Venture Capital

Nashville-Based Client Acquisition Company JumpCrew Hits $35 Million In Sales And Raises $7.2 Million

By Noah Long ● May 24, 2019

JumpCrew, a Nashville-based client acquisition platform announced it raised $7.2 million in Series B co-led by Nashville Capital Network and Hinsdale.

How Retail Zipline Improves The Productivity Of Store Employees

By Dan Anderson ● May 24, 2019

Leading communication and execution platform for retailers Retail Zipline announced it raised $9.6 million led by Emergence.

Houston-Based Spruce Finance Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● May 24, 2019

Houston-based solar and residential energy company Spruce Finance announced it raised $50 million from its owner HPS Investment Partners.

How Core Helps People Improve Meditation Experiences And Personalized Wellness

By Annie Baker ● May 24, 2019

Core is a meditation service that recently announced it raised $4 million in seed funding. This is the story behind the company.

Wheelwell Unveils Vehicle Feature Program For Auto Partners And Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 23, 2019

Auto parts and custom car community company Wheelwell has announced it raised $3 million and the company also launched a vehicle feature program.

Boomtown Raises $12 Million To Help Businesses Simplify Customer Experiences

By Dan Anderson ● May 23, 2019

Boomtown, a company that helps organizations sell, activate, and support business technology products, announced it raised $12 million in funding

TomboyX: How This Company Built Up A Comfortable Underwear Brand For All Sizes And Genders

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

TomboyX is a gender-neutral affordable underwear brand that raised $18 million in Series B funding led by London-based The Craftory.

Financial Operating System Company OpenFin Raises $17 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

Financial operating system company OpenFin has raised $17 million led by Wells Fargo. Barclays, Bain Capital Ventures, JPMorgan, and Pivot also joined.

Real-Time Customer Data Orchestration Company Tealium Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● May 23, 2019

Real-time customer data orchestration Tealium has raised $55 million in Series F led by Silver Lake Waterman (Silver Lake's late-stage growth capital fund).

Berlin-Based Travel Experience Company GetYourGuide Secures $484 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2019

Berlin, Germany-based booking platform company GetYourGuide announced it raised $484 million in Series E led by the SoftBank Vision Fund.

Commercial Real Estate Analytics Company CompStak Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 23, 2019

New York-based commercial real estate transaction data and analytics company CompStak raises $12 million in Series B led by IA Capital.

UrbanSitter Acquires Colorado-Based Techstars Grad Sitter

By Noah Long ● May 23, 2019

San Francisco-based online service UrbanSitter has acquired Techstars grad Sitter. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Madrona Venture Group Sets Up $300 Million Fund For Early-Stage Companies In The PNW

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Madrona Venture Group has launched a new oversubscribed $300 million investment fund called Fund VII.

Chicago-Based The Small Exchange Secures $10 Million From Citadel Securities and Jump Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Chicago-based futures exchange The Small Exchange has raised $10 million from Citadel Securities and Jump Capital.

International Ticketing Platform Company TodayTix Raises $73 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

New York-based international ticketing platform TodayTix raised $73 million led by Great Hills Partners.

Technical Interview Platform Company Karat Raises $28 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2019

Technical interview company Karat announced it raised $28 million led by Tiger Global Management. Norwest Venture Partners and 8VC joined this round.

Specialty Prescription Management Provider Phil Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

Phil Inc., an end-to-end technology platform for distributing and managing specialty prescription drugs -- has raised $25 million in Series B funding.

Charleston-Based AI Talent Intelligence Company ENGAGE Talent Secures $3.5 Million

By Noah Long ● May 22, 2019

Charleston, South Carolina-based AI-Powered Talent Data and Intelligence platform ENGAGE Talent announced it raised $3.5 million.

Cultivation Management Platform Company Artemis Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Leading enterprise Cultivation Management Platform (CMP) Artemis announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding.

How Solera Health Helps Improve Patient Outcomes At Lower Medical Care Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2019

Solera Health, a company that changes lives by guiding people to better health, announced $42 million in Series C funding.

AI-Powered Recruiting Company SeekOut Secures $6 Million

By Noah Long ● May 22, 2019

Washington-based company SeekOut recently announced it raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Group.

How Algorithmia Makes It Easier To Scale And Manage Machine Learning Models

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

Seattle-based Algorithmia recently raised $25 million in funding led by Norwest Venture Partners

Minneapolis-Based Fintech Company ClickSWITCH Raises $13 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 22, 2019

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based fintech company ClickSWITCH has raised $13 million in Series B led by Commerce Ventures and Point72 Ventures.

How 3Play Media Provides Fast-Turnaround Video Accessibility Services At Scale

By Dan Anderson ● May 22, 2019

3Play Media is a provider of high-quality video accessibility services. This is the story behind the company.

Toronto-Based Fintech Company KOHO Raises $42 Million

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2019

Toronto-based fintech company KOHO has raised $42 million led by Portag3 Ventures as the company is seeing over $500 million in annualized transactions.

CM Group Completes $410 Million In Financing And Buys Vuture

By Annie Baker ● May 21, 2019

CM Group announced it raised $410 million in financing and acquired email marketing company Vuture.

Storr Secures $3 Million And Soars To 30,000 Sellers And 175 Brands

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2019

Online retail marketplace Storr has raised $3 million from Spark Capital bringing the total pre-Series A to $7.8 million.

Auth0 Doubles Revenue YoY And Is Now Valued At More Than $1 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● May 21, 2019

Global Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) leader Auth0 has raised $103 million led by Sapphire Ventures at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Office Optimization Company Robin Raises $20 Million

By Noah Long ● May 21, 2019

Robin Powered announced it raised $20 million in Series B led by Tola Capital.

Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management Closes $1 Billion Sustainable Solutions Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2019

Generation Investment Management closes $1 billion for its Sustainable Solutions Fund for growth and later stage investments.