Venture Capital

Why Vista Equity Partners Acquired Black Mountain Systems LLC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2019

Vista Equity Partners recently announced that it is acquiring San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems LLC from Stone Point Capital LLC.

Abacus Insights: How This Company Removes Data Silos In The Healthcare Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2019

Healthcare data integration company Abacus Insights recently announced it raised $12.7 million in Series A funding led by CRV.

Why Insight Partners Acquired Recorded Future In A $780 Million Deal

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 4, 2019

Insight Partners announced it acquired a controlling stake in Recorded Future. These are the details behind the deal.

How Pillar Is Helping Solve The Student Loan Problem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2019

Pillar, a company that is helping solve the student loan problem, announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins.

Analytics-Driven Cybersecurity Company BlueVoyant Lands $82.5 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2019

BlueVoyant announced it closed an expanded $82.5 million in Series B funding round at a valuation of more than $430 million

Foursquare Secures $150 Million And Buys Placed From Snap Inc.

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2019

Foursquare has raised $150 million in funding led by The Raine Group and acquired Placed from Snap Inc. to build on its Attribution products.

Digital Identity Management Solution Company Dashlane Raises $110 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2019

Digital identity management solution company Dashlane has raised $110 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia Capital with Jim Goetz joining the board.

Roger.ai: This Accounting Automation Company Helps Businesses Save Time With Financial Processes

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 2, 2019

Accounting automation tool company Roger.ai announced it raised $7.35 million in Series A funding to help businesses save time on financial processes.

How Pillo Health Is Improving Patient Longevity And Quality Of Life

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2019

Pillo Health recently raised $11 million in funding from investors to complete its Series A round led by Stanley Black & Decker's venture capital arm.

XFactor Ventures Launches Fund 2: Female Founders Investing In New Female-Founded Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2019

XFactor Ventures announced it has established the $8.6 million Fund 2, which will be used in investing in new female-founded companies

Identiq: This Company Makes It Easier To Validate New Users And Fight Fraud

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2019

Identiq, a Tel Aviv-based Anonymous Verification Network company, announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

How Upsie Helps Make Warranties More Affordable And Accessible

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2019

Upsie, a consumer-friendly platform for purchasing product warranties, announced it raised $5 million in funding led by True Ventures.

Thoma Bravo Is Acquiring A Majority Stake In Toronto-Based Cority

By Dan Anderson ● May 31, 2019

Thoma Bravo is buying a majority stake in Toronto-based environmental, health, safety and quality software company Cority

Report: Bain Capital Is Setting Up A $1 Billion Tech Opportunities Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2019

Bain Capital is reportedly raising $1 billion for a new technology fund for late-stage minority investments called Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.

Why Global Payments Is Buying TSYS For $21.5 Billion

By Noah Long ● May 31, 2019

Payment tech company Global Payments announced it is acquiring Total System Services (TSYS) for $21.5 billion. These are the details about the deal.

How FinTech Company Zero Helps Users ‘Bank Like Debit And Earn Like Credit’

By Noah Long ● May 30, 2019

Zero Financial announced it raised $20 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Including this round, Zero has raised $35 million.

Enterprise Customer Service Company Kustomer Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2019

Enterprise customer service Kustomer announced it raised $40 million in Series D funding led by Tiger Global Management

SoFi Raises $500 Million In Funding Led By Qatar Investment Authority

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2019

Social Finance (known as SoFi) has raised $500 million in funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)

Project And Work Management Platform Company Sitetracker Secures $34 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 30, 2019

Project and work management platform Sitetracker announced it raised funding from Energize Ventures extending its Series B to $34 million.

IVP’s Thomas Loverro Gets Promoted To General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2019

IVP’s Thomas Loverro has been promoted to General Partner. He is now the 7th General Partner at the VC firm.

Continuous Security Validation Company AttackIQ Raises $17.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2019

Continuous security validation company AttackIQ announced it raised $17.6 million led by Khosla Ventures. Index, Salesforce, and Telstra also joined.

Live Online K-12 Education Company Outschool Secures $8.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 30, 2019

San Francisco-based live online K-12 classes marketplace company Outschool announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding

eSUB Construction Software Announces $12 Million Funding Round

By Noah Long ● May 30, 2019

eSUB Construction Software announced it raised $12 million in Series B funding led by Catalyst Investors.

E-Learning Platform OpenSesame Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2019

E-learning platform company OpenSesame announced it has raised $28 million in funding led by FTV Capital.

Data Beaming Tech Company Equalum Secures $18 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 30, 2019

Leading data beaming technology provider Equalum announced it raised $18 million in Series B led by Planven.

Recruiting Platform Company SmartRecruiters Raises $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2019

SmartRecruiters announced it has raised $50 million in Series D funding led by repeat investor Insight Partners. Mayfield and Rembrandt also joined.

Over 200 Philanthropists Have Now Joined The Giving Pledge

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2019

The Giving Pledge announced that 19 more philanthropists have joined the organization since the previous year bringing the total to over 200.

Report: SpaceX Raised More Than $1 Billion This Year

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2019

SpaceX has reportedly raised over $1 billion in funding since the beginning of the year, which the helped with the deployment of the Starlink satellites.

Pico Secures $4.5 Million To Build On Its Analytics And Revenue Tools For Publishers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2019

Brooklyn-based Pico announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding led by Precursor Ventures and Stripe.

Telebehavioral Health Company Talkspace Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2019

Telebehavioral health leader Talkspace announced it raised $50 million in a new round of funding led by Revolution Growth.