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Why Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Is Buying MIRROR For $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU) has announced that it is buying interactive home gym company MIRROR for $500 million. These are the details about the deal.

Landed Raises $10.5 Million To Help Professionals Build Financial Security

By Annie Baker ● Jun 29, 2020

Landed, a San Francisco-based company that helps essential professionals build financial security near the communities they serve, announced that it raised $10.5 million

D2C Health Insurance Company Oscar Raises $225 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

Oscar — the first direct-to-consumer health insurance company — announced that it has raised $225 million in funding. These are the details about the funding.

Capital Markets Financial Technology Company Derivative Path Secures $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

Derivative Path, a leading capital markets financial technology and services company, announced that it raised $35 million in growth equity funding from FTV Capital.

Virtual Events Provider Hopin Closes $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2020

Leading virtual events provider Hopin announced it raised $40 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the funding.

Augmented Worker Enterprise Solutions Company Librestream Secures $24 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 29, 2020

Librestream — a leading provider of augmented worker enterprise solutions — announced that it raised $24 million in Series D funding from new and existing investors.

Subscription Financing Platform Pipe Technologies Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

Pipe Technologies announced it raised $60 million in equity and asset financing as an extension to its seed round.

Collaborative Data Science Company Cape Privacy Secures $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 29, 2020

Cape Privacy — a privacy platform for collaborative data science and machine learning — announced that it raised $5 million in seed funding.

Commercial Real Estate Company HelloOffice Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

HelloOffice, a technology-powered commercial real estate brokerage making the search for office space seamless and intelligent, announced it raised $20 million.

Cloud Contact Center Solutions Company UJET Closes $55 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 29, 2020

UJET, a leading provider of cloud contact center solutions, announced it raised $55 million in Series C funding.

Biopharmaceutical Company AsclepiX Therapeutics Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2020

AsclepiX Therapeutics — a biopharmaceutical company that uses computational biology to identify potent peptide regulators of vascular homeostasis for the treatment of retinal and other important diseases — announced that it raised $35 million.

ClickUp: $35 Million Funding And Remote Work OS Product Suite Launched

By Annie Baker ● Jun 28, 2020

ClickUp, an all-in-one customizable workplace productivity platform that serves all departments, announced that it raised $35 million.

Capital Markets Gateway Raises $25 Million To Modernize Equity Capital Markets

By Noah Long ● Jun 28, 2020

Financial technology company Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) announced it has raised $25 million.

Digital Health Platform BrightInsight Closes $40 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 26, 2020

BrightInsight, a provider of the leading global regulated digital health platform for biopharma and medtech, announced that it raised $40 million.

In-Home Health Care Provider DispatchHealth Raises $135.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 26, 2020

DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing.

HR Platform Company Humi Raises C$15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 25, 2020

Canada-based all-in-one HR platform Humi announced it has raised C$15 million in funding, including both equity and debt.

Utility Account Aggregator Urjanet Raises $14.65 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 25, 2020

Urjanet, the world’s the world’s leading utility account aggregator, announced it raised $14.65 million in Series D funding.

Communications API Company Nylas Secures $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 25, 2020

Nylas, a leading provider of communications APIs for developers, announced it raised $25 million.

Automated Data Governance Company Immuta Closes $45 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 25, 2020

Automated data governance company Immuta announced that it has secured $40 million in funding.

Kidney Care Company Somatus Raises $64 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 25, 2020

Somatus, a market leader in value-based kidney care, announced that it has raised $64 million in Series C funding.

Okta Ventures Invests In VNDLY

By Annie Baker ● Jun 24, 2020

Leading cloud-based workforce management systems company VNDLY announced a strategic investment in the company from Okta Ventures.

Amazon Launches Massive $2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund (AMZN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Today Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced The Climate Pledge Fund for supporting the development of sustainable technologies and services with a $2 billion commitment.

Canva: $60 Million Funding And $6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2020

Australia-based design company Canva announced it has raised $60 million in funding at a $6 billion valuation.

Patient Engagement Company Cedar Raises Over $102 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 22, 2020

Patient engagement and financial technology company Cedar announced it raised over $102 million in Series C.

Digital Therapeutics Company Big Health Closes $39 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 22, 2020

Big Health, a global leader in digital therapeutics focused on helping millions back to good mental health, announced it raised $39 million.

Field Risk Management Company Urbint Secures $20 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 22, 2020

Urbint, a leader in artificial intelligence for Field Risk Management, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Surgical Navigation Company Proprio Raises $23 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 22, 2020

Surgical navigation company Proprio announced it has raised $23 million in Series A funding led by DCVC.

Leading Native DevOps Platform Copado Closes $26 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 21, 2020

Copado, a leading native DevOps platform for Salesforce, announced it raised $26 million in Series B funding.

Jio Platforms Raises $1.49 Billion From Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2020

Jio Platforms announced earlier this week that it has raised 113.67 billion rupees (about $1.49 billion) from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in exchange for a 2.32% stake in the company.

Cloud-Native Data Security Company Open Raven Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 20, 2020

Cloud-native data security platform Open Raven, a company that prevents breaches driven by modern speed and sprawl, announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.