Venture Capital

Brex Raises $100 Million At A Reported $2.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2019

Brex, a credit card company that was built for scaling businesses, announced recently it raised $100 million at a reported $2.6 billion valuation

Dubai-Based Heavy Equipment Rental Marketplace Company Tenderd Secures $5.8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 12, 2019

Tenderd, a service that allows users to rent dependable equipment in the MENA region, announced it raise $5.8 million in a seed round of funding

RapidAPI Launches Self-Serve API Platform Service And Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2019

RapidAPI, the world's largest API marketplace, announced it raised $25 million in Series B led by Microsoft's venture capital arm M12.

JMI Invests In Dulles-Based ERP Company Unanet

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2019

Leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider company Unanet announced it received a significant growth equity investment from JMI Equity.

Payments Company SpotOn Transact Secures $40 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2019

SpotOn Transact announced it raised more than $40 million in a new round of funding led by Franklin Venture Partners. Dragoneer also participated.

London-Based VC Firm Crane Venture Partners Raises $90 Million For ‘Crane I’ Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 12, 2019

London-based Crane Venture Partners announced it raised $90 million for its “Crane I” fund. “Crane I” will be for investing in data enterprise companies.

Cloud-Based Digital Banking Company Alkami Technology Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 12, 2019

Plano, Texas-based digital banking solutions company Alkami Technology has closed $55 million in Series E of funding led by General Atlantic.

AI-Powered Direct Mail And Swag Company Alyce Raises $11.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2019

Alyce, an AI-powered platform that has been transforming the direct mail and swag industry, announced it raised $11.5 million in Series A funding.

Autonomous Endpoint Protection Company SentinelOne Raises $120 Million

By Noah Long ● Jun 9, 2019

Autonomous endpoint protection company SentinelOne has announced it raised $120 million in Series D funding led by Insight Partners.

How WorldRemit Makes It Easier To Send And Receive Payments Worldwide

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 9, 2019

WorldRemit is a mobile payments service that makes it easier to send and receive payments. Recently, WorldRemit announced $175 million in funding.

LevelTen Energy Signs Deal With Starbucks And Raises $20.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2019

Seattle-based LevelTen Energy announced it closed a three-project renewable energy portfolio purchased by Starbucks and raised $20.5 million in Series B.

Tempus: This $3.1 Billion Genomic Database Company Is Improving Cancer Patient Care And Is Now Looking Into Depression And Diabetes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2019

Tempus announced it recently raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation and is improving the lives of cancer, depression, and diabetes patients.

Winston-Salem Based Decentralized App Platform Company Fluree Raises $4.73 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 7, 2019

Fluree, Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based data-first technology stack company, announced recently that it raised $4.73 million in seed funding

How TMRW Is Using Robotic Process Automation For In Vitro Fertilization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2019

TMRW, a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform company designed for in vitro fertilization (IVF), recently announced it raised $12 million in Series A.

Jackpocket: This Is The First Third-Party App In The US For Ordering Official State Lottery Tickets

By Noah Long ● Jun 7, 2019

Jackpocket is a company that is modernizing and responsibly growing state lotteries that recently raised $5 million from PROOF and Gavin Isaacs.

Wild Earth To Accelerate No-Meat Food For Dogs With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 7, 2019

Wild Earth is a company that is transforming the pet food industry with biotech. Recently Wild Earth raised $11 million.

Instawork: This Company Helps Fills Shifts For Hospitality Workers

By Noah Long ● Jun 7, 2019

Instawork is a service that offers shift options for people who are looking for work in the hospitality industry. Here is how it works.

Marqeta Signs Deal With CashFlows On The Heels Of Hitting Nearly $2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 7, 2019

Oakland, California-based modern card issuing platform company Marqeta has signed a deal with CashFlows and raised $260 million in Series E.

StandUp Ventures: This VC Firm Is Helping Women-Led Startups Grow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2019

Canada-based venture capital firm StandUp Ventures is focused on investing in women-led startups. These are the details about the firm.

How PlanetScale Makes It Easier For Enterprises To Scale Data In The Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2019

Launched out of stealth in December 2018, PlanetScale is one of the first businesses to operationalize Vitess -- which makes it easier for enterprises to scale data in the cloud.

ID R&D: This Company Is Building Some Impressive AI-Based Voice And Face Anti-Spoofing Technologies

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

ID R&D, a New York-based biometrics technology provider recently announced it raised $5.7 million in funding led by GSR Ventures.

Crosscode: This Company Focuses On Helping Customers Manage Software Assets

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

Enterprise software development company Crosscode helps companies manage their software assets that recently raised $9.25 million.

Mission To Build On Its Foundation Customer-Centric Cloud Transformation Services With New Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Jun 6, 2019

Mission is a managed service and consulting company for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that raised a $15 million round led by Great Hill Partners.

Chronograph: This Company Provides Portfolio Managing Solutions To Private Capital Investors

By Noah Long ● Jun 6, 2019

Chronograph, a New York-based provider of portfolio monitoring and reporting solutions for institutional private capital investors, announced a Series A funding round.

How Betterview Is Becoming Essential For Every Transaction Around Properties

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 6, 2019

Betterview, a company that is becoming essential to every transaction around buildings, announced it closed a $4.5 million Series A funding round.

Raymond James Hires Andrew Gitkin For Life Sciences Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2019

Investment bank and financial services company Raymond James has hired Andrew Gitkin for his life sciences expertise.

ChargeAfter Raises $8 Million To Help Retailers Match Consumers With Credit And Financing Offers

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2019

ChargeAfter announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Propel Venture Partners. Plug and Play and Synchrony also joined.

How VuPulse Makes Advertising More Effective For Marketers

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2019

Boca Raton, Florida-based digital advertising company VuPulse is known for helping make advertising easier for marketers.

Riffyn: This Company Solves Data Sharing Problems In R&D Organizations

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2019

Scientific process design and data analytics SaaS company Riffyn announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by M Ventures.

Video Collaboration Company CloudApp Secures $4.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 5, 2019

Video led company CloudApp announced it raised $4.3 million led by Kickstart Seed Fund.