Startups Archives

Payment Infrastructure Company Finix Raises $75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 29, 2020

Payments infrastructure company Finix announced it has raised $75 million in additional funding to help vertical Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and fintech companies build better payments experiences for their merchants.

Team Organization Platform Company LaunchNotes Raises $1.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

LaunchNotes — a company that was founded by the team behind Statuspage (acquired by Atlassian) along with the former head of marketing for Jira — announced that it has raised a $1.8 million seed round.

Civilization Ventures Reveals $35 Million Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Shahram Seyedin-Noor — a serial entrepreneur who is now a VC — has announced Fund II following the success of Fund I (which has seen 2 exits already).

Leading Multiplatform Live Streaming Solution Restream Closes $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 28, 2020

Leading multiplatform live streaming solution Restream announced it has raised $50 million in Series A financing led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners.

Digital Onboarding Raises Funding To Help Banks Develop More Engaging Relationships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2020

Digital Onboarding — a SaaS technology company that provides a fully automated customer and member engagement platform — announced that it has closed a Series A funding round.

Delivery Hero (DLVHF) To Buy InstaShop For $360 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 28, 2020

Germany-based food ordering company Delivery Hero SE (OTCMKTS: DLVHF) announced that it has acquired Dubai-based grocery app company InstaShop for $360 million. These are the details.

Feature Delivery Platform Company Split Closes $33 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 27, 2020

Leading feature delivery platform Split announced that it has raised $33 million in Series C funding.

Redis Labs: $100 Million Series F Funding And Valuation Of Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2020

Redis Labs, the company behind the Redis open-source database and the Redis Enterprise provider, announced that it raised $100 million in Series F funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Digital Workspace Company MURAL Raises $118 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 27, 2020

MURAL — a leading digital workspace for visual collaboration in the enterprise — announced that it has closed $118 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

Why Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Is Buying Tin Roof Software

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 27, 2020

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) recently announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Tin Roof Software. These are the details.

Mental Health Care Benefits Provider Lyra Raises $110 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2020

Lyra Health — a leading provider of mental health care benefits for employers — announced that it has raised $110 million in Series D funding.

Day Zero Identity Verification Company Socure Raises $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2020

Day Zero identity verification leader Socure announced that it has raised $35 million in a new round led by Sorenson Ventures.

Cybersecurity And Intelligence Platform Company ReliaQuest Raises Over $300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2020

ReliaQuest — an advanced cybersecurity managed service and intelligence platform for global enterprises — announced recently that it raised over $300 million in growth financing.

Apple (AAPL) Has Acquired Virtual Reality Company Spaces: Report

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2020

Apple has reportedly purchased a virtual reality company called Spaces, according to a report by Protocol.

Kronos Bio Raises $155 Million In Private Financing

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2020

Kronos Bio announced private financing of about $155 million of convertible notes with $148 million in funding received to date and the remaining $7 million to be funded by mid-September pursuant to binding commitments.

One Drop: Nearly $100 Million Financing And Commitments From Bayer

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 25, 2020

OneDrop closes a $34.7 million Series C funding round led by Bayer along with $64 million in development fees and potential commercial milestone payments. These are the details.

Handheld Medical Imaging Company Exo Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2020

Exo (pronounced “echo”) -- a pioneering health information and devices company -- announced that it closed a $40 million Series B+ funding round.

Enterprise AI And Machine Learning Platform Dataiku Closes $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2020

Dataiku -- a leading global Enterprise AI and machine learning platform -- announced a $100 million Series D investment round led by Stripes.

Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Connect Biopharma Raises $115 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2020

Connect Biopharma -- a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying and developing potent and specific immune modulating molecules -- announced that it has raised $115 million in Series C funding.

Skokie-Based Azul3D Raises $12.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 24, 2020

Skokie, Illinois-based 3D printing startup Azul3D announced that it raised $12.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round of funding.

Enterprise Intelligence Company Craft Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Enterprise intelligence company Craft announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to build a supply chain intelligence platform.

Octane AI: $4.25 Million Funding And Shoppable Quiz Launches

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 23, 2020

Octane AI -- the all-in-one buyer profile, Facebook Messenger, and SMS marketing platform for Shopify -- announced it has launched the Shoppable Quiz private beta and has raised $4.25 million in venture capital funding.

Humanity Raises $2.5 Million To Help Slow The Aging Process

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

Humanity, a company that is focused on discovering how to slow your aging, increase your immune health, and help all humanity, announced it has raised $2.5 million in funding

Cybersecurity Platform Cobalt.io Secures $29 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 23, 2020

Cybersecurity platform Cobalt -- a company that connects human penetration testers (sometimes known as ‘ethical hackers’) with companies looking to test the robustness of their software -- announced that it has raised $29 million.

LensGen: $10 Million Funding And James V. Mazzo Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2020

LensGen -- an ophthalmic medical device company and developer of Juvene -- announced the initial closing of a $10 million of the $20 million Bridge Financing.

Advanced Construction Technologies Company ICON Raises $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 23, 2020

ICON -- developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials -- announced it has raised a $35 million series A round of funding led by Moderne Ventures.

Targeted Cancer Therapy Biotech Company Tango Therapeutics Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 21, 2020

Tango Therapeutics -- a biotechnology company focused on discovering and delivering the next generation of targeted cancer therapies -- announced it has raised $50 million.

Cyber Fusion Solutions Company Cyware Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

Cyware -- the leading provider of cyber fusion solutions -- has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding to enhance its threat intelligence automation.

Anti-Fraud Platform SpyCloud Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 21, 2020

SpyCloud, a company known for its anti-fraud platform powering account takeover prevention and fraud investigations solutions, announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C round.

SpaceX: $1.9 Billion Raised In Funding Round At A Reported $46 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2020

Aerospace manufacturing and space transportation services company SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in funding.