JobVite Lands $200 Million, Buys Two Companies
SAN MATEO — Jobvite, which develops recruiting and applicant-tracking software, has received a majority investment of over $200 million...
Category: Venture Funding
Softbank Vision Fund Strikes Again With Nuro
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Nuro, a company developing robotic delivery vehicles, has raised $940 million from the SoftBank Vision Fund....
Socotra Secures Additional $5.2 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Socotra, developer of a cloud-based platform for insurance companies, has raised an additional $5.2 million in funding...
Gong.io Lands $40 Million Series B
SAN FRANCISCO & TEL AVIV — Gong.io, which operates a Conversation Intelligence platform to help sales teams, has raised...
Calm Wakes Up With $88 Million Round
SAN FRANCISCO — Calm, maker of a popular meditation app, has raised $88 million in a Series B financing,...
Step Unveils Banking Service for Teens
SAN FRANCISCO –– Step, a new financial services company built for families and teens, has introduced an all-in-one banking...
Lime Scoots Away With $310 Million
Electric scooter company Lime has closed $310 million in a Series D financing, valuing the company at $2.4 billion....
Coverhound Raises $58 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — CoverHound, which sells property and casualty (P&C) insurance online, has raised a $58 million Series D...
Databricks Nabs $250 Million at $2.75 Billion Valuation
SAN FRANCISCO — Databricks, a provider of unified analytics and founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, has...
Stripe Valued at $22.5 Billion
Stripe, which operates an online payments platform, has raised an additional $100 million from Tiger Global Management. The new...
Comcast Leads $20 Million Round in Aporeto
SAN JOSE — Aporeto, a developer of Identity-Powered Security for cloud applications and networks, has landed $20 million in Series B...
Uplift is Lifted by $123 Million Investment
MENLO PARK — Uplift, a company that helps travel brands provide a better way to shop, book, pay and...
Sapphire Ventures Raises $115 Million Sports Fund
PALO ALTO — Sapphire Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in growth-stage companies and early-stage venture funds with more...
Sandbox VR Scores $68 Million
Sandbox VR, which operates virtual reality immersive game rooms, has raised $68 million Series A led by Andrew Chen...
Kinestral Locks On to $100 Million
HAYWARD — Kinestral Technologies, the developer and manufacturer of Halio smart-tinting glass for buildings and homes, announced that the...
Intel Leads $23 Million Round in Fortanix
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Fortanix Inc., which provides cloud security and data encryption, has closed a $23 million Series B...
Confluent Scores $125 Million Series D
Data streaming provider Confluent has raised a $125 million Series D funding round, led by Sequoia, with participation from...
Memebox Closes $35 Million Series D
SAN FRANCISCO — Memebox, a Korean-beauty startup that builds fast-to-market brands powered by data-driven consumer insights, has closed a...
Jyve Lands $35 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Jyve, a new platform that helps retailers find flexible and skilled labor, has raised $35 million in...
EdTech VC Firm Owl Ventures Raises $315 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Owl Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on education technology, has closed $315 million for its third fund. The fund...
The Pill Club Pops $50 Million Series B
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pill Club, which operates an online birth control prescription and delivery service, has landed $51...
Alation Scores $50 Million Series C
REDWOOD CITY — Alation Inc., a data catalog company, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round led...
Birdies Footwear Runs With $8 Million Series A
SAN FRANCISCO — Birdies, a San-Francisco-based footwear brand that combines style and comfort, announced an $8 million Series A...
Pokemon Go Creator Lands $245 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Niantic, Inc., a developer of mobile augmented reality (AR) games and creator of Pokémon GO, Ingress...