SentiLink, an identity verification technology startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures. Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and NYCA also participated in the financing, which brings the company’s total raised to $85 million since its 2017 inception. The company declined to reveal at what valuation the money […]
Nubank co-leads $45 million investment in Indian neobank Jupiter
Industry veteran Jitendra Gupta’s neobank for consumers in India has raised $45 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore and Mumbai-based startup gears up for Jupiter’s public launch in about a month. The new financing round, a Series B, was co-led by Brazil-based Nubank, Global Founders Capital, Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners. Mirae Assets […]
5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC
At a time when we are witnessing record VC activity, founders would be well served to go back to the basics and focus on the principles of fundraising when determining who sits on their cap table.
Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO
Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has raised $200 million in a round that propels it to unicorn status. The Rise Fund, TPG’s global impact investing platform, led the round and was joined by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. […]
Reserve Trust raises $30.5M to become the ‘Stripe for B2B payments’
Reserve Trust, a Denver-based financial services provider, has raised $30.5 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors. FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro and Quovo founder and CEO Lowell Putnam also participated in the financing, which included $17.9 million in secondary shares. It brings the startup’s total raised since […]
Third Wave Automation raises $40M to bring its autonomous forklifts to warehouses
The California-based startup, which was founded in 2018, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Norwest Venture Partners.
Baleon Capital closes first fund to provide capital infusion to healthcare startups
Baleon Capital will invest in pre-Series A and Series A companies focused on health and medical care in the United States.
Financial concierge startup Zeni banks $34M to show SMBs their finances in real time
Zeni’s AI-powered finance concierge platform offers bookkeeping, accounting, tax and CFO services, essentially becoming a back-end controller for startups.
Buildots raises $30M to put eyes on construction sites
Buildots’ technology automatically validates images captured by hardhat-mounted 360-degree cameras, detecting any gaps between the original design and what’s actually happening on construction sites.
FullStory raises $103M at a $1.8B valuation to combat rage clicks on websites and apps
Even with all the years of work that have been put into improving how screen-based interfaces work, our experiences with websites, mobile apps, and any other interactive service you might use still often come up short: we can’t find what we want, we’re bombarded with exactly what we don’t need, or the flow is just […]