Venture Capital

Dwellsy: Rental Marketplace Company Raises $11.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Dwellsy - a rental marketplace with the most comprehensive data and listings - recently announced the closing of an oversubscribed $11.5 million seed funding round. Ulu Ventures led the round, joined by the University of Chicago, Frontiers Capital, Heroic Ventures, NJP Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, Gaingels, and the BCG Angels.

Lucent Bio: Agricultural Technology Company Secures Over $3.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 30, 2023

Lucent Bio - an innovative agricultural technology company - recently announced it has raised over $3.6 million, which will be provided by PacifiCan through the Business Scale-up and Productivity program, earmarked to expedite the development of Nutreos (their innovative seed treatment technology).

Common Energy: Community Solar Provider Raises New Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Nov 30, 2023

Community solar provider Common Energy recently announced that it has raised a new round of funding, providing the business with additional capital to continue its expansion.

Lunar.dev: API Consumption Management Solution Company Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 30, 2023

Lunar.dev - the first-ever API Consumption Management solution - recently announced the launch of its open-source platform, along with $6 million in Seed funding. Uncork Capital led this funding round with the participation of existing investor Angular Ventures.

Coinchange: Crypto Earnings Platform Company Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Coinchange - a digital asset platform enabling businesses to trade and access yield as a service through its unique Earn API - recently announced that it has raised $10 million to grow its services. The funding round was led by key investment players, including G1.VC, Spirit Blockchain, Good News Ventures, K2.CA, and Atoia Ventures, with additional participation from Mintfox.

Layla: Travel Discovery Platform Company Raises €3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Travel discovery platform company Layla recently announced a €3 million investment from an esteemed group of travel leaders, including the co-founders of Booking.com (Andy Phillips) and Skyscanner (Barry Smith) and entertainment star and entrepreneur Paris Hilton. The funding round was led by Firstminute Capital (Brent Hoberman, co-founder of travel industry titan lastminute.com) and M13.

Ediphi: Cloud-Based Estimating Solution Company Raises $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 30, 2023

Ediphi - an advanced cloud-based estimating solution on the market - recently announced it has secured $6.5 million in seed funding. The funding was provided by Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital platform investing in the next generation of companies solving built environment challenges.

May Mobility: New CFO And $105 Million Series D Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

May Mobility - a leader in developing and deploying autonomous vehicle (AV) technology - recently announced the company's $105 million Series D funding round. And the company also revealed that Anna Brunelle has joined as CFO.

OpsLab: $5 Million Raised To Solve Operational Planning At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

OpsLab recently announced the company closed a seed fundraising round totaling $5 million, led by Cultivation Capital and joined by Storm Ventures. Completing this funding round during economic uncertainty proved the strength of the company's fundamentals and OpsLab's market opportunity.

Tola Capital: Fund III Closed To Invest $230 Million In Early-Stage AI Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Tola Capital - a venture capital firm investing in the next generation of enterprise software enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) - recently announced the closing of Tola Capital III, LP at $230 million. This fund will be deployed to Seed and early-stage startups that are revolutionizing the enterprise software industry with AI. The latest fund brings Tola Capital's total funds raised to date to $688 million.

Quoherent: $4.7 Million Secured To Develop Room-Temperature And Edge-Capable Quantum Processors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Quoherent - a company developing room-temperature edge-capable quantum processors that promise to change quantum computing radically - recently announced the closing of its $4.7 million Series Seed financing. This funding round was led by Morpheus Ventures and joined by Draper Associates, Khosla Ventures, and Alpha Edison.

Pathway: $5 Million Raised To Expand Medical Knowledge Platform

By Noah Long ● Nov 30, 2023

Pathway - an AI-driven medical knowledge platform - recently announced it has secured $5 million in seed funding to advance its solutions to information overload among healthcare professionals. And Pathway distills practice guidance from millions of evidence-based sources into concise summaries, helping clinicians stay up-to-date and provide efficient, high-quality care.

Pantheon Vision Raises $2.5 Million From KeraLink International

By Annie Baker ● Nov 30, 2023

KeraLink International (KLI) recently announced $2.5 million in seed funding in Pantheon Vision (PV) to launch the development of a novel advancement to help eradicate corneal blindness in both developed and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). And Pantheon Vision (an early-stage ophthalmic medical device company KLI established) will use the funding to develop bioengineered corneal implants to reduce reliance on donated corneal tissue – often unavailable in LMICs.

Jana Care: $6 Million In Funding Raised To To Develop At-Home Testing Tech For Chronic Kidney And Heart Management

By Annie Baker ● Nov 30, 2023

Jana Care - a pioneering developer of at-home self-administered testing technologies for chronic kidney and heart disease management - recently announced the initial closing of a Series B financing from a syndicate of new and existing venture firms. Along with its ongoing partnerships with global leaders in diagnostic technologies and pharmaceutical development, Jana Care welcomes lead investor IAG Capital Partners.

Bazooka Tango: Blockchain Game Studio Company Secures $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 30, 2023

Bazooka Tango - a game studio led by former creators of Vainglory, Bo Daly and Stephan Sherman - recently announced that it has successfully raised $5 million USD in a funding round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from RW3 Ventures, Sfermion, 1Up Ventures, and others.

SEVA: Growth Equity Firm Closes $85 Million Oversubscribed Debut Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

SEVA - a newly launched growth equity firm serving customer-centric founders and companies based in New York - recently announced the closing of its $85 million oversubscribed debut fund (SEVA Fund I), reaching its hard cap and exceeding its original target of $50 million.

Second Front Systems: $40 Million Raised To Accelerate Delivery Of Software Solutions To The Government

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2023

Second Front Systems (2F) - a public-benefit software company accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software solutions to the government - recently announced a Series B funding round of $40 million.

CoordinateHQ: Project Management System Company Closes $5.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2023

CoordinateHQ - a project management system for client service organizations - recently announced the closing of a $5.5 million seed round. The funding round was led by Initialized, with investments from Webb Investment Network and several prominent angel investors.

Pika: AI Video Platform Company Secures $55 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2023

Pika - an AI video platform that is transforming the video-making and editing experience - recently announced its Series A funding round of $35 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. With this latest funding round, Pika has raised a total of $55 million in the company’s first six months with Pre-Seed and Seed rounds led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross. And additional investors include other prominent angel investors in AI, including Elad Gil, Adam D’Angelo (Founder and CEO of Quora), Andrej Karpathy, Clem Delangue (Co-Founder and CEO of Hugging Face and Partner at Factorial Capital), Craig Kallman (Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records) and Alex Chung (Co-Founder of Giphy), as well as venture firms such as Homebrew, Conviction Capital, SV Angel and Ben’s Bites.

Canopy: Composability Platform Company Raises $4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2023

Composability platform company Canopy recently launched with $4 million seed funding from leading venture capital firms Kindred Ventures and Village Global. Canopy is known for removing the complexity, custom code, and time needed to integrate, serve, and observe all the critical data companies need to grow their business.

Scalestack: All-In-One Data Enrichment Platform Company Raises $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2023

Scalestack - an AI-powered all-in-one data enrichment, prioritization & activation platform for RevOps - recently announced that it has raised $1 million in its first round of funding. The investors in this round include Ripple Ventures, Forum Ventures, Flyer One Ventures, Founders Network Fund, and others. This round of capital will help the platform expand its offerings and grow its reach in the market.

Route 92 Medical: Over $31 Million Raised To Accelerate Adoption Of A Neurovascular Intervention Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2023

Route 92 Medical - a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention - recently announced it has raised over $31 million in Series F financing to accelerate the commercial adoption of a neurovascular intervention portfolio focused on acute ischemic stroke. The oversubscribed funding round was led by existing venture capital investors U.S. Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, InnovaHealth Partners, and The Vertical Group.

AireXpert: Aerospace And Aviation Automation Solutions Company Raises $3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2023

AireXpert - a leading provider of aerospace and aviation collaboration and automation solutions - recently announced the successful closure of a $3 million oversubscribed investment round. Miami-based growth equity firm Reformation Partners led this funding round, marking a significant milestone for AireXpert as it continues redefining the technology landscape for airlines and MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) organizations.

The Cumulus Coffee: $20.3 Million Raised To Help Make Premium Cold Brew At Home

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2023

The Cumulus Coffee Company recently announced that it will soon introduce the first-ever solution for making premium cold brew at home in seconds. And the company also announced it has raised $20.3 million in seed funding led by Valor Siren Ventures and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from investors including Maveron, Howard Schultz, Linden Ventures, Carter Reum, and Ryan Tedder. This moment in the evolution of cold coffee results from cutting-edge technology coupled with world-class expertise in the science and craft of coffee.

Artifact Lab: $2 Million Closed To Transform How Mobile Games Monetize Players

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2023

Artifact Lab - a platform transforming how mobile games monetize players in an era driven by privacy - recently announced the successful completion of its $2 million pre-seed funding round. RW3 Ventures and IOSG Ventures are the co-leaders in this funding round, accompanied by Raptor Group, Cypher Capital, and HerculesDAO to round out the investors' group.

Siena: AI Customer Service Company Raises $4.7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2023

Siena - an AI-focused customer service company - recently announced it raised $4.7 million in funding. This funding round was provided by Sierra Ventures, Parri Passu Ventures, SpaceStation Investments, Village Global, The Council, OpenSky Ventures, and SuperAngel.Fund.

SignalFire Expands Team With 9 New Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2023

SignalFire partner and CEO Chris Farmer announced this week that after a decade of disciplined venture investing and applied AI research, the firm is growing its team.

IO Connect Services: Growth Equity Investment Received From East Los Capital

By Noah Long ● Nov 28, 2023

IO Connect Services - an AWS Advanced Tier Partner - recently announced a majority growth equity investment from East Los Capital to expand its service offerings and engineering staff in anticipation of the next wave of growth from the continued adoption of cloud computing and the increasingly complex needs of its clients.

SiLC Technologies: Silicon Photonics Company Secures $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2023

SiLC Technologies (SiLC) - a leader in silicon photonics - recently announced $25 million in additional funding to bring the total funding proceeds from its seed and Series A to $56 million. The new strategic participants in the round include Hokuyo Automatic, Hankook & Company, and ROHM Semiconductor - all industry leaders focusing strategically on industrial, robotics, and mobility vision. They are joining SiLC’s roster of existing high-caliber investors, including Epson, Yamato, UMC, Sony, Dell Technologies Capital, and Alter Venture Partners.

INFLUENCE: $20.8 Million In Funding Closed To Transform Venture Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2023

INFLUENCE - a platform re-envisioning venture investing - recently announced the closing of a US$20.8 million seed round led by Alpha Praetorian Capital (APC), a multi-stage institutional venture capital fund. INFLUENCE offers a new form of venture capital by using AI-based tech to transform traditional and social media into an investable medium called INFLUENCE. The notable investors in INFLUENCE include The London Fund, ACME Innovation, Reeve Collins (co-founder of Tether), Al Kahn (Pokémon), and other prominent tech founders and investors.