Funding
Online real estate marketplace Opendoor—whose goal is to simplify the way people buy and sell homes—received a $400 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund. The company also secured access
Blackhawk Network Acquires CashStar for $175 Million
Blackhawk Network, a publicly traded company that operates in the prepaid gift card and payments sector, announced that it has acquired prepaid ecommerce solution
Indian Hospitality Startup Treebo Hotels Closes $34 Million
Treebo Hotels announced it has secured $34 million in Series C financing. Ward Ferry Management, Karst Peak Capital, SAIF Partners, Matrix Partners, and Bertelsmann
Security Startup Qadium Brings In $40 Million
Qadium closed $40 million in Series B financing. IVP, TPG Capital, Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates participated in the funding. Qadium
SafeTrek Secures $3.2 Million
Mobile startup SafeTrek announced the completion of $3.2 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Cultivation Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Maveron,
Website Builder Strikingly Raises $6 Million
Strikingly completed $6 million in Series A financing. Infinity Venture Capital Fund, Innovation Works, Y Combinator, TEEC Angel, and CAS Holdings participated in the
HowStuffWorks Brings In $15 Million
Internet and IoT startup HowStuffWorks closed $15 million in growth equity financing, led by global merchant bank The Raine Group. Founded in 1998, HowStuffWorks is
Membership Cocktail App Hooch Brings In $4.5 Million
According to a recent SEC filing, Hooch has raised $4.5 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Hooch is a private cocktail society that has
TravelBank Secures $25 Million
Enterprise IT startup TravelBank announced the completion of $25 million in Series B financing. Six investors contributed to the round: DCM Ventures, Propel Venture
Ideal Raises $3 Million
Artificial intelligence startup Ideal completed $3 million in financing. Four investors contributed to the round, including MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. Ideal’s artificial intelligence automates time-consuming,