Series A The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Internet Exchange solutions providerIIX, Inc. has secured $10.4 million in Series A funding from New Enterprise Associates, bringing total funding to over $15 million. IIX provides…
Southeast Asia set for e-commerce boom
Southeast Asia is the next big market for online shopping according to a recent study by UBS, which warns of the threat to established retailers posed by e-commerce firms. Physical barriers such…
Rap Genius raises $40m, changes name to Genius – Investment Round Up
Series A Rocketrip, a travel management company, has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by Canaan Partners and Genacast Ventures. CrunchFund and Paul Bucheit also participated. Rocketrip was founded…
IPO Watch: Box, TubeMogul, Yodlee
Keep an Eye On Anticipation for the Box IPO will continue to mount, after it was announced this week that the company has instead raised $150 million from private investors TPG and Coatue…
Video conferencing platform Vidyo raises $20m – Investment Round Up
Seed Button, a New York-based customer acquisition and engagement startup, has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by Atlas Ventures. DCM, Greycroft Partners, MESA+ and VaynerRSE all participated, as did a…
Online residential real estate company Opendoor raises $10 Million – Investment Round-Up
Series A Eric Wu, the ex-head of Geoat Trulia, and Keith Rabois, a member of the “PayPal Mafia,” announced that their new company, Opendoor, has raised nearly $10 million in Series A…
Startups face age-old battle to enforce change in established industries
In 19th century England, during the Industrial Revolution, a group of textile artisans labelled Luddites protested against new technology in their industry by smashing the new machines to pieces. This led to…
Bonobos raises $55m in Series D round – Investment Round Up
Series A In the modern digital age, increasing numbers of people are concerned about their web persona. Savvy internet users are wary of the long-term effects of their web activity, and worry…
IPO Watch: GoPro, Box, Alibaba
Keep an Eye On After delaying its IPO, Box Inc. might be looking elsewhere for a cash infusion. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier in the week that the Los Altos, CA-based…
5 Takeaways from the Google I/O Developer Conference
Google’s I/O Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, featured a number of new product launches, including Android TV, Android Wear, Android Auto and a new smartphone and tablet operating system.…