Startups

Life Insurance Company Ethos Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

Ethos -- a company that makes ethical life insurance -- announced that it raised $60 million in Series C funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures).

Wealthfront Is Acquiring Grove: Details About The Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 2, 2019

Wealthfront recently announced that it is acquiring financial planning startup Grove. These are the details about the deal.

Energy Storage Company Yotta Raises $1.5 Million And Receives $300K In Grants

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 2, 2019

Safe panel-level energy storage developer announced it raised $1.5 million in seed funding and received $300,000 in grants.

Bazaarvoice’s Acquisition Of Influenster: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2019

Product review and user-generated content provider Bazaarvoice recently announced it is acquiring Influenster. These are the details about the deal.

Ann Arbor-Based HT Mobile Apps Buys Hip Pocket

By Noah Long ● Sep 2, 2019

HT Mobile Apps (HTMA) recently announced that it acquired Hip Pocket, a platform that uses social influence for generating qualified mortgage leads.

Mexico-Based Fintech Company Credijusto Raises $42 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 2, 2019

Mexico-based fintech company Credijusto announced it raised $42 million in Series B funding led by Point72 Ventures and Goldman Sachs PSI.

Credit Sesame Closes Over $43 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 1, 2019

Consumer credit health management platform Credit Sesame announced it raised over $43 million in equity and debt funding.

Bond: This Fintech Company Just Raised A $10 Million Seed Round

By Noah Long ● Aug 30, 2019

Bond Financial Technologies announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding and exited stealth mode.

Payment Technology Company CardX Secures $2 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 30, 2019

Payment technology company CardX announced it raised $2 million funding through Pace Financial Group.

Huda Kattan Net Worth: How This Entrepreneur Built A Beauty Brand Worth Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2019

Huda Kattan is a successful entrepreneur who built a beauty brand that is worth more than $1 billion. This is how she did it.

Cybersecurity Asset Management Company Axonius Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 30, 2019

Cybersecurity asset management company Axonius announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by new investor OpenView.

Nashville-Based Alternative Asset Investment Company Alto Raises $5.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2019

Alto announced it raised $5.4 million in funding led by Jefferson River Capital and Moment Ventures to build on its alternative assets platform.

Peloton IPO: Revenue More Than Doubles To $915 Million, Reports $195.6 Million Loss

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2019

Indoor fitness company Peloton had recently filed paperwork for an IPO where it revealed it hit $915 million in revenue for the most recent fiscal year.

Instacart CFO And COO Ravi Gupta Joining Sequoia Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2019

Instacart CFO and COO Ravi Gupta is going to join Sequoia Capital as a partner on the growth team starting in January.

ThoughtSpot: $248 Million Funding At $1.95 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2019

Silicon Valley-based business intelligence and analytics company ThoughtSpot announced that it raised $248 million at a valuation of $1.95 billion.

Machine Learning Based Sports Betting Company JAMBOS Picks Raises $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 29, 2019

JAMBOS Picks announced it has raised $23 million to build on its machine learning-based sports betting platform.

Musculoskeletal Surgery Optimization Platform PeerWell Raises $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 27, 2019

PeerWell -- an innovator in PreHab that helps patients prepare physically and mentally for orthopedic surgery -- announced it raised $6.5 million.

Why Cisco Is Acquiring CloudCherry

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 27, 2019

Cisco recently announced it is intending to buy CloudCherry for its Contact Center portfolio. These are the details behind the deal.

E-Commerce Company Enjoy Raises Significant Funding From LCH Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2019

E-commerce startup Enjoy announced it raised a significant amount of funding (rumored at $150 million) from LCH Partners.

Vulcan Capital Deploying $100 Million Into Southeast Asia, Opens Singapore Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Vulcan Capital announced it is deploying $100 million into Southeast Asia and has opened up an office in Singapore.

CropX Raises $10 Million And Names John Vikupitz As President

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

In-soil agriculture analytics company CropX announced that it raised $10 million in funding and named John Vikupitz as president.

thredUP Raises $175 Million And Partners With Macy’s And JCPenney

By Annie Baker ● Aug 26, 2019

thredUP -- a leading online fashion resale store -- announced that it raised $175 million in funding recently. Plus the company also announced partnerships with Macy's and JCPenney recently.

Knotel: Flexible Workspace Provider Raises $400 Million At More Than $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Knotel -- a leading flexible workspace provider -- announced it raised $400 million in funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Former Tesla VP Of Engineering Stuart Bowers Joins Greylock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Stuart Bowers recently joined Greylock Partners after working as the head of the Autopilot software at Tesla Motors.

Digital Parking Company SpotHero Secures $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 26, 2019

Digital parking leader SpotHero announced it raised $50 million in Series D funding.

Zenoti Raises $20 Million From Steadview Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Zenoti Software -- a cloud-based platform for the spa, salon, and med spa industry -- announced it raised $20 million.

Suneel Gupta Joins Techstars Detroit As Founder-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Techstars Detroit announced it has appointed Suneel Gupta as its founder-in-residence.

Personalized Mobile Rewards Platform Drop Raises $44 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 26, 2019

Drop — a personalized mobile rewards platform — announced it raised $44 million in Series B.

Why Sphero Is Acquiring littleBits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Sphero, a leading robotics and educational STEAM company, announced it is acquiring electronic building block company littleBits.

Uncork Capital Raises $200 Million For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2019

Uncork Capital recently announced it closed two new pools of committed capital totaling $200 million.