Venture Capital

Email Security Platform Company GreatHorn Raises $13 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2019

Waltham, Massachusetts-based email security platform company GreatHorn announced it raised $13 million in funding co-led by RRE Ventures and .406 Ventures.

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Company Vulcan Cyber Closes $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 30, 2019

Vulcan Cyber has raised $10 million in Series A funding to help enterprises close the cybersecurity vulnerability remediation gap.

Convoy Introduces Automated Reloads So Carriers Can Spend More Time Hauling

By Annie Baker ● Jun 30, 2019

Recently, Convoy announced the nationwide rollout of Automated Reloads, a program for booking multiple loads at a time in so carriers can earn more.

Warburg Pincus Sets Up $4.25 Billion Fund To Invest In Chinese And Southeast Asian Companies

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 30, 2019

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus announced it closed the $4.25 billion China-Southeast Asia II, L.P. for investing in Chinese and Southeast Asian portfolio companies

Corporate Travel Booking Company TripActions Is Now Valued At $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2019

Corporate business travel booking platform TripActions announced it raised $250 million in Series D funding at a $4 billion valuation.

Aera Technology Closes $80 Million To Build On Its Cognitive Operating System That Enables The ‘Self-Driving Enterprise’

By Noah Long ● Jun 30, 2019

Aera Technology announced it closed $80 million in Series C funding led by DFJ Growth.

Fellow.app Secures $6.5 Million To Help Managers Collaborate With Teams

By Noah Long ● Jun 30, 2019

Fellow.app, an app that helps managers collaborate with teams, announced it raised $6.5 million

Data-Centric Computing Company Fungible Raises $200 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 29, 2019

Data-centric computing company Fungible announced a $200 million Series C round of funding to accelerate the company's product development.

Superhuman: This $30 Per Month Email Service Now Has A $260 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2019

Superhuman is a blazingly fast premium email service with a subscription fee of $30 per month that is now valued at $260 million.

Fusion Energy Commercialization Company Commonwealth Raises $115 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 29, 2019

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a company that is commercializing fusion energy, announced it raised $115 million in funding.

Ockam To Further Democratize Secure IoT Development With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 27, 2019

Ockam, a company that has built a suite of products that democratizes secure IoT development, announced recently that it closed $3.2 million

Gut-Targeted Therapeutics Company Axial Biotherapeutics Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 27, 2019

Axial Biotherapeutics, a biotech company dedicated to building gut-targeted therapeutics, announced it raised $10 million.1

Construction Mobile Platform Company Rhumbix Secures $14.3 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 26, 2019

Construction mobile platform company Rhumbix has closed $14.3 million in Series B funding led by Blackhorn Ventures and Tenfore Holdings

Advance Care Planning Solution Company Vynca Raises $10.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 26, 2019

Leading advance care planning solution Vynca has raised $10.3 million in Series B funding

Detroit-Based StockX Is Now Valued At More Than $1 Billion, Names Scott Cutler As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2019

StockX has announced that it closed $110 million in Series C funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Why WP Engine Acquired Flywheel

By Shan Sadiq ● Jun 26, 2019

WP Engine yesterday acquired its smaller competitor Flywheel. Flywheel is also a provider of managed WordPress hosting.

Houston And Ann Arbor Based Mercury Fund Nearing $125 Million For Ventures IV Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2019

Mercury Fund, a VC firm with a presence in Houston, Texas and Ann Arbor, Michigan has raised $82.25 million for its Ventures IV fund.

Retail Product Decision Engine Company MakerSights Closes $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 25, 2019

Retail product decision engine company announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by new investors Forerunner Ventures.

AI Solutions Company Text IQ Raises $12.6 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 25, 2019

Text IQ announced it raised $12.6 million in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital with Sierra Ventures, which will be used for accelerating expansion.

Mattermost To Make Open Source Messaging Mainstream With Recent $50 Million Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2019

Mattermost -- an open source alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams -- announced recently that it raised $50 million led by Y Combinator Continuity.

API Collaboration Company Postman Closes $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2019

Leading API collaboration platform company Postman announced it raised $50 million in Series B led by CRV with participation from Nexus Venture Partners.

Cloud Native Network Security Platform Company Valtix Raises Over $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2019

Cloud-native security platform company Valtix announced it raised over $14 million from Trinity Ventures, Vertex Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital.

SubjectWell: This Risk-Free Clinical Trials Marketplace For Patient Recruitment Secures $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 24, 2019

Risk-free clinical trials marketplace for patient recruitment SubjectWell announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Windham.

AI-Powered Expert Search Engine NewtonX Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 24, 2019

NewtonX, a real-time expert search engine, announced it closed $12 million in Series A funding led by Two Sigma Ventures

Compliant Infrastructure Hosting Aptible Secures $12 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 24, 2019

Leading provider of secure and compliant infrastructure hosting Aptible has closed $12 million in Series A funding.

PredictiveHR: This Company Uses AI To Provide HR And C-Level Execs With A View Of Talent Health

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 24, 2019

AI-powered platform company PredictiveHR announced that it raised $1 million in financing from angel investors.

Tally: This Financial Automation Company That Helps Users Pay Off Credit Card Debt Has Raised $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 24, 2019

Tally, a financial automation company that helps users pay off credit card debt, announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding.

Arrive Logistics Expects Revenue To Hit $600 Million This Year

By Noah Long ● Jun 24, 2019

Technology-powered freight brokerage company Arrive Logistics has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by existing investor Lead Edge Capital.

D2C Women’s Luxury Footwear Tamara Mellon Grew 136% YoY And Secured $50 Million In Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2019

Tamara Mellon Brand has announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding. Including this round, Tamara Mellon raised about $87 million total.

How Personal Finance App Dave Helps Consumers Avoid Overdraft Fees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2019

Dave, a mobile finance app that helps users avoid overdraft fees, announced it is launching a banking product and that it raised $110 million in debt.