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Cortex raises $35M Series B for its internal developer portal
Cortex, a startup building an internal developer portal that helps engineering teams build better software at scale, today announced a $35 million Series B funding round led by IVP. Craft Ventures, al
DeepL, the AI-based language translator, raises over $100M at a $1B+ valuation
Artificial intelligence startups, and (thanks to GPT and OpenAI) specifically those helping humans communicate with each other, are commanding a lot of interest from investors, and today the latest of
Former Yext CEO launches Roam to provide a virtual HQ for distributed teams
Roam, which bills itself as a “cloud HQ” for distributed, remote companies, today emerged from stealth with $30 million in Series A funding led by IVP with participation from undisclosed a
Monte Carlo raises $135M Series D at $1.6B price, showing that unicorn rounds are still a thing
If you grow this quickly, yes, you can raise capital for your software business like it's still 2021.
Traceable AI nabs $60M to secure app APIs using machine learning
Traceable AI, a startup offering services designed to protect APIs from cyberattacks, today announced that it raised $60 million in a Series B round led by IVP with participation from BIG Labs, Unusua
Aiven snags $60M investment on $2B valuation, up from $800M in March
Aiven, a Finnish startup that helps companies combine various open source technologies with public cloud infrastructure resources, announced a $60 million investment on a $2 billion valuation today. T
Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data
Cribl is developing unified data pipelines, called “observability pipelines,” to parse and route any type of data that flows through a corporate IT system.
Crypto tax software provider TaxBit raises $130M at a $1.33B valuation
Just five months after raising a $100 million Series A, TaxBit announced today it has raised $130 million in a Series B round of funding. The latest financing officially makes the Salt Lake City, Utah
Renegade Partners rolls out its much-anticipated debut fund with $100 million
Renegade Partners — a Bay Area-based venture firm co-founded by veteran VCs Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek — is taking the wraps off a $100 million debut venture fund that’s bee
Paper gets $100M worth of venture-backed paper for B2B edtech
For edtech startups, it’s always been easier to go direct-to-consumer than it is to sell into school districts. The latter has stodgy and strict sales cycles, while the former has a bit more flexib
AI startup Eightfold valued at $2.1B in SoftBank-led $220M funding
Eightfold AI, a startup which uses deep learning and artificial intelligence to help companies find, recruit and retain workers, said on Thursday it has raised $220 million in a new round as it looks
Brex applies for bank charter, taps former Silicon Valley Bank exec as CEO of Brex Bank
Brex is the latest fintech to apply for a bank charter. The fast-growing company, which sells a credit card tailored for startups with Emigrant Bank currently acting as the issuer, announced Friday th
H1’s LinkedIn for the healthcare industry raises $58 million
The idea sounds almost too simple. Create a version of LinkedIn that’s specifically for the healthcare industry, where professionals can find out not just who has what credentials, but also lear
Former Dropbox CFO Ajay Vashee is joining the powerhouse venture firm IVP in January
Ajay Vashee — who spent the last eight years at Dropbox, rising from the head of finance to CFO over his tenure and helping to take the company public in 2018 — is joining the Silicon Vall
Hopin raises $125M for its online events platform on the back of surging growth
This morning Hopin, a startup that provides online events software, announced that it has closed a $125 million Series B round of capital. The new funds come mere months after Hopin raised a $40 milli
TransferWise reports accelerating revenue growth to 70% in its March, 2020 fiscal year
TransferWise, a European fintech unicorn, announced the financial results of its fiscal year ending March, 2020. The company posted strong growth, continued profit and new customer records. TransferWi
Hopin raises $40M Series A as its virtual events business accelerates
This morning, Hopin, a London-based startup building virtual events technology, announced that it has raised a $40 million Series A led by IVP. According to the company, Salesforce’s corporate v
Longtime VC Todd Chaffee of IVP says late-stage scene is now ‘M&A world’
Todd Chaffee has long been one of the most senior members of the late-stage venture firm Institutional Venture Partners. Chaffee joined IVP in 2000 after logging six years at Visa, and went on to lead
Less than 1 year after launching its corporate card for startups, Brex eyes $2B valuation
Kleiner Perkins is leading the round for Brex.
MasterClass, the education platform featuring all-star instructors, will soon teach you how to run for office, too
In 2015, the San Francisco-based education platform MasterClass was founded to provide everyone access to “genius,” whether it be in filmmaking, directing, book writing, cooking, tennis, b