Private Equity
Alto, a fintech platform, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding. Jefferson River Capital, the family office of Blackstone Executive Vice Chairman Tony James and Moment Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 29 August 2019
Tampa, Florida-based Homee, an on-demand home services platform, has raised $15 million in Series B financing. Forte Ventures led the round with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, The Hartford, State Farm Ventures, Ferguson Ventures, Activate Capital Partners, Florida Funders, Deepwork Capital and Engage.
1 min read · 29 August 2019
Oakland, California-based Hound Labs Inc, a maker of a dual marijuana and alcohol breathalyzer, has secured $30 million in Series D financing. Intrinsic Capital Partners led the round.
1 min read · 29 August 2019
Poshmark, a social commerce platform for the next generation of retailers and shoppers, has appointed Jenny Ming to its board of directors. Ming is the former CEO and president of Charlotte Russe. Poshmark's backers include Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, Temasek, Inventus Capital, Uncork Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Shea Ventures and AngelList.
3 min read · 29 August 2019
New York City-based Salaryo, a fintech platform for U.S. freelancers and startups, has raised $5.5 million in funding. The investors included Ruby Ventures.
1 min read · 28 August 2019
Chargebee, a subscription management platform, has secured $14 million in Series D funding. Steadview Capital led the round.
1 min read · 28 August 2019
ReadMe, a provider of API documentation/analytics, has raised $9 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post by CEO Greg Koberger. Accel was the lead investor. Y Combinator also participated in the round.
1 min read · 28 August 2019
London-based Taylor & Hart, an e-jeweler, has raised over 3.6 million pounds in funding. Active Partners led the round with participation from Paddy Byng, a former managing director at Asprey and Smythson and Launchub Ventures.
2 min read · 28 August 2019
CodeCombat has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Veronica Wu from Hone Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Andreessen Horowitz, Extol Capital and OceanOne Capital. CodeCombat is a maker of computer science programs for students to learn JavaScript and Python while playing a real game.
1 min read · 28 August 2019
WeWork is acquiring New York-based Spacious, an on-demand workspace provider, according to a blog post on the former's site. No financial terms were disclosed. Spacious' backers included August Capital, Baseline Ventures, Redpoint, Lerer Hippeau and Box Group.
1 min read · 28 August 2019
