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Nashville-Based Petra Capital Partners Closes $208 Million For Growth Fund IV

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 8, 2020

Nashville, Tennessee-based Petra Capital Partners announced it completed fundraising on Petra Growth Fund IV (“PGF IV”) with $208 million of capital.

Travelport Raising Up To $1 Billion In Financing

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 8, 2020

Leading travel technology company Travelport Worldwide Limited announced that it received commitments for up to $1 billion from affiliates of existing owners.

Business Financial Data Company Powerlytics Raises $4 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 8, 2020

Powerlytics, a data provider that has granular data for the 200 million adults and 30 million businesses that make up the U.S. economy, announced that it has raised $4 million in funding.

Vancouver-Based Quini Raises Funding For Its Real-Time Wine Sensory Data Platform

By Annie Baker ● Jun 8, 2020

Quini, a leader in sensory real-time data, analytics, and technology solutions for the wine industry, announced it completed a minority funding round led by OKR Financial.

TaxProper Closes $2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2020

TaxProper, a company that helps consumers appeal the assessments around property taxes if they feel it is too high, announced it has raised $2 million in funding.

Atlas Venture Raises $400 Million For Fund XII

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2020

Leading early-stage venture capital firm Atlas Venture announced that it closed its twelfth fund at $400 million. These are the details.

Atom Power Closes $17.75 Million From ABB, Rockwell (ROK), Valor, And Atreides

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2020

Atom Power, a company that is developing circuit breakers, distribution panels, and software, announced it raised $17.75 million.

Lahore-Based B2B E-Commerce Company Tajir Raises $1.8 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 7, 2020

Pakistan-based B2B e-commerce company Tajir announced it has raised $1.8 million in funding.

Coastal Cloud Secures Funding From Sverica And Salesforce Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 7, 2020

Coastal Cloud LLC recently announced that it raised a strategic round of funding from Sverica Capital Management LP and Salesforce Ventures.

WeWork Co-Founder Miguel McKelvey To Step Down At The End Of June

By Noah Long ● Jun 6, 2020

WeWork co-founder and chief culture officer Miguel McKelvey announced he will be stepping down from the office-sharing startup at the end of the month

Autonomous Mobile Robot Company OTTO Motors Closes $29 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jun 5, 2020

OTTO Motors, a division of Clearpath Robotics, announced it has raised $29 million in Series C funding.

Why VMware (VMW) Is Buying Lastline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2020

Tom Gillis, SVP & General Manager at VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), announced that the company is intending to buy Lastline. These are the details.

Jio Platforms: $1.2 Billion From Mubadala Investment And $602 Million From Consortium Led By Silver Lake

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2020

Jio Platforms has received a ₹9,000 crore investment ($1.2 billion) from Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment and 45.5 billion rupees ($602 million) from a consortium led by Silver Lake. These are the details.

Mercato Partners Closes $90 Million Savory Fund I

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2020

Mercato Partners has announced a new inaugural food and beverage fund called Savory Fund I with $90 million in capital.

Conversational Search Technology Company Searchable.ai Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2020

Searchable.ai — the creators of a new class of "Conversational Search" technology — announced that it raised $4 million in additional seed funding led by Susquehanna International Group and Omicron Media.

Cloud Communications Company Cloud9 Raises $17.5 Million Led By UBS

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 4, 2020

Cloud-based communications leader Cloud9 Technologies announced it has raised a $17.5 million Series B round of funding.

Francisco Partners Closes Nearly $10 Billion In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2020

Francisco Partners has announced that it closed about $10 billion in capital commitments across three funds.

Email Phishing Protection Company INKY Raises $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2020

INKY Technology Corporation, a pioneer in next-gen email phishing protection, announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Meritech Capital Raises $800 Million For Seventh Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2020

Venture capital firm Meritech Capital Partners LP has raised $800 million for its seventh fund.

Mobile Banking Company Varo Closes $241 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jun 4, 2020

Mobile banking company Varo Money announced it has raised $241 million in a Series D round of funding.

Startup Accelerator Team8 Launches A VC Arm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2020

Israel-based startup accelerator Team8 announced it is launching a VC arm. These are the details.

All-In-One Banking App Lili Closes $10 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2020

Lili, an all-in-one banking app that is designed for freelance workers, announced it raised a $10 million seed funding round.

Paperwork Automation Platform Anvil Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2020

Paperwork automation platform Anvil announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Google's AI-focused investment fund Gradient Ventures.

Intelligence Solution Watchful Raises $3 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2020

Watchful, an intelligence solution that is focused on revealing your competitors' product strategy, announced it has raised $3 million.

MassMutual Ventures Announces Third $100 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2020

MassMutual Ventures (MMV) has announced today that it has launched a third $100 million venture capital fund.

SoftBank Is Launching A $100 Million Fund To Invest In People Of Color

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2020

SoftBank Group Corp announced today that it is launching a $100 million to invest in companies that are “led by founders and entrepreneurs of color” called "Opportunity Growth Fund."

Business Process Automation Appway Company Raises $37 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2020

Business process automation company Appway announced that it has raised a $37 million minority investment from Summit Partners.

Breast Cancer Screening Software Company Vara Closes €6.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2020

Vara, a Berlin-based company that is on a mission to make breast cancer screening accessible around the world, announced it has raised a €6.5 million Series A round of funding led by OMERS Ventures.

Diabetes Solutions Company Bigfoot Biomedical Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2020

Bigfoot Biomedical has announced that it raised a total of $55 million to close its Series C equity financing.

Autonomous Mobile Robot Company Locus Robotics Raises $40 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 3, 2020

Locus Robotics, a market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, announced that it raised over $40 million in Series D funding.