Private Equity
Software startup Slack Technologies Inc is raising $250 million in a new funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, boosting the company's valuation as Silicon Valley companies enjoy a surge in venture capital investments, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 27 July 2017
Maana founder and CEO Babur Ozden knows first-hand that running a startup can be like trying to harness the energy and chaos inside a newly forming star.
8 min read · 26 July 2017
China-based Liulishuo, a language learning company, has raised about $100 million in Series C funding. China Media Capital and Wu Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Trustbridge Partners, IDG Capital, GGV Capital, Cherubic Ventures and Hearst Ventures.
1 min read · 26 July 2017
Perfecto, a provider of a cloud-based platform for web, mobile and internet of things app testing, has named Michael Carus as chief financial officer. Carus is the former general partner, chief operations officer and CFO of Jerusalem Venture Partners. Perfecto is backed by Technology Crossover Ventures, FTV Capital, Carmel Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and Vertex Ventures.
2 min read · 26 July 2017
New York City-based Rebagg, a reseller of used luxury goods, has raised $15.5 million in Series B funding. Novator and General Catalyst led the round with participation from FJ Labs, Crosslink Capital, Big Sur Ventures-Necotium, Kloof Capital and U-Start.
3 min read · 26 July 2017
Casa2 Stays Pvd Ltd, a owner and operator of India budget hotel brand, FabHotels.com, has secured $25 million in Series B funding. Goldman Sachs led the round with participation from return backer Accel Partners. Signal Hill India advised Casa2 Stays on the transaction.
2 min read · 26 July 2017
Signature Medical, digital healthcare company, has closed $2.5 million in Series A funding. The investors were Allied Minds, Riot Ventures and Bose Corp.
3 min read · 26 July 2017
San Francisco-based GearLaunch, a platform provider for E2E commerce, has raised $4.8 million in Series A funding. Hunt Technology Ventures led the round.
3 min read · 26 July 2017
WalkMe, a digital adoption platform and software company, has secured $75 million in funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round.
3 min read · 26 July 2017
San Diego-based drone startup SkySafe has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding, according to a LinkedIn post. Andreessen Horowitz led the round. In addition to the funding, Lars Dalgaard, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join SkySafe's board.
1 min read · 26 July 2017
