Startups Archives

Customer Review Platform TrustRadius Secures $12.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 31, 2019

Trusted customer review platform TrustRadius recently announced it raised $12.5 million in Series C funding led by Next Coast Ventures.

Toronto-Based Sports Team Funding App FlipGive Secures CAD$5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 31, 2019

Toronto-based sports team funding app FlipGive announced it raised CAD$5 million in Series A financing led by Framework Venture Partners

Pyze: $4.6 Million Funding And MobileSoft Partnership

By Noah Long ● Jul 31, 2019

Embeddable AI-driven cross-platform user analytics and omnichannel campaign management leader Pyze has raised $4.6 million in funding.

Peer-To-Peer Learning Community Brainly Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 31, 2019

Peer-to-peer learning community Brainly has raised a $30 million round of funding led by Naspers.

Cryptoasset-Focused Fintech Company Digital Assets Data Raises $3.2 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 31, 2019

Digital Assets Data -- a fintech and data company focused on the cryptoasset industry -- has raised $3.2 million led by North Island.

Tapcart Raises $4 Million To Help Shopify Brands Create Mobile Apps

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 31, 2019

Tapcart -- a SaaS platform company that helps Shopify brands build mobile shopping apps raises $4 million in seed funding.

BGV Closes $70 Million For Its Opportunity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2019

BGV -- an early-stage VC firm with a focus on enterprise 4.0 startups -- announced it closed $70 million for the Opportunity Fund.

Brazil-Based Fintech Company Nubank Raises $400 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 30, 2019

São Paulo, Brazil-based fintech company Nubank announced it raised $40 million in Series F funding led by TCV.

Trinity Cyber Raises $23 Million To Redefine Cybersecurity

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 30, 2019

Trinity Cyber has raised $23 million from several investors led by Intel Capital.

500 Startups Names Courtney Powell As COO

By Noah Long ● Jul 30, 2019

Early-stage investor and seed accelerator 500 Startups announced it appointed Courtney Powell as COO.

BabySparks Raises $2 Million To Help Children Reach Their Full Potential

By Noah Long ● Jul 30, 2019

Plantation, Florida-based technology platform company BabySparks announced it raised $2 million to help children reach their full potential.

Intelligent Home Energy Monitor Company Sense Raises About $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 30, 2019

Intelligent home energy monitor company Sense announced that it has raised approximately $10 million in Series B.

RealPage Is Acquiring Student Housing Utility Management Company SimpleBills

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 30, 2019

RealPage has announced that it acquired the assets of Simple Bills Corporation -- which is a utility management service focused on student housing.

Grab To Plug $2 Billion In Indonesia’s Digital Infrastructure Through SoftBank Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2019

Grab announced that it will be plugging $2 billion in the digital infrastructure of Indonesia through an investment from SoftBank.

Sales Readiness Company MindTickle Raises $40 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 30, 2019

Sales Readiness technology company MindTickle announced recently that it raised $40 million in Series C funding.

Exact Sciences Merging With Genomic Health: Details About The $2.8 Billion Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 29, 2019

Exact Sciences and Genomic Health where the two companies will be combined for $72 per share in a $2.8 billion deal.

Waste Gasification Company Sierra Energy Raises $33 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 29, 2019

Davis, California-based waste gasification company announced Sierra Energy announced it raised $33 million.

Kentucky-Based Venminder Third-Party Risk Management Company Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 29, 2019

Elizabethtown, Kentucky-based market-leading third party risk management solutions company Venminder has raised $5 million.

Autonomous Mobile Robot Company Fetch Robotics Secures $46 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 29, 2019

Autonomous mobile robot company Fetch Robotics recently announced that it raised $46 million in Series C funding led by Fort Ross Ventures.

Silver Lake Is Investing In EverCommerce

By Annie Baker ● Jul 29, 2019

EverCommerce -- a leading service commerce platform -- announced it has received an investment from private equity firm Silver Lake.

MoneyLion: $160 Million Raised To Accelerate Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 29, 2019

Mobile bank company MoneyLion announced it raised $160 million in previously unannounced funding and $60 million Series C.

SkyKnight Capital LP Closes $250 Million For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2019

San Francisco-based private investment firm SkyKnight Capital has closed $250 million for the Fund II investment vehicles.

TurnKey Vacation Rentals: $48 Million Funding, $400 Million Gross Checkout Value, 1 Millionth Guest Milestone

By Noah Long ● Jul 29, 2019

TurnKey Vacation Rentals -- a full-service vacation rental property management company -- announced it raised $48 million.

Toyota Is Investing $600 Million In Chinese Ride-Hailing Company Didi

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 27, 2019

Toyota recently announced that it is investing $600 million in China-based ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing.

Network Transformation Software Company Arrcus Secures $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 27, 2019

Arrcus -- a software-driven solutions company that powers network transformation -- announced it raised $30 million in Series B

CircleCI Closes $56 Million To Help Engineering Organizations Write Better Software Faster

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2019

CircleCI -- a company that helps engineering organizations write better software faster -- announced it closed $56 million in Series D funding.

Robot Management System Company Freedom Robotics Raises Funding To Hire Top Talent

By Noah Long ● Jul 27, 2019

Robot management software company Freedom Robotics announced it raised $6.6 million in seed funding.

India-Based Haptik Hires The Team Behind Convrg As It Expands North America Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2019

Mumbai, India-based conversational AI platform company Haptik announced it hired the team behind LA-based Convrg in order to expand to North America.

Intelligent Decision Platform QOMPLX Closes $78.6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 27, 2019

Intelligent decision platform provider QOMPLX announced it raised $78.6 million led by Cannae Holdings and Motive Partners.

Heap Raises $55 Million To Grow Internationally And Hire More Talent

By Noah Long ● Jul 27, 2019

Heap recently announced it raised $55 million in Series C funding led by NewView Capital in order to grow internationally and hire additional talent.