Get Spiffy, Inc., closed $9 million in funding led by existing investors Bull City Venture Partners and IDEA Fund Partners. New strategic investor MANN+HUMMEL was joined in the round by Visionary Private Equity Group, the North Carolina Venture Capital Multiplier Fund, Wolfpack Investor Network, and
Real Vision, a video-on-demand service for financial and business media, raised $10 million in new funding to expand its production of actionable interviews, long-form documentaries, and in-depth analysis from finance experts. Real Vision offers investors access to insights from a curated selection of investors, analysts,
Wonolo, an on-demand staffing platform, announced today closed a $13 million in Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, including participation from existing investors PivotNorth Capital and Crunchfund, and new investor Base10. According to the company, tens of thousands of hourly workers across the
Jiffy on Demand, a service platform that connects home maintenance and repair professionals to homeowners, today announced that it has raised an additional $2.4 million in funding. Golden Venture Partners led the round, with participation from other investors including Hedgewood and Two Small Fish Ventures. Jiffy’s
Storage company Closetbox has announced a $7.3 million Series A funding round. Lead investors include Boulder Ventures, which began investing in Closetbox in 2016. Closetbox allows customers to store their belongings in secure storage facilities without leaving the comfort of their homes. Professional movers pick
Fin is a virtual assistant app that uses a combination of human and machine intelligence to provide users with on-demand assistance handling such nuanced requests as email, texting, scheduling, research, booking, and purchasing. The app understands context and learns users preferences with every request. Users
TaskEasy, Inc., completed $21.3 million in Series C financing, led by River Cities Capital Funds, with participation from Camber Creek, Moderne Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Access Venture Partners, and Delta Electronics. TaskEasy’s proprietary platform delivers services to customers such as lawn mowing and snow removal online. By
Software startup Altair Engineering raised $156 million in an IPO of 12 million shares at $13. Altair Engineering provides enterprise analytics, engineering, and on-demand computing software technologies to optimize business and engineering information management. The company's products include HyperWorks, an enterprise simulation solution for design exploration
Stepes, a leading online translation company, announced the launch of Rush Translation Services, which aims to help global enterprises reduce time-to-market in international product development and increase global revenue growth. "Real-time translation services are not only possible given today's online and mobile technologies, but increasingly necessary
Legal technology startup Court Buddy closed $1 million in financing led by LDR Ventures. The Court Buddy platform matches people and businesses with solo attorneys 24/7 on demand for a-la-carte legal services based on the client's budget, allowing users access to legal services they can afford