Detroit’s StockX Gains Unicorn Status After $110M Series C Investment

Southeast Michigan is now home to another unicorn startup. Detroit-based e-commerce company StockX announced Wednesday that it has raised $110 million in a Series C funding round, increasing the company’s total value to more than $1 billion. The investment was led by DST Global, General Atlantic, and GGV Capital. In a statement announcing the funding … Continue reading “Detroit’s StockX Gains Unicorn Status After $110M Series C Investment”

Guardicore Raises $60M and Moves US HQ to Boston From San Francisco

US-Israeli cybersecurity startup Guardicore is moving its American headquarters from San Francisco to Boston after hiring a Massachusetts marketing executive and raising a $60 million funding round. The Tel Aviv-based company’s decision to run American operations from Boston is a well-worn path for high-tech firms, with more than 200 Israeli-founded businesses employing more than 9,000 … Continue reading “Guardicore Raises $60M and Moves US HQ to Boston From San Francisco”

Pendo Adds to Analytics, Engagement Software With Receptive Purchase

Pendo, an analytics business whose software helps companies study user behavior and feedback, has acquired a UK-based startup called Receptive Software. Pendo declined to disclose terms of the deal. Raleigh, NC-based Pendo aims to help its customers—ranging from tech startups to big businesses—make decisions about the design and user experiences of its products. In addition … Continue reading “Pendo Adds to Analytics, Engagement Software With Receptive Purchase”

Redox Wrangles $33M to Become Healthcare’s Go-To Data Integrator

[Updated 5/3/19, 12:55 pm CT. See below.] As hospitals and clinics have shifted from paper-based records to digital systems, one of the biggest challenges has been sharing patient data between healthcare providers, and between providers and outside software applications. This “interoperability” problem has created a market for companies such as Redox, a Madison, WI-based startup … Continue reading “Redox Wrangles $33M to Become Healthcare’s Go-To Data Integrator”

6sense Raises $27M to Uncover Hidden Interests of B2B Buyers

Let’s say you’re wondering whether another software provider could do a better job for your business than the one you already use. You start a web search on its competitors. Suddenly, you get a friendly message from your current software provider, asking how things are going. Was it a sixth sense? Nope, as you can … Continue reading “6sense Raises $27M to Uncover Hidden Interests of B2B Buyers”

Boston Tech Watch: Notarize, Optimus Ride, LogRocket & More

The self-driving cars are coming (to a gated development near you). Board additions at a novel tech startup. Another big funding round for an industrial 3D printing startup. The Endeavor v. QinetiQ robot competition’s final chapter. Read on for more. —Online notary startup Notarize is adding senior LogMeIn and State Street executives to its board. … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Notarize, Optimus Ride, LogRocket & More”

Early-Stage VC Firm Sorenson Ventures Closes Inaugural Fund at $110M

Sorenson Ventures, an offshoot of Utah private equity firm Sorenson Capital, announced today it has closed its first fund with more than $110 million to invest in early-stage security and enterprise software companies. The young venture capital firm was formed in 2017 by Sorenson Capital, which recruited former Intel Capital executive Ken Elefant as managing … Continue reading “Early-Stage VC Firm Sorenson Ventures Closes Inaugural Fund at $110M”

PR Software Maker TrendKite Sold to Cision for $225M Cash and Stock

Austin—TrendKite has sold to Cision, a Chicago-based public relations and marketing software company, in a $225 million in a cash-and-stock deal. Cision (NYSE: [[ticker:CISN]]) is paying $94 million in cash and offering Austin-based TrendKite shareholders 10.2 million Cision shares. The company’s stock dipped 2.6 percent to $12.16 each as of midday in New York after … Continue reading “PR Software Maker TrendKite Sold to Cision for $225M Cash and Stock”

How 3 Detroit Founders Built Tech Startups Despite City’s Bankruptcy

On July 18th, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, becoming the largest city in American history to do so. Just four years earlier, Chrysler and General Motors—automobile companies that were long a staple of the Detroit economy—had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “You hear stories about the Great Depression in the … Continue reading “How 3 Detroit Founders Built Tech Startups Despite City’s Bankruptcy”

Boston Tech Watch: Endeavor, Building Ventures, LearnLux, ETQ, Cogito

[Updated 12/07/18, 10:30 a.m., and 12/10/18, 10:45. See below.] The spigot is still wide open for venture funding as cash continued to flow into Boston startups this week. Smart scooters and military robots rounded out the week in tech news. Read on for more: —IBM (NYSE: [[ticker:IBM]]) is dealing away two Massachusetts-founded enterprises it shelled out … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Endeavor, Building Ventures, LearnLux, ETQ, Cogito”

Xenex Adds $4.8M for Hospital Trial Program of Germ-Zapping Robots

San Antonio — [Corrected 10/9/18, 4:19 p.m. See below.] Xenex Disinfection Systems has raised a $4.8 million round of debt funding to pay for a program that lets hospitals and other healthcare facilities use its germ-zapping robots on a trial basis. Xenex sells hospitals a technology that uses an inert gas, pulsed xenon, to create high-intensity … Continue reading “Xenex Adds $4.8M for Hospital Trial Program of Germ-Zapping Robots”

Sigstr Snags $4M Funding Round as Marketing Tech Sector Gets Hotter

Sigstr, the Indianapolis-based marketing tech startup, announced this week that it has raised $4 million in new venture funding. The round was led by Edison Partners, with participation from past investors, including Hyde Park Venture Partners, HubSpot Ventures, High Alpha Capital, Battery Ventures, and 4G Ventures. Bryan Wade, Sigstr’s CEO, says the company plans to … Continue reading “Sigstr Snags $4M Funding Round as Marketing Tech Sector Gets Hotter”

Detroit’s StockX Raises $44M Funding Round, Plans to Hire 1,000

StockX, the online “stock market of things” focused on sneakers and other high-demand, limited-edition products, has closed one of the largest investment rounds raised by a Detroit startup and announced yesterday that it now plans to go on a major hiring spree. The news came from StockX CEO Josh Luber during a keynote speech at the … Continue reading “Detroit’s StockX Raises $44M Funding Round, Plans to Hire 1,000”

Living on the Edge: Amazon, AT&T, Packet Pursue “Cloudlet” Computing

The word “cloud”—as in cloud computing, and cloud storage—has served as a handy shorthand term, but it has always been inherently vague and a little misleading. When businesses and consumers use a cloud service provider like Amazon Web Services or Apple’s iCloud, their data, photos, and music don’t get processed in the misty skies above … Continue reading “Living on the Edge: Amazon, AT&T, Packet Pursue “Cloudlet” Computing”

OpsGenie, Backed by Battery Ventures, Grants $295M Sale to Atlassian

Another Boston IT deal to report today: Atlassian says it has signed an agreement to acquire OpsGenie for an estimated $295 million, which includes $259 million in cash and the remainder in restricted shares of Atlassian (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TEAM]]). The planned acquisition seems to be a great return for Boston-based OpsGenie’s investors. The six-year-old startup appears … Continue reading “OpsGenie, Backed by Battery Ventures, Grants $295M Sale to Atlassian”

Yesware Hauls In $15M and Replaces Founding CEO

It’s the end of an era for Yesware, an eight-year-old maker of e-mail software for salespeople. The Boston-based startup announced Wednesday that it brought in $15 million in venture capital, but the bigger news is that co-founder and CEO Matthew Bellows will be replaced by chief operating officer Joel Stevenson. Stevenson joined Yesware in March … Continue reading “Yesware Hauls In $15M and Replaces Founding CEO”

Siemens Scoops Up Mendix for $730M to Boost Digital Capabilities

[Updated 8/2/18, 9:11 am. See below.] Mendix, one of the long-standing players in the business app development sector, is being snapped up by Siemens for 628 million euros, or about $730 million, according to a spokesperson. [Updated price.—Eds.] The German industrial conglomerate will pay cash to acquire Boston-based Mendix, and it also plans to invest … Continue reading “Siemens Scoops Up Mendix for $730M to Boost Digital Capabilities”

Matrix Partners Holds Steady with $450M Fund, as Other VCs Go Big

[Updated 6/22/18, 10:06 am. See below.] Matrix Partners has raised $450 million for its 11th U.S. venture capital fund, according to a document filed with securities regulators. That’s the same size as Matrix’s last flagship fund, which it closed in 2013. That’s somewhat unusual in the current venture fundraising environment. Many venture firms have been … Continue reading “Matrix Partners Holds Steady with $450M Fund, as Other VCs Go Big”

Boston VC Continues Surge in Q1; Here are the Top 10 Deals

Venture capital continued to flow to Boston-area companies at a prolific rate during the first quarter of 2018, as investors picked up where they left off last year. In the first three months of the year, venture capitalists pumped more than $2.7 billion into companies located in the Boston metropolitan area, according to data from … Continue reading “Boston VC Continues Surge in Q1; Here are the Top 10 Deals”

General Catalyst Bags $1.4B for Ninth Fund as Tech Investors Go Big

[Updated 3/27/18, 10:27 am. See below.] General Catalyst Partners is the latest venture capital firm to join the billion dollar fund club. The Cambridge, MA-based firm’s latest fund—its ninth—clocked in at $1.375 billion, according to a document filed with the SEC. That’s a significant jump from its last fundraising effort two years ago, when General … Continue reading “General Catalyst Bags $1.4B for Ninth Fund as Tech Investors Go Big”

Credtech Report Card: HackerRank, CodeFights, Credly, ACT, More

Educational technology companies are augmenting the traditional educational system with their online coursework offerings, but they’re also creating a competing universe where students can find alternate learning experiences that may qualify them for a job, even if they don’t have an academic degree. A core element in this universe is the invention of new kinds … Continue reading “Credtech Report Card: HackerRank, CodeFights, Credly, ACT, More”

Battery Ventures Recharges With $1.25B in Two New Funds

Battery Ventures, a 35-year-old global investment firm, has reeled in $1.25 billion to continue backing high-tech companies. Boston-based Battery announced two new funds on Tuesday: an $800 million fund, Battery Ventures XII; and a $450 million companion, Battery Ventures XII Side Fund, from which the firm will make larger growth and private-equity investments. Battery’s deals … Continue reading “Battery Ventures Recharges With $1.25B in Two New Funds”

Marketing Startup Sigstr Gets $5M From Hyde Park, HubSpot & Others

Sigstr, an e-mail marketing startup based in Indianapolis, says it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Hyde Park Venture Partners, which was joined by HubSpot (NYSE: [[ticker:HUBS]]), Battery Ventures, Grand Ventures, and High Alpha Capital. Investors have pumped a total of $7 million into Sigstr, a company spokeswoman … Continue reading “Marketing Startup Sigstr Gets $5M From Hyde Park, HubSpot & Others”

Xenex Gets $38M From Essex Woodlands, Others for Germ-Zapping Robots

San Antonio — Xenex Disinfection Services, the maker of a robot that rids hospital rooms of tiny bacteria and viruses that can potentially cause deadly infections, has raised $38 million of venture funding to hire new salespeople and spend more on research and development. Xenex’s technology, called LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots, uses an inert gas, pulsed … Continue reading “Xenex Gets $38M From Essex Woodlands, Others for Germ-Zapping Robots”

Tesora Bought by Stratoscale in Data Center Tech Consolidation

The deal-making and investment in New England’s enterprise IT sector continues. Today, Stratoscale announced its acquisition of Cambridge, MA-based Tesora, a database-as-a-service provider. Deal terms weren’t disclosed, but the purchase price probably wasn’t huge. Herzliya, Israel-based Stratoscale has raised about $70 million from investors including Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, Intel Capital, and … Continue reading “Tesora Bought by Stratoscale in Data Center Tech Consolidation”

RiskIQ Secures $30,500,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f3c8831-165a-4c79-9468-6af8ac6f513b Date 11/11/2016 Company Name RiskIQ Mailing Address 22 Battery Street 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description RiskIQ offers a hosted, software-as-a-service (SAAS) product delivering risk intelligence and automated enforcement. We offer turnkey solutions as well as customized programs. Schedule a demo with us to see how our crawler, … Continue reading “RiskIQ Secures $30,500,000 Series C Funding Round”

TrendKite Garners $16,300,000 Series D Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5e210ae-e96a-4b9e-92f6-91a13e99bee4 Date 11/8/2016 Company Name TrendKite Mailing Address 800 Brazos St. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description TrendKite is an Austin, Texas based company that was founded in 2012 with the mission to help organizations better understand what the world thinks of them and react accordingly. Website http://www.trendkite.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “TrendKite Garners $16,300,000 Series D Financing”

Interana Obtains $18,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cdd81bf6-5898-4b53-9c8b-86537143b5c8 Date 11/3/2016 Company Name Interana Mailing Address 305 Walnut Street Menlo Park, CA 94063 USA Company Description Welcome to Interana – the Behavioral Analytics solution that enables people to obtain insights from the actions people, products, or machines make over time Website http://www.interana.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Interana Obtains $18,000,000 New Round”

Xenex CEO Miller Starts Tectonic Ventures With Boston Investor

San Antonio—Texas entrepreneur Morris Miller has created a new venture capital firm, Tectonic Ventures, with a Boston-based financier who has invested in at least two of Miller’s companies. Newton, MA-based Tectonic was incorporated in 2016 of this year by Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, an associate professor of finance at MIT and venture capital investor, according to an SEC … Continue reading “Xenex CEO Miller Starts Tectonic Ventures With Boston Investor”

Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7 million Series D round in early 2015, re-upped in … Continue reading “Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus”

InfluxData Secures $16,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9923fd79-89af-4b14-b416-5738e1d53585 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name InfluxData Mailing Address 555 Market Street 15th floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description InfluxDB is a time series, events, and metrics database. It is written in Go and has no external dependencies. That means once you install it there’s nothing else to manage (like Redis, … Continue reading “InfluxData Secures $16,000,000 Series B Round”

KeyMe Garners $15,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=170c5c8b-8745-45e7-ab37-45bae1edfea2 Date 9/19/2016 Company Name KeyMe Mailing Address 45-50 30th Street Long Island City, NY 11101 USA Company Description Choose from a wide selection of key designs including sports, designer, college, and a bottle opener key. Just scan your key with the KeyMe app and choose the design. We’ll take care of … Continue reading “KeyMe Garners $15,000,000 Series C Financing”

Insert Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5ae0ea5-633b-46d1-a140-f520d1ab8166 Date 8/8/2016 Company Name Insert Mailing Address 1732 1St Ave. New York, NY 10128 USA Company Description Insert is the first automated in-app marketing platform. It offers a broad set of must-have features – Inserts – which can be launched into any live app in minutes, with no coding. Website http://www.insert.io … Continue reading “Insert Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Diablo Technologies Obtains $37,000,000 Series C Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4cb055bc-7231-475c-bd4d-67138c76b2d3 Date 8/3/2016 Company Name Diablo Technologies Mailing Address 2099 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Diablo Technologies. Rewriting the rules of datacenter performance and economics with the world’s first all-flash system memory technology. Website http://www.diablo-technologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $37,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Diablo Technologies Obtains $37,000,000 Series C Financing Round”

GuardiCore Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d49e467-1927-4e8f-a072-6d669d63dd3f Date 7/19/2016 Company Name GuardiCore Mailing Address 201 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description GuardiCore is specially designed for today’s software-defined and virtualized data centers and clouds, providing unparalleled visibility, active breach detection and real-time response. Its lightweight architecture scales easily to support the performance requirements of high … Continue reading “GuardiCore Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding”

Narvar Obtains $22,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b12b64c7-e356-49de-8516-815dd946d1f5 Date 6/23/2016 Company Name Narvar Mailing Address 999 Bayhill Dr. San Bruno, CA 94066 USA Company Description Narvar is the complete supply chain management platform that’s helping the world’s best brands improve the customer experience. From consideration to fulfillment, and beyond, our solutions deliver world-class, data-driven experiences to better serve your … Continue reading “Narvar Obtains $22,000,000 Series B Financing”

LightCyber Reaps $20M To Advance Its Cyberattack Detection Services

LightCyber, a cybersecurity company that specializes in detecting hackers once they’ve breached the outer defenses of a data network, announced today it raised $20 million in a Series B financing round. The venture round was led by Claltech, an Israeli division of New York-based global investment group Access Industries, and veteran security entrepreneur and investor … Continue reading “LightCyber Reaps $20M To Advance Its Cyberattack Detection Services”

Dataloop.IO Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c990e46-6db7-4a41-9214-e490b4f3685b Date 6/21/2016 Company Name Dataloop.IO Mailing Address 44 Tehama St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Dataloop.IO is an emerging software company on the cutting edge of major IT-infrastructure trends including cloud computing and microservices. The company, founded in the U.K. but now based in San Francisco, is developing the … Continue reading “Dataloop.IO Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round”

The Xconversation: Software CEO Meets University Innovation Leader, Part II

Startups, technology giants, and mainstream companies of all shapes and sizes are clamoring for software expertise, but top-tier computer science programs are struggling to expand capacity to meet that demand. Barry Crist, CEO of Seattle software company Chef, wants to see a dramatic increase in the number of well-trained programmers coming from places like the … Continue reading “The Xconversation: Software CEO Meets University Innovation Leader, Part II”

Amplitude Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c308c02-ee99-4cce-875d-40e63feba32b Date 6/8/2016 Company Name Amplitude Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Amplitude Mobile Analytics helps you leverage cross-platform behavioral data to drive explosive user growth. Pinpoint your path to user growth in hours. Website http://www.amplitude.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Amplitude Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing”

Glassdoor Lands $40,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1e71ddf-d05a-4213-9148-0684631250e4 Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Glassdoor Mailing Address 100 Shoreline Highway Sausalito, CA 94941 USA Company Description Glassdoor helps you find a job and company you love. Reviews, salaries and benefits from employees. Interview questions from candidates. Millions of jobs. Website http://www.glassdoor.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $40,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Glassdoor Lands $40,000,000 New Funding Round”

Entelo Lands $12,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2cd4228c-ae3c-4317-8f95-c9a6e9f58bdb Date 5/24/2016 Company Name Entelo Mailing Address 123 Mission Street 24th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Entelo’s recruiting platform enables top talent professionals to find, qualify, and engage with in-demand talent. Website http://www.entelo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Entelo Lands $12,000,000 New Round”

Agari Lands $22,000,000 Series D Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4cf3f45a-768f-4821-a506-ec474ce00e40 Date 5/24/2016 Company Name Agari Mailing Address 100 South Ellsworth Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Your customers trust your brand. When cyber criminals erode that trust, your business suffers. Agari locks your customers in by locking cyber criminals out! Website http://www.agari.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 … Continue reading “Agari Lands $22,000,000 Series D Funding Round”

BigPanda Garners $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4bb22c8b-2307-4e4d-9a11-834a618df8cc Date 5/17/2016 Company Name BigPanda Mailing Address 195 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description With BigPanda you can automate your incident management process. Automatically group alerts into consolidated incidents. Try it now for free! Website http://www.bigpanda.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “BigPanda Garners $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

From Appboy to VTS: A New York Funding Roundup

Springtime has brought to the city a batch of recent funding for local startups across industries from mobile to real estate. —New York-based commercial real estate technology developer VTS, which created an asset management and leasing platform, closed on a $55 million funding round led by Insight Venture Partners, with prior investors OpenView and Trinity Ventures … Continue reading “From Appboy to VTS: A New York Funding Roundup”

Appboy Garners $20,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0b8e76e-0e23-4a62-98ef-0a63b593f915 Date 5/4/2016 Company Name Appboy Mailing Address 263 West 38th Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Appboy is mobile marketing automation that empowers marketers to build better relationships with their customers with push, email, in-app and more. Website http://www.appboy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Appboy Garners $20,000,000 Series C Financing”

Seattle Week in Review: Tax Day Edition

We’ll pay what we owe Uncle Sam and hold our noses at the breadth and depth of tax evasion efforts by corporations and the super-rich revealed in the Panama Papers. This week, we’re reviewing first-quarter venture investments and filings indicating that Maveron is raising a new venture fund; several new funding rounds, including a big … Continue reading “Seattle Week in Review: Tax Day Edition”

First-Quarter VC Activity Buoyant at $12.1 Billion, & Top 10 Deals

Venture capital firms invested $12.1 billion in 969 startup deals nationwide during the first three months of 2016, marking the ninth consecutive quarter when VCs invested at least $10 billion in new companies, according to the MoneyTree Report. The top 10 deals accounted for 25 percent of all capital deployed during the quarter, and was … Continue reading “First-Quarter VC Activity Buoyant at $12.1 Billion, & Top 10 Deals”

Battery Ventures Staying the Course With $950M in New Funds

Battery Ventures, a Boston-based firm with branches in the Bay Area and Israel, now has $950 million in new money to invest, the company announced today. Battery has set up a $650 million main fund, Battery Ventures XI, and allocated $300 million to its new Battery Ventures XI Side Fund, which will make investment bets … Continue reading “Battery Ventures Staying the Course With $950M in New Funds”

Reflektion Receives $18,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1958a0b9-4b2e-4309-b6ef-6d0b7cd2e8be Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Reflektion Mailing Address 777 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Reflektion drives millions of incremental conversion events as well as more qualified traffic for leading retailers of all sizes, including The Walt Disney Company, Converse, Uniqlo, and O’Neill Clothing. The company’s core technology … Continue reading “Reflektion Receives $18,000,000 Series B Round”