Venture Capital

Instacart: $200 Million Funding And $17.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2020

Instacart — a company that is known for its grocery delivery and pick-up service — announced it has raised $200 million at a valuation of $17.7 billion.

Greycroft Raises Over $678 Million Across Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Leading venture capital firm Greycroft has announced it has raised over $678 million across two new funds.

Doppler: $2.3 Million Funding And Launching Of Universal Secrets Manager

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Universal Secrets Manager Doppler has raised $2.3 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Unqork: $207 Million Funding And $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

No-code startup Unqork recently announced a $207 million Series C round of funding at about a $2 valuation.

Low-Code Platform For Customer Engagement Airkit Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2020

Low-code customer engagement platform Airkit announced it has raised $28 million in funding.

Microbial Therapy Company Federation Bio Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2020

Federation Bio — a microbial therapeutics company targeting diseases in which the human microbiome can play a curative role — announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding.

AccessFintech Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2020

Fintech-based data and workflow collaboration company AccessFintech announced it has raised $20 million.

Draper Goren Holm Launches $25 Million Blockchain VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based studio Draper Goren Holm has raised its first venture fund with $25 million (Fund 1) for investing in seed and Series A rounds.

FlexScreen Raises Investment From Lori Greiner Of ‘Shark Tank’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

FlexScreen announced the finalized equity partnership with 'Shark Tank' entrepreneur and investor Lori Greiner.

Abridge Closes $15 Million To Help You Stay On Top Of Your Health

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2020

Abridge announced it has raised $15 million across a seed round and recent Series A led by Union Square Ventures and healthcare partner UPMC.

Unified Lineage Platform MANTA Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2020

MANTA — a unified data lineage platform provider — announced it has closed a $13 million Series A1 funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Sales Demo Experience Company Walnut Secures $2.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2020

Walnut announced it has officially launched and closed $2.5 million in a seed round of funding.

E-Commerce Experience Platform Company Shogun Closes $35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Shogun -- a leading e-commerce experience platform (eXP) -- announced that it has raised a $35 million Series B round of funding led by Accel.

Energy Efficiency Company Redaptive Raises $156.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 7, 2020

Redaptive -- a leading provider of Efficiency-as-a-Service solutions for commercial and industrial customers -- announced it has raised $156.5 million in funding.

Education Technology Company Empowerly Secures $1.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 7, 2020

Empowerly — a data-driven education technology startup for college admissions — announced it has raised $1.6 million.

Dialpad: $100 Million Funding, $1.2 Billion Valuation, Over $100 Million In Committed ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

AI-powered cloud business phone and contact center provider Dialpad announced it has raised $100 million in Series E funding at a valuation of over $1.2 billion.

Customer Education Platform Skilljar Raises $33 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Leading Customer Education Platform Skilljar announced it has raised $33 million in funding. These are the details.

Chamath Palihapitiya Is Taking Clover Health Public In $3.7 Billion Deal (IPOC)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is preparing to take Clover Health public. These are the details.

Salesforce Ventures Announces Second $100 Million Impact Fund (CRM)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) has announced its second Impact Fund from Salesforce Ventures, which is a $100 million fund that will accelerate the growth of cloud companies addressing some of the largest needs.

Uber Freight: $500 Million Funding And $3.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2020

Uber Technologies announced it has raised $500 million from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group. These are the details.

Icon Health & Fitness: $200 Million Funding And Reported Valuation Of Over $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2020

Icon Health & Fitness — a company that is known for developing exercise equipment and fitness software — has raised $200 million at a reported valuation of more than $7 billion.

Priority Software Receives Significant Growth Investment From TA Associates

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2020

Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced it has completed a significant growth investment in Priority Software Ltd.

Co-Watching Platform Scener Raises $2.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2020

Scener — a co-watching platform where creators engage audiences of up to a million in a virtual movie theater — announced $2.1 million in seed funding led by Seattle-based SeaChange.

Seismic: $92 Million And About A $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform provider Seismic announced it has raised $92 million in a Series F round of funding led by the Permira funds.

Modern Garden Center Company Bloomscape Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Modern online garden center Bloomscape announced it has raised $15 million in a new round of funding led by General Catalyst.

VTEX: $225 Million And About $1.7 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Integrated commerce-marketplace-OMS platform VTEX announced it raised $225 million in a Series D round of funding. With this funding round the company is now valued at about $1.7 billion.

All-In-One Digital Marketing Platform Sendinblue Raises $160 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Sendinblue — a leading all-in-one digital marketing platform — announced it has raised $160 million in a Series B funding. These are the details.

Secure Data Management Leader Fluree Raises $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2020

Fluree — a market leader in secure data management — announced it has closed a seed round of $6.5 million in venture capital led by 4490 Ventures.

Silversmith Capital Partners Raises $880 Million For Third Growth Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Silversmith Capital Partners recently announced the first and final closing of its third fund called Silversmith Capital Partners III, L.P. (Fund III) at its target and hard cap of $880 million.

Fractional Alternative Investing Company Rally Raises $27 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2020

Rally — a creator of fractional alternative investing that enables anyone to invest in rare and one-of-a-kind collectibles for as little as $1 per share — has announced that it has raised a $17 million funding round that closed earlier this summer.