Venture Capital

Safar Partners Invests $100 Million In Commonwealth Fusion Systems

By Noah Long ● Dec 7, 2021

Safar Partners — a seed- to growth-stage venture fund investing in technology companies — announced recently that it is investing $100 million in portfolio company Commonwealth Fusion Systems. These are the details.

Universe Secures $30 Million To Make It Easier To Build Websites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2021

Universe — an app that has empowered over 500,000 creators to build amazing websites and online stores from just their phones — recently announced $30 million in Series B. These are the details.

YipitData To Raise Up To $475 Million From Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2021

YipitData recently announced it is raising up to $475 million in a Series E funding round led by Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). These are the details.

Autonomous Sidewalk Delivery Company Serve Robotics Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 7, 2021

Leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics raises $13 million. These are the details.

Market Intelligence Platform Tegus Raises $90 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2021

Tegus — a leading market intelligence platform for decision makers — announced it raised a $90 million Series B funding round. These are the details.

Mexico-Based ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Company Aplazo Secures $27 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Aplazo — the first omnichannel buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform in Mexico — announced recently that it has raised $27 million in a Series A round. These are the details.

Cloud Management Company Zesty Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

Zesty announced recently that it raised a $35 million Series A funding round led by Next47. These are the details.

Daily Harvest Raises Series D Funding At Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2021

Daily Harvest, a customer-first platform reimagining the future of food, announced recently it raised Series D funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Data Storage Solution Company Nyriad Closes $28 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2021

Nyriad announced recently that it raised $28 million in funding. These are the details.

Service-Industry Platform QuickHire Raises $1.41 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2021

QuickHire, a career discovery platform working with service workers to find job and advancement opportunities, announced recently it raised $1.41 million

AI-Driven Routing Company Wise Systems Raises $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Wise Systems - a leading AI-driven routing and dispatching platform provider - announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. These are the details.

Data-Centric AI Company Akridata Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 26, 2021

Akridata — a data-centric AI company — announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. These are the details.

Gorillas: Nearly $1 Billion In Funding And $3.1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 26, 2021

Online grocery company Gorillas has raised nearly $1 billion in funding. These are the details.

Battery Startup Our Next Energy Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2021

Our Next Energy (ONE) - a Michigan-based energy storage solutions company - announced recently that it closed a $25 million Series A round. These are the details.

Privacy Engineering As A Service Company Gretel.ai Raises $50 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2021

Gretel.ai recently raised a $50 million Series B funding round led by Anthos Capital. These are the details.

Intelligent Interviewing Platform BrightHire Raises $20.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Intelligent interviewing platform BrightHire has raised $20.5 million in Series B funding. These are the details.

Avatar Technology Company Facemoji Secures $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2021

Avatar technology company Facemoji announced it has raised a $3 million seed funding round led by Play Ventures. These are the details.

Pet Food And Wellness Company Alpha Paw Raises $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Pet food and wellness company Alpha Paw announced recently it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. These are the details.

Carbon Management Platform Pathzero Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2021

Pathzero recently announced recently it has closed a US$5 million investment round. These are the details.

Customer Data Infrastructure Company mParticle Secures $150 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 18, 2021

mParticle — a leading customer data infrastructure company — announced recently that it has raised $150 million in Series E funding. These are the details.

Modern Health Savings Account Company Lively Raises $80 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2021

Lively - the creators of a modern health savings account (HSA) program - announced an $80 million Series C round. These are the details.

Product Protection Platform Mulberry Raises $22 Million In Series B

By Noah Long ● Oct 17, 2021

Mulberry — a consumer-first product protection platform — announced recently that it has closed a $22 million Series B funding round. These are the details.

Transportation Management Company Rose Rocket Closes $25 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2021

Rose Rocket — a SaaS provider of transportation management software (TMS) for trucking companies and 3PLs — announced a Series A round of $25 million. These are the details.

Specialty Coffee Company Blank Street Raises $25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2021

Blank Street — a high-growth and small-format specialty coffee company — announced a $25 million Series A funding round. These are the details.

Mindbody Buys ClassPass And Raises $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2021

Mindbody — a leading wellness experience technology platform — announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy ClassPass. And Mindbody also raised $500 million in strategic funding.

Material Science Company Trusscore Raises C$26 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 16, 2021

Trusscore — a material science company that makes sustainable and improved alternatives for traditional building products — announced it has raised C$26 million. These are the details.

Thomson Reuters Creates New $100 Million Corporate Venture Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 16, 2021

Thomson Reuters announced it has created a new $100 million Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund. These are the details.

Outschool: $110 Million Series D Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Oct 16, 2021

Outschool recently announced a $110 million Series D round of funding with a $3 billion valuation for its K-12 education marketplace. These are the details.

Crowdfunding Platform Spaced Ventures Raises $1.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2021

Spaced Ventures — a crowdfunding platform that enables everyday people to invest in space startups — recently announced that it has raised a $1.2 million seed round. These are the details.

Enterprise MLOps Platform Company Domino Data Lab Raises $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 12, 2021

Domino Data Lab — a provider of the leading Enterprise MLOps platform trusted by over 20% of the Fortune 100 — recently announced a $100 million funding round. These are the details.