Edtech startup Vidcode closed $1.5 million in seed financing. Seven investors participated in the round: Y Combinator, ZhenFund, Rethink Education, NYU Innovation Fund, CoVenture, Investor and Cherry Ventures. Vidcode is an award-winning software that teaches students computer programming through video-making. The company’s unique project-oriented lessons allow
LoftSmart announced the close of $2.7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. LoftSmart is an end-to-end marketplace for the $144 billion student rental market. Students use LoftSmart to find, lease, and pay for local rentals online. Property managers use it to identify and convert great
Dandelion announced it has secured $2 million in seed financing. Three investors participated in the round: Collaborative Fund, ZhenFund, and Borealis Ventures. Dandelion’s mission is to make it easy and affordable to heat and cool every home with geothermal energy. The company replaces users’ existing heating,
Software startup Solera Health closed $18.3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Solera is a preventive care benefits manager that simply and securely connects patients, payers, and physicians with a new class of non-clinical healthcare providers. The company’s technology integrates a diverse ecosystem of community
Matcherino announced the close of $1.5 million in financing. Four investors contributed to the round, including Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, and Seven Peaks Ventures. Matcherino is a service that allows fans to pair Twitch.tv players against each other and crowdfund esports matches. Twitch.tv is the
Zurich-based startup Squirro announced it has raised $10 million in Series B financing. Orange Growth Capital and Salesforce Ventures participated in the round. Squirro’s mission is to be a leader in “context intelligence,” which combines structured and unstructured data to provide insight into big data.
Ecommerce startup Symphony Commerce announced it has secured $3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Symphony Commerce delivers a commerce-as-a-service platform, natively-built to orchestrate commerce across multi-channel storefronts, orders, inventory, and fulfillment. Built by the team behind Amazon’s ordering and fulfillment systems, Symphony’s goal is
Paris-based startup Side announced the completion of $5.7 million in financing. Four investors participated in the funding, among them Agla Ventures and Connect Ventures. Side (formerly WeSlash), is the first European staffing-as-a-service company. When businesses need an extra pair of hands for a few hours or
Software startup ThinkHR announced the completion of $5 million in financing from SaaS Capital. ThinkHR helps human resource professionals solve workforce issues with a platform of integrated resources and training supported by live HR experts. With a robust online library and training catalog, ThinkHR gives companies
Bidtellect announced it has secured $3.2 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Bidtellect seeks to be the leading paid content distribution platform, providing marketers with a single platform to execute native campaigns across all formats and devices, including text, imagery, and video. Marketers can use