Software startup LiveStories announced it has secured $10 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round: Ignition Partners, True Ventures, and Founder's Co-op. Founded in 2013 on a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, LiveStories is a data storytelling platform for
Insurance tech startup Gravie completed $14.1 million in Series C financing. Four investors contributed to the round: GE Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Aberdare Ventures, and Split Rock Partners. Gravie is a health insurance marketplace designed to help consumers choose and buy insurance, pay for it, and manage
Insurance tech startup Zego announced the close of $1.3 million in seed financing. Two investors contributed to the round, including Local Globe. London-based Zego is a pay-as-you-go insurance provider for the growing on-demand economy. The company wants to change the way consumers think about and interact
Consumer startup Koia announced it has secured $7.5 million in seed financing. Three investors participated in the round, including KarpReilly and AccelFoods. Koia is a food and beverage company that produces protein drinks using 100 percent plant-based nutrition sources, including rice, hemp seeds, and peas. It
Enterprise IT startup Appiphony raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Salesforce Ventures. Appiphony is a product development outsourcer (PDO) specializing in custom applications using Salesforce’s App Cloud. Appiphony designs, builds, and launches Salesforce-based commercial apps for leading technology companies that want to extend their presence
FreshBooks closed $43 million in Series B financing. Three investors participated in the round: Georgian Partners, Accomplice, and Oak Investment Partners. FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting software that allows owners to invoice clients, track time, and run their small businesses in the cloud. It is the
Security startup Corelight announced the close of $9.2 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round, including Accel Partners and Osage Partners. Corelight plans to be the most powerful network visibility solution for information security professionals. The Corelight Sensor provides information organized in
Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD), an IT and security analytics company, announced that it has acquired security orchestration and automation company Komand. Founded in 2015 by Jen Andre, Komand is a security orchestration and automation platform that allows security teams the power quickly to automate and streamline security operations,
Parking technology startup SpotHero closed $30 million in Series C financing. The Chicago-based company, founded in 2011 by Mark Lawrence and Lawrence Kiss, allows users to search for available parking spots and reserve spaces by paying ahead of time. For people living in large cities like
Edtech startup Ironhack announced it has secured $3 million in financing. Two investors contributed to the round, among them JME Venture Capital. Ironhack is an educational startup that offers intensive programming courses for developers and entrepreneurs. It launched its first web development and mobile bootcamp in