Venture Capital

MOLOCO Closes $150 Million Series C

REDWOOD CITY –– MOLOCO a developer of machine learning and growth solutions for mobile app marketers and e-commerce companies, has raised $150 million in Series C funding to bring sophisticated, transparent machine learning models to businesses throughout the world. The round was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from existing investors. MOLOCO has now raised a total […]

Apple

Apple Chooses 15 Businesses for Impact Accelerator

CUPERTINO — Apple has unveiled its first class of 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses on the cutting edge of green technology and clean energy, who will join the company’s Impact Accelerator to support equity and opportunity in the environmental sector. Part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, this program will help to combat systemic […]

Venture Capital

Apollo GraphQL Lands $130 Million Series D

SAN FRANCISCO — Apollo GraphQL, a pioneer in the use of open source and commercial GraphQL API technologies, has landed a $130 million Series D funding round led by New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners with participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, and Trinity Ventures. Additional investors Next47 and Hatim Shafique, […]

News

Perrone Robotics Partners With Tropos on Self-Driving Trucks

Perrone Robotics, Inc., a Virginia-based provider of fully autonomous vehicle technology and turnkey vehicle solutions for the mobility of people and things, and Tropos Motors, a Silicon Valley based cleantech compact electric vehicle manufacturer and supplier, have formed a partnership to produce a series of fully autonomous, electric low speed vehicles (e-LSVs) and trucks. (Photo […]

Venture Capital

Talkdesk Secures $230 Million at $10 Billion Valuation

SAN FRANCISCO  –Talkdesk, a developer of software for customer contact centers, has closed a massive $230 million series D funding and values the company at more than $10 billion. The company also announced the appointment of Sydney Carey as chief financial officer (CFO). The funding came from new investors Whale Rock Capital Management, TI Platform Management, […]

Venture Capital

Tiger Global Leads $75 Million Round in Carrot

Carrot, a company providing fertility benefits for employers, has closed on a $75 million Series C fundraising round, led by Tiger Global Management. Other investors include OrbiMed, F-Prime, CRV, U.S. Venture Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2016 and says it’s on track to serve 450 customers and nearly […]