Venture Capital

Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Siolta Therapeutics Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 22, 2020

Clinical-stage biotech company Siolta Therapeutics announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding to support the clinical development of its lead product STMC-103H.

Hair Regeneration Therapy Company Stemson Therapeutics Raises $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Stemson Therapeutics announced that it has raised a $7.5 million seed round of funding led by Allergan Aesthetics (an AbbVie Company) and impact investor Fortunis Capital to advance the development of Stemson’s therapeutic solution to cure hair loss.

Contactless Ordering And Payments Company GoTab Raises $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Arlington, VA-based GoTab — a mobile POS and contactless ordering and payments platform company for hospitality — announced that it has raised $6 million.

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises $22.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Digital Quantum Computing company Seeqc announced it has raised a total of $22.4 million in its Series A fundraising led by the EQT Ventures fund to advance commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems.

Contact Center AI Leader Observe.AI Raises $54 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Contact Center AI leader Observe.AI recently announced a $54 million Series B financing led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Next47 Ventures and NGP Capital.

Amazon (AMZN) Investing In Battery Recycling Company Redwood Materials

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is investing in a battery recycling startup called Redwood Materials - which is a company founded by former Tesla executive JB Straubel.

Microbiome Drug Development Company Finch Therapeutics Raises $90 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2020

Clinical-stage microbiome drug development company Finch Therapeutics announced that it has raised a $90 million Series D funding round.

Cloud-Native Data Analytics Company Devo Technology Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 21, 2020

Cloud-native data analytics and security company Devo Technology announced that it has raised a $60 million Series D round of funding.

Chime: Massive $485 Million Funding And $14.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Chime — a company that offers mobile banking services through mobile devices — announced it has raised $485 million in funding at a massive $14.5 billion valuation.

Boosted Commerce: $87 Million Funding And Acquisition Of Six Amazon Fulfillment Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Personal Training Platform Tonal Raises $110 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2020

Tonal — an advanced strength and personal training platform that combines proprietary digital weight, artificial intelligence, and coaching — announced $110 million in new capital.

Cloud Collaboration Tool Company Air Raises $12 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2020

Cloud collaboration tool company Air announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A round of funding led by Tiger Global.

Live Online Education Experience Company Outschool Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 19, 2020

Outschool recently announced it raised $45 million in additional funding to be used to accelerate hiring and product development for its K-12 education marketplace.

Credit Card Alternative Affirm Raises $500 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2020

Affirm — a flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards — announced it has raised a $500 million Series G round of funding.

Subscription Commerce Platform AppDirect Raises $185 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 18, 2020

Leading subscription commerce platform AppDirect announced it raised $185 million from global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and existing investors.

Multiplayer Gaming Party App Bunch Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 18, 2020

Bunch — a party app for multiplayer games — announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst.

Cloud Security Company JupiterOne Raises $19 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2020

Cloud security company JupiterOne announced it has raised $19 million in venture funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

Middle-Mile Drone Delivery Volansi Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 18, 2020

Volansi — a leader in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services — announced recently that it closed $50 million in Series B funding.

Data Virtualization Company Varada Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 17, 2020

Big data query acceleration innovator Varada recently announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A round of funding.

Greylock Partners: $1 Billion Raised For Sixteenth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2020

Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Greylock Partners has raised $1 billion for its sixteenth fund.

Autonomous Contact Center Company Replicant Closes $27 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2020

Autonomous contact center company Replicant announced it has raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Norwest Venture Partners.

StackRox: $26.5 Million Funding And Over 240% Revenue Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2020

StackRox — a leader in container and Kubernetes security — announced today that it has secured an additional $26.5 million in funding and hit over 240% revenue growth in the first half of the year.

Cybersecurity Company Panther Labs Secures $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 16, 2020

Panther Labs — a cybersecurity company founded by headed by Airbnb and AWS alumni — announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding to accelerate the development of its open-source security platform.

Healthcare Quality Company Grand Rounds Raises $175 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 16, 2020

Grand Rounds — a leader in healthcare quality and clinical navigation — recently announced it has secured a $175 million round led by The Carlyle Group.

Dream Sports: $225 Million Funding At Reported Valuation Of Over $2.5 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2020

India-based Dream Sports — a company that runs a fantasy sports app called Dream11 — has raised $225 million in a new funding round.

Klarna: Massive $650 Million Funding And $10.65 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2020

Klarna — a leading global payment and shopping service — announced that it has raised $650 million in an equity funding round at a post-money valuation of $10.65 billion.

Airtable: $185 Million Funding And Reported $2.585 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2020

Cloud productivity company Airtable announced it has raised $185 million in a Series D funding round led by existing investor Thrive Capital.

MDLIVE Secures $50 Million Crossover Equity Investment From Sixth Street Growth

By Noah Long ● Sep 14, 2020

MDLIVE — one of the three largest and fastest-growing telehealth companies in the U.S. offering virtual healthcare services in all 50 states — announced it has closed a $50 million crossover equity investment from Sixth Street Growth.

RNA Therapeutics Company Korro Bio Raises $91.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 14, 2020

RNA therapeutics company Korro Bio announced recently that it has raised $91.5 million in a Series A funding round.

Self-Funded Health Insurance Company Sana Benefits Secures $20.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 14, 2020

Sana Benefits — a provider of self-funded health insurance for small businesses — announced that it has closed $20.8 million in Series A funding led by Gigafund.