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| 16.04.2025 | Lerer Hippeau raises $200m for ninth fund | - |
| 12.04.2025 | Lerer Hippeau's $200 Million Seed Fund: A New Chapter in Venture Capital | In the bustling heart of New York City, Lerer Hippeau has made waves again. The early-stage venture capital firm recently announced the closing of its ninth seed fund, raising a remarkable $200 million. This is not just a number; it’s a tes... |
| 12.04.2025 | Lerer Hippeau: $200 Million Closed For Ninth Seed Fund | Lerer Hippeau (an early stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City) announced that it has closed $200 million in new capital for its ninth early stage fund, which the team will invest in pre-seed- and seed-stage compan... |
| 09.04.2025 | Lerer Hippeau Closes $200M for Ninth Seed Fund | Firm celebrates 15 years investing in early stage founders
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 9, 2025–
Lerer Hippeau, a leading early stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City, announced today that it has closed $200M in ... |
| 28.02.2025 | Lockchain.ai Secures $5 Million to Revolutionize Blockchain Risk Management | In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, where fortunes can shift in the blink of an eye, Lockchain.ai emerges as a beacon of stability. This Athens, Georgia-based company has just closed a $5 million Series A funding round, a significant... |
| 26.02.2025 | Lockchain.ai: $5 Million (Series A) Raised For Scaling On-Chain Compliance | Lockchain.ai, a leading AI-based Blockchain Risk Management platform, announced it has closed its Series A funding. The nearly $5 million round will be used to fuel additional development, adding features that improve speed and efficiency f... |
| 19.02.2025 | Augury raises $75M for AI-driven industrial equipment health and repair process optimization
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One click below supports our... | Israel-based Augury Inc., a provider of internet of things sensors and artificial intelligence to predict machine repairs, today announced it has raised $75 million in a late-stage funding round.
Lightrock led the Series F round, with retur... |
| 06.02.2025 | Urban Sky: $30 Million (Series B) Raised To Enable Easy Access To The Stratosphere | Urban Sky, a stratospheric platform company, announced it closed a $30 million Series B investment round. This funding round will be used to develop and commercialize a connected suite of products that will unlock the full value of the tact... |
| 24.01.2025 | Teal's $7.5 Million Boost: Revolutionizing Job Searches with AI | In a world where job hunting feels like navigating a labyrinth, Teal has emerged as a guiding light. The Miami-based company recently secured $7.5 million in Series A funding, pushing its total capital to $19 million. This financial windfal... |
| 23.01.2025 | Teal: $7.5 Million (Series A) Closed For Expanding AI-Based Careers Platform | Teal, an AI-based career platform, announced it raised $7.5 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total capital to $19 million. The new financing, co-led by CityLight Capital and Flybridge, with participation from Rethink Capi... |
| 16.12.2024 | The Future of Gifting and Retail: A New Era Begins | In a world where technology reshapes our daily lives, the gifting industry is undergoing a transformation. Enter On Me, a digital gift platform that recently secured $1.7 million in pre-seed funding and partnered with Mastercard. This ventu... |
| 15.12.2024 | On Me: Digital Gift Platform Raises $1.7 Million (Seed) And Partners With Mastercard | Personalized digital gifting platform On Me announced a 5-year industry partnership with Mastercard and $1.7 million in pre-seed funding from Lerer Hippeau and Focal.VC as it emerges from stealth.
Founded by Darragh Meaney and Sitar Harel (... |
| 11.11.2024 | Symbiotic Security Raises $3 Million (Seed) To Offer Real-Time Feedback On Vulnerabilities | Symbiotic Security announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding from investors, including Lerer Hippeau, Axeleo Capital, Factorial Capital, and others. And the company has introduced its software-as-a-service that works with the devel... |
| 11.11.2024 | Conflixis: Data And Risk Intelligence Company Raises $4.2 Million (Seed) | Conflixis – a data and risk intelligence company – announced $4.2 million in seed capital co-led by Lerer Hippeau and Origin Ventures, with additional investment from mark vc, Springtime Ventures, and continued support from early investor C... |
| 07.11.2024 | Symbiotic Security Raises $3M in Seed Funding | Symbiotic Security, a NYC-based company providing real-time security for software development, raised $3M in Seed funding.
Backers included Lerer Hippeau, Axeleo Capital, Factorial Capital, and others.
The company intends to use the funds t... |
| 01.11.2024 | MOTORMIA: Automotive Platform Company Raises $8 Million | MOTORMIA (a new automotive enthusiast platform aimed at transforming the automotive aftermarket industry through AI) has raised funding from multiple venture capital firms. And Mia, the platform’s transformative AI virtual assistant, can ta... |
| 31.10.2024 | Motormia Raises $8M in Funding | Motormia, a Scottsdale, AZ-based provider of an automotive enthusiast platform, raised $8M in funding.
Backers were Lerer Hippeau, Seedcamp, QP Ventures, Verissimo Ventures, State of Mind Ventures, Deftly.vc and Alumni Ventures.
The company... |
| 04.10.2024 | Valdera: The Future of Manufacturing Sourcing | In a world where speed and sustainability reign supreme, Valdera emerges as a beacon for manufacturers. This AI-driven sourcing platform has just secured $15 million in Series A funding, signaling a significant leap forward in the manufactu... |
| 04.10.2024 | Augmodo: Inventory And Task Tracker Company Raises $5.3 Million (Seed) | Augmodo is a real-time inventory and task tracker that uses wearable SmartBadges to create live 3D store maps. And the company announced it has raised $5.3 million in seed funding.
This funding round was led by Lerer Hippeau, with participa... |
| 03.10.2024 | Valdera Secures $15 Million to Help Manufacturers Make the Next Generation of Products - Faster, Safer, and More Sustainably Than Ever Before | Momentum soars as top beauty brands, industrial powerhouses, and Fortune 500 manufacturers choose Valdera to level up their supply chains, launch new products and keep everyone's favorite items in stock; Valdera helps put safe, high caliber... |
| 28.08.2024 | Aerflo Raises $10M+ in Venture Capital Funding | Aerflo, a Brooklyn, NY-based developer of a portable carbonation device that instantly transforms still into sparkling water, raised $10M+ in venture capital.
The rounds were led by Lerer Hippeau and Torch Capital, with participation from C... |
| 21.05.2024 | Expressable Raises $26M in Series B Funding | Expressable, an Austin, TX-based company which specializes in research-based, family-centered speech therapy care, raised $26M in Series B funding.
The round was led by HarbourVest Partners, with participation from Digitalis Ventures and ex... |
| 01.05.2024 | Caladan Bio raises $5m seed round to build next generation benchtop bioreactors | Caladan Bio—a startup developing a lower-cost benchtop bioreactor system designed to enhance data capture and increase experimentation throughput—has raised a $5 million seed round led by Twelve Below.
The round, supported by Lerer Hippeau,... |
| 30.04.2024 | A pair of Airbnb alums is bringing intelligence and automation to data protection | When Julie Trias and Elizabeth Nammour were working together at Airbnb on the company’s data team, they had to deal with data spread across a variety of sources, and that growing sprawl led to challenges in keeping data safe. The founders’ ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Consumer tech investing is still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60M for Fund IV | When prolific venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lerer Hippeau announced in early 2024 they were pivoting away from consumer tech, it sparked a social media debate about whether there are still opportunities.
Maven Ventures’ Jim ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Somite Raises $5.3M in Pre-Seed Funding | Somite, a Boston, MA-based developer of AI for stem cell biology, raised $5.3M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by TechAviv, and joined by Next Coast Ventures, Trust Ventures and Texas Venture Partners as well as Lerer Hippeau and oth... |
| 21.11.2023 | Medmo Secures $9M to Streamline Medical Imaging | What You Should Know:
Medical imaging technology company Medmo announced a $9 million funding round led by Lerer Hippeau,alongside existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), C2 Ventures and Stone IsraVentures.
In addition, an arra... |
| 17.07.2023 | Cybersecurity startup Teleskope brings intelligent automation to data security and privacy compliance | Cybersecurity startup Teleskope brings intelligent automation to data security and privacy compliance
Teleskope, a cybersecurity startup, is unveiling its data protection platform, engineered to automate data security, privacy, and complian... |
| 08.11.2022 | Sequencing.com Raises $5 Million In Venture Capital to Fund Groundbreaking DTC DNA Technology | Sequencing Logo Within the next 5 years, we expect that between 100 million and 2 billion human genomes will be sequenced. This capital raise allows us to rapidly expand our unique solutions that unlock the true value of genetic data and di... |
| 20.09.2022 | Lerer Hippeau Closes Two New Funds Totaling $230M | Co-Founding Managing Partner Ben Lerer Joins Fund Full Time After Selling Group Nine Media to Vox Media
Graham Brown Promoted to Managing Partner, Accompanied by Several New Hires and Promotions
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 20, 2022–
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| 20.09.2022 | Lerer Hippeau Closes Two New Funds Totaling $230M | Lerer Hippeau, a NYC-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed on $230M in new capital across two funds.
They are:
LH Seed VIII, which focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, and
LH Select IV, which invests in companies from Seri... |
| 20.09.2022 | Lerer Hippeau closes $230M across two new funds; Ben Lerer is back | Iconic New York venture capital firm Lerer Hippeau announced $230 million in additional funding across two new funds: LH Seed VIII, which focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, and LH Select IV, which invests in companies from Series... |
| 15.06.2022 | Workstream.io Launches Into Public Beta, Empowering Organizations To Derive Optimal Value from their Critical Data Assets | Workstream.io boosts the productivity of data teams and key business stakeholders by streamlining the process of data asset management and helping to facilitate workflows. “Workstream.io simplifies the convoluted process of managing data as... |
| 24.05.2022 | As Social-Video Ad Metrics Become More Vital, Tubular Names Digital Veteran Greg Coleman As CEO | getty |
| 03.11.2021 | The footwear company Allbirds just went public. Here's who's set for big paydays from the IPO. | Tim Brown (left) and Joey Zwillinger founded Allbirds, which went public on Wednesday. Allbirds This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Tiger Global and Maveron are among the bigg... |
| 05.03.2021 | Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp. Prices $200 Million Initial Public Offering | NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 5, 2021--
Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 20,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, at $10.00 per... |
| 13.01.2021 | Nacelle Raises $18m in Series A Funding to Grow Headless Commerce Platform that Boosts eCommerce Speed and Conversions | A Nacelle-powered headless Progressive Web App helped Barefoot Dreams improve its shopping experience, contributing to a 64% increase in conversion rate, 18% lower bounce rate, and sales have doubled Merchants want to offer their customers ... |
| 19.10.2020 | Startup HIFI Tracks Music Artists’ Royalties Revenue & Helps Put It In Their Pocket | Matt Pincus-backed HIFI, the brainchild of music tech entrepreneur Damian Manning, launches with two ... [+] products for music artists - Royalties Dashboard and Cash Flow.HIFI |
| 20.08.2020 | Eric Hippeau discusses D2C growth, brand value and advice for early-stage founders | Eric Hippeau is the founding partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, whose portfolio companies include the likes of Axios, BuzzFeed, Casper, Warby Parker, Allbirds, DocSend, Fundera, Everlane, Giphy, Genius and the recently acquired fitness comp... |
| 13.08.2020 | Extra Crunch Live: Join Eric Hippeau for a live Q&A right now | While you may have heard this phrase several hundred too many times this year, it remains true: These are unprecedented times.
At least a dozen industries are in a state of flux, and only time (a relatively short amount of time) will tell i... |
| 23.06.2020 | 11 top VCs discuss the future of New York startups | New York City was an initial U.S. hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s also one of the most expensive cities in the world — so you might think startups would be anxious to leave.
However, when we surveyed a number of New York-based v... |
| 30.04.2020 | Plantible raises $4.6 million seed round for an egg white replacement that isn’t aquafaba | When California announced a statewide lockdown, Tony Martens and Maurits van de Ven decided to stay put instead of heading home to Amsterdam.
So, the co-founders of Plantible bought two trailers and started living at their HQ: a two-acre du... |
| 27.04.2020 | Plantible Foods Secures $4.6 M for “World’s Most Sustainable Protein” Derived From Aquatic Duckweed | ©Plantible Foods
Plantible Foods announces $4.6 million in investment for a proprietary plant protein created by harnessing lemna, an aquatic plant commonly known as duckweed which is considered to be one of the most sustainable and nutrien... |
| 27.04.2020 | Plantible Foods Secures $4.6 M for “World’s Most Sustainable Protein” Derived From Aquatic Duckweed | Plantible Foods announces $4.6 million in investment for a proprietary plant protein created by harnessing lemna, an aquatic plant commonly known as duckweed which is considered to be one of the most sustainable and nutrient-dense plants in... |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M for its virtual cardiovascular platform | The company provides telemedicine visits, discovery events and AI-powered coaching
[Editor's note: Future of Behavioral and Mental Health with BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger.io, Providence Hospitals, UnitedHealthcare Optum, Khosla Ventures, ... |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health Raises $8.2M Series A to Expand Delivery of Best-in-Class Virtual Cardiovascular Care | |
| 04.03.2020 | Lerer Hippeau’s Ben Lerer shares his priorities for scouring seed deals | Enterprise software startups are changing how they infiltrate companies, and investors are taking note.
Last week, I chatted with Lerer Hippeau‘s Ben Lerer after his firm had just led a seed round in Air, a digital asset management platform... |
| 22.01.2020 | Small Door, the OneMedical for pets, launches NYC location | Small Door, a veterinary services membership startup, today announced the grand opening of its NYC location at 15 Seventh Ave. Small Door soft-launched the space in November of 2019.
The vet startup first came onto the scene in April of 201... |
| 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... |
| 23.10.2019 | A scalable plan for onboarding your first 500 employees | Amanda Mulay Contributor
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| 27.06.2019 | Galaxy Digital Leads $5.5 Million Round for Contract Management Startup | Digital contract management startup Clause has raised $5.5 million in a Series A round led by crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital.
The funding round also saw investment from electronic signature pioneer DocuSign and Galaxy Digital's EOS Ven... |
| 25.06.2019 | BuzzFeed Chairman Ken Lerer to step down | By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Online news website BuzzFeed’s Ken Lerer is stepping down as chairman after a decade in the role, the company said on Tuesday.
Lerer, along with founder Jonah Peretti, has driven the viral news websit... |
| 14.02.2019 | Term Sheet — Thursday, February 14 | THE KEY TO A BETTER PARTNERSHIP
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| 17.12.2018 | K Health raises $25M for its AI-powered primary care platform | K Health, the startup providing consumers with an AI-powered primary care platform, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by 14W, Comcast Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Lerer Hippeau,... |
| 16.05.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 16 | CRYPTO UNICORN
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| 15.05.2018 | Lerer Hippeau raises a new $122M fund, plus $60M for follow-on investments | Lerer Hippeau has raised two new funds — $122 million for a sixth fund devoted to seed stage investments, as well as $60 million for a “Select Fund” focused on later-stage deals.
Managing Partner Eric Hippeau said both funds will be used to... |
| 15.04.2018 | Lerer Hippeau Raises $150M For Sixth Fund | New York-based early-stage investor Lerer Hippeau has raised $150 million for its sixth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The commitments came from 49 investors, the filing shows. Lerer Hippeau is separately raising a $50 million sele... |
| 26.03.2018 | Lerer Hippeau is taking over management of Binary Capital’s debut fund | Lerer Hippeau, the New York-based early-stage venture firm, is taking over the $125 million debut fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco-based venture firm whose cofounder’s misdeeds became the talk of Silicon Valley last sum... |
| 01.02.2018 | Every New York City Venture Firm, Listed | As entrepreneurs brush off their pitch decks for the new year, they'll likely realize that finding the right venture fund is tougher than ever. Even though last year's VC deal dollars added up to the largest amount since the dot com boom, t... |
| 12.01.2018 | Lerer Hippeau Ventures to Raise Two Venture Capital Funds, totalling $150M | Lerer Hippeau Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm based in New York City, is raising two funds, totalling $150m.
According to two different SEC docs, these include:
– Lerer Hippeau Ventures VI, LP, which has a target of $100m.
– Ler... |
| 03.01.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, January 3 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Eric Hippeau, a managing partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, is well-known in the venture community for his firm’s blockbuster investments including Birchbox, BuzzFeed, Casper, and Warby Parker. Two thirds of Lerer Hipp... |
| 03.01.2018 | Why One of NYC’s Top Venture Capitalists Thinks U.S Investors Are ‘Too Conservative’ | This article originally ran in Term Sheet, Fortune’s newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Sign up here.
Eric Hippeau, a managing partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, is well-known in the venture community for his firm’s blockbuster investme... |
| 29.12.2017 | Lerer Hippeau Ventures launches new fund, eyes up to $100m | - |
| 14.06.2017 | Bowery Farming Raises $20m Series A to Hire and Expand | New Jersey-based indoor farming company Bowery Farming has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and GGV Capital, with additional investment from GV (Google Ventures), taking Bowery’s total fundrai... |
| 09.06.2017 | Lerer Hippeau Ventures raises $28M fund for follow-on investments | Seed investment firm Lerer Hippeau Ventures is planning to write more later-stage checks, thanks to a new $28 million fund that it’s calling LHV Select.
“Since the very beginning, going back to 2010, we’ve always had the same strategy,” sai... |
| 08.06.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, June 8 | You’ll Laugh! Cry! (Maybe Buy.)
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| 05.04.2017 | Cendana Capital — which funds 15 top seed-stage groups — just raised a ton of capital | Michael Kim is pretty much killing it.
Seven years ago, when he first approached investors with the idea of creating a fund-of-funds that would invest in seed-stage, or so-called micro VC, funds, they were cool to the idea. In fact, it took... |
| 23.02.2017 | Indoor farming startup Bowery raises $7.5 million from investors including ‘Top Chef’ Tom Colicchio | As pollution, extreme weather, and over-population threaten the viability of large, outdoor farms, a startup called Bowery Farming Inc . has raised $7.5 million in total venture funding to grow food indoors, even in the middle of a city. Th... |
| 26.01.2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Insect Farming, Big Data, Soil Health Tech, Crowdfund a Cow Platform, more | nextProtein, a French-Tunisian black soldier farming and animal feed startup, has raised €1.3 million in seed funding from a range of investors including Kima Ventures, Silicon Valley business angel Jerome Lecat, Khaled Helioui, and crowdfu... |
| 17.01.2017 | OrderGroove Raises $20M Series C from National Securities | OrderGroove, the leader in commerce enablement technologies for hundreds of brands and retailers, announced today a $20M Series C round of funding from National Securities, whose portfolio includes Lyft, Palantir and Coursera. The round mor... |
| 14.12.2016 | Splash Raises $7 Million Series B | Splash, the leader in event marketing automation software, today announced a $7 million Series B round of funding led by Ascent Venture Partners with continued participation from existing investors Spark Capital and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. ... |
| 14.12.2016 | Ascent Leads $7M Series B for Splash | Splash, the leader in event marketing automation software, today announced a $7 million Series B round of funding led by Ascent Venture Partners with continued participation from existing investors Spark Capital and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. ... |
| 05.10.2016 | Ollie raises $4.4M to become the Sprig of dog food | Chicken, peas, beef, sweet potatoes and blueberries, the stuff of $40 meals in places like Hayes Valley and Greenwich Village — and starting today, also the stuff of dog food.
Ollie, a new startup founded by Alex Douzet, Gabby Slome and Ran... |
| 16.09.2016 | Clinical messaging platform Klara raises $3M in seed funding | New York City-based Klara offers Web and mobile apps for accessing the platform, but Co-founder and Managing Director Dr. Simon Lorenz said it would be simplistic to think of Klara as an app.
“We’re not simply a messaging app,” he said. “It... |
| 14.09.2016 | Klara Raises $3 Million | New York-based healthcare messaging company, Klara, announces the closing of its most recent funding round, adding $3 million in financing. This seed round is led byNew York's Lerer Hippeau Ventures (early investors in Oscar Health, DoctorO... |
| 07.08.2016 | The European startup’s guide to raising from U.S. investors | 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!
European startups raise more money and grow faste... |
| 07.08.2016 | The European startup’s guide to raising from U.S. investors | European startups raise more money and grow faster when backed by American venture capital dollars, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Technology hubs have cropped up all over Europe that are kindling exciting new companies. However, des... |
| 19.07.2016 | NEA and Lerer Hippeau Ventures Join $7M Series A for Guideline | Guideline, the startup that's revolutionizing online retirement planning, announced today that it has completed a $7 million Series A round of financing. Propel Venture Partners led the investment round, with participation by existing inves... |
| 19.07.2016 | NEA and Lerer Hippeau Ventures Join $7M Series A for Guideline | Guideline, the startup that's revolutionizing online retirement planning, announced today that it has completed a $7 million Series A round of financing. Propel Venture Partners led the investment round, with participation by existing inves... |
| 11.07.2016 | Underrepresented founders have 24 hours to apply to Include Office Hours | TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening this July! In New York, Taylor Greene from Lerer Hippeau Ventures and in San Francisco, Sergio Monsalve and Ed Yip of Norwest Venture Partners will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and... |
| 29.06.2016 | Underrepresented founders, apply for Include office hours with Lerer and Norwest Venture Partners | TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening this July! In New York, Taylor Green from Lerer Ventures and in San Francisco, Sergio Monsalve and Ed Yip of Norwest Venture Partners will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback... |
| 28.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 28, 2016 | Drivy raised $35M to grow its rental marketplace; Levyx closed a $5.4M Series A; Poncho raised $2M
Poncho, a precious orange "weathercat" bot developed by betaworks, raised a $2 million seed round of funding led by Lerer Hippeau V... |
| 13.04.2016 | From Uber driver to venture capitalist | Jason Shuman Contributor
Jason Shuman is a venture capitalist at Corigin Ventures.
How did you get into venture capital? And why did you decide on that versus another startup?
These are two questions aspiring VCs often ask. While I usually ... |
| 21.03.2016 | Maxwell Health closes $22M Series C to move it towards 10 million user goal | The fundraise follows a $26.4 million Series B round dating back to December 2014. At that time it had 68 staff. It currently employs 150, according to Xconomy.
In addition to helping employees understand and manage their health insurance a... |
| 04.03.2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: Self-Heating Packaging Startup Raises $2.4m, Cannabis.net Closes Angel Round, more | Self-Heating Packaging Startup Heat Genie Raises $2.36m
Heat Genie, the developer of a self-heating technology designed to revolutionize food packaging and streamline food prep time, has closed a $2.36 million round through equity crowdfund... |
| 02.03.2016 | Hungryroot Raises $3.7m Series A for Gluten-Free, Quick Recipe Meal Kits | Hot on the heels of AgFunder’s recent investing report which detailed some $1.65 billion of investment in food e-commerce companies in 2015, Hungryroot, a New York-based meal kit delivery service, has raised $3.7 million in Series A funding... |
| 01.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 1, 2016 | YourMechanic raised $24M, Savara Pharmaceuticals closed $20M; Replay Technologies raised $13.5M
YourMechanic, provider of on-demand auto repair, secured $24 million in new funding from SoftBank Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Data Point Ca... |
| 26.02.2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 26, 2016 | AppCard raised $20M; Vicampo closed third financing round; CREXi secured $4.3M Seed funding
An online store for party supplies, Funcart, raised $70,000 in its first round of funding from a group of HNIs. Launched in March 2015 by Funcart is... |
| 16.02.2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 16, 2016 | Seven Bridges announced $45M Series A; LiveAction raised $36M; Joi Scientific secured $5M funding
Giphy, a service that acts like a hub for the short animated images, raised $55 million in funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Pa... |
| 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... |
| 20.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 20, 2015 | Le Tote secured $15M; MindTickle landed $12.5M; Hover raised $6M funding
Hover has announced that it has raised $6 million in a Series A financing round. Alsop Louie Partners led the round with participation from existing investors, includi... |
| 13.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 13, 2015 | White Star Capital closed $70M funding; GetYourGuide bagged $50M; Zola raised $10M
WriteLab, a browser-based tool that provides feedback on writing, has raised $2 million in a series A round led by Reach Capital with participation from Kapo... |
| 10.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 10, 2015
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Early-Stage Venture-Capital Investors | Careem secured $60M; Transfix raised $12M; Spiro closed $1.5M
Trucking remains the most widely used way of shipping goods, with heavy duty semi-trucks being responsible for shipping 70% of all U.S. freight.. But it's also an industry that h... |
| 09.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 9, 2015 | Segment bagged $27M; Glamsquad raised $15M; SightCall landed $8.4M
On Friday Segment, a company that wants to make accessing data as easy as possible across companies announced that it has raised $27 million in a Series B round led by Thriv... |
| 27.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 27, 2015 | Yuneec bagged $60M; MediBeacon landed $22.4M; Remerge closed $3M
Mobile App Retargeting startup Remerge today announced a $3 million Series A round led by Point Nine Capital, along with Valor, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin, German Startups Gr... |
| 24.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 24, 2015 | Mirantis announced $100M; PlanSource received $70M; CB Insights raised $1.15M
As anyone who writes about tech can tell you, getting information on private companies is not easy to get. Unlike with public companies, where the information is ... |
| 13.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 13, 2015 | Massdrop landed $40M; View raised $150M; DispatchHealth secured $3.6M
Massdrop raised a $40 million Series B financing round led by August Capital with continued support from First Round Capital, Mayfield Fund, and Cowboy Ventures. The comp... |
| 17.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 17, 2015 | Protagonist Therapeutics bagged $40M; Upstart raised $35M; Courtagen secured $20M
CredSimple, a startup building a medical credentialing database, snagged $1.5 million in seed funding to help healthcare and insurance companies manage their ... |
| 01.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 1, 2015 | GrabTaxi secured $250M; Zozi nabbed $30M; PubNub raised $20M
PubNub, a provider of cloud-based infrastructure for real-time applications raised $20 million in a Series C round of funding to help scale it. The round was led by Sapphire Ventu... |
| 22.06.2015 | Daily funding roundup - June 22, 2015 | Dollar Shave Club raised $75M; Portworx debuted $8.5M; Dropoff scored $7M
Dollar Shave Club, a subscription commerce company that home-delivers personal grooming products, raised a $75 million Series D funding round.The funding came from ex... |