Venture Capital

Collaborative Knowledge Platform Guru Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 21, 2020

Philadelphia-based Guru announced it has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Accel.

Accountable Care Organization Company Aledade Raises $64 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 21, 2020

Aledade announced it has raised $64 million in Series C funding following the continued growth of its national network of physician-led Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Small Business Resources Service Ureeka Raises $8.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2020

Ureeka, a community and platform that connects Next Wave Entrepreneurs to the human, financial, and technological capital, announced it has raised $8.6 million in funding.

Francisco Partners Planning To Raise $8 Billion Across Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2020

Private equity firm Francisco Partners is planning to raise $8 billion across two funds: Francisco Partners Agility II, L.P. ($1.35 billion) and Francisco Partners VI, L.P. ($6.6 billion).

5G Network Deployment Company Movandi Raises $27 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 20, 2020

Movandi — a leader in new 5G Millimeter Wave (mmWave) networks — announced it has raised $27 million in Series C funding round.

Arbour Lane Capital Closes Second Fund At $1.2 Billion Hard Cap

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 20, 2020

Arbour Lane Capital Management, a private registered investment adviser focused primarily on opportunistic credit and special situation investments, announced it closed a second fund on its $1.2 billion hard cap.

Clinical Trial Machine Learning Company Unlearn.AI Raises $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 20, 2020

Unlearn.AI — the developer of the first machine-learning platform that creates Digital Twins used to populate Intelligent Control Arms in clinical studies — has announced that it has closed a $12 million Series A.

Updata Partners Closes $308 Million Software Growth Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2020

Updata Partners announced the final closing of Updata Partners VI, L.P. with aggregate capital commitments totaling over $308 million.

Supply Chain Data Platform Parsyl Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 20, 2020

Supply chain data platform company Parsyl announced it has raised $15 million and the launch of ColdCover by Parsyl Insurance.

Esports Organization FaZe Clan Raises $40 MIllion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2020

FaZe Clan — one of the most followed gaming organizations — announced it has raised $40 million in Series A funding.

Stripe Raises $600 Million To Expand, Hire More Talent, And Pursue Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2020

Stripe, the company known for building one of the largest economic infrastructures for the internet, announced that it raised an additional $600 million as an extension of its Series G round.

Cloud Infrastructure Security Company Bridgecrew Raises $18 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 17, 2020

Bridgecrew, a company known for making it easier to deploy cloud security, announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding.

Report: Robinhood Looking To Raise $250 Million At An $8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2020

No-free stock trading app company Robinhood is reportedly planning to raise $250 million at an $8 billion valuation.

VAST Data: $100 Million Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Apr 17, 2020

Storage company VAST Data announced it raised $100 million in Series C funding led by Next47 at a valuation of $1.2 billion.

Intelligent Payroll Platform Company Everee Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 17, 2020

Intelligent payroll platform company Everee has announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Autonomous Business Monitoring Company Anodot Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 17, 2020

Autonomous business monitoring company Anodot announced that it has raised $35 million in Series C funding.

Dynamic Custom Indexing Company OpenInvest Raises $10.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 16, 2020

OpenInvest, a tech-enabled asset manager that provides customization, direct indexing, and ESG investing at scale, announced it raised $10.5 million.

Lucid: $52 Million Funding And $100 Million In Annual Recurring Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Lucid, the creators of Lucidchart and Lucidpress, has just announced some major milestones including $52 million in funding and $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

Leading Breach-And-Attack Simulation Company SafeBreach Raises $19 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

SafeBreach -- a provider of the leading breach-and-attack simulation (BAS) platform to validate security controls, visualize security risk and prioritize remediations -- announced it has raised $19 million in Series C funding.

Advanced-Surface Modifications Company Nelumbo Raises $14 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 16, 2020

Nelumbo -- a pioneer in the field of advanced-surface modifications -- announced that it raised $14 million in a new round of funding as part of a Series-A expansion.

Mayfield Fund Announces $750 Million Raised Across Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Mayfield Fund has announced it raised $750 million across two new funds: Mayfield XVI ($475 million) and Mayfield Select II ($275 million).

Airbnb Secures $1 Billion In Debt On Top Of The $1 Billion It Recently Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Home-sharing marketplace company Airbnb has reportedly raised another $1 billion in debt on top of the $1 billion it already recently raised.

Global Payments Company Airwallex Raises $160 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Airwallex, a company that enables the ability to send and receive foreign currency payments, announced it has raised a $160 million Series D.

Behavioral Biometrics Company BioCatch Raises $145 Million Led By Bain Capital

By Annie Baker ● Apr 16, 2020

Behavioral biometrics leader BioCatch announced it raised $145 million in Series C funding led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.

Away Development Environment Company Coder Secures $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 16, 2020

Away development environment company Coder announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding led by GGV Capital.

Mobile Messaging Company Attentive Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

Mobile messaging company Attentive has raised $40 million in funding. This brings the total Series C funding to $110 million.

Advanced Network Traffic Analysis Platform Awake Security Raises $36 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Advanced network traffic analysis company Awake Security announced it raised $36 million in Series C funding led by Evolution Equity Partners.

BlackRock Announces $5.1 Billion Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

BlackRock has announced that its Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund (“GEPIF”) hit a $5.1 billion final close of Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III.

Baby Nutrition Company ByHeart Raises $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 15, 2020

ByHeart — a company that is focused on the evolution of infant and baby nutrition — announced it closed $70 million in Series A funding.

Sports Mobile Gaming Company Nifty Raises Over $12 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

Nifty Games — a developer and publisher focused on quick session and head-to-head sports games for mobile devices — announced it secured over $12 million.