Venture Capital

India-Based Online Grocery Company BigBasket Raises $150 Million And Passes $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2019

India-based online grocery company BigBasket recently announced a $150 million Series F round at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Meru Health: Improving The Lives Of People Living With Depression

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2019

Meru Health, a digital clinic for greater mental health, recently announced it raised $4.2 million in Series Seed financing.

Chat And Messaging API Service SendBird Raises $102 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 7, 2019

San Mateo, California-based customizable chat and messaging API service for mobile and web applications SendBird announced it raised $50 million in funding.

How FuzzBuzz Is Making Fuzzing More Mainstream

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2019

Mountain View, California-based FuzzBuzz recently announced it raised $2.7 million. Here is the story behind the company.

Examity To Proctor More Than 2 Million Exams This Year

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2019

Massachusetts-based Examity recently announced that it is going to proctor more than 2 million exams for higher education institutions this year.

How Technisys Helps Banks Increase Sales And Efficiency For Product Launches

By Annie Baker ● May 6, 2019

Digital banking software platform company Technisys announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. This is how Technisys works.

Cushion Raises $2.8 Million To Help Consumers Negotiate Bank And Credit Card Fees

By Noah Long ● May 6, 2019

San Francisco-based Cushion, a company that helps consumers negotiate bank and credit card fees, recently announced it raised $2.8 million in seed funding.

Vancouver-Based Orthodontic Device Company Biolux Research Secures $14 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2019

Vancouver-based orthodontic device company Biolux Research has announced it has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Venrock.

Kids Ridesharing Service Zūm Expands Into Dallas As It Receives Additional Funding

By Annie Baker ● May 6, 2019

Redwood City, California-based kids ridesharing service recently announced it raised funding from Citi Ventures and a Dallas expansion.

How Specright Helps Companies Reduce Costs And Create Efficiencies

By Noah Long ● May 6, 2019

Irvine, California-based software company Specright enables its customers to control their critical supply chain specifications. Here is how the company works.

Veterinary Technology Company Small Door Raises $3.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2019

Veterinary technology company Small Door announced it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding co-led by Lerer Hippeau and Primary Venture Partners.

Rappi Is Securing Up To $1 Billion From SoftBank Group And SoftBank Vision Fund

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2019

Rappi, a Latin American on-demand delivery startup, recently announced it has raised an investment of up to $1 billion from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund.

Automated Cash Management Company Trovata.io Raises $5.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2019

Trovata, a company that makes it easier for businesses to automate cash management, announced it raised $5.5 million in seed funding.

UiPath In Two Years: $8 Million To $200 Million ARR And A $7 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2019

Robotic process automation software company UiPath announced it has raised $568 million at a $7 billion valuation.

Expense Management Platform Company Divvy Raises $200 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Utah-based expense management platform company Divvy announced it raised $200 million in funding led by NEA.

CI Security Signs Deal With Ednetics Following Recent Funding Round

By Noah Long ● May 3, 2019

CI Security announced it has partnered with Ednetics to help schools with information security monitoring. And the company raised its Series B funding round recently.

How Audioburst Makes Talk Radio And Podcasts More Digestible

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Audioburst is a company that is able to pull content from talk radio and podcasts in order to contextualize and index the world’s largest library of spoken word audio content into short form snippets.

StockX Could Become A $1 Billion Sneaker Seller

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2019

Rumor has it that StockX is preparing to raise a round of funding led by DST that would give it a lofty $1 billion valuation.

Payfone: How This Digital Identity Company Verifies Customers As It Thwarts Fraud And Cyberattacks

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Payfone is a digital identity company that verifies customers as it thwarts fraud and cyberattacks at the same time. This is how the company works.

Video Conferencing Company Owl Labs Has Seen Its Customers Grow 10X And Revenue Grow 8X In The Last Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2019

Owl Labs, a video conference product company, recently announced it saw 10X customer growth and 8X revenue growth over the last year.

Clearlake To Acquire Operations Management SaaS Company Dude Solutions From Warburg Pincus

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Clearlake has announced it is acquiring Cary, North Carolina-based operations management SaaS company Dude Solutions from Warburg Pincus.

How Suuchi Ramesh Is Transforming The Supply Chain For Fashion Brands And Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2019

New Jersey-based entrepreneur Suuchi Ramesh is transforming the supply chain for fashion brands and retailers. This is her story.

Workplace Misconduct Reporting Company Vault Platform Raises $4.2 Million

By Noah Long ● May 3, 2019

London-based workplace misconduct reporting company Vault Platform announced it raised $4.2 million in seed funding.

Tel Aviv-Based Indoor GPS Company Oriient Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 3, 2019

Tel Aviv-based high-performance indoor GPS company Oriient announced it raised $4 million in seed funding.

Messenger Marketing Platform Company ManyChat Secures $18 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2019

San Francisco, California-based messenger marketing platform company ManyChat announced it raised $18 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Waltham-Based Data Protection Company Digital Guardian Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2019

Waltham, Massachusetts-based data protection company Digital Guardian recently announced it raised $30 million led by LLR Partners.

How Motimatic Is Using Digital Advertising To Help Improve Lives

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2019

Motivation system company Motimatic recently announced it has raised $4 million in growth capital led by City Light Capital.

Atlanta-Based InfoTycoon Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2019

Atlanta-based multifamily inspection and asset management software company InfoTycoon announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

With 1,338% In Revenue Growth Over Two Years, AI-Based Website Personalization Company Intellimize Secures $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2019

AI-based personalization company Intellimize has achieved several milestones including an $8 million round of funding and 1,338% revenue growth since 2017.

Female-Led Direct To Consumer Fine Jewelry Company Mejuri Raises $23 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2019

Mejuri, a female-led direct-to-consumer fine jewelry brand, recently announced it raised $23 million in series B funding from NEA and several others.