Venture Capital Archives

WHILL: How This Tokyo-Based Company Is The Future Of Power Wheelchairs

By Noah Long ● Sep 21, 2018

WHILL, a personal electric vehicle startup company, has raised $45 million in Series C funding to grow its power wheelchair business.

Conversational Augmented Reality And AI Company Apprentice.io Raises $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 21, 2018

Apprentice.io is a conversational augmented reality and artificial intelligence company that has raised $8 million in funding.

Ola: India-Based Ride-Hailing Company Raises $50 Million At $4.3 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 20, 2018

Ola, the biggest online ride-hailing company in India, has raised $50 million at a $4.3 billion valuation.

Holographic Augmented Reality Company WayRay Raises $80 Million To Launch Car Displays

By Noah Long ● Sep 20, 2018

WayRay, a company that has developed augmented reality car displays, has raised $80 million in Series C funding led by Porsche.

Indigo Raises $250 Million To Build On Its Plant Microbiome Technology And Marketplace

By Annie Baker ● Sep 20, 2018

Indigo, a company that has built a marketplace platform and also offers natural microbiology services for farmers, has raised $250 million in Series E.

Boston-Based Software Testing Platform Company Mabl Raises $20 Million In Series B

By Noah Long ● Sep 20, 2018

Mabl, a Boston-based software testing platform that uses machine learning, has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Detroit-Based StockX Is Now Hitting $2 Million In Daily Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2018

StockX -- which is known as the 'stock market for things' -- has raised $44 million in funding and is hitting $2 million in daily sales.

User Insights Company Pendo To Expand Geographically Following $50 Million Funding Round

By Noah Long ● Sep 19, 2018

Pendo, a Raleigh-based company that has built a user insight platform, has raised $50 million in Series D funding led by Sapphire Ventures.

LA-Based Telehealth Company SnapMD Raises $7.1 Million To Grow Its Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 19, 2018

SnapMD is a Los Angeles-based company that has raised $7.1 million in funding to grow its Virtual Care Management (VCM) telehealth software platform.

Electric Car Company Lucid Motors Is Raising $1 Billion From Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is putting $1 billion into electric car company Lucid Motors.

UiPath Raises $225 Million To Accelerate Enterprise Robotic Process Automation Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 19, 2018

Enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company UiPath has raised $225 million in funding co-led by new investor Sequoia Capital and existing investor Capital G.

Sysdig: How This Company Helps Companies Accelerate Their Transition To Containers

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2018

Sysdig, a company that helps companies transition to containers, has recently raised $68.5 million in Series D funding.

Sisense Raises $80 Million To Simplify Large Volumes Of Business Analytics

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2018

Sisense is a business intelligence company that has raised $80 million to simplify large volumes of business analytics

Jeff Bezos’ Day One Fund: $2 Billion To Help Homeless Families And Fund Preschools

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 17, 2018

Jeff Bezos recently launched a $2 billion fund for helping homeless families and preschools called "Day One Fund."

Clarify Health Raises $57 Million To Build Upon Its Predictive Analytics Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 16, 2018

San Francisco-based Clarify Health Solutions has raised $57 million in Series B funding led by KKR.

France-Based Tour Booking Company Evaneos Raises $80 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 16, 2018

France-based tour booking company Evaneos has raises $80 million in growth financing.

Baltimore-Based Facet Wealth Raises $33 Million To Expand Its Financial Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2018

Facet Wealth is a Baltimore-based service that has built a technology platform, which facilitates high-quality financial advice for the masses.

Hyperlocal Content Discovery Company Hoodline Raises $10 Million To Expand Nationwide

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 15, 2018

Hoodline is a hyperlocal content discovery company that has raised $10 million in Series A funding. And Joichi Ito is joining Hoodline's board.

Identity Management Company Myki To Scale Its Operations Following $4 Million Series A Round

By Noah Long ● Sep 15, 2018

Founded by Priscilla Elora Sharuk and Antoine Vincent Jebara, Myki is an enterprise identity management company that has raised $4 million in Series A.

Spyce: How These MIT Grads Built A Restaurant That Is Driving The Future Of Dining

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 15, 2018

Spyce is a Boston-based restaurant that serves food mostly prepared by robots. Spyce has raised $21 million in Series A funding.

Opendoor Buys Open Listings To Set Up A Marketplace For Buying, Selling, And Trading-In Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2018

Opendoor has announced that it has acquired Open Listings in order to set up a marketplace for buying, selling, and trading in home.

How Migo Makes It Easier To Select From Multiple On-Demand Ride Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 12, 2018

Migo is an app that makes it easier to select from multiple on-demand ride services.

Electric Aircraft Company Impossible Aerospace Raises $9.4 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 12, 2018

Sunnyvale, California-based electric aircraft company Impossible Aerospace has raised $9.4 million in funding.

Legal Startup Atrium Raises $65 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 12, 2018

Justin Kan's legal startup Atrium has raised $65 million in funding.

Digital Textbook Company Perlego Raises $4.8 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 11, 2018

Perlego has raised $4.8 million in a round of funding led by ADV.

Intel Has Acquired NetSpeed Systems

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

Intel has acquired NetSpeed Systems to help improve the development of system-on-chips.

Toronto-Based SkyX Has Raised $9.5 Million For Its Aerial Monitoring Tech

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

SkyX has raised $9.5 million in Series B funding led by Almond Tree Enterprise.

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Company Notable Health Raises $13.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

Notable Health is an artificial intelligence healthcare company that has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding.

ShipBob Raises $40 Million To Help SMBs Speed Up Delivery

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 9, 2018

ShipBob has raised $40 million in Series C funding to help SMBs speed up their delivery and manage inventory.

MasterClass Raises $80 Million To Expand Internationally And Hire More Experts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2018

Online education platform company MasterClass has raised $80 million in funding to expand internationally and hire more experts.