Series A Cybersecurity company CyberSense has received $5 million in Series A funding from investors BRM Group and Opus Capital. According to a press release, CEO Yaniv Alfi said the Menlo Park…
Shape Security raises $40 million
Series B Demand-side platform The Trade Desk has secured $20 million in a Series B investment. Hermes Growth Partners led the round and IA Ventures contributed. Ventura, CA-based The Trade Desk has…
Quanttus raises $19m – Investment Round Up
Series A Wearable tech and healthcare company Quanttus has raised $19 million in a Series A investment from Matrix Partners and Khosla Ventures. The Cambridge startup had previously received $3 million in…
Security company Cylance raises $20m in Series B round – Investment Round Up
Series A Online social platform Hubub has gained $8.5 million in Series A funding. Todd Ruppert, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., and Tom Kalaris were among its investors. TechCrunch reports the company, headquartered in…
Apprity raises $8 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Cloud security company Apprity, still in stealth mode, has secured $8 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners and Wing Ventures. The funding marks the…
How will Facebook’s $19bn WhatsApp deal affect the mobile messaging market?
Facebook’s $19 billion deal to buy mobile messaging company WhatsApp raised more than eyebrows. Valuations in the mobile messaging market have increased, and a bright spotlight has been shone upon the companies…
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook has agreed to buy mobile messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion, the two companies have announced. The social media giant will pay $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion in…
Renaissance Learning raises $40 million from Google Capital at $1 billion valuation
Series A Cloud-based payroll company ZenPayroll has received $20 million in a Series A round from Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst. The venture had gained a $6.1 million seed investment in 2012…
Intacct raises $45m – Investment Round Up
Series A Thrive Capital has led an $8 million Series A investment in Stockholm-based TicTail, which helps people create their own online stores.The company has built up a “community” of more than…
TutorGroup raises Series B round worth almost $100m – Investment Round Up
Series B TutorGroup, a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Global company, has secured almost $100 million in a Series B round from investors including Alibaba Group, Temasek and Qiming Venture Partners. The…