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Israel-Based VAYAVISION Raises $8 Million In Funding To Build On Its Autonomous Vehicle Technology

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2018

VAYAVISION, a provider of raw data fusion and perception for autonomous vehicles, has announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding.

Vancouver-Based Hubb Raises $6.3 Million To Scale Its Event Management Technology Business

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2018

Vancouver, Washington-based event management technology Hubb has announced that it has raised $6.3 million in Series B funding.

Numerify Raises $27.5 Million To Build On Its IT Business Analytics Platform

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2018

Numerify is an IT business analytics company powered by AI that has raised $27.5 million in funding led by DAG Ventures.

Healthcare Tech Company Hero Raises $12 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2018

Hero -- a company that has developed a medication management in-home system -- has raised $12 million in Series A funding.

London-Based Online Menswear Company Thread Raises $22 Million In Series B Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2018

London-based online menswear personalization company Thread has announced it has raised $22 million in Series B funding to grow its business.

Massachusetts-Based eCommerce Acceleration Platform Yottaa Raises $11 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2018

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Yottaa is an eCommerce acceleration platform company that has raised $11 million in funding.

Online Grocery Service Instacart Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation Following $600 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2018

Instacart, an online grocery delivery services company, has announced that it has raised $600 million in a funding round at a $7.6 billion valuation.

Michigan-Based Fusion Coolant Systems Raises $8 Million In Series C

By Noah Long ● Oct 17, 2018

Fusion Coolant Systems, a Canton, Michigan-based company that developed an advanced coolant used in manufacturing, has raised $8 million in Series C funding.

Docker Raises $92 Million In Funding To Grow Its Containerization Business

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2018

Containerization company Docker has raised $92 million in funding out of a targeted $192 million, according to an SEC filing.

India-Based Zomato Raises $210 Million From Ant Financial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2018

India-based restaurant discovery and delivery service Zomato has raised $210 million in funding from Ant Financial, an Alibaba-affiliated payment company.

Apple Reportedly Acquires Streaming Analytics Company Asaii

By Noah Long ● Oct 15, 2018

Apple has reportedly acquired a music analytics company called Asaii, which could help bolster the Apple Music’s recommendations and analytics.

Hiking App AllTrails Raises $75 Million To Hire More Employees And Expand Overseas

By Noah Long ● Oct 14, 2018

Popular hiking app AllTrails has raised $75 million in funding led by Spectrum Equity to aggressively hire more employees and expand overseas.

Teledentistry Company SmileDirectClub Raises $380 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 14, 2018

Nashville-based teledentistry company SmileDirectClub has raised $380 million in funding in its first institutional private placement led by CD&R.

Snowflake Computing Raises $450 Million In Growth Funding To Accelerate Expansion

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2018

Snowflake Computing, a data warehouse company built for the cloud, has raised $450 million in additional growth funding led by Sequoia Capital.

RealPage To Acquire Rentlytics For $57 Million In Cash

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2018

Property management software company RealPage announced it has acquired Rentlytics for $57 million in cash.

Business Software Review Company G2 Crowd Raises $55 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

G2 Crowd, a review platform for business solutions, has raised $55 million in Series C funding at a valuation of slightly less than $500 million.

Report: Company Behind Bumble Is Looking Into An IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2018

In an interview with Bloomberg, Andrey Andreev, the majority shareholder of Bumble owner Rimberg International, said the company is looking into an IPO.

Business Content Platform Company Egnyte Raises $75 Million From Goldman Sachs

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2018

Egnyte has raised $75 million in growth financing from Goldman Sachs in order to accelerate growth and deliver its content platform on a global scale.

Security Orchestration, Automation, And Response Company Demisto Raises $43 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) technology company Demisto has raised $43 million in Series C funding led by Greylock Partners.

MongoDB Is Buying mLab For $68 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 12, 2018

New York-based MongoDB has announced that it is acquiring mLab for $68 million to deepen its relationship with developer-centric startup communities.

Berlin-Based Pitch Raises $19 Million In Series A To Build A Presentation Tool

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 12, 2018

Pitch, a Berlin-based, startup has raised $19 million in funding to launch a presentation tool like Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Google Slides.

Mobile Mechanic Company YourMechanic Raises $10.2 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 11, 2018

Mountain View, California-based YourMechanic, a company that provides mobile car repair and maintenance services, has raised $10.2 million in funding

Lambda School: This Computer Science Academy Invests In Students Instead Of The Other Way Around

By Noah Long ● Oct 11, 2018

San Francisco-based computer science academy Lambda School has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by GV. Stripe also participated in this round.

Loadsmart: AI Freight Booking Company Raises $21.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2018

Loadsmart is an AI freight booking company that has raised $21.6 million in Series A funding led by Maersk Growth.

France-Based Cybersecurity Company Acorus Networks Raises Funding To Fight DDoS Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2018

France-based Acorus Networks has announced it has raised 5 million euros in funding to help organizations prevent DDoS attacks.

Brazil-Based Fintech Company Nubank Hits $4 Billion Valuation Following Tencent’s $180 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 11, 2018

Nubank is expected to be able to serve tens of millions of customers in Brazil soon with either a checking account, a savings account, or a credit account.

Epic Acquires Anti-Cheating Company Kamu

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2018

Fortnite creator Epic Games has acquired anti-cheating company Kamu in order to prevent hackers from exploiting their games.

AI Company Machinify Raises $10 Million To Help Turn ‘Data-To-Cash’

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2018

Machinify -- an artificial intelligence company that turns 'data-to-cash' -- has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Helsinki-Based Varjo Raises $31 Million In Series B To Build On Its Human-Eye Resolution Products

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

Varjo -- a Helsinki-based VR / XR company has raised $31 million in Series B funding led by Atomico -- to bring its product to market.

LinkedIn Reportedly Paid More Than $400 Million For Glint

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

LinkedIn has acquired human resources software company in a deal reportedly valued more than $400 million.