Venture Capital

Vendor Negotiation Automation Service Bid Ops Secures Seed Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 12, 2019

Bid Ops, a leading procurement automation company, announced it raised $1.75 million in seed funding led by Illuminate Ventures and Cervin Ventures.

Milwaukee-Based Wine Subscription Service Bright Cellars Raises $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 12, 2019

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based wine subscription service Bright Cellars announced it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by Revolution Ventures.

Transposit Secures $12.2 Million To Make API Deployment Easier

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 12, 2019

Transposit announced it has raised $12.2 million in Series A led by Sutter Hill Ventures to make API deployment easier.

How Rachel Blumenthal Built A Rapidly Growing Children’s Clothing Subscription Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2019

Rachel Blumenthal is known as the founder and CEO of Rockets of Awesome. Here is how she built the rapidly growing company.

Nashville-Based Alto Raises $2.8 Million To Help People Diversify IRAs

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2019

Nashville, Tennessee-based Alto makes it easier for investors to add alternative assets to IRAs and the company announced $2.8 million in seed funding.

Tel Aviv-Based Brodmann17 Secures $11 Million To Grow Its Vision-First Technology For Automated Driving

By Noah Long ● Mar 11, 2019

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Brodmann17, a provider of vision-first technology for automated driving, announced it raise $11 million in Series A funding.

London-Based Conversational Artificial Intelligence Company PolyAI Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 11, 2019

London-based PolyAI announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding to build on its conversational artificial intelligence platform.

Bumble Reveals Investments In Four Startups Founded By Women Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2019

Austin, Texas-based dating app company Bumble announced it has invested in four startups founded by women.

Y Combinator President Sam Altman Transitions To Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2019

Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down as president and is transitioning to Chairman. Going forward, Altman is going to focus more on OpenAI.

Okta To Acquire Cloud-Based Integration And Automation Company Azuqua For $52.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 9, 2019

Enterprise identity company Okta announced it is acquiring Azuqua -- which is a no-code cloud-based business application company -- for $52.5 million in cash.

Grab Raises $1.46 Billion At A $14 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2019

Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab announced it raised $1.46 billion from the SoftBank Vision Fund as part of its Series H round.

Juniper Is Buying Mist Systems For $405 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 9, 2019

Juniper Networks announced it has raised Cupertino, California-based Mist Systems for $405 million.

Airbnb To Acquire HotelTonight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2019

Airbnb announced it is acquiring the hotel booking platform company HotelTonight. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

How Austin-Based SpyCloud Is Becoming The Leader In Account Takeover Prevention

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2019

Austin, Texas-based SpyCloud recently announced it has raised $21 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture arm M12.

Ola’s Electric Mobility Unit Raises Significant Funding And A Major Deal With Hyundai May Be Coming

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2019

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing company, recently spun out its electric mobility unit and the company may be making a major deal with Hyundai soon.

Sweden-Based Electric Scooter Company Voi Technology Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 8, 2019

Voi Technology, a Sweden-based electric scooter company, has raised $30 million “top up round” from a number of investors.

AirAsia Partners Launches A Venture Capital Fund And Partners With 500 Startups

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 8, 2019

AirAsia's digital venture arm RedBeat Ventures announced it is setting up a new venture capital fund called RedBeat Capital.

Utah-Based Emmersion Learning Buys Perpetual Technology Group And Raises $2.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 7, 2019

Utah-based language assessment technology company Emmersion Learning has raised $2.4 million and acquired Perpetual Technology Group.

Scytale To Accelerate Cloud Service Authentication Adoption With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 7, 2019

San Francisco-based company Scytale announced it raised $5 million in funding from Bain Capital Ventures, TechOperators, Work-Bench, and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Pennsylvania-Based Eye Care Company MacuLogix Raises $38.7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 7, 2019

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based MacuLogix, a company that equips eye care professionals with the instruments and tools they need to diagnose and treat patients with AMD has raised $38.7 million.

Cloud-Based OS Company Hadean Secures GBP7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 7, 2019

Hadean, the London-based company behind the HadeanOS operating system, has raised GBP7 million in a third round of funding.

How Fictiv Is Democratizing Access To Manufacturing

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 7, 2019

San Francisco-based contract manufacturing platform Fictiv has raised $33 million in Series C funding led by G2VP.

Dubai-Based Lending Platform Beehive Raises $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 7, 2019

Dubai, UAE-based fintech and lending company Beehive announced it raised $4 million from Riyad TAQNIA Fund (RTF).

Electronics Payment Company SimplePay Secures $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 7, 2019

SimplePay, a Sydney, Australia-based electronic payments innovator, announced it raised $5 million.

Mocana To Accelerate The Development Of Its IoT Device Security Platforms With New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 6, 2019

Sunnyvale, California-based Internet of Things (IoT) device security platform Mocana has raised $15 million in funding led by Sway Ventures.

Denmark-Based Independent Review Platform Trustpilot Raises $55 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 6, 2019

Copenhagen, Denmark-based Trustpilot, a company that builds trust with consumers, has raised $55 million in Series E funding led by Sunley House Capital Management.

San Diego-Based Erasca Raises $64 Million To Create New Generation Of Oncology Drugs

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 6, 2019

Erasca, a San Diego-based that is focused on advancing scientific approaches for erasing cancer, has raised a Series A extension bringing the total to $64 million.

Bank Account Service Chime Secures $200 Million At A $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Mar 6, 2019

Chime, a San Francisco-based bank account service with more than 1 million accounts, has raised $200 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Bethesda-Based Predictive Marketing Company WealthEngine Raises $6.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 6, 2019

Bethesda, Maryland-based predictive marketing, analytics, and audience development service WealthEngine announced it went into a credit financing agreement for $6.5 million in growth capital.

How Chicago-Based Tillable Makes It Easier To Rent A Farm

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 6, 2019

Tillable, a Chicago-based service that connects landowners and growers, has been expanding at a rapid pace and it raised $8.25 million in Series A.