Denver-based Baker, a customer engagement and marketing automation platform for cannabis dispensaries and brands, has secured $1.6 million in funding. Baker's investors include Michael Lazerow, Base Ventures, XG Ventures, Poseidon Asset Management and Phyto Partners.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
Sift, a free application that maximizes credit card benefits and earns reimbursements for consumers, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Sift's investors include Joe Montana's fund Liquid 2 Ventures and Plug and Play.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
BluePointe Ventures is seeking to raise $30 million for its second tech fund, according to an SEC filing. The San Mateo, California-based firm invests in startups focused on big data, cloud/SaaS, smart devices and media.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
France-based TravelCar, a traveler-to-traveler car rental service, has raised 15 million euros in funding. The investors were MAIF Avenir and PSA Group. Drake Star Partners advised TravelCar on the transaction.
3 min read · 14 March 2017
NeuroOne Inc, a developer of advanced neuromonitoring and neuromodulating products, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding. The investors included FundRx Inc.
3 min read · 14 March 2017
Infoworks, a platform for modern data warehousing on Hadoop, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Centerview Capital Technology led the round with participation from previous backer Nexus Venture Partners. In addition to the funding, Ned Hooper of Centerview Capital Technology has joined Infoworks' board of directors.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
San Francisco-based Evolv Technology, a workforce science software company, has secured $18 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. The backers included Lux Capital, Bill Gates, General Catalyst and DCVC.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
Skuid, a cloud user experience platform for building bespoke business apps without writing code, has secured $25 million in Series B funding. ICONIQ Capital led the round with participation from K1 Investment Management. In conjunction with the funding, Matthew Jacobson of ICONIQ has been added to Skuid’s board of directors.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
Roblox, a social platform for play, has raised $92 million in funding. Meritech Capital Partners and Index Ventures led the round. Concurrent with the funding, Craig Sherman, a managing director at Meritech and Neil Rimer, a co-founder and partner of Index, will join the Roblox board as observers.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
Australia-based Liven, a hospitality tech startup, has raised A$10 million in funding. The investor was an unnamed Melbourne-based venture firm.
2 min read · 14 March 2017
