Employee communications company GuideSpark, a Red Herring Top 100 winner, has raised $22.2 million in Series C funding, led by Meritech Capital Partners. Previous backers New Enterprise Associates, Storm Ventures and IDG…
On-demand delivery service Postmates raises $35m
The on-demand delivery service Postmates has secured $35 million in financing from Spark Capital at a valuation somewhere between $150 and $200 million, to bring total funding to $58 million.
Real-time content marketing company Livefyre raises $47m
Livefyre, a real-time content marketing startup, has raised $47 million in funding from Adobe, Cue Ball, Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Salesforce Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The company announced that it secured…
Uber expands Series E funding round by $1 billion
Uber has expanded its Series E funding round, which could now reach $2.8 billion. The taxi hailing app initially announced $1.2 billion in funding with the option to add another $600 million,…
WorldRemit secures $100 million in funding
Money transferring service WorldRemit has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Technology Crossover Ventures, with participation from previous backer Accel Partners. WorldRemit offers a web or smartphone-based service primarily…
Online car marketplace Carmudi grabs $25m Series B
Carmudi, an online marketplace for new and used cars, is the recipient of $25 million in Series B financing. In what is a textbook Rocket Internet investment, the company is currently operational in 20 countries, but is looking to use the funds to fuel further expansion into Asia and Mexico.
CloudVelox secures $15m Series C round
Cloud disaster recovery startup CloudVelox has raised $15 million in Series C financing, bringing the total raised to $33 million. Cisco Investment, Mayfield Funds, Pelion Venture Partners and Third Point Ventures all…
Jet.com raises $140m at reported $600m valuation
Jet.com, an e-commerce site set to launch soon, has raised $140 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Participation came from Accel Partners, Coatue, General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs, Google Ventures, MentorTech…
SIGFOX secures record $115m round of funding
Internet of Things cellular network provider SIGFOX has raised a $115 million round of financing, a record for a French startup. Among the investors were Telefonica, GDF Suez, Elliott Management, NtT Docomo…
Israeli cybersecurity company Team8 bags $15m
Team8, a cybersecurity incubator founded by former members of Israel’s Unit 8200, the equivalent to the National Security Agency in the United States, has raised $15 million from Marker LLC, Bessemer Ventures, and Innovation Endeavors (the VC firm founded by Eric Schmidt).