Venture Capital

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.

Logistics SaaS Company FarEye Raises $25 Million Led By Microsoft’s M12

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

FarEye, a logistics SaaS platform for predictive visibility, announced it raised $25 million in equity funding led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12.

Zetta Venture Partners Announces $180 Million AI Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2020

Zetta Venture Partners announced a new $180 million fund to invest in AI-first companies.

Clearlake Closes Sixth Flagship Private Equity Fund At Over $7 Billion

By Noah Long ● Apr 15, 2020

Leading investment firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. announced it has completed fundraising for its sixth private equity fund at over $7 billion.

Corigin Ventures Launches $36.05 Million Second Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 15, 2020

Founder-focused early-stage venture capital firm Corigin Ventures announced it launched a $36.05 million second fund.

Lightspeed Raises More Than $4 Billion For Early And Growth Stage Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners announced it raised over $4 billion for early and growth-stage companies.

Quantum Company Q-CTRL Receives Strategic Investment From In-Q-Tel

By Annie Baker ● Apr 14, 2020

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, announced a strategic investment by In-Q-Tel.

Autodesk Invests In Aurigo Software

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Aurigo Software announced an alliance for developing the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners.

Jim Clark And Thomas Jermoluk Launch Beyond Identity With $30 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Early world wide web pioneers Jim Clark and Thomas Jermoluk have launched Beyond Identity with $30 million in funding.

The Screening Room: Rebrand, $27.5 Million Funding, New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

The Screening Room, a company built that is pursuing the release of new movies to become available in the home, announced it raised $27.5 million and it hired a new CEO.

Yale University Spin-Out MindNest Health Raises $300K To Develop Tools For Children With Autism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

NeuroNetworks Fund (NNF) announced a $300,000 seed financing for Yale University spinoutMindNest Health.

Morgan Stanley Picks 9 Startups For New Cohort, Focused On Multicultural And Women Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Morgan Stanley announced the fourth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology-enabled startups in the post-seed to Series B funding rounds.

Carbon Fiber Composite Parts Company Arris Raises $48.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 14, 2020

Berkeley, California-based Arris Composites announced it has raised $48.5 million in a Series B round of funding.

Why One Drop Is Buying Sano

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Digital care solutions company One Drop announced it is buying all of the assets and intellectual property of Sano Intelligence. These are the details.

Buyer Enablement Platform Tropic Raises $2.1 Million Led By Founder Collective

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 13, 2020

Buyer enablement platform Tropic announced it raised $2.1 million in seed financing led by Founder Collective.

Farmland Investing Platform AcreTrader Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 13, 2020

Online farmland investing platform AcreTrader announced it raised over $5 million.

RISE Robotics Raises $3 Million Led By MIT’s The Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

RISE Robotics, a leader in high-performance and cost-effective electric linear actuation solutions, announced it raised $3 million in funding led by The Engine.

Application Error Monitoring Company Airbrake Raises $11 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2020

Airbrake — a leading application performance and code-level error monitoring software company — announced it raised $11 million in funding.

Digital Quantum Computing Company Seeqc Raises Over $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 12, 2020

Digital quantum computing company Seeqc has announced it raised over $11 million in funding. These are the details.

Patient Safety Platform Ferrum Health Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 12, 2020

Ferrum Health, a developer of enterprise IT and AI patient safety platform for health systems, announced it raised $9 million in funding.

Sony Buying $400 Million Stake In Bilibili At $8 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Apr 12, 2020

Sony Corp is spending $400 million to buy a minority stake in the Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili.