Venture Capital

Health Recovery Solutions Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Health Recovery Solutions announced it closed $10 million in growth financing led by Edison Partners.

Robotic Products Company Ori Secures $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Robotic interior products Ori announced it raised $20 million in Series B funding from Sidewalk Labs, Ingka Group, Geolo Capital, and Khosla Ventures.

Data Privacy And Protection Company BigID Raises $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Data-centric personal data privacy and protection company BigID announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

New Wave Foods Receives Funding From Tyson Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

San Francisco-based New Wave Foods announced it received funding from Tyson Ventures and is planning to have a shrimp alternative ready in early 2020.

How Trevor Milton Went From A College Dropout To Running A $3 Billion Hydrogen Truck Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Nikola Motor recently announced it raised $250 million in strategic funding from CNH Industrial at a pre-money valuation of $3 billion. These are the details behind the deal.

Marketing Tech Company Fyllo Launches With $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

Marketing tech platform company Fyllo announced it raised $16 million in startup financing from premier institutional and venture capital investors.

On-Demand Talent Platform Stoke Secures $4.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 9, 2019

On-demand talent platform company Stoke announced it raised $4.5 million in funding to help companies access its talent pool of self-employed freelancers.

MiddleGround Capital: Debut Fund Closes At $459.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

MiddleGround Capital announced the final close of Fund I called MiddleGround Capital I, LP at a hard cap of $459.5 million with Archean Capital Partners as the anchor investor.

Culture Amp: This People And Culture Platform Just Raised $82 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2019

People & Culture Platform company Culture Amp announced it raised $82 million in Series E funding led by new investor Sequoia Capital China.

theScore Raises $40 Million To Grow Media And Sports Betting Platform

By Annie Baker ● Sep 9, 2019

Score Media has recently announced that it entered into a $40 million investment agreement with a fund managed and controlled by Fengate Asset Management.

IVP Adds James Black, Becca Faust, And Karthik Ramakrishnan To Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP has announced it added three people to its investment team including James Black, Becca Faust, and Karthik Ramakrishnan.

Even Financial Secures $25 Million To Scale Its API Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 8, 2019

Even Financial -- a leading API company for financial services search, acquisition, and monetization -- has raised $25 million in strategic funding led by Citi Ventures.

Federated Wireless Raises $51 Million To Expand Advanced Shared Spectrum

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 8, 2019

Federated Wireless recently announced that it raised $51 million in Series C funding to expand the availability of advanced shared spectrum services .

Why Chegg Is Acquiring Thinkful For $80 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 6, 2019

Educational tech company Chegg announced it is acquiring Thinkful for $80 million. These are the details behind the deal.

Ginger: This On-Demand Behavioral Health Company Just Raised $35 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 5, 2019

Ginger, a leader in on-demand behavioral health, announced it raised $35 million in Series C.

How Let’s Do This Runs A Rapidly Growing Endurance Event Marketplace

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Y Combinator alumni company Let’s Do This announced it raised $5 million in seed funding led by NFX managing partner Pete Flint.

Women Who Tech Unveils 10 HealthTech Startup Finalists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2019

Women Who Tech, one of the largest organizations funding women-led ventures, has announced 10 finalists for the European leg of its Startup Challenge.

Government Enterprise Cloud Solutions Company OpenGov Raises $51 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 4, 2019

Government enterprise cloud solutions company OpenGov announced it raised $51 million in funding led by Weatherford Capital and 8VC.

Freeman Spogli & Co. Secures $1.85 Billion For Eighth Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

Leading middle-market private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. announced it closed $1.85 billion in capital commitments for its eight fund.

Contently Names Pearl Collings As CEO

By Noah Long ● Sep 3, 2019

Rapidly growing content marketing solution company Contently announced it named Pearl Collings as its new CEO.

HireVue Receives Funding From Majority Investor The Carlyle Group

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

HireVue announced that investment firm The Carlyle Group has signed an agreement to fund the company as a majority investor.

Blockchain-Inspired Bank Payments Company Baton Systems Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

Bank-to-bank payments infrastructure company Baton Systems announced it raised $12 million to increase processing times within the payments market.

Backstage Detroit Reveals First Cohort Of Accelerator Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

Backstage Capital -- a venture capital firm that invests in underrepresented founders -- has revealed its first cohort of Detroit startups.

ePACT Raises $4.5 Million For Its Emergency Preparedness Platform

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Emergency preparedness platform company ePACT announced it raised $4.5 million in funding co-led by Disruption Ventures and Yaletown Partners.

India-Based B2B Trading Platform Udaan Raises $300 Million 

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 3, 2019

Udaan - an India-based B2B trading platform company - has raised $300 million from AltimeterCapital, GGV Capital, DST Global, and Lightspeed.

Esusu Closes $1.6 Million In Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Financial technology platform company Esusu announced that it raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by Acumen Fund.

AI Coaching And Training Company VoiceOps Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

San Francisco-based AI coaching and training company VoiceOps announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

Wing Resources Raises $100 Million From NGP 

By Noah Long ● Sep 3, 2019

Wing Resources IV announced it has raised $100 million in new equity commitments from NGP through NGP Natural Resources XII, L.P.

Temenos Acquiring Kony For $559 Million: Details About The Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2019

Banking software company Temenos announced it is acquiring Kony for $559 million.

Hotel Operations Company Mews Closes $33 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 3, 2019

Mews, a company that is reimagining hotel operations and guest experience management, announced it raised $33 million in funding.