Venture Capital

Rent The Runway Becomes A Unicorn Following $125 Million Round

By Annie Baker ● Mar 27, 2019

New York-based clothing rental service Rent the Runway has raised $125 million at a valuation of $1 billion.

New York-Based Staffing Platform Company Jitjatjo Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 27, 2019

New York-based online mobile staffing marketplace company Jitjatjo has raised $11 million in Series A.

Goodly Raises $1.3 Million To Help Solve Student Debt Issues

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2019

Y Combinator startup accelerator alum Goodly has raised $1.3 million in funding to help solve the student debt crisis.

Pittsburgh-Based Real-Time Mobile 3D Reality Capture Company Kaarta Raises $6.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 27, 2019

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based real-time mobile 3D reality capture company Kaarta has raised $6.5 million.

Virginia-Based Amify Collects $5.8 Million To Help Companies Maximize Selling Potential On Amazon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2019

Alexandria, Virginia-based company Amify has raised $5.8 million in funding to help brands maximize selling potential on Amazon.

Application Performance Management Company LogRocket Receives $15 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 27, 2019

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based application performance management platform company LogRocket announced it has raised $15 million total in its Series A and seed funding.

Santa Monica-Based Music Licensing Service Songtradr Secures $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 27, 2019

Santa Monica, California-based music licensing platform company Songtradr raises $12 million in Series B.

Property Management Platform Company Guesty Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 27, 2019

Guesty, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based property management platform, recently announced it raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Viola Growth.

Evolv Technologies Raises $10 Million And Acquires Sentient Ascend

By Annie Baker ● Mar 27, 2019

San Francisco-based autonomous optimization company Evolv Technologies announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Uber Is Buying Careem For $3.1 Billion To Expand Into The Greater Middle East Region

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2019

Uber has announced that it is acquiring Careem for $3.1 billion ($1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4 billion in cash).

New York-Based Recruiting Platform Fetcher Raises $5.4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 25, 2019

Fetcher, a New York-based recruiting platform company that uses AI to find top talent, has raised $5.4 million.

Opendoor Raises $300 Million At $3.8 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 24, 2019

Online home selling company Opendoor has raised $300 million in funding at a reported valuation of $3.8 billion.

Augmented Reality Platform Company Mojo Vision Secures $58 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 24, 2019

Saratoga, California-based augmented reality company Mojo Vision announced it raised $58 million in funding from a number of prominent investors.

Cambridge-Based Health Research Network Company TriNetX Raises $40 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 23, 2019

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based health research network company TriNetX announced it raised $40 million in Series D funding.

Carlsbad-Based Mobile Gifting Company Bitmo Secures $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2019

Carlsbad, California-based mobile gifting and payment platform company Bitmo announced it raised $3 million in seed funding.

Kitchener-Based Robotics Company Avidbots Raises $23.6 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 23, 2019

Kitchener, Ontario-based robotics company Avidbots announced it raised $23.6 million in Series B funding led by existing investor True Ventures.

Cleo Closes $27.5 Million To Expand Its Support For Working Parents

By Annie Baker ● Mar 23, 2019

San Francisco-based family support company Cleo announced it raised $27.5 million in Series B funding led by New Enterprise Associates.

SoftBank Vision Fund Names Lydia Jett As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2019

SoftBank has promoted Lydia Jett to a partner of the $100 billion Vision Fund. She will continue overseeing global investments in consumer and e-commerce businesses.

Y Combinator Partner Jessica Livingston Launches Summer Hackers Scholarship For Aspiring Women Coders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2019

Y Combinator founding partner Jessica Livingston launches Summer Hackers Scholarship to train the next generation of women coders.

Video Conferencing Company Zoom Files For IPO

By Noah Long ● Mar 22, 2019

San Jose, California-based video-conferencing software Zoom has filed a prospectus to go public. And it will be trading on the Nasdaq under the "ZM" symbol.

Detroit-Based Ludlow Ventures Raises $45 Million For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2019

Ludlow Ventures, a Detroit, Michigan-based venture capital firm founded by Jonathon Triest, has raised $45 million for its third fund.

How Populus Helps Cities Deal With Shared Mobility Operators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2019

Populus, a company founded by Regina Clewlow and Fletcher Foti has raised $3.1 million in seed funding, to help cities deal with shared mobility.

Fintech Company Capital Markets Gateway Closes $7.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 22, 2019

Capital Markets Gateway (CMG), a digital workflow and analytics company for capital markets professionals, has raised $7.5 million.

Austin-Based StoryFit Receives Funding Boost To Build On Its Predictive AI Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 22, 2019

StoryFit, an Austin, Texas-based company, announced it raised $1.75 million in a new round of funding led by ff Venture Capital.

Watertown-Based Industrial 3D Printer Manufacturer Markforged Raises $82 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 21, 2019

Markforged, a Watertown, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, has raised $82 million in Series D funding led by Summit Partners.

Site Reliability Engineering Company Blameless Receives $20 Million Boost

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 21, 2019

Blameless, the compete site reliability engineering (SRE) platform company, announced it has raised $20 million in seed and series A funding.

Indianapolis-Based Customer Experience Tech Company Sharpen Technologies Secures $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 21, 2019

Indianapolis, Indiana-based company Sharpen Technologies announced it has raised $15 million in capital growth funding.

Chicago-Based Property Management Platform Company Livly Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 21, 2019

Livly, a Chicago-based property management platform, recently announced it raised $10 million in seed funding.

Fintech Platform Company Point Raises $122 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 21, 2019

Palo Alto, California-based Point announced it raised $122 million, of which $22 million was in Series B equity and $100 million was in platform capital commitment.

Gencove Secures $3 Million To Build On Its Genome Sequencing Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 21, 2019

New York-based low-pass genome sequencing company Gencove has announced it has raised $3 million in funding led by Spero Ventures.