Business
InfluxData, creator of the time series database InfluxDB, raised $60 million in a Series D funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Sorenson Capital and existing investors Sapphire Ventures, Battery
ShieldX Secures $25 Million
Security startup ShieldX closed $25 million in Series B financing. FireEye, Symantec, Bain Capital Ventures, Aspect Ventures, and Dimension Data participated in the funding.
Cog Brings In $3.5 Million
Security startup Cog completed $3.5 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round, including Grok Ventures and Rampersand. Cog Systems’ D4 secure
Internet & IoT Startup Closes $4 Million
Alchemy IoT, a Denver-Boulder, Colorado-based SaaS company specializing in software that brings business value to the Internet of Things, raised $4 million in seed
Enterprise IT Startup Brings In $7.5 Million
Gremlin acquired $7.5 million in Series A financing, led by Index Ventures. Amplify Partners also participated in the round. Gremlin provides a full suite
Telecommunication Startup Brings In $7 Million
GenXComm announced the close of $7 million in Series A financing, led by Intel Capital, with participation from Azure Capital Partners, Capital Factory, Investor,
Consumer Startup Brings In $1.5 Million
Billie, a female-first shave and body brand, acquired $1.5 million in seed financing, led by FemaleFoundersFund, Greycroft Partners, and Lakehouse Ventures. According to the company,
Sequentum Obtains New Funding
Internet & IoT company Sequentum closed a new round of financing from WorldQuant Ventures. Sequentum is a software development and consulting services company which focuses
Robotics Startup Closes $27 Million
Ouster, a hardware and software developer for robotics and computer vision, raised $27 million in Series A financing, led by Cox Enterprises. Fontinalis Partners,
Apple Acquires Shazam For $400 Million
According to Bloomberg reports, Apple Inc. has agreed to purchase music-identification service Shazam. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but an unidentified source claims