Bitrise completed $3.2 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round: Open Ocean Capital, Y Combinator, and Fiedler Capital. Bitrise helps users automate their daily app development tasks, from building through testing to deployment. With Bitrise, people can configure these tasks with a
Space transportation company SpaceX raised $350 million in private equity financing, bringing the company's value to $21 billion. Founded in 2002 by serial entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. It is the only private company ever to
Asset management software company Anaqua announced today that it has acquired Lecorpio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lecorpio, which was founded in 2006, provides legal departments with controlled workflows in a paperless environment to replace outdated systems and manual processes. The company’s
Sales technology company The Big Willow just closed a new round of financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Connecticut Innovations and Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners. Founded in 2013 by Charlie Tarzian, The Big Willow seeks to uncover the “buying intent” of purchasing teams that
Software startup Perkbox announced it has raised $8.6 million in financing from Draper Esprit. Based in London, U.K., Perkbox offers an engagement platform to help companies retain both employees and customers. The platform offers perks, rewards, recognition, wellness, real-life engagement, and administration. It also provides recruitment
ExecOnline announced it has secured $16 million in Series B financing. NewSpring Capital, Osage Partners, New Atlantic Ventures, and Kaplan Ventures participated in the funding. ExecOnline partners with elite business schools to enable executives at the world’s largest companies to master and apply critical insights
VR and AR startup Within closed $40 million in Series B financing. Seven investors participated in the round: Temasek Holdings, Emerson Collective, WPP Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, 21st Century Fox, Raine Ventures, and Macro Ventures. Within is a virtual reality media and technology company. Founded in 2014
Aerospace startup Aphelion Orbitals announced the close of $500,000 in seed financing from an undisclosed investor. Aphelion Orbitals was founded in 2015 to produce a game-changing nanosatellite launch system that allows regularly scheduled orbital access at an unprecedented rate and cost. As the aerospace industry matures,
San Francisco-based GearLaunch today announced that it has received $4.8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Hunt Technology Ventures, the venture capital investing company of renowned investor David Hunt. Hunt’s extensive experience in the ecommerce space provides GearLaunch with ecommerce expertise and
Business payment technology company Stripe announced that it has acquired Payable, an HR compensation platform for contractors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Payable helps contractors get paid faster and more efficiently. The company is on a mission to strengthen the 1099 workforce