Venture Capital Archives

DigitalOcean: $50 Million Funding, $1.15 Billion Valuation, $300 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

DigitalOcean, a cloud for developing modern apps, announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $1.15 billion.

Homeward Raises $105 Million To Help Real Estate Agents Enable Clients To Buy Before They Sell

By Annie Baker ● May 15, 2020

Homeward has announced it secured growth capital of $105 million, including $20 million in equity and $85 million in debt.

Process Discovery Company FortressIQ Secures $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

FortressIQ, a company delivering human-level observability into the processes behind every strategic business initiative, announced it raised $30 million.

Quizlet: $30 Million Funding And $1 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

AI-based study platform company Quizlet announced it closed $30 million Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation led by General Atlantic.

Advanced Smart Baby Monitor Company Nanit Raises $21 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2020

Nanit, a company that is behind the most advanced smart baby monitor and sleep tracker, announced it raised $21 million in funding.

Pizzeria Marketing Tech Platform Slice Closes $43 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 14, 2020

All-in-one ordering and marketing tech platform Slice announced it has raised $43 million in Series C funding.

Maintenance Management Company UpKeep Raises $36 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 14, 2020

Maintenance management company Upkeep has announced it has raised $36 million in Series B funding.

Self-Driving Car Company Waymo Grows First External Round To $3 Billion

By Annie Baker ● May 13, 2020

Self-driving car company Waymo announced it has raised $750 million, bringing the total external fundraising to $3 billion.

Nonprofit SaaS Platform Resilia Raises $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

Resilia, a SaaS platform for nonprofits, announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding.

Workstream: $10 Million Funding And Keith Rabois Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2020

Hiring platform company Workstream announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Keith Rabois of Founders Fund.

Kidney Disease Care Management Company Monogram Health Secures $7 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 11, 2020

Leading kidney disease care management company Monogram Health announced that it has raised $7 million in funding.

Customer Engagement Platform Symend Raises $52 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 11, 2020

Leading customer engagement platform Symend announced it raised $52 million.

Autotech Ventures Closes Fund II At More Than $150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2020

Autotech Ventures, a venture capital firm paving the way for the next frontier of mobility, announced it closed Fund II at over $150 million.

LetsGetChecked Raises Oversubscribed $71 Million

By Noah Long ● May 11, 2020

Leading direct-to-consumer at-home health testing and insights company LetsGetChecked recently announced it raised $71 million in Series C funding.

Analytics Platform Qrvey Raises $7.5 Million

By Noah Long ● May 11, 2020

Next-generation analytics platform Qrvey announced it raised $7.5 million in funding.

AI Robotics Company Covariant Raises $40 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 11, 2020

AI robotics company Covariant recently announced that it raised $40 million in Series B funding.

Vista Equity Partners Buying 2.3% Stake In Jio Platforms For About $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2020

Vista Equity Partners is buying a 2.3% stake in Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms for 113.7 billion rupees (about $1.5 billion).

Verint Systems (VRNT): $200 Million Closed In Connection With Plan To Separate Into 2 Public Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2020

Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) announced it has closed the first $200 million tranche under the two tranche investment agreement with funds advised by Apax Partners.

Alphabet Spinoff Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners Raises $400 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 8, 2020

Alphabet spinoff Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) has raised $400 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the funding.

Sales Engagement Platform Groove Secures $12 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 8, 2020

Leading sales engagement platform Groove announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding.

Financial API Platform Company Treasury Prime Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 7, 2020

Treasury Prime has announced that it raised $9 million in Series A funding. These are the details about the deal.

Human-Centric Health Care Savings Platform First Dollar Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2020

Human-centric health care savings platform First Dollar announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

VNDLY: $8.5 Million Funding And Steve Singh Joins Board

By Annie Baker ● May 6, 2020

VNDLY, a leading cloud-based workforce management systems provider, announced it raised $8.5 million. And Steve Singh has joined the company's board.

SVT Robotics Raises $3.5 Million In Seed Funding Led By Cowboy Ventures

By Dan Anderson ● May 6, 2020

SVT Robotics, a company that builds software known for accelerating and simplifying deployment of industrial robotics, announced it raised $3.5 million.

Engineering Management Platform Jellyfish Raises Over $12 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 6, 2020

Engineering Management Platform company Jellyfish announced it raised over $12 million from Accel and Wing Venture Capital.

Cloud Security Company Orca Raises $20 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 5, 2020

Cloud security company Orca Security announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital.

1-Click Video Chat API Company Daily.co Raises $4.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2020

1-click video chat API company Daily.co announced it raised $4.6 million in funding.

ApplyBoard: $75 Million Funding And $1.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2020

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada-based SaaS recruitment platform company ApplyBoard announced it raised $75 million at a $1.4 billion valuation.

Customs Clearance Company KlearNow Raises $16 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 5, 2020

KlearNow — which is the world’s first AI-driven 100% digital customs clearance platform — announced it has closed $16 million in Series A funding led by GreatPoint Ventures.

Robinhood: $280 Million Series F Funding And $8.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2020

Commission-free stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood announced that it raised $280 million in Series F funding at an $8.3 billion valuation.