Series A DigitalOcean, which leverages a cloud platform for handling infrastructure, has secured $37.2 million in a Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which saw participation from previous investors CrunchFund…
Nasdaq’s move into pre-IPO trading could win back tech sector confidence
Nasdaq has targeted the lucrative pre-IPO trading game, aiming to give investors access to companies before they go public, and build a relationship with tech firms before they choose an exchange to…
DocuSign raises $85 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Mobile measurement and analytics company AppsFlyer has received $7.1 million in a Series A round from Pitango Ventures and Magma Venture Partners. The Israeli company’s Software Development Kit has been…
Play-i secures $8m Series A funding – Investment Round Up
Series A Play-i, which makes robots for kids to program, has received $8 million in a Series A investment from Charles River Partners and Madrona Venture Group. Through crowdfunding, the Mountain View…
DueDil grabs $17m in funding – Investment Round Up
Series A San Francisco’s security-focused messaging app Wickr has secured $9 million in a Series A funding led by Alsop Louie Partners, according to reports. Other notable backers include Thor Halvorssen, President…
King Digital IPO: How can Ireland’s Candy-Crushing game maker sweeten value?
King Digital Entertainment’s IPO announcement is, despite its impressive user numbers, a risk. The Dublin-based developer’s games have been downloaded on over 500 million mobile devices and 408 million of those consumers…
Workday acquires Identified – Investment Round Up
Series A Finance app developer Wacai has received a $15 million series A+ injection from Qiming Venture Partners, according to TechNode. Previously, Hangzhou-based Wacai had secured roughly $10 million in a Series…
ClearSlide raises $50m – Investment Round Up
Series A Enterprise software startup Bitium has secured a $6.5 million Series A investment from Polaris Partners. Amplify, Resolute VC, Double M Partners, Karlin Ventures, Social Leverage, Rob Glaser, and Lazerow Ventures…
Tradeshift raises $75m – Investment Round Up
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…