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SAN FRANCISCO — Shepherd, an insurance tech platform for commercial construction, has raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Intact Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight Re and Spark Capital. Shepherd combines insurance together with software to help contractors save on premiums. The company will utilize the funds to […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Ambience Healthcare, developer of comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a $70 million Series B raise co-led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund. The raise also includes existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Optum Ventures. “Healthcare is one of AI’s most promising opportunities to create an outsized positive impact on the world. Ambience Healthcare […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Portal, a company looking to develop a decentralized Bitcoin-Based exchange, has exited stealth mode and raised $34 million in seed funding. Investors that participated in the round include Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and Gate.io, as well as many other high-profile fintech and crypto investors. The seed funding builds on Portal’s […]
PALO ALTO — LightBeam.ai, a security platform that provides zero-trust data protection, has raised $17.8 million in an oversubscribed Series A round funding. The new infusion of capital will enable LightBeam to expand its go-to-market initiatives across sales, marketing, channel, and alliances, and to continue investing in its vision of converging data security, privacy, and AI governance […]
SAN FRANCISCO — ArteraAI, a developer of multimodal artificial intelligence (MMAI) based predictive and prognostic cancer tests, has secured an additional $20 million in capital fueled by several prominent large investment funds including Prosperity7 Ventures, Singapore-based global investor EDBI, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Trium Ventures, along with investors Navin Chaddha, […]
SAN JOSE — AiDash, an enterprise SaaS company making critical infrastructure industries climate-resilient and more sustainable with satellites and AI, has received $50 million in funding, bringing the total raised to date to $83 million. The Series C round was oversubscribed, indicative of growing investor interest in proven, scalable, and effective climate technologies. Investment firm […]
SAN LEANDRO – ZymoChem, creators of a carbon-efficient bio-manufacturing platform, has closed a $21 million Series A round. The investment was led by Breakout Ventures with participation from new investors including lululemon athletica, inc. and Toyota Ventures, and existing investors including GS Futures, KdT Ventures, and Cavallo Ventures. By pairing this financing with existing revenues from commercial […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Masa Network, builder of a decentralized data marketplace, has announced $5.4 million in a seed round led by Anagram, co-founded by Solana Foundation President Lily Liu and former Polychain President Joe Eagan. Additional investors include Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Digital Currency Group, GoldenTree, OP Crypto, Unshackled Ventures, PEER VC, amongst others. In the […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Forta, an AI healthcare company improving access to dependable quality care, has raised $55 million in Series A financing led by global software investor Insight Partners. Other technology and healthcare investors participated in the round, including Exor Ventures and Alumni Ventures, as well as founders of 23&Me, Curative, Forward, Flexport, Warby Parker, Prelude Fertility, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Overmoon, a vacation rental platform, announced it has raised $80 million in equity and debt funding from NFX, Khosla Ventures, Camber Creek, 1Sharpe, Sunsar Capital, and others. The funding includes $10 million in venture to scale its technology development, $30 million in real estate equity for down payments on homes, and $40 million in debt financing. […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Rainbow, a general underwriter building tailored small business insurance products, has raised $12 million in seed funding with participation from Caffeinated Capital, Altai Ventures, Zigg Capital, 8VC, Buckley Ventures, Habitat Partners, and Arch Capital Group Ltd. Led by an experienced team of repeat entrepreneurs, the company brings a fresh perspective to small business […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Pear VC is opening a 30,000-square-foot space in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Pear Studio will serve as a collaborative work environment for founders and entrepreneurs. This space by Pear will be one of the largest spaces occupied by a venture capital firm in the Bay Area. This studio will be a […]