Venture Capital Archives

KKR Hires Emilia Sherifova As Member And Chief Information And Innovation Officer

By Annie Baker ● Jul 23, 2019

KKR announced it has hired Emilia Sherifova as Member and Chief Information & Innovation Officer -- who will oversee the technology vision and strategy.

Ascend: This Autonomous Dataflow Service Has Raised $19 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2019

Autonomous Dataflow Service provider Ascend announced it emerged from stealth and raised $19 million in Series A funding.

Fortify: Digital Composite Manufacturing Pioneer Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2019

Boston-based additive manufacturing startup and Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) pioneer Fortify announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Bayer Leads $22 Million Round In Pyxis Oncology

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2019

Leaps by Bayer has led a $22 million Series A round of funding in newly formed immuno-oncology company Pyxis Oncology.

DUST Identity: How This Company Uses Diamond Unclonable Security Tags For Supply Chains

By Noah Long ● Jul 23, 2019

DUST Identity -- the pioneers of first diamond unclonable security tag for supply chain security -- announced it raised $10 million.

Blackstone Strategic Partners Closes $11.1 Billion For Eighth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2019

Blackstone’s secondary and fund solutions business called Strategic Partners has closed $11 billion for the Strategic Partners VIII L.P.

Lifestyle Hotel Brand And Management Company Life House Raises $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 23, 2019

Vertically-integrated hotel company Life House announced it has raised $100 million in equity commitments from Blue Flag Partners.

Liquid Death: This Canned Water Startup Is Reportedly In Talks To Raise $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2019

Liquid Death -- this canned water startup that went viral and raised $1.6 million in seed funding recently -- is reportedly in talks to raise $10 million.

Robinhood: DST Leads $323 Million Series E Round At $7.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2019

Robinhood -- the no-fee service for trading stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies -- announced it raised $323 million at a $7.6 billion valuation.

Fifth Wall: Real Estate VC Firm Closes Oversubscribed $503 Million Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2019

Global real estate industry VC firm Fifth Wall announced it closed $503 million for the oversubscribed Fund II.

AlphaSense: This Market Intelligence Search Engine Has Raised $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 22, 2019

AlphaSense -- an AI-based market intelligence search engine built for enterprise and investment companies -- announced it raised $50 million in Series B.

Icertis: $115 Million Funding, Over $1 Billion Valuation, $1 Trillion In Aggregate Contract Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2019

Icertis, a leading enterprise contract management company announced it raised $115 million in Series E funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

These Former Bain Executives Are Raising $400 Million For A New Hedge Fund Called 325 Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2019

325 Capital -- a hedge fund created by three former Bain executives -- is looking to raise $400 million to make big bets on small public companies.

Personalized Oncology Company Notable Announces $40 Million Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 22, 2019

Notable -- a company redefining cancer treatment with a clinically validated platform -- announced it raised $40 million in Series B.

Robot-Assisted Dental Surgery Platform Company Neocis Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 21, 2019

Miami, Florida-based robot-assisted dental surgery platform company Neocis announced it raised $30 million in funding to support expanded commercialization.

Video-Based Research Platform methinks Secures $7 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 21, 2019

methinks -- the company behind a popular video-based research platform -- announced new milestones including $7 million in Series A.

Jane Technologies Raises $21 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 21, 2019

Jane Technologies -- a retail software company known for creating the largest online cannabis marketplace -- announced it raised $21 million.

St. Louis-Based Private Equity Firm WILsquare Capital Raises $190 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2019

St. Louis-based private equity firm WILsquare Capital has closed its oversubscribed second fund at $190 million thus beating its $150 million target.

Augmentir: How This Augmented Worker Software Company Is Helping Frontline Workers

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 21, 2019

Augmentir -- a leading provider of augmented worker software for industrial companies -- announced it has closed an oversubscribed funding round.

Kopari Beauty Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 21, 2019

Premium coconut-powered lifestyle brand Kopari Beauty announced it closed $20 million in funding.

AI-Powered Musician Creation Platform LANDR Raises $26 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 21, 2019

LANDR -- an AI-powered creative platform for musicians -- has closed $26 million in Series B funding.

Arcview Secures $7.7 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 21, 2019

Arcview -- a premier cannabis industry investor network that connects accredited investors with businesses seeking capital -- has raised $7.7 million.

Turo: $250 Million From IAC, Unicorn Status, 10 Million Users, 400K Shared Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2019

Turo announced several new milestones including a $250 million Series E round from IAC, unicorn status, 10 million users, and 400,000 shared vehicles.

Built In: This Online Community And Recruitment Solution Company Has Raised $22 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 19, 2019

Built In, a platform for connecting professionals with technology companies, announced it raised $22 million in Series C funding led by Updata.

Esports Organization 100 Thieves Raises $35 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

100 Thieves -- a rapidly growing esports company -- announced it raised $35 million in Series B led by Artist Capital Management.

Newsletter Publishing Platform Substack Raises $15.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

Newsletter publishing platform company Substack announced it has raised $15.3 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Patreon: $60 Million Series D Funding And Over $1 Billion To Be Paid Out To Creators By EOY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2019

Crowdfunding membership platform Patreon announced it has raised $60 million and it is planning to have paid out over $1 billion by the end of the year.

Pharmacy Benefit Management Solutions Company Capital Rx Raises $12 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

Capital Rx -- a pharmacy benefit management solutions company -- announced it raised $12 million in growth financing led by Edison Partners.

Cradle Genomics: This Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Company Has Raised $17.1 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 19, 2019

Cradle Genomics -- the inventors of a novel prenatal testing methodology -- announced it closed $17.1 million in Series A funding.

How Flybits Helps Financial Institutions Deliver Hyper-Personalized Experiences For Customers

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 19, 2019

Contextual data intelligence company Flybits announced recently that it raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures.