Consumer startup Nutrafol just closed a round of Series A financing. Two investors, Unilever and CircleUp, participated in the round. Nutrafol is a nutraceutical that addresses hair loss. The company uses clinically-tested and standardized botanical ingredients to create a daily solution that helps people retain hair. The
Digital Media/VR/AR startup Innervate announced the close of $792,246 in financing. A group of 29 investors participated in the round. Innervate helps game makers build relationships with gamers and create online communities. The company has created game boards, game analytics, and other tools for gaming
Opcity announced it has raised $27 million in financing. Three investors contributed to the round, among them Icon Ventures, Georgian Partners, and LiveOak Venture Partners. Opcity provides no-fee lead generation for brokerages. The company makes calls, filters, and continually follows up with inquiries until the perfect
Software startup Cockroach Labs announced it has secured $27 million in Series B financing. Five investors contributed to the round, including Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and GV. Cockroach Labs has created a distributed relational database that is scalable, survivable, and strongly consistent - hence the name.
Propel, a startup that helps food stamp recipients manage their benefits, announced recently that it has raised $4 million in seed funding. Investors in the round include Andreessen Horowitz, the Omidyar Network, ehe Durant Company and SciFi VC. Previous investors Jay Borenstein, WinWin and the
Shine, a Brooklyn-based startup behind a conversational chatbot that sends people motivating and uplifting messages, announced today that it has raised $2.5 million in venture financing. The funding round was led by Betaworks and Eniac Ventures, with participation from Female Founders Fund, Felix Capital, Comcast
SpotHero, the company behind the most downloaded parking reservation app, announced that it has acquired Parking Panda, the leading business-to-business parking solution provider in the U.S. and Canada. The move puts SpotHero on track to cover nearly 5,000 parking locations and park 20 million cars
GoTenna, a Brooklyn-based startup developing communications devices and apps, announced it has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding. The financing is led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Walden Venture Capital, MentorTech Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, BBG Ventures, and Collaborative Fund.
Flowhub, a point-of-sale software platform for marijuana growers and dispensaries, announced today that it has raised $3.3 million in a Series A equity financing. The funding round was led by Green Lion Partners and Phyto Partners, both of which are venture capital funds that focus
Fnatic, a London-based eSports organization with professional teams in popular video games such as League of Legends and Dota 2, announced this week that it has raised $7 million in financing. Lead investors of this round of funding include Raptor Group, the investment company of