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Eargo Raises $71 Million To Help People With Hearing Loss

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 29, 2020

Eargo — a medical device company that is on a mission to improve the quality of life of people with hearing loss — announced it raised $71 million in equity financing.

Conversation Intelligence Platform Chorus.ai Closes $45 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 29, 2020

Conversation Intelligence Platform Chorus.ai announced that it has raised $45 million in a Series C round of funding led by Georgian Partners.

Why Salesforce (CRM) Is Investing In Hearsay Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2020

Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) and Hearsay Systems have announced a strategic partnership and investment from Salesforce Ventures. These are the details.

Developer Online Community Stack Overflow Raises $85 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2020

Stack Overflow — one of the most trusted platforms for developers and technologists — announced that it has raised $85 million in Series E funding led by GIC.

Financial Crime Detection Company ComplyAdvantage Secures $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2020

ComplyAdvantage — a global technology company that is transforming financial crime detection — announced that it has closed $50 million in Series C funding.

People Counting Solution Density Closes $51 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2020

Density — the standard platform for counting people — announced that it has closed $51 million in Series C funding.

Freight Data And Analytics Company FreightWaves Raises $37 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2020

FreightWaves — the leading provider of freight data and analytics — announced that it has raised $37 million in two rounds of minority investment since April.

Healthcare Company Transformative Raises $1.7 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 28, 2020

Transformative — a healthcare company that has developed software that can predict sudden cardiac arrest — announced that it raised $1.7 million in a seed round of funding led by Tera Ventures.

Ro: $200 Million Funding, $250 Million Annual Sales, $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2020

Ro has announced that it has raised $200 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. Plus the company also revealed that it is now generating $250 million in annual revenue without taking insurance.

Biodesign Company Geltor Raises $91.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 28, 2020

Geltor recently announced that it has closed a $91.3 million Series B round of funding. These are the details about the funding.

One Peak Closes €443 Million Growth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2020

One Peak — a leading technology venture investor for growth-stage companies in Europe — announced the closing of One Peak Growth II at its hard cap of €443 million.

The Helper Bees Raises $6 Million And Partners With Insurance Carriers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2020

The Helper Bees (THB) — a company that is creating a better model for home care — announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Silverton Partners.

Cloud-Based Experiential Content Company Ceros Raises $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 27, 2020

Interactive SaaS design platform company Ceros announced a strategic investment from Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP). These are the details.

Encoded Therapeutics Closes $135 Million In Series D Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jul 27, 2020

Precision gene therapy company Encoded Therapeutics announced it has raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series D round of funding.

Cybersecurity Company CyCognito Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 27, 2020

CyCognito — the leader in uncovering and prioritizing risk from attacker-exposed systems and assets — announced recently that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.

Talkdesk: $143 Million Funding And Over $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2020

Talkdesk, a cloud contact center for enterprises, announced that it raised $143 million in Series C funding at a valuation of over $3 billion.

Why ChannelAdvisor (ECOM) Is Buying BlueBoard

By Noah Long ● Jul 26, 2020

ChannelAdvisor Corp (NYSE: ECOM) — a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable brands and retailers to increase global sales — announced recently that it has acquired BlueBoard.

Insurance Tech Company Branch Raises $24 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 24, 2020

Branch — a technology-driven home and auto insurance company — has raised $24 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

AI And ML Monitoring Company CalypsoAI Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 24, 2020

CalypsoAI — a leader in validation, security, and monitoring for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) — announced that it has raised $13 million in Series A funding.

Sift Raises $3 Million In Funding Led By Rock Holdings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2020

Modern people directory Sift — a company that is on a mission to make work human — announced that it has raised $3 million in a Series A round of funding.

Influencer Marketing Platform Company CreatorIQ Raises $24 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 23, 2020

CreatorIQ — a proven software to unify and power advanced influencer marketing — announced that it has raised $24 million in Series C funding.

Olema Oncology Secures $54 Million To Advance Lead Program In Breast Cancer

By Annie Baker ● Jul 23, 2020

Olema Oncology — a biopharmaceutical company that is developing innovative targeted therapies for women's cancers — announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $54 million Series B financing.

Asian Food Delivery Company Chowbus Raises $33 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2020

Chowbus — a food-delivery platform that connects diners with high-quality authentic Asian food from “mom and pop” restaurants and stores — announced that it has raised $33 million.

Leading AI Leasing Agent Company MeetElise Closes $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 22, 2020

MeetElise — the leading artificial intelligence-powered leasing agent software that now streamlines leasing processes for over 250,000 multifamily communities nationwide — announced it raised $6.5 million.

Health Insurance Carrier Angle Health Secures $4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 22, 2020

Angle Health — a Y Combinator-backed health insurance carrier — announced that it has closed $4 million in a Series Seed funding round led by Blumberg Capital.

Freight Dispatch Solutions Company SmartHop Raises $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 22, 2020

SmartHop — a tech-enabled dispatch solution empowering small trucking companies to grow their businesses — announced that it has raised $4.5 million.

Propeller: $18 Million Funding And Roz Buick Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2020

Propeller — a 3D mapping and worksite analytics company that builds hardware and software to simplify data capture —announced that it has raised $18 million.

DevOps Monitoring Company Effx Raises $3.9 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 22, 2020

DevOps monitoring company Effx announced that it has raised $3.9 million in funding. These are the details.

Food Optimization Platform Afresh Secures $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 22, 2020

Afresh Technologies — an AI-powered fresh food optimization platform for grocers — announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A follow-on round of funding.

Childhood Food Allergy Prevention Company Ready, Set, Food! Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2020

Ready, Set, Food! — a leader in childhood food allergy prevention — announced that it raised $3 million in a second funding round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures.