Sales-tax software might sound like a boring business. But don’t tell that to the folks at Avalara. The nearly 10-year-old company, based a short ferry ride away from Seattle on Bainbridge Island, embraces the normally staid world of e-commerce backend services and enterprise software with a fun-loving culture that includes a company “tiki bar” and … Continue reading “Avalara Adds $30M to Fuel Sales-Tax Software Growth”
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Avalara Lands $30,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1483d5d-3d45-4aa9-bd8c-495357279676 Date 2/13/2014 Company Name Avalara Mailing Address 100 Ravine Lane NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Company Description Avalara was founded by a team of tax and software industry veterans to fulfill a vision of delivering an affordable, scalable sales tax solution. Thus making what was not economically feasible in the past … Continue reading “Avalara Lands $30,000,000 New Funding”
Data Physics Lands New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5a723a2-1608-47fe-8b57-f0f327bc3937 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name Data Physics Mailing Address 1741 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Data Physics designs and markets high performance test and measurement solutions for applications in noise and vibration. Website http://www.dataphysics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes In partnership with … Continue reading “Data Physics Lands New Financing”
Mendix Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f7e047f-547f-4e31-b130-2fd019397fd4 Date 1/23/2014 Company Name Mendix Mailing Address 374 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Built on a combination of early academic research and personal frustration with the rigidity and complexity of traditional enterprise software, Mendix originated as a spin-off from the Technical University Delft and the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. … Continue reading “Mendix Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Mendix Raises $25M to Expand Enterprise Software Platform
Lots of big-business software just plain sucks. Which sounds like the perfect opportunity for a startup to make some waves, of course—and a magnet for venture capital investment. Boston-based Mendix is one of the companies trying to build a big business in that niche. And as of today, it’s got another $25 million in VC … Continue reading “Mendix Raises $25M to Expand Enterprise Software Platform”
Nutanix Receives $101,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8603af5f-ceca-4e12-af76-2a97b5e788ea Date 1/14/2014 Company Name Nutanix Mailing Address 1740 Technology Dr. San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Nutanix is leading the charge in shrinking the virtualized data center through convergence of storage and compute tiers, driving out the cost and complexity associated with network storage. Nutanix’s revolutionary appliance provides enterprise-class compute and … Continue reading “Nutanix Receives $101,000,000 Series D Funding”
Koru Receives $4,350,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb582a96-facc-4308-8635-b06b72344609 Date 12/13/2013 Company Name Koru Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98520 Company Description At Koru, you jump right in. On day one of our program, you’ll start working on a real world challenge from an actively hiring company. We teach relevant skills and surround you with coaches and mentors whose sole … Continue reading “Koru Receives $4,350,000 New Funding Round”
FirstFuel Software Secures $8,500,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93ba8842-9549-402a-acac-8808736b6e3b Date 12/11/2013 Company Name FirstFuel Software Mailing Address 420 Bedford St. Lexington, MA 02420 Company Description We’ve developed our own patent-pending energy analytics platform for commercial buildings. Through the lens of building consumption data from your utility, we can “see” into buildings and understand how energy is being used, where it … Continue reading “FirstFuel Software Secures $8,500,000 Series B Funding”
Catchpoint Systems Lands $6,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4a2ee24-608d-4f4a-be0d-4df54990de30 Date 12/10/2013 Company Name Catchpoint Systems Mailing Address 336 West 37th Street New York, NY 10018 Company Description Catchpoint provides real time analytics in the end to end performance of internet services. Our web performance and application monitoring tools allow companies to measure the behavior of their services from multiple vantage … Continue reading “Catchpoint Systems Lands $6,000,000 Series B Financing”
With $32M, Opscode Becomes ‘Chef’ and Serves ‘New IT’ Platform
The fast-growing Seattle software maker formerly known as Opscode is building a broad platform to serve up a new model of enterprise IT, not just a tool for automating cloud computing deployments. That’s part of the reason the company is adopting Chef as its new name. And the opportunity inherent in a platform that serves … Continue reading “With $32M, Opscode Becomes ‘Chef’ and Serves ‘New IT’ Platform”
Chef Garners $32,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e7b07f2-bf40-4193-8134-5b46b2430873 Date 12/9/2013 Company Name Chef Mailing Address 119 1st Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description We are Chef. We are IT automation for speed and awesomeness. We give you a model for automating IT infrastructure and applications that drive self-reliance across your development and operations teams. We are the Chef … Continue reading “Chef Garners $32,000,000 Series D Funding”
Glassdoor Lands $50,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f21ccf0c-8548-4e98-a594-4a3e01715652 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Glassdoor Mailing Address 1 Harbor Drive Sausalito, CA 94965 Company Description The company is developing an online social network focused on employment conditions in the workplace. Website http://www.glassdoor.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With this new round, we continue to … Continue reading “Glassdoor Lands $50,000,000 New Funding”
Xenex’s Bug-Fighting Robots Gain Traction with Hospitals
In the war against microscopic pathogens, some hospitals are turning to drones. But the weapons in these robots, made by San Antonio’s Xenex Disinfection Services, are not bullets, but pulsating xenon-based UV light capable of neutralizing microbes that kill about 100,000 people each year. “We can show beyond a reasonable doubt that using Xenex reduces … Continue reading “Xenex’s Bug-Fighting Robots Gain Traction with Hospitals”
Xenex Healthcare Services Garners $11,300,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94da056e-d5db-4d4e-b343-a1d92e413a93 Date 11/21/2013 Company Name Xenex Healthcare Services Mailing Address 121 Interpark San Antonio, TX 78216 Company Description Xenex Disinfection Services LLC was founded to significantly reduce the number of healthcare associated infections that destroy the lives of millions of patients and their families. We believe in our technology and the high … Continue reading “Xenex Healthcare Services Garners $11,300,000 New Financing”
Yub Lands $12,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d9cd409-06c9-47be-a86c-4ef4124344c6 Date 11/19/2013 Company Name Yub Mailing Address 321 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Yub offers are available all over the web: through your favorite deal site, mobile game, or blog. This way you can earn rewards and offers relevant to you. When you see a Yub offer, just … Continue reading “Yub Lands $12,000,000 New Funding”
Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddeb7668-6c35-43e8-988c-eb0dc69373b4 Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Yesware Mailing Address 109 Kingston St. Boston, MA 02111 Company Description The company provides an online e-mail service optimized for the sales process. Website http://www.yesware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new funds will be used to accelerate the … Continue reading “Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round”
Boston Roundup: Formlabs, Yesware, Globoforce, Shuttersong
Catching up after the long weekend, here’s a bit of Boston-area tech business spanning lawsuits, acquisitions, IPOs, and small fundraising rounds: —It looks like Somerville, MA-based Formlabs, a 3D printing startup that recently raised $19 million, hasn’t quite shed a lingering patent lawsuit. South Carolina-based 3D Systems filed to dismiss its patent lawsuit against Formlabs … Continue reading “Boston Roundup: Formlabs, Yesware, Globoforce, Shuttersong”
Sprig Garners $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6d59271-bb96-4258-9a34-b3027dc2dfe7 Date 11/7/2013 Company Name Sprig Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Our locally-sourced seasonal meals are crafted with care by former Google executive chef Nate Keller. We offer a daily rotating menu featuring quality ingredients that you can feel great about. Website http://www.eatsprig.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Sprig Garners $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
Dollar Shave Club Garners $12,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=153173bc-76e2-4707-ad4c-44fb885cdd9d Date 10/9/2013 Company Name Dollar Shave Club Mailing Address P.O. Box 5481 Santa Monica, CA 90409 Company Description The company offers a monthly subscription service for grooming supplies. Website http://www.dollarshaveclub.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to expand … Continue reading “Dollar Shave Club Garners $12,000,000 Series B Round”
Pursway Obtains $7,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72b35101-cc9c-4124-9175-e4065ad14543 Date 10/2/2013 Company Name Pursway Mailing Address 303 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Pursway (previously known as Datanetis) empowers consumer-facing organizations to close this gap between how they market and how people buy. Website http://www.pursway.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new … Continue reading “Pursway Obtains $7,200,000 New Financing”
Sales Software Startup Yesware Adds $13.5M Led by Battery Ventures
Boston-based Yesware, which makes e-mail software for salespeople, has raised $13.5 million in a bid to accelerate its growth. Battery Ventures led the investment, which also featured Yesware’s existing backers: Google Ventures, Foundry Group, Golden Venture Partners, and IDG Ventures. With the new cash, Yesware has raised a total of $18.5 million in venture investments. … Continue reading “Sales Software Startup Yesware Adds $13.5M Led by Battery Ventures”
Yesware Receives $13,500,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df020b97-e759-4360-8649-37429861b5e4 Date 9/18/2013 Company Name Yesware Mailing Address 109 Kingston St. Boston, MA 02111 Company Description The company provides an online e-mail service optimized for the sales process. Website http://www.yesware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,500,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new funds will be used to accelerate the … Continue reading “Yesware Receives $13,500,000 Series B Funding”
Blue Jean Networks Obtains $50,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0b4fed9-1549-4623-9a11-0cc3731762b7 Date 9/18/2013 Company Name Blue Jean Networks Mailing Address 4521 S. Hulen St Fort Worth, TX 76109 Company Description At Blue Jean Networks, our mission is to make video communications as easy and pervasive as audio communications, enabling more effective collaboration at work, at home, and on the road. Our cloud-based … Continue reading “Blue Jean Networks Obtains $50,000,000 New Financing Round”
Narrative Science Receives $11,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65b64f36-b453-4037-a730-310fed1508c2 Date 9/10/2013 Company Name Narrative Science Mailing Address 303 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Company Description Narrative Science started life as a joint research project at Northwestern University Schools of Engineering and Journalism. Our first automatically generated story described a Northwestern Wildcats baseball game. Formally launched in early 2010, the … Continue reading “Narrative Science Receives $11,500,000 New Funding”
BoostCTR Garners $8,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc493f79-ff22-4730-9b95-79e2197244a4 Date 9/6/2013 Company Name BoostCTR Mailing Address 575 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description BoostCTR is the first service that lets online marketers crowdsource the optimization and testing of their ad creative on a performance basis. By utilizing our services, marketers not only free up their time, but also … Continue reading “BoostCTR Garners $8,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
HotelTonight Receives $45,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1fce4c8f-2189-48b4-9f3d-b545f93ddbdb Date 9/5/2013 Company Name HotelTonight Mailing Address 901 Market St San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description HotelTonight is the only hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up. Available for free in the App Store for those with Apple iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod touch and … Continue reading “HotelTonight Receives $45,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
InstaEDU Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d5cca412-1bf7-4b06-b4e5-476ee6556bff Date 8/14/2013 Company Name InstaEDU Mailing Address 530 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Stumped high school and college students pay InstaEDU by the minute to video chat with tutors from top universities at any hour of the day. InstaEDU will use the seed to grow its team and … Continue reading “InstaEDU Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Cyvera Obtains $11,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5bc8da0a-5cce-4d93-9b98-a86910fc0b60 Date 8/14/2013 Company Name Cyvera Mailing Address 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Cyvera is an innovative provider of cyber defense solutions that protect organizations from sophisticated targeted cyber-attacks (AKA Advanced Persistent Threats, or APTs) and mass attacks. With Cyvera, organizations can block Zero-Day attacks and eliminate the … Continue reading “Cyvera Obtains $11,000,000 New Funding”
Sosh Lands $10,100,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=323faf23-9373-40a0-ae0d-f9780a2c7f09 Date 8/13/2013 Company Name Sosh Mailing Address 330 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company is developing an online service that enables users to more easily discover and share memorable activities and events. Website http://www.sosh.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,100,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Sosh Lands $10,100,000 Series B Round”
Adobe Spends $600M for Neolane in Marketing Software Buy
Marketing software is officially the place to be for IPOs and big acquisition deals. Today, Adobe announced that it was paying $600 million in cash for Neolane, a Paris-based marketing software company with strong Boston-area ties. Neolane’s U.S. headquarters are in Newton, MA, and its lead venture investor is Boston’s Battery Ventures, which led the … Continue reading “Adobe Spends $600M for Neolane in Marketing Software Buy”
Entelo Garners $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3487794a-23b2-4a33-bd02-966e814a59f3&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Entelo Mailing Address 777 Florida St San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Entelo empowers companies to find the right candidates at the right time. By analyzing over 70 variables, Entelo’s patent-pending Sonar platform identifies relevant job candidates for open positions who are more likely to be open … Continue reading “Entelo Garners $3,500,000 New Funding Round”
Cumulus Networks Secures $15,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d90ad44a-572e-48b1-8418-d19488b1daf2&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Cumulus Networks Mailing Address 140C S. Whisman Rd. Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Cumulus has developed the first true, full-featured Linux operating system for networking hardware. Just as Linux transformed the economics and accelerated the pace of innovation on the server side of the data center, … Continue reading “Cumulus Networks Secures $15,000,000 New Funding Round”
RelateIQ Lands $29,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d61d2f7c-440d-47de-a179-54d4fe312bba&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2013 Company Name RelateIQ Mailing Address 502 Emerson St Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description The company launched its public beta in 2013 with a mission to help people build better relationships and make smarter decisions. The RelateIQ relationship intelligence platform has been crushing inefficiency (and monotony) for savvy professionals … Continue reading “RelateIQ Lands $29,000,000 New Funding Round”
BrightEdge Receives $42,800,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12441dac-011f-466c-a047-23a2b8e47901&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name BrightEdge Mailing Address 999 Baker Way San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description BrightEdge is the on-demand leader for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Management. The company was started by Jim Yu and Lemuel Park to serve the unmet demand for enterprise-class technology that would help marketers extract the … Continue reading “BrightEdge Receives $42,800,000 Series D Funding”
Vaunte Garners $1,120,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d21687c0-692e-4465-bd4f-b58b29a7c1ab&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2013 Company Name Vaunte Mailing Address 153 W 27 th Street New York, NY 10001 Company Description We’re about revolutionizing editorial fashion, celebrating the stylish set, innovating charity, and being socially responsible (recycling amazing closets). Website http://www.vaunte.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,120,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes With … Continue reading “Vaunte Garners $1,120,000 Seed Funding Round”
Coupa Gains on Competitors in Expense Management
Three decades into the PC revolution and nearly two decades after most businesses joined the Internet, you’d think that software makers would already have identified every conceivable inefficiency in the way companies work, and that they’d be running out of ideas for how businesses can use technology to save more money. Not even close. Take … Continue reading “Coupa Gains on Competitors in Expense Management”
Gainsight Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=898146cf-172d-463a-bdae-106bbe33f1a0&Preview=1 Date 4/17/2013 Company Name Gainsight Mailing Address 191 Castro Street 2nd Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Gainsight has a complete integrated customer success management suite that monitors customer product usage, manages surveys such as Net Promoter Score, and recommends action based on customer intelligence. JBara’s suite of modules keeps … Continue reading “Gainsight Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
Optimizely Secures $28,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e94db58-ef14-4df0-a592-b00ac0c411f1&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2013 Company Name Optimizely Mailing Address 55 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company provides a service that allows users to perform automated A/B testing of websites. Website http://www.optimizely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $28,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will use … Continue reading “Optimizely Secures $28,000,000 Series A Funding”
MA Venture Firms Lead the Way in Slow Q1 Fundraising
Three Boston-area venture capital firms led the nation in VC fundraising during the first quarter of this year, a slow period that reflects continued retraction and consolidation in the venture industry. In their latest quarterly report on VC fundraising, Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association say that some 35 venture funds raised nearly … Continue reading “MA Venture Firms Lead the Way in Slow Q1 Fundraising”
Boston Tech Roundup: Attune, Cognex, GreenBytes, LevelUp, & More
Here we go, catching up on an insanely busy news and events week in Boston. (That’s it, Curt, no more vacations.) —Cognex (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CGNX]]), the Natick, MA-based computer-vision tech company (which I always forget is locally based), filed a lawsuit against Renton, WA-based Microscan over alleged patent infringement. You can read the details in the … Continue reading “Boston Tech Roundup: Attune, Cognex, GreenBytes, LevelUp, & More”
Tealium Raises $15.6M from Tenaya, Battery, and Presidio Ventures
San Diego-based Tealium, which provides Web-based website tag management services, says today it has raised $15.6 million in a Series C round of venture funding. Tenaya Capital, with offices in Woodside, CA, and Wellesley, MA, led the round, which was joined by existing investor Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures, the venture capital arm of Japan’s … Continue reading “Tealium Raises $15.6M from Tenaya, Battery, and Presidio Ventures”
Q2ebanking Receives $20,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a45e5651-9d6e-4afc-aec2-dd63537cdb4b&Preview=1 Date 3/28/2013 Company Name Q2ebanking Mailing Address 9430 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78759 Company Description Q2ebanking is dramatically changing how banks and credit unions address the echannel and thus enabling financial institutions to focus on competing better and serving the needs of their markets. Q2ebanking provides a single platform approach to … Continue reading “Q2ebanking Receives $20,000,000 Series C Round”
Funding for New York Startups in Mobile Ad Tech and Web Monitoring
Catchpoint Systems in New York, a provider of Web and infrastructure monitoring technology, on Tuesday announced it raised $3.2 million in a Series A round led by Battery Ventures. Founded in 2008 by four expatriates from DoubleClick and Google, Catchpoint plans to use the funds for product development and growth. Its technology helps companies monitor their … Continue reading “Funding for New York Startups in Mobile Ad Tech and Web Monitoring”
STELLAService Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=775017c5-5d0d-4ac8-a144-627c8f0815ae&Preview=1 Date 2/27/2013 Company Name STELLAService Mailing Address 27 W. 20th St. New York, NY 10011 Company Description We operate with a simple mission: to enhance transparency around the customer service of online businesses. Our goal is to guide online consumers to the sites that maintain the highest quality customer care. We … Continue reading “STELLAService Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Agari Obtains $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74206c11-996c-4918-b467-bc5009a4d8fb&Preview=1 Date 2/26/2013 Company Name Agari Mailing Address 400 Hamilton Avenue 4th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Agari collects terabytes of email data from sources across the Internet to create a cloud-based solution to assess, visualize, and protect against email threats to brands, such as phishing and other fraud. Website … Continue reading “Agari Obtains $5,000,000 New Round”
Battery Ventures’ Recent Fund Performance: Nothing Special
With this week’s news that Battery Ventures has closed new venture capital funds worth a combined $900 million, we thought it might be interesting to take a look back at the firm’s recent performance. So we turned to information from state pension funds, one of the few sources of publicly available information about venture capital … Continue reading “Battery Ventures’ Recent Fund Performance: Nothing Special”
Battery Ventures Closes New Funds at $900M
Battery Ventures, a major Boston-area VC firm, has raised two new funds that total $900 million. The firm says its approach will remain pretty consistent—covering a broad array of bets on companies in several technology sectors, at several different stages of growth. Battery Ventures, which also has offices in Silicon Valley and Israel, is putting … Continue reading “Battery Ventures Closes New Funds at $900M”
Sprinklr Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1769402-febf-4562-8e87-a4bcc09015a0&Preview=1 Date 2/5/2013 Company Name Sprinklr Mailing Address 115 W. 30th Street New York, NY 10001 Company Description Sprinklr was founded on the core idea that it is not only possible for large enterprises to successfully adapt to the realities of a world dominated by mobile, social, and network-empowered customers, but to … Continue reading “Sprinklr Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding”
Former Battery Ventures VC Dhaliwal Launches New IT Fund
A longtime Boston venture capitalist is striking out on his own, with a new fund that aims to capitalize on big changes in the IT industry and early stage private investing. Sunil Dhaliwal, formerly of Battery Ventures, is formally unveiling Amplify Partners. The new fund has raised more than $16 million from about 25 investors, … Continue reading “Former Battery Ventures VC Dhaliwal Launches New IT Fund”
Wayfair and the Future of E-Retail: CEO Niraj Shah Talks Transition Strategy
When you’ve raised $200 million in venture funding, that qualifies you as the top VC-backed technology bet in Boston. When you’ve been profitable for the better part of a decade, and all the outside investment has come in the past year and a half, there’s probably a deeper story there. And when you say no … Continue reading “Wayfair and the Future of E-Retail: CEO Niraj Shah Talks Transition Strategy”