures $113 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 8, 2020

Caffeine has announced that Cox Enterprises, Fox Corporation, and Sanabil Investments have co-led a $113 million Series D investment in the company.

Intel To Invest Over $250 Million In Jio Platforms For $0.39% Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2020

Chip giant Intel is investing over $250 million in India-based telecommunications company Jio Platforms for a 0.39% stake. These are the details.

AI-Based Fraud Detection Company FraudScope Closes $7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 7, 2020

FraudScope, an AI-based platform that helps health plans address the increasing problem of fraud, waste, and abuse, announced that it raised $7 million.

Banking Data Analytics Software Platform KlariVis Raises $2.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 7, 2020

KlariVis, a unique and proprietary data analytics software platform developed by bankers for bankers, announced that it has raised an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round.

Digital Health Company optimize.health Closes $3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 7, 2020

Digital healthcare platform optimize.health announced that it closed $3.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Bonfire Ventures.

Multi-Cloud Serverless Company Vendia Raises $5.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 7, 2020

Vendia, a multi-cloud serverless platform for sharing distributed data in real-time, announced it raised $5.1 million in funding.

Fauna: $27 Million Funding And New Executive Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2020

Fauna, a data API for client-serverless applications, announced that it raised $27 million in a new round of funding led by Madrona.

Digital Asset Security Infrastructure Company Curv Closes $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 6, 2020

Trusted digital asset security infrastructure company Curv announced that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding.

Consumer Intelligence Platform Company Spiketrap Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 5, 2020

AI-powered consumer intelligence platform Spiketrap announced that it has raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Susa Ventures.

Evidation Health: $45 Million Funding And Sam Marwaha Joins As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Evidation Health announced it has closed $45 million in Series D funding and Sam Marwaha has been named chief commercial officer. These are the details.

Digital Commerce Solution Company Scalefast Raises $22 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based digital commerce solution company Scalefast announced that it has raised $22 million in a Series B round of funding.

Discord: $100 Million Funding And $3.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2020

Instant messaging and VoIP application company Discord announced that it has raised $100 million at a reported valuation of $3.5 billion.

Dexterous AI-Powered Robot Stanford Spinout Company RIOS Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 2, 2020

RIOS — a developer of dexterous AI-powered robots for automating assembly lines — announced it raised $5 million in venture funding.

AI-Enabled Conversation Platform Company Hi Marley Secures $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 2, 2020

Hi Marley, the leading communication platform built for insurance, announced it raised $8 million in Series A1 funding. These are the details about the funding.

Autonomous Threat Hunting Solution Company Hunters Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2020

Hunters has announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the funding.