| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.11.2024 | DeepL unveils next frontier for Language AI with voice translation solution: DeepL Voice | Available in two distinct models, DeepL Voice is the company's first voice translation solution for real-time spoken interactions
New tools launch at the company's inaugural flagship event, DeepL Dialogues
COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 14, 2024 /P... |
| 13.11.2024 | The AI Surge: How Two Startups Are Shaping the Future of Technology | The digital landscape is shifting. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this transformation. Two companies, Fireworks AI and Anysphere, are leading the charge. They are not just participants; they are pioneers. Their stories ... |
| 12.11.2024 | She Saw the AI Revolution Coming — and Created a Company to Help People Use It Easily. Now It's Worth Half a Billion Dollars. Lin Qiao's company Fireworks AI lets customers build generative AI product... | More than once, Lin Qiao has seen up-close how, every few years, new technology drives massive transformation. She graduated in 2005 with a Ph.D. in distributive systems and database management systems, worked as a software engineer for IBM... |
| 10.11.2024 | Инвесторы создали ажиотаж вокруг Anysphere, надеясь купить его приложение Cursor на базе ИИ | Cursor стал одним из самых популярных стартапов по программированию с использованием ИИ, сообщает Techcrunch. Вместе с этим его разработчик Anysphere увеличил свой доход с $4 млн в год до $4 млн в месяц. Помощник на базе ИИ Cursor быстро об... |
| 31.10.2024 | DeepL to Debut NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 Systems in Europe | The purchase — the biggest yet for DeepL — is among first NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems and will fuel DeepL's industry-leading Language AI platform
COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Languag... |
| 31.10.2024 | Eye On AI: The Never-Ending AI Valuation Escalation | 2 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here.
It really never stops.
It’s only been a few weeks since OpenAI announced its long-awaited raise of $6.6 billion at a... |
| 30.10.2024 | The Shifting Sands of AI Partnerships: Microsoft and OpenAI's Troubled Alliance | In the fast-paced world of technology, partnerships can feel like a marriage. They start with excitement and promise, but as time goes on, cracks can appear. The relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, once hailed as the "best broma... |
| 30.10.2024 | Boeing: Why Analysts Think Now's The Time To Be Brave On the whole, you can't help but feel there's a bargain to be had with Boeing right now, and it could well be the right time to be brave. |
Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) shares have certainly seen better days, with the ongoing 45% slide from the end of last year speaks volumes. The company is tackling a seemingly never-ending list of challenges: leadership shifts, strike-related slowdo... |
| 29.10.2024 | ИИ-стартап Sierra под руководством председателя OpenAI получил оценку в $4,5 млрд | Раунд финансирования Sierra состоялся менее чем через год после публичного запуска стартапа в области искусственного интеллекта Брета Тейлора, одного из самых популярных предпринимателей в Кремниевой долине.
Ранее компания привлекла $110 мл... |
| 28.10.2024 | Generative AI agent startup Sierra Technologies raises $175M at $4.5B valuation
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One click below supports our mission to p... | Sierra Technologies Inc., a hot artificial intelligence startup co-founded by ex-Salesforce Inc. co-Chief Executive Bret Taylor, said today it has closed on a $175 million funding round that brings its valuation to $4.5 billion.
The round w... |
| 24.10.2024 | EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 92: Diyala D’Aveni, Head of Vento | In this episode, we catch up with Diyala D’Aveni, Head of Vento, an Italian venture capital firm backed by Exor Ventures that focuses on discovering exceptional founders with the ambition to build great companies and supporting them from pr... |
| 18.10.2024 | The Rise of ResearchGate: Connecting Minds Globally | In the digital age, knowledge is power. ResearchGate embodies this truth. Founded in 2016, this Berlin-based platform has become a beacon for scientists worldwide. With over 26 million users, it connects researchers like a vast web, weaving... |
| 18.10.2024 | MicroStrategy's 'Nav Premium' Shouldn't be Feared, Says Benchmark, Raising Price Target to $245
What's Driving Bitcoin's Recent Price Rise? | Benchmark has raised its price target for MicroStrategy's stock from $215 to $245.
Analyst Mark Palmer argued the value of the company's bitcoin holdings and its software business will continue to increase.
He also believes that the company... |
| 17.10.2024 | So macht man sich weltweit einen Namen | Das Berliner Unternehmen ResearchGate, 2016 von Ijad Madisch, Sören Hofmayer und Horst Fickenscher gegründet, vernetzt derzeit nach eigenen Angaben weltweit rund 26 Millionen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler. Bekannte Investoren wie... |
| 16.10.2024 | 20VC's Third Fund: A Bold Leap into the Future of Venture Capital | In the world of venture capital, success often hinges on timing and strategy. 20VC, a London-based investment firm led by Harry Stebbings, has struck gold with its latest fundraising effort. The firm recently announced the closing of its th... |
| 15.10.2024 | Производитель чипов с ИИ Cerebras подал заявку на IPO, чтобы побороться с Nvidia | Компания Cerebras Systems, занимающаяся разработкой чипов для искусственного интеллекта, подала заявление для первичного размещения акций, планируя торговать ими под тикером «CBRS» на бирже Nasdaq, сообщает CNBC.
Cerebras конкурирует с Nvid... |
| 15.10.2024 | London-based investment firm 20VC raises its third fund sized at over €360 million | 20VC, the London-based venture capital firm led by Harry Stebbings, has successfully closed its third fund, raising an impressive over €360 million. This new fund is split into two key parts: €114.7 million for Seed investments and $252.3 m... |
| 12.10.2024 | Почему GitHub на самом деле победил: история глазами сооснователя | Примечание переводчика: недавно мы опубликовали в блоге перевод статьи о том, как GitHub заменил SourceForge в роли доминирующей платформы для хостинга кода. О существовании оригинального текста недавно узнал один из сооснователей GitHub — ... |
| 11.10.2024 | The Rise of AI in Business: DeepL and Numeric Lead the Charge | In the world of business, the winds of change are blowing strong. Two companies, DeepL and Numeric, are at the forefront of this transformation. They are not just players; they are game-changers. Their innovations in machine translation and... |
| 10.10.2024 | DeepL is 2024's Most-Used Machine Translation Provider Worldwide among language service companies | Language AI tools are transforming the industry, boosting efficiency, cutting costs, and driving growth – with DeepL usage far outpacing Google, Microsoft and more
COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Lang... |
| 23.09.2024 | Mercor: AI-Based Hiring Platform Company Closes $30 Million (Series A) At $250 Million Valuation | Mercor – an AI hiring platform that enables top tech companies and leading AI labs to hire experts across software engineering, law, chemistry, finance, etc – announced it raised $30 million in Series A funding at a $250 million valuation. ... |
| 22.09.2024 | webAI: AI Development Platform Raises Funding At $700 Million Valuation | webAI – an AI-based development platform that provides enterprises with localized AI infrastructure and offers a superior solution to existing cloud-based models – announced two milestones.
webAI announced the completion of its Series A fun... |
| 20.09.2024 | ИИ от стартапа Mercor провёл интервью с 300 000 соискателей, а теперь его оценивают в 250 миллионов долларов | Под руководством трех 21-летних стипендиатов Thiel Fellows (грант Питера Тиля) ИИ-стартап Mercor привлек $32 млн от Benchmark, Питера Тиля и других инвесторов. Выручка стартапа уже исчисляется десятками миллионов, ежемесячно увеличиваясь на... |
| 19.09.2024 | AI hiring platform Mercor backed by Dorsey, Peter Thiel in $30 million fundraise | Mercor said on Thursday it raised $30 million in a funding round, that included entrepreneur Jack Dorsey and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, putting the AI hiring platform's valuation at $250 million.
The Series A funding round was led by v... |
| 11.09.2024 | Retail golden quarter: how AI can boost sales success for retailers | New DeepL white paper underscores how Language AI will enable retailers to reduce costs and grow revenue through better internal and external communication
COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 'golden quarter' approachi... |
| 11.09.2024 | webAI Raises Additional Funding | webAI, an Austin, TX-based provider of an AI development platform that provides enterprises with localized AI infrastructure, raised an additional undisclosed amount in funding.
The round, which brought the total amount to $60M, included pa... |
| 11.09.2024 | webAI Appoints New Board Members and Secures Additional Funding to Democratize Access to AI | Austin-based startup appoints three board members with executive experience at Apple, Benchmark Capital, and Activision Blizzard
Latest funding enables the company to accelerate developing a superior alternative to current AI solutions
webA... |
| 11.09.2024 | Retail golden quarter: how AI can boost sales success for retailers | New DeepL white paper underscores how Language AI will enable retailers to reduce costs and grow revenue through better internal and external communication
COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 'golden quarter' approachi... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Merging Titans: Legends and ASM Global Unite for a New Era in Live Events | In a bold move that reshapes the landscape of live events, Legends has acquired ASM Global. This merger creates a powerhouse in the world of premium experiences. It’s a marriage of ambition and expertise, a union that promises to elevate fa... |
| 22.08.2024 | Stagwell (STGW) Announces September Investor Conference Schedule | Management to appear at events hosted by Citi, Benchmark, Goldman Sachs, B. Riley and Deutsche Bank
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced i... |
| 08.08.2024 | Thrive Capital's Bold Leap: A $5 Billion Bet on the Future | Thrive Capital has made waves in the venture capital world. With its latest fund, Thrive IX, the firm has raised over $5 billion. This is a monumental achievement, marking the largest fund in its history. Thrive IX is not just a number; it’... |
| 07.08.2024 | Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital Raises $5 Billion For Fund IX | Thrive Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm founded by Oscar Health co-founder Joshua Kushner, announced it has closed its ninth flagship fund at over $5 billion. This is the largest fund raised by the firm to date. Thrive IX feat... |
| 07.08.2024 | Able Jobs acquired by Instawork to strengthen product suite | Elevation Capital and Y Combinator-backed staffing startup Able Jobs has been acquired by Instawork. This is the San Francisco-based company’s first acquisition in India, and it raised more than $160 million.
Instawork said that this acquis... |
| 07.08.2024 | DeepL named to 2024 Forbes Cloud 100 list for the second year in a row | Serving over 100,000 business customers in 200+ markets, DeepL recognized for industry-leading AI translation and writing software
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, has been named to th... |
| 02.08.2024 | MicroStrategy Bull Doubles Down on The Stock by Raising Price Target to Wall Street High
Kamala Harris Can't 'Cede Crypto to Trump'; Bybit Withdraws Services From France | Benchmark has raised its price target for MicroStrategy to $2,150 even as the company posted a revenue miss on Thursday.
The broker's analyst noted the company's share price outperformance since adoption of bitcoin as its primary treasury r... |
| 26.07.2024 | DeepL expands language offering with Traditional Chinese | Enterprises and individuals worldwide can now breakdown communication barriers with 33 million users of Traditional Chinese
COLOGNE, Germany, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL has announced today the addition of Traditional Chinese to its... |
| 24.07.2024 | DeepL expands language offering with Traditional Chinese | Enterprises and individuals worldwide can now breakdown communication barriers with 33 million users of Traditional Chinese
COLOGNE, Germany, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL has announced today the addition of Traditional Chinese to its... |
| 18.07.2024 | ResearchGate-Gründer Ijad Madisch kommt ins Startupland | Am 6. November 2024 öffnet unsere erste Startupland Conference im Rheinenergiestadion in Köln die Tore. Auf die Bühne tritt dabei unter anderem der erfolgreiche Gründer Ijad Madisch. Nur für kurze Zeit: Buche jetzt Deine Reise ins Startupla... |
| 17.07.2024 | DeepL launches Next Generation LLM that outperforms competitors on translation quality, fluency | New Language AI solution brings translation excellence to the next level for enterprises
COLOGNE, Germany, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, today announced the launch of its next-generation language... |
| 10.07.2024 | DeepL launches new French and Spanish AI writing assistant to improve business communications | Italian and Portuguese to also be available on DeepL Write before the end of 2024
COLOGNE, Germany, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, has today unveiled two new languages in its AI writing assistant,... |
| 09.07.2024 | Benchmark raises $425 million for latest fund | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
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| 25.06.2024 | Pomerium: NextGen Access Platform Company Raises $13.75 Million In Series A Funding | Pomerium, a NextGen Access platform, announced it has raised a $13.75 million Series A funding round led by Benchmark. Return investors Bain Capital, Haystack, SNR, and Oleg Rogynskyy (founder of People.AI) also participated in the round. B... |
| 17.06.2024 | Digits Acquires Basis Finance | Digits, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of an automated bookkeeping solution for startups, acquired Basis Finance, a San Francisco, California-based provider of a budgeting and forecasting platform.
The amount of the deal was not disclose... |
| 12.06.2024 | AcuityMD: $45 Million Raised To Advance Commercial Intelligence Platform For Medical Technology Manufacturers | AcuityMD announced $45 million in new funding to expand its commercial intelligence platform and advance the company’s mission of accelerating the adoption of medical technology (MedTech). The Series B round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with a... |
| 04.06.2024 | HackerOne launches partner program to leverage global ethical hacker community
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Called PartnerOne, the program is designed to g... |
| 29.05.2024 | 5 Dinge über DeepL, die alle wissen sollten | Das Kölner Unternehmen DeepL, ein KI-basierter Übersetzungsdienst, ist derzeit eines der heißesten deutschen Grownups überhaupt. Index Ventures, ICONIQ Capital und Co. investierten gerade erst imposante 300 Millionen US-Dollar in DeepL. Die... |
| 01.05.2024 | From Connie Chan to Ethan Kurzweil, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs | When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came as a shock to many in the venture capital ecosystem — and not just because Rabois is a big name in the industry.
It was surprising bec... |
| 30.04.2024 | Notable Capital’s Hans Tung on why founders need to play the long game | Hans Tung, a managing partner at Notable Capital, formerly GGV Capital, has a lot of thoughts on the state of venture capital today.
With $4.2 billion in assets under management, Notable evolved from 24-year-old cross-border VC firm GGV Cap... |
| 26.04.2024 | DeepL launches new AI-powered offering, DeepL Write Pro, to supercharge business communication | New AI writing assistant gives writers real-time suggestions on phrasing, style, and tone while understanding the full context of any business communication
SINGAPORE, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a global leader in Language AI, ha... |
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| 22.04.2024 | Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, new SF lease, and also, its newest critic | Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that the workforce management software outfit Rippling was on the cusp of closing a new, $200 million round of funding at a hefty $13.4 billion valuation led by Coatue. We also reported that the round fe... |
| 20.04.2024 | Notable Capital’s Hans Tung on the state of VC and the upside to down rounds | To some investors, “down round” is a dirty phrase, but not to Notable Capital’s Hans Tung. Hans is a managing partner at Notable Capital, formerly GGV Capital, a venture firm focusing on investments in the U.S., Latin America, Israel, and E... |
| 03.04.2024 |
Zillow or CoStar? NAR settlement terms could determine a winner | Real estate listing giants Zillow and CoStar are currently embattled in a fight for listing portal supremacy.
The battle began heating up in September 2023 when CoStar’s residential real estate platform Homes.com surpassed 100 million uniqu... |
| 22.03.2024 | Silicon Valley is going wild over Satya Nadella's 'baller' comments putting OpenAI in its place | Tech Silicon Valley is going wild over Satya Nadella's 'baller' comments putting OpenAI in its place
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| 13.10.2023 | 8 Silicon Valley VC Funds to Keep an Eye On in 2023 by Artur Kurasiński | The post was originally published in Polish on Artur’s LinkedIn profile. Artur kindly agreed that we repost what we think is of great value to our readers.
Here are the top 8 Silicon Valley VC firms to keep in mind in 2023. Sequoia Capital... |
| 06.06.2023 | Benchmark’s view on the AI race: Talking with Miles Grimshaw | At the end of 2020, Miles Grimshaw became — and remains — the most recent addition to the storied venture firm Benchmark, which has stubbornly refused to change how it fundamentally operates, despite the many changes the rest of the venture... |
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| 24.05.2021 | AcuityMD Nabs $7M for Targeting Platform for Medical Device Companies | What You Should Know:
– AcuityMD, a platform for commercializing and improving medical devices with data announced it has raised $7M in funding led by Benchmark with participation from Ajax Health. Eric Vishria, General Partner at Benchmark... |
| 09.02.2021 | Solv Raises $45M to Expand Same-Day Appts & Virtual Care Options Nationwide | What You Should Know:
– Solv (Solv Health), a San Francisco, CA-based national network of healthcare providers making same-day and next-day healthcare accessible to anyone, announced it has raised $45M in Series C funding led by Acrew Capit... |
| 04.02.2021 | Last we heard from Good Eggs, it was in a multi-city retreat. Now it’s expanding with $100m in funding | Grocery delivery seemed like it was on a meteoric trajectory when it erupted a few years ago. But it soon ran into more than a few roadblocks: customer churn, high margins, and complicated delivery logistics.
Consumers were also slow to ado... |
| 15.01.2021 | 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund | David Teten Contributor
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| 28.11.2019 | Tech venture capital is keeping a close watch on cannabis – here are four reasons why | It’s an exciting time to raise private capital in the cannabis industry. We’ve seen that the stigma is dissipating, general partners (GPs) are opening up to cannabis investments, and tech venture firms are jumping in. 2018 was a record year... |
| 18.10.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, October 18 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
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| 23.08.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, August 23 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
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| 23.08.2018 | Benchmark Partner Sarah Tavel: Startups Raising Mega-Rounds Face a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ | Sarah Tavel entered the venture capital world almost immediately after college. She landed at Bessemer Venture Partners as an analyst and quickly rose through the ranks to the role of vice president.
At Bessemer, she invested in the Series ... |
| 15.05.2018 | Good Eggs Raises $50m as Benchmark Leads Round Impressed by ‘Operational Discipline’ | Good Eggs, the once-beleaguered eGrocery platform, has raised $50 million in Series C funding in a round led by leading venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.
The California-based startup that was forced to withdraw from various cities acr... |
| 14.12.2017 | Ex-Zynga execs raise $15 million for their new gaming studio, Manticore Games | In the eight years since Frederic Descamps and Jordan Maynard launched their last gaming startup, the industry they helped shape with A Bit Lucky now brings in more than $100 billion in revenues globally.
Games like League of Legends and Pl... |
| 14.08.2017 | Letter To Uber Staff: Benchmark Says It Should Have Sued Ex-CEO Sooner | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Benchmark, one of the Uber investors that pressured Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to step down as CEO in June due to company leadership failures... |
| 24.05.2017 | Hound Labs Raises $8.1m in Series B Financing | Hound Labs, Inc., an Oakland, CA-based creator of a patent-pending marijuana breathalyzer, raised $8.1m in venture capital funding.
Benchmark made the investment and, in conjunction with it, Mitch Lasky, its general partner, will join the b... |
| 13.05.2017 | Benchmark Adds Sarah Tavel as General Partner | Venture capital firm Benchmark has added Sarah Tavel as its newest General Partner.
Most recently, Tavel worked as an investing partner at Greylock Partners, where she led investments in two (unannounced) companies.
Earlier on, she worked a... |
| 10.05.2017 | Cockroach Labs announces $27M Series B and enterprise tier for its reliable database | “A database that replicates itself and is meant to survive” — that was the connection that Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball made between the startup’s memorable name and its value proposition. Despite entering a crowded market, Cockroach ... |
| 10.05.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 10 | POLITE AND HOSPITABLE
New money: Obvious Ventures has officially closed its second fund with $191,919,191 million in commitments. (A filing from last month revealed a first close.) The firm’s first fund featured a numeric joke – it had $123... |
| 21.12.2016 | When Wealthfront was young: the early years | From Fantasy Stock Exchange to KaChing to Wealthfront, the making of a Silicon Valley robo-advisor
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| 03.10.2016 | Rover raises $40 million Series E for doggy Airbnb | The network of pet sitters and dog walkers has nearly doubled its total venture capital raised
Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark Cub... |
| 09.05.2016 | Benchmark Adds Chris Tsakalakis as Entrepreneur-In-Residence | Benchmark, a San Francisco and Woodside-based early-stage venture capital firm, added Chris Tsakalakis as its newest Entrepreneur-In-Residence.
Tsakalakis is an entrepreneur and CEO with more than 25 years of experience developing and leadi... |
| 20.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 20, 2016 | Cabify bagged $120M; Brighter raised $21M; Fame and Partners secured $10.2M
Beijing-based Yummy Express, China’s O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services completed $10 million of Series C Financing, led by ClearVue ... |
| 20.04.2016 | Brighter raises $21 million in push to boost transparency for dental benefits | Brighter’s approach is designed to make it easier for individuals to find dentists, particularly dentists in their network. It is also intended to boost the profile of dental practices and make scheduling and bill collection more efficient.... |
| 17.03.2016 | Benchmark Capital dominates top 10 global VC list | Premium
US-based early stage investment Benchmark dominated the top 10 global venture capital list compiled by CB Insights, with Peter Fenton topping the list and Bill Gurley taking the eighth spot.
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| 14.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 14, 2016 | Anaplan secured $90M; PolicyGenius landed $15M; Everlaw raised $8.1M funding
Online insurance broker PolicyGenius, which guides users through a five-minute Q&A to develop a personalized, in-depth review of all their insurance needs base... |
| 16.12.2015 | Detroit Police Partners with Nextdoor on “Virtual Neighborhood Watch” | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The San Francisco-based social media platform for neighbors, Nextdoor, held a press conference in Detroit yesterday to announce a new partnership with the Detroit Police Depar... |
| 13.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 13, 2015 | EverString raised $65M; Audentes Therapeutics bagged $65M; SteelBrick received $48M
Predictive marketing company EverString has raised $65 million, in what is the largest round ever for an AI company. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Com... |
| 01.10.2015 | Farm-to-Fridge Online Market Farmigo Scores $16m Series B Amid Food E-Commerce Rush | An online farmers’ market pioneering a “farm-to-fridge” platform to connect city dwellers with local food sources nearby, has attracted investment from venture capital firms in its Series B round of funding.
Farmigo, which is headquartered ... |
| 14.09.2015 | European venture market in 2015 running at twice the rate of 2014 | |
| 05.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 5, 2015 | Fastly raised $75M; LifeBond closed $27M; Ptengine closed $9M
Ptengine, which helps businesses see what visitors are doing, and allows them to turn those actions into actionable intelligence, closed a $9 million Pre-A series funding round. ... |
| 08.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 8, 2015 | WeWork raised $434M; Babbel nabbed $20M; Confluent closed $24M
WeWork, a company that sublets office space, along with amenities, including furniture and Internet, and other additional goodies, to budding entrepreneurs has been raising a lo... |
| 08.07.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Didi-Kuaidi confirms $2B round
China’s car-hailing service Didi Kuaidi raised a total of $2 billion in its latest round. The... |
| 08.07.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 07.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 7, 2015 | Didi Kuaidi announced $2B; Harry's closed $75.6M; Whipclip secured $40M
Didi Kuaidi, an e-hailing service in Asia, has now raised nearly $2 billion. Reports that the company was raising this round, sprung up late last month, and now have so... |
| 24.06.2015 | Daily funding roundup - June 24, 2015 | HackerOne revealed $25M; Frame secured $10M; Barkly scored $12.5M
HackerOne, a company that offers a bug bountry program, where companies will pay to have hackers go into their system and see where they are vulnerable revealed a new $25 mil... |
| 16.04.2015 | Duo Security: (Big) New Money, New Platform, New Offices | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Duo Security, the Ann Arbor, MI-based startup developing two-factor authentication tools to protect businesses from hackers, announced this week that it has raised $30 million... |
| 27.02.2015 | PlayFab Raises $7.4M in Series A Funding | PlayFab, Inc., a Seattle, WA-based backend platform for live games, raised $7.4m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Benchmark, with participation from Madrona Venture Group, as well as existing investors Startup Capital Ventures; Bar... |
| 09.02.2015 | Five reasons to come to Splash Health 2015 on 2/12/2015 | Learn why healthcare will be insanely different in 25 years
Healthcare as we know it will be dramatically different in a decade, and insanely different in 25 years. That's our prediction. It's not so bold really. Many people have the same v... |
| 10.11.2014 | Confluent Raises $6.9M in Funding | According to the company’s blog, Confluent, a Mountain View, Calif.-based real-time data startup, raised $6.9m in funding.
The round was led by Benchmark (Eric Vishria) with participation from LinkedIn and Data Collective.
The company inten... |
| 22.09.2014 | Duo Security Raises $12M in Series B Funding | Duo Security, a Ann Arbor, Michigan-based provider of a cloud-based two-factor authentication platform, raised $12m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Benchmark with participation from existing investors Google Ventures, True Venture... |
| 16.09.2014 | Docker raises $40M to scale its open source platform | This funding comes only months after Docker raised a $15 million round earlier this year
(Updated with comment from Docker)
As you might imagine, creating and maintaining apps has become more difficult, and complex, in recent years. Now, in... |
| 09.05.2014 | The Xconomy SF Six: Funding for Udemy, Optimizely, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here are the top six things we’re paying attention to in the San Francisco tech scene this week.
–Yesterday, online teaching marketplace Udemy announced a $32 million Series C... |
| 19.03.2014 | Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital Acquire Interest in Pantera Bitcoin Partners | Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital are acquiring an interest in Pantera Bitcoin Partners LLC., a subsidiary of investment firm Pantera Capital.
Following the transaction, these shareholders and their principals will gen... |