Common – a real estate company that partners with property owners and local organizations to create residential communities with monthly terms, shared services, community events, and management – completed $40 million in Series C financing, led by Norwest Venture Partners. Common has 482 buildings in
Homeis, a culture network for local, foreign-born communities, acquired $4 million in seed financing, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Canaan Partners, The Chernin Group, and Samsung NEXT. Homeis’s vision is to bring together immigrants around critical tasks, including finding local services, learning about their
Digital media startup Spot.IM obtained $25 million in Series C financing, led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Altair VC and Norma Investments. Founded in 2012 by Nadav Shoval and Ishay Green, Spot.IM's mission is to foster connected, engaged communities across the Internet. By replacing
Real estate startup ExtraSlice announced it has secured $1 million in financing from Benaroya Capital Company. ExtraSlice is a hybrid tech park that offers a community and shared office space for technology companies, service providers, and training providers. The park features 16,000 square feet of professional
Real estate startup Common announced the close of $16 million in Series B financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Circle Ventures, Solon Mack Capital, Inevitable Ventures, and Wolfswood Partners. Common partners with property owners and local organizations to create residential communities with monthly terms, shared
Spectrum offers a new platform for people to join, start, and build online communities. Conversations on Spectrum are real-time chat, and each one gets a unique link to make it easy for people to discover, share, or save for later. Before Spectrum, participating in online
Burbio announced it has secured a new round of financing from Hudson Valley Startup Fund. Burbio is a hyper-local event aggregation digital and mobile platform with a presence in Voice AI. Users can create a personalized event feed from school, library, and local community calendars, and
Freelancing People is a community where users can find interviews of profitable freelancers and agencies. The interviewees share their freelancing background and how they got started, as well as offer tips on everything from sustaining business model, hiring people, and how to charge clients. Freelancing
The Watercooler is an online community of leaders who talk candidly about how to build a great workplace. Topics discussed include organization structure, employee handbook, company culture, hiring and recruitment best practices, and interview skills Tough conversations surrounding workplace harassment, firing people, or other types
Internet startup Seasoned announced the completion of $20 million in Series A financing led by TPG Capital. Seasoned is a food service community designed to connect workers with jobs, talent and career development opportunities. Its goal is to improve the lives and livelihoods of those who