venture capital

In the third quarter of 2018, investment into US venture capital-backed companies topped $27.8 billion, pushing 2018's total venture capital (VC) deal value to $84.3 billion. At this pace, 2018 could hold the mark for most venture capital invested in the US in a single year, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the authoritative quarterly report on venture capital … [Read more...] about Investment in Venture Capital-backed Companies on Pace to Exceed $100 Billion By End of 2018

Pivot Bio announced today $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and includes Singapore-headquartered investment company, Temasek. This funding further strengthens Pivot Bio's 2019 commercial launch of the first and only nitrogen-producing microbes for U.S. corn farmers. Recently named Pivot Bio PROVENTM, this product supplies a clean … [Read more...] about Pivot Bio Closes $70 Million Series B Financing to Deliver First and Only Clean Alternative to Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer for U.S. Corn Farmers

Human, Incorporated (www.humaninc.com) today announced the closing of a $21 million Series B investment. The funds will be used to accelerate the pace of innovation and launch its next generation headphone – Human Headphones. The state-of-the-art hybrid design of Human Headphones enables intelligent voice control, all-day comfort and fit, powerful sound, and promises to … [Read more...] about Human, Incorporated Raises $21 Million in Series B Funding for launch of next generation headphone

project44 (p44), the leader in advanced visibility for shippers and third-party logistics firms, today announced it has completed a financing round of $45 million led by Sapphire Ventures, a leading venture capital firm that partners with category-leading growth technology companies, with additional investment from new investor Insight Venture Partners and participation from … [Read more...] about project44 Secures $45M in Funding to Expand its Advanced Visibility Platform

Meritize, an education lender that uses an individual's academic, military and work achievements to enhance credit evaluation and expand funding for skills-based careers, today announced it has closed on a $13.2M Series A funding round. Colchis Capital helped lead the investment round with participation from other leading tech and education-focused investors including CLC, … [Read more...] about Meritize Raises $13.2M in Series A Funding

Gremlin, the world’s first Failure-as-a-Service platform created by engineers formerly at Amazon and Netflix, today announced an $18 Million Series B led by Redpoint Ventures. Along with the new funding round, Gremlin has publicly launched Application Level Fault Injection (ALFI), enabling DevOps teams to safely inject failure at the application level for developing full-stack … [Read more...] about Gremlin Raises $18 Million Series B and Announces Application Level Fault Injection (ALFI), Enabling Companies to Build Resilient Serverless Environments in Production

Silicon Valley startup MODE today announced it has raised $3 million in Series A funding led by True Ventures. MODE collects data from the physical world to help businesses understand, automate and make smarter decisions. Including its Series A, MODE has raised $5 million total. The ability to harness operation data has become critical for businesses looking to stay … [Read more...] about MODE Raises $3 Million in Series A Funding Led by True Ventures

Holmusk, a Singapore-headquartered digital health and data analytics company with a global presence, today announced closing of US$9.75 million in Pre-Series A financing. The financing round included funding from Heritas Venture Fund as well as participation from new and existing investors. The funds allow Holmusk to expand its footprint in USA and Europe. Holmusk leverages … [Read more...] about Holmusk Raises US$9.75 Million in Pre-Series A Financing

Ceribell, Inc. announced today that the company has completed a $35 million Series B financing led by new investors Optimas Capital Partners Fund and The Rise Fund with participation by UCB and LivaNova. "We are extremely pleased to have such a strong and diverse syndicate with leaders from pharma, medical device, and best-in-class healthcare investors," said Jane Chao, … [Read more...] about Ceribell Announces Completion Of $35 Million Series B Financing

Origami Inc. announces that it has secured series C investment jointly from SBI Investment, Toyota Finance, Shinkin Central Bank, Union Pay International, Credit Saison, Nihon Unisys, JCB, The Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Mitsui Sumitomo Card Company, DG Lab Fund (run by Daiwa Ventures) and more. The new investment from Series C totaling at 66.6 MM USD (88 MM USD including previous … [Read more...] about Origami Announces 66.6 MM USD in Series C Investment Round

Apprentice.io, creator of the first conversational augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, announced today an $8M Series A funding round led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital with participation from existing investors, Silverton Partners and Hemi Ventures. The Venture Reality Fund — a leading early-stage investor focused on immersive and intelligent … [Read more...] about Apprentice.io Raises $8M Series A for First Conversational AR and AI Platform

Shift Technologies "Shift," a San Francisco-based startup on a mission to make car purchase and ownership simple, today announced their Series D financing, comprising more than $140 million in equity and debt. The round is led by Lithia (NYSE : LAD ), with participation from previous investors Alliance Ventures, BMW iVentures, DCM, DFJ, G2VP, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, … [Read more...] about Shift Announces $140M Financing

Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, today announced that it has led an investment round in Pixellot, the global leader in automated AI-based sports production technology. Existing Pixellot investors joined Shamrock in the round. Transaction terms were not disclosed. Following this round of investment, Pixellot has raised more than $40 million over the past … [Read more...] about $30 Million Investment Round in Pixellot, The Leader in AI-Based Automatic Sports Production Technology

NewtonX, an AI-powered expert search engine, today announces that the company has raised $3 million in seed funding from XFund, Third Prime Capital, and select investors to disrupt the multi-billion dollar C-suite advisory market through data science and automation. Leveraging a proprietary search methodology developed by a former Google engineer, coupled with a dynamic … [Read more...] about NewtonX Raises $3 Million to Democratize Access to CEO Advisory