Private Equity
San Francisco-based Hipcamp, an online marketplace for discovering one-of-a-kind campsites, glampsites and RV camping, has secured $25 million in funding, according to an announcement on its site. Andreessen Horowitz led the round.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Bravado, a community of sales professionals, has raised $12 million in funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investors included Redpoint Ventures and Freestyle Capital.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Balena, a provider of a platform that simplifies device fleet management, has secured $14.4 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. OpenView led the round with participation from other investors that included Threshold Ventures, Aspect Ventures and GE Ventures.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Palo Alto, California-based Hippo, an insurtech firm, has secured $100 million in Series D funding. The lead investor was Bond.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Bellevue, Washington and Tel Aviv-based vCita, a provider of cloud-based, business management solutions for small businesses, has raised $15 million in funding. Forestay Capital led the round.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Aura, a financial technology company that offers affordable loans to families, has raised $28.7 million in financing. The investor was Angel Island Capital.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Palo Alto, California and Mumbai-based Drip Capital, a provider of a trade financing product that targets small to medium-sized businesses in developing markets, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Accel led the round.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
San Francisco-based Gusto, a people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams, has raised $200 million in Series D funding. The investors included Fidelity Management & Research Company, Generation Investment Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, General Catalyst and T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. In addition to the funding, Anne Raimondi has been added to Gusto's board of directors.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
FirstMark Capital has named Adam Nelson as a partner, according to an announcement on the New York City-based early-stage venture firm. Nelson's past roles including serving as an investing partner at Social Capital and head of revenue partnerships at Dropbox.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
San Francisco-based Benchling, a life sciences R&D cloud platform, has secured $34.5 million in Series C funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from Lead Edge Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, Benchmark and Thrive Capital.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
