Startups

Financial Technology Platform Company Finitive Raises $2 Million In Venture Debt

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 27, 2019

Financial technology platform company Finitive announced recently that it raised $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank.

Gaming Digital Experience Company GreenPark Sports Raises $8.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

GreenPark Sports recently announced that it raised $8.5 million in funding from SignalFire, Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, and several others.

Report: Rahul Vohra And Todd Goldberg Are Launching A Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2019

Serial entrepreneurs Rahul Vohra and Todd Goldberg are preparing to launch a venture capital fund.

Why Trend Micro Is Buying Cloud Conformity For $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 27, 2019

Cloud security leader Trend Micro announced recently that it is acquiring Cloud Conformity for $70 million. These are the details about the deal.

How Northwestern Mutual Plans To Help Women-Led Startups With $20 Million In Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Northwestern Mutual recently announced it is committing $20 million of its corporate venture capital for women-led startups.

Ireland-Based Data Privacy Company evervault Receives $3.2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2019

Dublin, Ireland-based data privacy company evervault recently announced that it raised $3.2 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

ArsenalBio Raises $85 Million In Funding To Develop Immune Cell Therapies

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2019

ArsenalBio has raised $85 million in Series A funding to build effective and accessible programmable cell therapies. These are the details.

Pendo: Product Cloud Company Raises $100 Million Funding At $1 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Oct 25, 2019

Pendo, a product cloud software company, recently announced it raised $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1 billion.

Craft Beverage Software Company Ekos Raises $8 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2019

Ekos, a leader in business management software for independent craft beverage companies, announced recently that it raised $8 million in funding.

Why Atlassian Is Acquiring Code Barrel

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2019

Atlassian recently announced it is acquiring Code Barrel. These are the details about the deal.

Network Traffic Analysis Company Corelight Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2019

Network traffic analysis (NTA) solutions company Corelight recently announced it raised $50 million in Series C led by Insight Partners and Accel.

What Inspired Robert F. Smith To Pay The Student Loan Debt Of A Whole College Class

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Robert F. Smith -- the richest black man in America -- revealed what inspired him to pay for the student loan debt of a whole college class.

Cascade Seed Fund Closes On Sixth Fund At $5.4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Cascade Seed Fund recently announced it rebranded to Cascade Angels Fund and closed $5.4 million for its sixth fund.

Peterson Ventures Names Ilana Stern As General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Peterson Ventures announced it named Ilana Stern as the newest general partner of the firm -- who previously founded Weddington Way.

Sisu Raises $52.5 Million In Funding And Launches A Diagnostic Analytics Platform

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Sisu, one of the fastest and most comprehensive diagnostic platforms for structured data, announced it raised $52.5 million in Series B.

Electric Medium-Duty Chassis Company Motiv Power Systems Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

Motiv Power Systems, a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty chassis for buses and trucks, announced it raised $60 million in funding.

Bloomberg Beta Sets Up Third Fund With $75 Million In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Bloomberg Beta has closed a third fund of $75 million, which will be overseen by Roy Bahat, Karin Klein, and James Cham.

AI-Powered Call Tracking Company Invoca Raises $56 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

AI-powered call tracking and conversational analytics company Invoca announced it raised $56 million in funding.

DigiCert: Utah-Based Digital Security Company Receives Strategic Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

DigiCert, a Lehi, Utah-based leading provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, announced it received a strategic investment from Clearlake and TA Associates.

How Digital Bank Rho Technologies Is Accelerating Startup Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 24, 2019

Rho Technologies, a leading digital bank service company, announced it has launched Rho Business Banking and raised $4.9 million in funding.

Modern Health Savings Account Company Lively Raises $27 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 24, 2019

Lively, the creators of a modern health savings account (HSA), announced it raised $27 million in funding.

Whitehorse Closes Fund III At $2 Billion Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2019

Whitehorse Liquidity Partners recently announced that it closed Fund III at a $2 billion hard cap.

Outsourced R&D Marketplace Company Science Exchange Raises $20 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 24, 2019

Science Exchange, a leading SaaS-enabled marketplace for outsourced research and development, announced it raised $20 million in funding.

Networking Company Pensando Systems Raises $145 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Pensando Systems, a company pioneering the new edge services model of cloud computing, announced it raised $145 million led by HPE and Lightspeed.

Fitt Raises Funding From Several Investors Including Strategic Partner MINDBODY

By Annie Baker ● Oct 23, 2019

Location-based lifestyle platform Fitt announced it raised funding from several investors including strategic partner MINDBODY

Fitt Completes Funding Round With Strategic Investor MINDBODY Onboard

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 23, 2019

Location-based platform Fitt has completed a funding round led by Mountain State Capital.

Why Rubicon Project Is Buying RTK.io For $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Rubicon Project announced recently that it is buying RTK.io, a leading provider of tools and services known for making header bidding simpler.

Databricks: $400 Million Funding And $6.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Unified data analytics leader Databricks announced it has raised $400 million in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation.

Alice To Grow Its Personal Business Adviser Tools With New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2019

Alice, a platform powered by AI that works as a personal business adviser to small business owners, announced it closed a Series A funding round.

Galileo Financial Technologies Receives $77 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2019

Galileo Financial Technologies, a company whose APIs are used for powering the next generation of banking products, announced recently it raised $77 million.