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Workplace Collaboration Tool Company Air Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2020

Workplace collaboration tool company Air announced it raised $6 million in funding to date. These are the details.

Logistics Company Flock Freight Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2020

Flock Freight — a hubless business-to-business freight logistics company — announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding round led by SignalFire and GLP Capital Partners.

Why Freshworks Is Buying AnsweriQ

By Noah Long ● Feb 28, 2020

Customer engagement software company Freshworks recently announced the acquisition of AnsweriQ. These are the details.

Karius: This Liquid Biopsy Company Just Raised $165 Million Led By SoftBank

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 28, 2020

Liquid biopsy leader Karius announced it raised $165 million in a new round of funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Roblox: $150 Million, 115 Million MAUs, Cash-Flow Positive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2020

Roblox — a global online platform that brings people together through play — announced it raised $150 million in a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Late Stage Venture fund.

HeadSpin: $60 Million Funding, Nikesh Arora Joins Board, $1.16 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

HeadSpin, a company known for ensuring flawless connected experiences enabled by the web, mobile, IoT and 5G, announced it raised $60 million.

Wells Fargo Invests In Financial Tech Company DadeSystems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

DadeSystems announced it raised additional funding from Wells Fargo Strategic Capital as part of a Series D financing round.

Smart Home Services Company Plume Raises $85 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 27, 2020

Smart Home Services company Plume announced it has closed a new $85 million round of funding.

AI-Powered SaaS Contract Management Company LinkSquares Raises $14.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 27, 2020

AI-powered SaaS contract management and analysis tool LinkSquares announced it has raised $14.5 million.

Unqork: This No-Code Application Company Just Raised $131 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Unqork — a leading no-code application platform for the enterprise — announced it has closed $51 million in additional growth funding for its Series B.

Serena Williams Partners With The Mom Project To Promote Career Opportunities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Tennis champion and tech investor Serena Williams recently announced that she is now a strategic adviser for The Mom Project.

M33 Growth Launches $260 Million Second Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 26, 2020

M33 Growth, a Boston-based venture capital firm announced that it launched a second flagship fund with $260 million in commitments.

This Org Chart Company Just Raised $8.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 26, 2020

The Org, a company that is known for offering the ability to explore organizational charts, announced it raised $8.5 million.

This Company Raised $6.5 Million To Make Planning Events Easier

By Annie Baker ● Feb 26, 2020

London-based online events platform Hopin has raised $6.5 million in a seed round of funding.

Leanplum: This Customer Engagement Platform Just Raised $27 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Leanplum — a leading multi-channel customer engagement platform — announced recently that it raised $27 million.

Furniture Rental Company Feather Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 26, 2020

Furniture rental company Feather announced it has raised $30 million Series B funding round led by Cobalt Capital.

Founders Fund: $3 Billion In New Capital For Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

Founders Fund — a venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel — recently closed $3 billion in new capital for two investment funds.

ForgePoint Capital: This Cybersecurity Investment Firm Just Launched A Massive $450 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2020

ForgePoint Capital recently announced that it raised $450 million for its second fund to invest in early-stage and growth companies in the cybersecurity industry.

Teikametrics: This Company Just Raised $15 Million To Help Brands With E-Commerce Optimization

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

Teikametrics — a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered optimization for brands and sellers on Amazon and Walmart — announced it has raised $15 million in strategic funding round from new and existing investors.

Canned Water Company Liquid Death Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Liquid Death, a canned water company known for having a punk style of branding, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Cyber Insurance Company At-Bay Raises $34 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 25, 2020

At-Bay — a cyber insurance company for the digital age — announced it raised $34 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Digital Mortgage-Servicing Company Brace Secures $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Brace, a digital mortgage-servicing platform, announced that it has raised an additional $10 million in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Online Asian Food Delivery Company HungryPanda Raises $20 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

HungryPanda — a specialist online food delivery platform serving Asian restaurants and overseas Chinese populations — announced it raised $20 million in funding.

Online Training Company Coassemble Raises $4.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 25, 2020

Coassemble — a company democratizing online training for global brands — announced it has raised a $4.4 million Series A round of funding led by Equity Venture Partners.

SmartBug Media Raises Funding From American Discovery Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

SmartBug Media — a leading Intelligent Inbound marketing agency — announced it raised a growth equity investment from American Discovery Capital.

ZeroFOX: This Attack Surface Protection Company Just Raised $74 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ZeroFOX — a global category leader in public attack surface protection — recently announced a $74 million round of funding led by Intel Capital.

Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners Launches $85 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Marcy Venture Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus, launched a new $85 million first fund.

ChartHop: This Organizational Management Platform Has Raised $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

ChartHop — the world’s first organizational management platform built to help companies scale — announced that it raised $5 million.

Unified Telemedicine Company Cloudbreak Health Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Cloudbreak Health — a leading unified telemedicine and video medical interpretation solutions provider — announced it has raised $10 million.

Q Bio: This Personal Human Health Company Just Raised $40 Million Funding

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Q Bio — a quantitative and clinically-relevant assessment of personal human health — announced it has officially come out of stealth mode and raised $40 million.