Pillar VC

Previously, she was CFO for Apple Tree Partners.

The Boston firm raises $192m combined for its third main fund and for Pillar Select.

Pillar, a student loan management startup, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding, according to a blog post https://blog.pillar.app/blog/pillar-launches-with-5-5m-in-seed-funding-to-solve-the-student-loan-crisis on its site. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included Rainfall Ventures, Great Oaks VC, Financial Venture Studio, Kairos, Red Dog Capital and Day One Ventures.

Pillar, a student loan management startup, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding, according to a blog post https://blog.pillar.app/blog/pillar-launches-with-5-5m-in-seed-funding-to-solve-the-student-loan-crisis on its site. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included Rainfall Ventures, Great Oaks VC, Financial Venture Studio, Kairos, Red Dog Capital and Day One Ventures.

Boston-based venture firm Pillar, which invests in companies focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence to solve business problems, has raised $84.875 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756961/000175696119000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The firm raised the commitments from 65 investors, the filing said. The firm's partners include Jamie Goldstein, Sarah Hodges and Russ Wilcox.

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Boston-based Hometap, a provider of a new loan alternative for tapping into home equity without taking on debt, has secured $100 million in new financing.

Burlington, Massachusetts-based Edgewise Networks, a microsegmentation platform based on software identity, has secured $11 million in funding. The lead investors were.406 Ventures and Accomplice. Also, Pillar participated in the round.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Hometap, a data-driven, home equity investment platform, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was G20 Ventures. Other investors that participated in the round were General Catalyst, American Family Ventures and Pillar.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Asimov, a genetic circuits startup, has raised $4.7 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Data Collective, Pillar and AME Cloud Ventures.

Boston-based Talla, a provider of intelligent conversational service desks, has secured $8.3 million in Series A funding. Glasswing Ventures led the round with participation from PJC, Avalon, Pillar and Launch.