She Codes is a nonprofit coding workshop for women that teaches basic coding, design and management skills to 10 women per cycle. The first 12-hour workshop took place in Lisbon, Portugal, and featured four lessons in coding basics, UI development, web development, and product management.
Richie Invest is an fintech iPhone app that lets users invest with their friends. It is a social investment platform developed for Millennials by Millennials where users can create common investment or savings goals with their friends, such as “Colorado Trip” or “Coachella Concert”, and
According to a recent SEC filing, martech startup Swrve raised $10.7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Swrve aims to be the world's leading mobile marketing automation platform, pioneering in the fast-growing mobile engagement marketing space. The company combines class-leading analytics, segmentation, AB testing and
Snag-A-Slip closed $4.8 million in Series A financing. Claritas Capital led the round, with participation from TCP Venture Capital and Abell Venture Fund. Snag-A-Slip is a Baltimore-based company that connects boaters with available slips, while also showcasing marinas via digital channels, in the same way that
KiSSFLOW is a web productivity app that aims to automate work and reduce chaos. It is easy-to-use, do-it-yourself workflow management software that allows users to discover, create and modify business applications. Users don't have to know coding or complex mapping to create workflows from scratch.
Satellite technology startup Infostellar just closed $7.3 million in Series A financing. Airbus Ventures led the round, with participation from Sony Venture Capital, FreakOut, 500 Startups, WERU Investment and D4V. Infostellar is a space communications infrastructure firm that is developing a cloud-based satellite antenna-sharing platform, StellarStation.
Insense Ads, Inc., is a social media marketing product that amplifies influencer posts in paid social media at scale. It connects brands and influential content creators to run Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns. Brand marketers list offers to thousands of creators based on their demographics,
Birdies announced the close of $2 million in seed financing. Forerunner Ventures led the round, with participation from Slow Ventures, Graph Ventures, and Social Capital. Birdies makes a new type of footwear: slippers that are both fashionable and comfortable. Each pair is designed with high-end materials,
Heptio closed $25 million in Series B financing, led by Madrona Venture Group. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel Partners also participated. Heptio was started by founders of the Kubernetes® project, built to support and advance the open Kubernetes ecosystem, which is an open-source system for
Credly completed $4.6 million in financing, led by New Markets Venture Partners. University Ventures, Lumina Foundation, City & Guilds Group and Lion Brothers also participated in the funding. Credly is a leading digital credential service provider, helping the world recognize achievement with the most popular