Startups Archives

Virtual Reality Headset Company Magic Leap Raises $350 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 24, 2020

Magic Leap announced it has raised $350 million according to an internal email sent to staff members.

MasterClass Closes $100 Million In Series E

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2020

MasterClass, a streaming platform that makes it easier to learn from experts in their field, announced it raised $100 million in Series E funding.

Licensing Platform Company Brainbase Secures $8 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● May 23, 2020

Brainbase, a technology platform that helps companies manage any licensing, partnership or sponsorship agreement, announced it raised $8 million.

Open-Source ‘Headless’ CMS Company Strapi Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 23, 2020

Strapi, the open-source “headless” content management system (CMS), announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures.

BetterCloud Secures $75 Million Led By Warburg Pincus

By Noah Long ● May 22, 2020

BetterCloud, a leading SaaSOps platform for managing and securing the digital workplace, announced it raised $75 million in funding led by Warburg Pincus.

Consent-Based Identity Platform Truework Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2020

Consent-based identity platform Truework announced it raised $30 million in funding.

Big Sky Health Raises $8 Million And Launches Zero Plus

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2020

Big Sky Health announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding and revealed the launch of Zero Plus.

Telehealth Services Company Tava Health Closes $3 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2020

Mental telehealth platform company Tava Health announced it raised $3 million in a seed round of funding led by Peterson Ventures.

Crop Protection Company Sound Agriculture Raises $22 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2020

Sound Agriculture recently announced it raised $22 million in Series C funding led by S2G Ventures.

Customer-To-Customer Platform Bevy Raises $15 Million

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2020

Bevy, an enterprise-grade Customer-to-Customer (C2C) platform, announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Microsoft Unveils Supercomputer For OpenAI And Buys Softomotive

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2020

Microsoft recently announced it acquired robotic process automation (RPA) startup Softomotive. And the company also unveiled that it launched a supercomputer for OpenAI.

EHS Software Platform Encamp Raises $3.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 21, 2020

Encamp — an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software platform — announced it raised $3.1 million in Series A funding.

Client-Side Web Security Company Source Defense Raises $10.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 21, 2020

Source Defense, a market leader in client-side web security, announced it raised $10.5 million in Series A+ funding.

Search And Navigation App Company Command E Secures $4.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 20, 2020

Command E, an app that offers fast search and navigation across the tools that people use at work, announced it raised $4.3 million.

Experience Analytics Company Contentsquare Raises $190 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 20, 2020

Experience analytics leader Contentsquare announced it raised $190 million in Series D funding.

Financial Tech Company Brex Raises $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2020

Brex announced it raised $150 million in funding from Lone Pine Capital and a group of existing investors led by DST.

EIG Global Energy Partners Announces $1.1 Billion Global Project Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) announced the successful final close of EIG Global Project Fund V (GPF V) with total commitments of $1.1 billion.

Jio Platforms Now Valued At About $68 Billion Following General Atlantic Investment

By Dan Anderson ● May 17, 2020

General Atlantic is investing around 66 billion rupees ($873 million) in Reliance Industries Limited (NSE: RELIANCE) subsidiary Jio Platforms.

DigitalOcean: $50 Million Funding, $1.15 Billion Valuation, $300 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

DigitalOcean, a cloud for developing modern apps, announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $1.15 billion.

Homeward Raises $105 Million To Help Real Estate Agents Enable Clients To Buy Before They Sell

By Annie Baker ● May 15, 2020

Homeward has announced it secured growth capital of $105 million, including $20 million in equity and $85 million in debt.

Process Discovery Company FortressIQ Secures $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

FortressIQ, a company delivering human-level observability into the processes behind every strategic business initiative, announced it raised $30 million.

Quizlet: $30 Million Funding And $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

AI-based study platform company Quizlet announced it closed $30 million Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation led by General Atlantic.

Advanced Smart Baby Monitor Company Nanit Raises $21 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2020

Nanit, a company that is behind the most advanced smart baby monitor and sleep tracker, announced it raised $21 million in funding.

Pizzeria Marketing Tech Platform Slice Closes $43 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

All-in-one ordering and marketing tech platform Slice announced it has raised $43 million in Series C funding.

Maintenance Management Company UpKeep Raises $36 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 14, 2020

Maintenance management company Upkeep has announced it has raised $36 million in Series B funding.

Self-Driving Car Company Waymo Grows First External Round To $3 Billion

By Annie Baker ● May 13, 2020

Self-driving car company Waymo announced it has raised $750 million, bringing the total external fundraising to $3 billion.

Nonprofit SaaS Platform Resilia Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

Resilia, a SaaS platform for nonprofits, announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

Workstream: $10 Million Funding And Keith Rabois Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2020

Hiring platform company Workstream announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Keith Rabois of Founders Fund.

Kidney Disease Care Management Company Monogram Health Secures $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 11, 2020

Leading kidney disease care management company Monogram Health announced that it has raised $7 million in funding.

Customer Engagement Platform Symend Raises $52 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 11, 2020

Leading customer engagement platform Symend announced it raised $52 million.