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As employees shift from office, Cloudbrink provides a strong, secure internet connection
Most companies have worked hard over the years to produce strong and secure internet connections in the office, but over the last several years in particular, as more employees have…
Eko expands algorithmic heart problem detection and lands $30M Series C extension
The stethoscope has come a long way from its humble beginnings in the 19th century. The regular acoustic type is still used every day, but it’s been joined by a…
Jerry raises $75M at a $450M valuation to build a car ownership ‘super app’
Just months after raising $28 million, Jerry announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Series C round that values the company at $450 million. Existing backer Goodwater…
Everlywell raises $175 million to expand virtual care options and scale its at-home health testing
Digital health startup Everlywell has raised a $175 million Series D funding round, following relatively fast on the heels of a $25 million Series C round it closed in February…
Scopely raises $340 million at a $3.3 billion valuation as gaming grabs investors’ interest
In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340…
Xometry raises $75M Series E to expand custom manufacturing marketplace
When companies need to find manufacturers to build custom parts, it’s not always an easy process, especially during a pandemic. Xometry, a seven-year-old startup based in Maryland, has built an…
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As funding slows in Boston, its early-stage market could shine
Chris Lynch, a founder and former general partner at Boston-based seed-stage fund Accomplice, remembers “VC Mountain in Waltham.” Back then, entrepreneurs on funding quests would visit a building overlooking the Waltham Reservoir near Boston where they pitched to a few investors: Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures and Highland Capital Partners. “And if they didn’t invest in…
Omni storage & rentals fails, shutters, sells engineers to Coinbase
$35 million-funded Omni is packing up and shutting down after struggling to make the economics of equipment rentals and physical on-demand storage work out. It’s another victim of a venture…
LA-based gaming company, Scopely, expands in Spain and Ireland
The Los Angeles-based gaming company Scopely is expanding its geographical footprint in Spain and Ireland. The company is building out its Barcelona offices, tripling its office space and planning to…
With 35 different in-home health diagnostic tests now on offer, EverlyWell raises $50 million to expand
Venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into healthcare startups pitching lower-cost alternatives to traditional services, and one of their primary targets is diagnostics. As investors look to…
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The Venture Twins
Justine and Olivia Moore like to introduce themselves together, otherwise, it can be a little confusing. They live together in an apartment in Menlo Park. They share clothes. They both wear Rothy’s sustainable ballet flats and are big fans of Glossier. Their desks are only inches apart, because yes, they work together too — and…
Ripple turns investor as execs lead $25M round for storage and rental startup Omni
Earlier this month, I wrote that crypto companies are going to become investors in 2018. I didn’t quite imagine that happening as quickly as mid-January, but here we are. Ripple,…
Remote Year raises $12 million to combine remote work and global travel
Remote Year should be a pretty appealing idea to anyone with a serious case of wanderlust: Participants spend a whole year working abroad, moving to a different city and country each month.…
Workspace utilisation and scheduling software Condeco scores $30M led by Highland Europe
Highland Europe’s new €332 million fund promised to help fill the €10-30 million ‘growth gap’, and, true to its word, the VC firm’s latest invest sees it lead a €27…
Handy Raises $50M Led By Fidelity, Reportedly At $500M Valuation, To Clean Up In Home Services
There has been consolidation, collapse and other troubles among some on-demand home services startups, but others seem to be cleaning up in their wake. Handy — a platform for on-demand…
Social Intelligence Startup Brandwatch Raises $33M Series C To Grow In US
Social media is officially eating Internet, and where the people go with their eyeballs, so do the brands. But the brands are – largely – all at sea, still trying…
SmartThings Raises $12.5 Million From Greylock And Highland To Power The Internet Of Things
Internet-of-Things startup SmartThings has spent the last year building a platform that people can use to connect to an increasingly wide range of devices in their homes. Now it’s getting…
Highland Capital Partners Commits To Invest $25 Million In Leap Motion Developers
Highland Capital Partners, which is already an investor in Leap Motion, has committed another $25 million to back the young startup. To do so, it’s established the Leap Fund, which…
Leap Motion Raises $30M More For Its Gesture-Based Controller, Announces Bundling Deal With Asus
Leap Motion is announcing today that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Co-founder and CEO Michael Buckwald told me that the company is still planning to ship…
Custom Jewelry Startup Gemvara Raises $25M In Oversubscribed Series D Round
Gemvara, a Boston-based custom jewelry site we’ve written about in the past, just announced that it has closed a $25 million Series D funding round. This oversubscribed round was led…
Online payment platform WePay just announced that it has raised $10 million in a new financing round. This round was led by Ignition Partners. Two of the company’s existing investors,…
Attn Student Entrepreneurs: Highland Capital Wants To Help Kickstart Your Business
VC firm Highland Capital Partners is sounding the horn for their fifth annual “Summer@Highland” entrepreneurship program. The 10-week program aims to provide young, talented entrepreneurs with the environment and resources…
Paper.li Raises $2.1 Million For Social News Curation, Hits 2 Million Users
Exclusive – SmallRivers, the Switzerland-based company behind Paper.li, a service that taps social streams from users and turns them into personalized online newspapers, has just raised $2.1 million in funding…
Heartland Robotics today announced that it raised $20 million in a series B venture round led by Highland Capital Partners. Other investors include Sigma Partners and existing investors Bezos Expeditions…
Virtual Desktop Company MokaFive Raises $21M From Khosla Ventures And Others
MokaFive this morning announced that it has raised a $21 million Series C round led by NGEN Partners, with existing investors Khosla Ventures and Highland Capital Partners participating. This round…