Venture Capital Archives

Uniphore: $51 Million Raised To Grow Its Conversational AI Technology

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 14, 2019

Uniphore -- a global conversational AI technology company -- announced raised $51 million in Series C funding led by March Capital Partners.

Lucidworks: $100 Million Series F Funding At A Reported $370 Million Valuation

By Noah Long ● Aug 14, 2019

Lucidworks -- a company that built AI-powered search solutions for the enterprise -- announced it raised $100 million in Series F funding at a $370 million valuation.

Wheels Up: $128 Million Funding, Over $1.1 Billion Valuation, And 6,000 Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2019

Wheels Up, a membership-based private aviation company, announced recently that it raised $128 million at a valuation of more than $1.1 billion.

Curbio: $7 Million Raised To Help Users Sell Their Homes Quicker

By Noah Long ● Aug 14, 2019

Curbio -- a rapidly growing real estate technology company that specializes in pre-sale home renovation -- announced it raised $7 million in Series A.

MIT’s Startup Accelerator The Engine Leads $4 Million In Cambridge Crops To Fight Food Waste

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2019

Cambridge Crops announced it raised $4 million -- led by MIT's startup accelerator called The Engine -- to fight food wastage.

SECURITI.ai: AI-Powered Cybersecurity And Data Protection Company Secures $31 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 14, 2019

SECURITI.ai -- a developer of AI-powered cybersecurity and data protection infrastructure -- has raised $31 million in Series A funding.

Cloudleaf: $26 Million Raised To Drive Supply Chain Digital Visibility Platform Expansion

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 14, 2019

Cloudleaf -- a leader in digital supply chain solutions -- announced it raised $26 million in Series B.

Lawn Care Subscription Service Sunday Raises $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

Direct-to-consumer lawn care subscription company Sunday announced that it raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Comcast NBCUniversal And Techstars Announce Second LIFT Labs Accelerator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Comcast NBCUniversal and Techstars have announced that 11 startups from around the world were selected for the second LIFT Labs accelerator cohort.

Ann Arbor-Based AI For Video Company Voxel51 Secures $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

Voxel51 -- an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AI startup that is revolutionizing video understanding -- announced it raised $2 million in seed funding.

A.Capital Partners: Venture Firm Founded By Ronny Conway Is Raising $140 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2019

A.Capital Partners -- a venture firm founded by Ronny Conway -- is planning to raise $140 million for a third early-stage fund.

Intelligent Finance And Automated Accounting Company ScaleFactor Closes $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

ScaleFactor, an intelligent finance and automated accounting platform, announced it raised $60 million in Series C funding.

SignalWire Closes $11.5 Million To Grow Its Cloud Communication Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

SignalWire -- the Original Geeks of software-defined telecommunications and developers of FreeSWITCH -- announced it closed $11.5 million.

Data Extraction And Pipelining Platform Company Rookout Raises $8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 13, 2019

Data extraction and pipelining platform Rookout announced it raised $8 million in funding led by Cisco Investments.

Dadi: This Company Raised $5 Million To Make Male Fertility More Affordable

By Noah Long ● Aug 13, 2019

Dadi — a health company that makes male fertility testing and sperm storage more affordable and accessible — has raised $5 million.

Why Cisco Is Acquiring Voicea

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Cisco recently announced it was planning to buy Voicea. These are the details behind the deal.

Distributed Energy Resource Platform Company Sunverge Closes $11 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) control and aggregation platform company Sunverge recently announced that it closed $11 million in funding.

Human Intelligence Hiring Platform Crosschq Raises $4.1 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

Crosschq -- a company that is focused on eliminating the problem of bad hires -- announced it raised $4.1 million in a seed round of funding.

AI-Powered Sports Video Content Company WSC Sports Raises $23 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-powered sports video content WSC Sports recently announced it raised $23 million funding to expand growth across new sports, products, and regions.

AI-Driven Continuous Optimization Company Opsani Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 12, 2019

AI-driven Continuous Optimization company Opsani announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Bumble And Gen.G Form ‘Team Bumble’: An All-Women’s Fortnite Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Women-first social network Bumble recently announced it partnered with global esports organization Gen.G to set up the Team Bumble Fortnite team.

Health And Wellness Platform Company Zero Secures $2.8 Million And Hits 35 Million Fasts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Zero, a health and wellness platform for fasting, announced it raised $2.8 million in additional funding from True Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

Social Screen Sharing Company Squad Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 12, 2019

Social screen sharing and group video chat app Squad announced it raised $5 million in seed funding.

Former Twitter Execs Dick Costolo And Adam Bain Are Setting Up A $200 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2019

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and COO Adam Bain are setting up a $200 million fund for their venture firm 01 Advisors.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange And Trading Platform FTX Announces $8 Million Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Aug 11, 2019

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform company FTX announced it raised $8 million in funding.

India-Based Coworking Space Company Awfis Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

New Delhi-based Awfis announced it raised $30 million in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.

Nyca Partners Secures $210 Million To Invest In Fintech Companies

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

Venture firm Nyca Partners announced that it has raised $210 million for its third fund.

Grand Rapids-Based Charter Capital Raises Over $21 Million For Growth Capital Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2019

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank and capital management firm Charter Capital Partners announced it raised over $21 million.

Exo Imaging: This Company Is Pioneering A High-Performance Handheld Ultrasound Platform

By Noah Long ● Aug 11, 2019

Exo Imaging -- a company pioneering a high-performance ultrasound platform -- announced it raised $35 million in Series B funding.

TickPick Secures $40 Million And Is Expected To Surpass $200 Million In Gross Transactions

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 11, 2019

No-fee ticket marketplace TickPick announced it raised $40 million from PWP Growth Equity and it is expected to hit $200 million in gross transaction value in 2019.