Venture Capital

Food Pre-Ordering Service Allset Raises $8.25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based food pre-ordering service Allset announced it has raised $8.25 million in Series B funding led by EBRD.

Digital Health Company AristaMD Closes $18 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2020

Digital health company AristaMD announced it has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Cigna Ventures and MemorialCare Innovation Fund.

ModelOp Raises $6 Million Led By Valley Capital Partners

By Noah Long ● Apr 1, 2020

ModelOps software pioneer ModelOp announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Valley Capital Partners.

Microfluidics Company CellFE Raises $4.8 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Apr 1, 2020

CellFE, a company that is developing a microfluidics-based device for delivering gene-editing molecules, announced it raised $4.8 million in Series Seed funding.

Self-Driving Industrial Vehicle Company Seegrid Secures $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 31, 2020

Seegrid, a leader in self-driving industrial vehicles for material handling, announced it raised $25 million in growth equity investment from G2VP.

Chinese Online Education Company Yuanfudao Raises $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2020

Online education company Yuanfudao has raised $1 billion in funding led by Tencent Holdings and Hillhouse Capital Group.

JPMorgan Raising Up To $10 Billion For Alternative Investments

By Annie Baker ● Mar 30, 2020

The alternative investments unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co is reportedly planning to raise up to $10 billion over the next couple of months.

Via: $200 Million Funding, $2.25 Billion Valuation, Noam Ohana Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 30, 2020

Shared ride-hailing services company Via Transportation announced it raised $200 million in Series E funding at a $2.25 billion valuation.

Online Learning Platform Preply Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 30, 2020

Online learning company Preply announced it has raised $10 million in funding. These are the details.

Bright.md: $8 Million In Funding And Karen Page Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 30, 2020

Leading healthcare automation company Bright.md announced it raised $8 million in funding and Karen Page is joining the board.

Fast: This Online Login And Checkout Company Just Raised $20 Million In Round Led By Stripe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Online login and checkout experience company Fast announced it raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding led by Stripe.

Rally Cry Raises $1.2 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Rally Cry, a company that is bringing organized gaming programs to players of all ages, announced it raised $1.2 million.

How Y Combinator Is Helping Combat COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Startup accelerator program Y Combinator is now fast-tracking funding for companies that are focused on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Novartis, Life Sciences Consortium, And Gates Foundation Collaborate On COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies are collaborating to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Origami Capital Announces Final Closing Of Fund IV With $520 Million In Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Origami Capital Partners announced the final closing of Fund IV with $520 million in capital commitments.

Financial Tech Platform iCapital Network Raises $146 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Financial technology platform iCapital Network announced it closed a $146 million capital raise for fueling its future growth

Enterprise Service Management Company Espressive Closes $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 26, 2020

Espressive, a pioneer in AI for enterprise service management (ESM), announced it raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

Plastiq: $75 Million In Funding And Karen Page Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Intelligent payment solution Plastiq announced it closed $75 million in Series D funding led by B Capital Group.

Fort Ross Ventures: $235 Million Second Fund And Sharin Fisher Named Partner

By Annie Baker ● Mar 26, 2020

Venture capital firm Fort Ross Ventures announced it closed Fund II at $235 million and named Sharin Fisher as partner.

Mayfield Closes On $750 Million For 2 New VC Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Venture capital firm Mayfield announced that it has closed on $750 million in new capital across two funds. These are the details.

OfferUp Raises $120 Million And Buys letgo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

OfferUp and letgo, two of the largest platforms for buying and selling locally, announced they are combining their U.S. businesses.

Log Management Platform Humio Raises $20 Million Led By Dell

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Log management platform Humio announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Dell Technologies Capital.

Churchill Asset Management Closes $2 Billion In Limited Partner Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, announced it completed fundraising for a Fund at $2 billion in commitments.

Food Tech Company Nature’s Fynd Secures $80 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Food tech company Nature's Fynd (previously named Sustainable Bioproducts) announced it raised $80 million in funding.

Arkose Labs Secures $22 Million Led By Microsoft’s M12

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

Arkose Labs, a provider of online fraud and abuse prevention technology, announced it raised $22 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture capital arm M12.

Remote Clinical Trial Company ClinOne Receives Investment Led By UCHealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2020

ClinOne, an industry leader in remote clinical trial patient management, announced that CU Healthcare Innovation Fund is the lead investor for its Series-A financing with the first closing of $3.6 million.

Report: SoftBank Looking To Raise $10 Billion To Support Its Vision Fund Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 21, 2020

SoftBank is reportedly looking to raise $10 billion so that the first Vision Fund can support the portfolio companies that were affected by COVID-19.

AppOmni Expands Its Executive Leadership Team

By Noah Long ● Mar 21, 2020

AppOmni, a provider of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security and management platform, announced it added 3 new executives to the company’s leadership team.

Toronto-Based Automated Customer Experience Company Ada Raises $44 Million Led By Accel

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 21, 2020

Ada, a leader in Automated Customer Experience (ACX), announced it has raised $44 million in Series B funding led by Accel.

Mobile Gaming Company Scopely Secures $200 Million In Strategic Financing

By Annie Baker ● Mar 21, 2020

Leading mobile gaming company Scopely raised $200 million in Series D funding led by NewView Capital.