Freight Farms announced that it has closed $7 million in Series B financing. Two investors contributed to the round, among them Spark Capital. Freight Farms offers high-volume crop production units made from upcycled shipping containers to support farming in any climate. The company creates access to
Placed announced today that it has been acquired by Snap, Inc., Silicon Valley’s red hot social media unicorn, which went public in March, 2017. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Placed is a leader in location-driven insights and mobile ad intelligence. Measuring billions of
Fintech startup Beanworks announced it has raised $5 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Vancouver Founder Fund and TIMIA Capital. Beanworks automates accounting workflow to empower teams to succeed. From purchase order to electronic payment, Beanworks integrates with users’
Security startup Krypt.co announced it has raised $1 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Rough Draft Ventures, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, and Akamai Technologies. Krypt.co builds the next generation of mobile-based authentication, called Kryptonite, that combines the secure key storage of a
Knightscope completed $3 million in financing from Konica Minolta Holdings. Knightscope is developing an autonomous technology platform that fuses robotics, predictive analytics, and collaborative social engagement to predict and prevent crime. The platform empowers public and private sectors proactively to build stronger, safer communities, ultimately saving
Fintech startup DealCloud announced it has secured $5 million in financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Cultivation Capital and Hamilton Lane. The DealCloud founders wanted to address inefficiencies associated with the traditional industry approach to deal sourcing, deal financing, due diligence, managing portfolio companies,
Enterprise IT startup Tive announced the completion of $3 million in seed financing. Four investors participated in the funding, among them Accomplice, NextView Ventures, and Bolt. Tive helps companies eliminate surprises in their supply chains by providing real-time visibility of the location and condition of their
Menswear company UNTUCKit announced the completion of $30 million in financing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. UNTUCKit was founded in 2012 to fill a gap in men's casual dressing by offering an untucked shirt that fit and looked good. With the success of the untucked
PlaySight, an Israel-based sports activity analysis provider, raised $11 million in funding. Investors include Verizon Ventures and Greg Norman. Selected in 2017 by Fast Company as one of the "10 Most Innovative Companies in Sports," PlaySight’s goal is to use both multi-angle video and proprietary analytics
Yogome, a Mexico-based education game developer, raised $6.6 million in Series A funding. Investors include Seaya Ventures, Variv Capital, and Endeavor Catalyst. Yogome develops educational tablet and mobile games to help kids ages 4 to10 learn in a fun way through technology. The multilingual games are