Articles about Venture capital – Page 25 of 67

Tempered Networks raises another $7M for ‘identity-defined networking’ cybersecurity software

Tempered Networks has raised another $7 million to help protect companies from cyberattacks with its “identity-defined networking” technology. Jeff Hussey, the company’s… Read More

‘Google’ of industrial process data Seeq raising more cash for analytics platform

Seeq, a Seattle-based startup that helps process manufacturing organizations better understand their data, is raising more cash. According to a… Read More

With $1M in funding, Phase Genomics looks to crack genetic codes and discover unknown bacteria

Bacteria lurk pretty much anywhere you look, in numbers and varieties worthy of a horror movie. The challenge for scientists… Read More

DroneSeed raises cash to replant trees using drones

Seattle-based DroneSeed has raised more than $5 million in funding for a venture that uses drones to plant trees and… Read More

SpaceX raises $100M more in investment, bringing valuation estimate to $21.5 billion

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket venture has filled out its latest funding round by attracting another $100 million in investments since… Read More

Is the traditional VC model broken? This ‘software-infused’ firm just raised a $150M fund to fix ‘medieval’ process

Trulia co-founder Pete Flint and his team at NFX think that the venture capital investment model is outdated — and… Read More

Intel Capital invests in IOTAS, a Portland-based ‘smart apartment’ startup

IOTAS is raising more cash to build out its smart apartment technology platform. Intel Capital is the latest firm to… Read More

RightSciences raises cash to develop cannabis and hemp-based medicinal patches

Amid all the hype for recreational marijuana use, it’s easy to forget that cannabis and its related plants are also… Read More

Klatu Networks raises $1 million for predictive IOT platform that protects medical samples

Klatu Networks has a very niche market: The company makes IoT technology that keeps millions of medical samples and treatments… Read More

NFL star Russell Wilson invests in high-tech helmet maker Vicis as total funding nears $50M

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the startup gears up to make its high-tech football… Read More

Pixvana raises $14M from Vulcan, Microsoft, top VC firms for VR production platform

What better way to pitch a virtual or augmented reality startup idea than to strap a bunch of headsets on… Read More

A peek inside Madrona’s ‘Pioneers’ angel investor group: VC firm creates feeder system to scout startups

Madrona Venture Group is tapping into one of the most powerful and secretive trends in venture capital — recruiting a group… Read More

CuePath raises $1.8M for smart medication organizer and monitoring system

CuePath is raising cash for its smart medication system that helps patients keep track of their pill dosages and timing.… Read More

SpaceX backer Steve Jurvetson shares financing lessons from the final frontier

Few space geeks are geekier than Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson: His office at Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Menlo… Read More

Spaceflight Industries issues $150 million investment offer amid high-flying plans

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries is seeking as much as $150 million in new investment as it gets ready for a key… Read More

This VC firm is raising a $20M fund to invest in startups with diverse founding teams

The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to… Read More

Remitly set to raise massive $115M funding round led by Tencent and Flipkart backer Naspers

Remitly has grown steadily over the past few years, operating a mobile remittance platform in 10 countries and expanding its… Read More

Educational robot maker Wonder Workshop raises $41M from Tencent, Madrona and others

Wonder Workshop, which makes robots that teach children computer science concepts, said it has raised $41 million in a Series… Read More

From $16K in the bank to a new life: Startup’s ‘wild ride’ is a riveting tale of near failure and survival

Things were falling apart at Blok24. Fundraising efforts were faltering. The product needed a revamp. And, most frighteningly, the bank… Read More

Fast-growing Amperity raises $28M round led by Tiger Global, one month after launch

Amperity is an early-stage company, founded less than two years ago and launching just last month — which makes its… Read More

Drift raises $7M to take on traditional utility companies with peer-to-peer energy marketplace

Drift has raised additional funding to take on traditional utility companies with its new energy marketplace platform. The Seattle startup… Read More

Get paid for being healthy: Wellness rewards platform KrowdFit raises $3.8M

KrowdFit is raising more cash for its wellness rewards platform that offers people money in exchange for practicing healthy habits.… Read More

TableSafe raising cash, lands important global certification to transform paying restaurant bills

TableSafe has raised close to $8 million and received a key certification as it seeks to transform how diners pay… Read More

Hiya raises $18M to build business search and spam blocking into native smartphone dialer app

Nearly every major smartphone app built over the last several years has gone through countless improvements and iterations. But the… Read More

Magic Leap vets raise $3.5M for new virtual reality prototyping platform Torch

Designing 3D concepts for virtual and augmented reality apps and programs can be a time-consuming process. Now two former Magic… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa raises $103M, takes on giants Airbnb and HomeAway with unique approach

Even a decade ago, finding and renting a vacation home online wasn’t always a smooth process. It was equally difficult… Read More

Wait, that’s already a thing! Tweet calls out four products signaling we’re all living in a tech bubble

You know you’re in a tech bubble when new products and services attracting venture capital funding are starting to look… Read More

LevelTen Energy raises $6.8M to make it easier for big companies to buy renewable energy

Renewable energy is on the rise, but it’s still tough for most companies to buy clean power. Seattle startup LevelTen Energy… Read More

Visual Vocal raises $3.6M for virtual reality enterprise collaboration platform

Visual Vocal, a Seattle startup that develops virtual 3D environment productivity tools, has raised a $3.6 million investment round. The… Read More

3 investors discuss the most (and least) exciting emerging technologies on their radar

Insurance and machine learning are hot, virtual reality is not, and cryptocurrency is complicated. Those are a few takeaways from… Read More