Venture Capital Archives

Revelstoke Raises Massive $1.4 Billion Of Committed Capital For Two Funds

By Noah Long ● Dec 8, 2019

Leading private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners announced that it raised $1.4 billion of committed capital for two of its funds.

Diversity-Driven Alphabet Spinout Plexo Capital Closes On $42.5 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2019

Plexo Capital, a diversity-driven venture capital firm that is investing in emerging VC funds, announced that it closed on a $42.5 million fund.

Developer-Centric Cybersecurity Company GitGuardian Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Developer-centric cybersecurity startup GitGuardian announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.

Bain Capital Leads $4 Million Round In Augtera Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Network AI platform company Augtera Networks announced raised $4 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Enrique Salem is joining the board.

Enterprise Customer Service Platform Company Kustomer Raises $60 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Kustomer, a SaaS platform company that is reimagining enterprise customer service, announced it raised $60 million in Series E funding.

Canopy: $13 Million In Funding And Davis Bell Named As CEO

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Canopy, a leading cloud-based practice management platform for tax professionals, announced it raised $13 million.

Security Lifecycle Management Company Panorays Raises $15 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 6, 2019

Third-party security lifecycle management Panorays announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding.

Starship Raises $11 Million In Funding To Make HSAs More Accessible

By Annie Baker ● Dec 6, 2019

Starship, a company that makes health savings accounts more accessible, announced it has raised $11 million.

Duolingo: $30 Million Funding And $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2019

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo announced it has raised $30 million in Series F funding from existing investor CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Cross Border E-Commerce Solutions Company Flow Raises $37 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Dec 5, 2019

Flow, a cross-border e-commerce solutions company, announced that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding.

Dataiku: $1.4 Billion Valuation And CapitalG Joins Cap Table

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 5, 2019

Enterprise artificial intelligence company Dataiku announced that Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG has joined its cap table at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Ann Arbor-Based May Mobility Raises $50 Million Led By Toyota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider May Mobility announced it raised $50 million in Series B.

Sequoia Capital Brings In $3.35 Billion To Invest In U.S. And Chinese Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has raised nearly $3.35 billion to invest in U.S. and Chinese startups.

Festival Wear Company Dolls Kill Receives $40 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 5, 2019

Festival wear fashion online retailer Dolls Kill announced it raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Revenue Intelligence Company Gong Raises $65 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

Revenue intelligence platform Gong announced it has raised $65 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital.

SMS Marketing Company Postscript Raises $4.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2019

SMS marketing company Postscript announced it raised $4.5 million in a seed round of funding.

How Nicole Gibbons Built A Rapidly Growing Modern Paint Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

A couple of years ago, Nicole Gibbons went from a well-known interior decorator to an entrepreneur running a rapidly growing modern paint brand.

Canada Based Venture Firm Portag3 Raises C$427 Million For Second Fund

By Annie Baker ● Dec 4, 2019

Canadian venture capital firm Portag3 Ventures announced it closed a second fund at $427 million CAD. These are the details about the new fund.

Laurie Segall And Derek Dodge Launch A Content Studio Called Dot Dot Dot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Laurie Segall and Derek Dodge have launched a new production company called Dot Dot Dot, which already launched its first podcast called "First Contact."

Diversity-Driven Venture Firm Harlem Capital Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Diversity-focused venture firm Harlem Capital announced it has set up a $40 million debut fund to invest in companies at the seed and Series A rounds.

Rapyd: $20 Million In Funding And $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

London-based Rapyd announced that it has raised $20 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, provided by Durable Capital Partners.

Sales Enablement Platform Highspot Raises $75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 4, 2019

Sales enablement platform company Highspot announced it raised $75 million in D-1 funding.

Accel Partners Sets Up $550 Million Fund For India Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Accel Partners has set up a $550 million sixth venture fund for investments in India.

Omar Hamoui Joins Mucker Capital As A General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2019

Mucker Capital has hired Omar Hamoui as a general partner to focus on post-seed and Series A rounds.

Figure Technologies Plans To Raise Over $100 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 3, 2019

Figure Technologies is going to be raising over $100 million more, according to an SEC filing spotted by TechCrunch.

Storm Ventures Raises $130.4 Million For Sixth Fund

By Noah Long ● Dec 2, 2019

Menlo Park, California-based Storm Ventures announced it raised $130.4 million for its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing.

Silver Lake Names Egon Durban And Greg Mondre As First Co-CEOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2019

Private equity company Silver Lake announced it named managing directors Egon Durban and Greg Mondre as co-CEOs.

Vinted: €128 Million Funding And More Than A $1 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2019

Lithuania-based second-hand clothing marketplace company Vinted has raised €128 million in funding at more than a $1 billion valuation.

Cognitive Data Capture Company Rossum Closes $4.5 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Dec 2, 2019

Rossum, a Cognitive Data Capture company, announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

SAR Raises $1 Million In Funding And Hires More Executives

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2019

Securities class action (SCA) data analytics software company SAR LLC announced it raised $1 million in seed capital.