Enterprise IT startup MindTickle brought in $27 million in Series B financing, led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Accel Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Qualcomm Ventures. Combining on-demand online training, mobile updates, gamification, coaching, and role-play with a data-driven approach, MindTickle’s sales enablement products aim
Manticore Games completed $15 million in financing, led by Benchmark Capital. SV Angel, Macro Ventures, CrunchFund, Correlation Ventures, and Bitkraft Esports Ventures also participated. Located in San Mateo, California, Manticore Games is an independent developer of multiplayer PC and console games and services. It was
Cloud-based cyber-security solution provider Upstream Security closed $9 million in Series A financing, led by CRV, with participation from Glilot Capital Partners and Maniv Mobility. Founded by cyber-security veterans, Upstream Security leverages big data and machine learning to provide OEMs and vehicle fleets with unprecedented, comprehensive,
SevenRooms completed $8 million in financing, led by Comcast Ventures. Founded in 2011 in New York, the reservation, seating, and guest management solution aims to give hospitality operators the tools they need to develop direct relationships with guests, boost revenue, and enable personalized service and marketing.
Iron Mountain Incorporated, a provider of storage and information management services, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. operations of IO Data Centers LLC, a colocation data center services provider based in Phoenix, Arizona, for $1.315 billion. With the transaction, Iron Mountain
Online financial firm Aspiration brought in $47 million in Series B financing, led by Social Impact Finance. Allen & Company, Omidyar Network, Capricorn Investment Group, Alpha Edison, AGO Partners, Reyl & Cie, and Rustic Canyon Partners also participated. The company’s goal is to deliver financial
Bitwise Asset Management completed $4 million in seed financing. Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Blockchain Capital participated. Bitwise Asset Management develops funds, indexes, insight, and services to help individuals, wealth managers, family offices, investment managers, and institutions in navigating cryptocurrency. According to the company,
Clubhouse Software, the maker of a modern project management platform for software development teams, raised $10 million in Series A financing, led by Battery Ventures. Existing seed investors Resolute Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Neu Venture Capital, RRE Ventures, and Zeitgeist Partners also participated in the
According to a recent SEC filing, the direct-to-consumer mens’ razor company Harry’s raised $63.7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. By owning its razor manufacturing factory, the company claims it can take users’ input and create products that will improve their shaving experience. The company
According to a recent SEC filing, online dollar store Hollar raised $30 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. According to the company, Hollar features thousands of goods starting at $2, with products ranging from toys, apparel, electronics, beauty, accessories, and party supplies to home essentials.