Investment in technology companies in Silicon Valley is not just on the rise; it’s increasingly taking funding away from other sectors, according to research from CB Insights. Technology is dominating funding in…
ff Venture Capital to Public: We Are Fundraising
An eighty-year-old ban on general solicitation, officially lifted in September, denied startups and VCs alike the power to announce fundraising plans publicly. Suddenly ungagged, some startups jumped to declare they sought money,…
MongoDB Raises $150M in Largest Database Funding Ever
MongoDB, the next gen database company whose popularity is surging, has raised an impressive $150 million, the largest round ever for a database company, according to the company’s own claims. The round…
Numerify makes cloud analytics easy, picks up $8 million in Series A
Cloud analytical solutions company Numerify has raised more than $8 million in an oversubscribed Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. A long list of angels with impressive résumés contributed to the…
Pure Storage Raises $150M in Largest Private Round in Storage’s History
Pure Storage, the enterprise solid state storage entrepreneur, has raised an impressive $150 million. The company claims it’s the largest single private round in the history of storage. It is also the…
Locket Rolls Out Campaign for Customization and Looks to Give Back
Mobile advertising startup Locket has successfully set customers a-clicking. The company has approximately 100,000 users, a quarter of whom downloaded Locket within two days of launch. The company announced a new program,…
Fly Under the Radar with OFF Pocket
Even when your phone’s off, you might not be off grid. The OFF Pocket, a metalized-fabric case currently on Kickstarter, blocks signals to mobile phones and ensures users digitally disappear. The product’s…
The Seasteading Institute Fundraising for First Floating City Plans at Indiegogo
To flesh out plans for their floating city, The Seasteading Institute takes fundraising to Indiegogo. With capital from the masses matched by the Thiel Foundation, twenty-first century pioneers may settle the oceanic…
Apigee Lands $35M to Power API Platform
Apigee, which provides an API platform to simplify the creation of apps, has landed $35 million in a Series E sizable enough it could carry the company to an IPO. The round…
Tasneem Salim Talks All-Female Gaming Convention in Saudi Arabia
Gamer and developer Tasneem Salim wanted in on her country’s gamer conventions. The only problem? No girls allowed. So Salim and her two co-founders, Felwa Al Suwalim and Najla Al Arifi, created…