Milpitas, California-based SmartCAT, a translation automation platform provider, has secured $2.8 million in seed funding. The backer is venture fund RedSeed. The capital will be used for SmartCAT to continue to develop its technology and help companies grow internationally.
4 min read · 09 August 2016
San Mateo, California-based Engagio, an account-based platform provider, has secured $22 million in Series B funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round with participation from FirstMark Capital and Storm Ventures. In addition to the funding, Engagio has hired Ray Carroll as vice president of sales. Previously, Carroll worked at Marketo.
4 min read · 09 August 2016
New York-based Koko, a cognitive therapy tech startup, has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding. Omidyar Network and Union Square Ventures led the round.
3 min read · 08 August 2016
Smart B2B payment network Finexio has raised $1 million in seed funding. James R. Heistand led the round with participation from other investors that included Loeb.nyc.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
Denver-based Kwippit, an image-amplified messaging app, has raised $2.5 million in seed round, a company spokesperson confirmed. The company's backers include Dave Leyrer, a venture partner at FirstMark Capital and Wildcat Capital Management.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
Apartment-sharing network Airbnb has raised $850 million in Series F funding, the San Francisco Business Times reported. The tech unicorn did confirm the funding but did not identify the investors in the round. This past June various media outlets reported that Airbnb was seeking to secure a fresh round of funding that would place it at a $30 billion valuation.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
BioVentures Investors has raised $29.3 million for its fourth fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $100 million.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
Honor, a home care provider for older adults, has secured $42 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz and Syno Capital.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
Milan-based CharityStars, an online charity auction platform, has secured 2 million euros in Series A funding. The investors included 360 Capital Partners and Fabio Cannavale, CEO of LastMinute Group.
4 min read · 08 August 2016
Calabasas, California-based Aligned TeleHealth Inc, a healthcare company that provides telemedicine solutions, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The investor was SV Life Sciences. In conjunction with this funding, Michael Balmuth and Gene Hill of SVLS have been added to Aligned TeleHealth's board of directors.
1 min read · 08 August 2016
