Venture Capital

Neuron7.ai: Strategic Investment Raised From ServiceNow Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Neuron7 - a leader in AI for service resolution intelligence—announced that partner ServiceNow has made a strategic investment in the company through its venture capital arm, ServiceNow Ventures. Neuron7 also released Resolution Intelligence on the ServiceNow Store, thus bringing value to joint customers across ITSM, CSM, and FSM workflows.

Bluwhale: $7 Million Raised To Bring AI To Blockchain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Bluwhale is an AI-based Web3 startup that announced a $7 million seed funding round led by SBI (including Ven Capital and the SBI Decima Fund) with participation from Cardano, Momentum6, Primal Capital, NxGen, Ghaf Capital Partners, Spyre Capital, Baselayer Capital, Haseeb Qureshi (Managing Partner at Dragonfly), Charles Huang (Guitar Hero creator), Jack McCauley (Oculus founder), and the collaborative funds of Animoca (Japan), Gumi, MZ Crypto, and Sygnum Bank and Azimut Investment Management.

Serenity Kids: Shelf-Stable Baby Food Brand Company Secures $52 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Serenity Kids - a leading shelf-stable pouched baby food brand - announced it had closed a $52 million minority investment and partnership with Stride Consumer Partners. The growth capital from Stride will drive investment within several areas of Serenity Kids' business, especially marketing, talent, and innovation. And the funding and strategic partnership with Stride will support Serenity Kids' goal to improve the well-being of all children.

Eclipse Labs: $50 Million Series A Secured To Develop Ethereum Layer-2 With SVM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

EclipseLabs—a company contributing to developing the first Ethereum layer-2 with the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM)—announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding co-led by Placeholder and Hack VC, bringing its total capital to $65 million. Additional participants in the round include Polychain Capital, Delphi Digital, Maven 11, DBA, Apollo-managed funds, and Fenbushi Capital.

Tierra Biosciences: $11.4 Million Raised To Advance Cell-Free Protein Production Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Tierra Biosciences, a company that has built a platform for predictive AI-guided cell-free technology offering high-throughput on-demand custom protein synthesis, announced today that it closed an $11.4 million Series A funding round. Material Impact led this funding round with participation from new/existing investors like Prosus Ventures, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Hillspire, Freeflow Ventures, Creative Ventures, and Social Capital.

Vouch: Business Insurance Company Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Vouch - a leading business insurance provider - announced the closing of a $25 million Series C-1 funding round led by Ribbit Capital. This insider-led round was oversubscribed and followed a year of strong business performance, including 66% year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth and favorable loss ratio outcomes. This momentum is supported by an annual premium retention rate of over 120% and improving margins across the business.

Blockus: Web3 Gaming Ecosystem Company Raises $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Blockus - a company that is at the intersection of blockchain technology and gaming - announced it raised $4 million in pre-seed funding. The pre-seed funding round was led by Maple VC and it included Altos Ventures and renowned angel investors like Zhuoxun Yin from Magic Eden, Michael Ma from CreatorDAO, and Bryan Pelligrino from LayerZero.

Applied Intuition: Vehicle Software Supplier Raises $250 Million At $6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Applied Intuition - a vehicle software supplier for the automotive, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and other industries - announced it raised a $250 million Series E funding round at a $6 billion valuation. This funding round was led by Bilal Zuberi at Lux Capital (Series C lead investor), Elad Gil (Series D lead investor), and strategic investor Porsche Investments Management. Applied Intuition also revealed these new and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (Series A lead investor), General Catalyst (Series B lead investor), Mary Meeker at BOND, Human Capital, Henry Kravis, Mustafa Suleyman, Ray Dalio, John Quinn, and Nico Rosberg.

Prudence: $80 Million Fund III Closed To Invest In Early-Stage Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Early-stage venture firm Prudence has closed its third fund with $80 million of capital commitments. Launched in 2009, Prudence has invested in early-stage tech companies over the last 15 years. Prudence invests in many verticals, such as construction, real estate, infrastructure, and climate adaptation.

Reach Security: $20 Million Secured To Reinvent Security Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Reach Security—a company pioneering advanced AI for reinventing security operations—announced $20 million in funding. The Series A funding round was led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from Artisanal Ventures and industry luminaries, including Mark McLaughlin (former CEO and President of Palo Alto Networks) and Denise Persson (CMO of Snowflake). Existing investors Webb Investment Network, Ridge Ventures, and TechOperators joined the round.