Fairy announced the completion of $4.1 million in financing. Eight investors participated in the round, among them CrunchFund and Flight VC. Fairy connects households with professionals who provide personalized daily housekeeping at an unbeatable price, a service the company calls 30-minute daily “hotel-like” cleanings. The
According to an SEC filing, Power Fingerprinting just closed the completion of $2.4 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Power Fingerprinting (PFP) provides innovative integrity assessment and intrusion detection solutions for critical cyber systems. PFP can protect industrial control systems, preventing a new breed of
Enterprise IT startup BlueLine Grid just closed $2.4 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. BlueLine Grid operates a collaboration network for law enforcement, first responders, security teams, and corporations. The company provides an encrypted suite of messaging, voice, location, conferencing, virtual command, and file-sharing tools
Car trading company Guazi.com announced the close of $400 million in Series B financing. Four investors participated in the funding, among them Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners, and Dragoneer Investment Group. Guazi is a rapidly growing, market-leading C2C used car trading platform that directly links individual car sellers
Walmart today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Bonobos, Inc., one of the leading apparel brands built on the Internet, for $310 million in cash. Bonobos is a clothing brand focused on delivering a fun approach to menswear, a great fit, and an excellent
Conviva just closed $40 million in financing. Four investors contributed to the round: New Enterprise Associates, Future Fund, Foundation Capital, and Time Warner Investments. Conviva serves the changing business of television with a big data platform that enables online video providers to deliver an optimal viewing
Rythm announced the close of $22 million in financing. Three investors participated in the round, including MAIF Avenir. Rythm is a neurotechnology company building consumer technology that stimulates the brain to enhance human potential. The company’s first product, Dreem, is a wearable device that syncs with
Enterprise IT startup Codota announced it has raised $2 million in seed financing from Khosla Ventures. Codota is an artificial pair programmer that learns from existing code to help users build software faster and more intelligently. Codota runs alongside the IDE and uses the learned code
FinTech startup Landed announced the completion of $5 million in financing from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Landed is on a mission to help society’s professionals build financial security near the communities they serve. Many critical professionals such as teachers struggle to build financial security close to
Software startup Highspot announced the close of $15 million in Series B financing. Three investors participated in the round: Shasta Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Madrona Venture Group. Highspot seeks to be the industry’s most advanced sales enablement platform. It provides sales teams with the most relevant