Reaction, which develops temporary shelters for emergency use, has raised a $9.8 million Series A funding round, led by Riverwood Capital. The company will use the funds to establish full-scale production operations…
Nextdoor secures $110m in funding for neighborhood social network
Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods, has raised $110 million in funding led by Redpoint Ventures and Insight Venture Partners, both new investors. Meritech and Coatue were the other fresh backers participating…
Appointment scheduling startup Booker secures $35m
The online appointment scheduling service Booker has secured $35 million in Series C financing as it continues to build out its platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The round was led…
Belarus’ ‘Minsk Tiger’ struggles to roar
Aleksandr Lukashenko is an unlikely source for tech optimism. A former agricultural manager, the Belarusian president is often referred to as ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’, and not without merit. In a 2010 general…
Chinese car sales platform Cheyipai raises $110 million
Chinese car trading platform Cheyipai has completed a round of financing worth $110 million, led by Renren. Sequoia Capital, Matrix China, Morningside Ventures and CITIC Capital all participated in the round. Cheyipai,…
The Exit Report: GoDaddy, Aruba Networks, Toro
The popular Internet domain registrar GoDaddy updated its registration with the SEC to reflect more details about its upcoming IPO.
Music rights company Kobalt raises $60m Series C round
Kobalt, a music publishing and rights management company, has raised a $60 million Series C round from Google Ventures, Michael Dell’s MSD Capital and MSDC Management. The company will use the funds…
Real estate startup Opendoor raises $20m
Opendoor, the private real estate marketplace founded by former Square COO Keith Rabois and Movity founder Eric Wu, has raised $20 million in follow-on funding led by GGV Capital, alongside Khosla Ventures,…
Hewlett-Packard shares takes a tumble on poor revenues
In just over six months, Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard will split into two separate companies. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise will continue to provide HP’s corporate IT hardware and services solutions under the direction of…
Drone investment set to soar despite regulation threat
Drones have hit the headlines again this month, as proposed FAA regulations threaten to make package delivery via unmanned aircraft unfeasible. But while lobbyists from some of technology’s biggest names battle to…