Kids entertainment startup KidPass just closed $5 million in Series A financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Javelin Venture Partners, CoVenture, Y Combinator, and FJ labs. KidPass is a new kind of membership pass that helps parents discover and book children’s activities, including classes, camps,
Fintech startup Frontier Car Group announced the close of $22 million in financing. Six investors participated in the round, among them Balderton Capital, EchoVC Partners, TPG Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Partech Ventures. Frontier Car Group builds and runs marketplaces focused on emerging markets in the
Travel accessories startup Away announced it has secured $20 million in Series B financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Global Founders Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Accel Partners. Away produces ”thoughtful luggage” -- featuring unbreakable shells, interior compartments, and built-in USB chargers -- using
Shipamax announced it has secured $3 million in seed financing. Three investors participated in the round: Cherubic Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, and FF Angel. Shipamax is building a data-driven platform for bulk shipping: replacing the thousands of unnecessary emails, siloed Excel files, and instant messages between
Drone technology startup SkyX announced the completion of $4 million in financing from KuangChi Science Ltd.. SkyX is a Canadian company that builds vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles. The SkyX Unmanned Aircraft System is a platform for capturing data – ranging from infrastructure inspection
LumaStream announced it has secured $399,987 in financing from an undisclosed investor. LumaStream develops and manufactures innovative products for digital power conversion, control, and distribution. Its goal is to provide the lighting industry’s most sustainable Intelligent LED Lighting Systems for commercial, residential, hospitality, and exterior lighting
NarrativeDx announced the close of $4 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Co-founded by Kyle Robertson and Senem Guney in 2014, NarrativeDx is an artificial intelligence platform that aims to improve patient experience. NarrativeDx's cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant, healthcare-specific AI platform uses natural language processing and
HubHaus announced the close of $1 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round: General Catalyst Partners, 8VC, Maveron, and Grand Central Tech. HubHaus is a housing community that provides working professionals with a long-term, shared housing with AirBnB-like ease.
Tizeti just closed a new round of financing from Zeno Ventures. Tizeti aims to leverage the large wireless capacity available with Wi-fi and the plummeting cost of solar panels to create a low CAPEXOPEX network of owned and operated towers to offer disruptive, customer-friendly pricing for
Mobile startup CornerJob completed $19 million in Series C financing. Six investors participated in the round, among them Northzone Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund, e.ventures, Samaipata Ventures, and Caixa Capital. CornerJob is a leading mobile hiring app. It is a job-matching platform that enables users to find