During these recent weeks, one can easily observed that, as whole, investors are increasingly confident and determined to back new entrant internet-based startups and to boost established models.
Investor: Formation 8 has
injected [$47M ǀ Convertible Note] for Yello Mobile, a mobile media company, based in Seoul.
Investors: RB Investments and Accel
injected nearly [$3.5M ǀ Series A] for CapriCoast, an online modular furniture marketplace based in Bangalore.
Investors: Shenzhen Capital
Group, Fenghuang Xiangrui Internet Investment Fund injected [$60M ǀ Series B]
for Afanti , a Beijing-based mobile study app that provides
real-time answers and assistance to primary and middle school students.
Investors include: Walden Riverwood Ventures
(Lead), Amiti Ventures, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and more injected
nearly [$22M ǀ Series B]
for Vayyar that develops 3D imaging sensors.
Investors: Volition Capital
(Lead), Peninsula Ventures, Argosy Capital injected [$10M ǀ Series A]
for Pramata , a sales intelligence startup that helps
companies retain and grow customer relationships.
Investors: T. Rowe Price,
Catterton Partners, Allen & Company, General Catalyst Partners injected [$95M
ǀ Series C] for Vroom, an NYC-based startup that allows people
to buy and sell pre-owned cars from the
web.
Investors: Amazon (Lead), Matrix Partners
India, Vertex Ventures, ru-Net and more injected nearly [$22M ǀSeries B] for Housejoy , an India-based online home services marketplace.
Investor: Emergence Capital
Partners injected [$8.0M ǀ Series A] for Textio , an AI-powered
intelligent text platform that predicts how well text will perform before
it's published.
Investors: Split Rock
Partners, EPIC Ventures, HighBar Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners
and more injected [$27MǀSeries D]
for Janrain , a Portland-based
customer identity management startup
that mines information from social networks and customer data.
Investors: Catalyst Investors
(Lead), Boulder Ventures, Lumerity Capital Partners, Meritage Funds and more
injected [$47M ǀ Series D]
for Datavail , a managed services
company that provides remote database
management facilities for businesses.
Investors: Goldman Sachs
(Lead), Comcast Ventures, Scripps Networks Interactive, Redpoint Ventures and
more injected [$40M ǀSeries D]
for Tastemade, an online food network for discovering
places to buy food, creating new dishes, and sharing them.
Investors: Samsung Ventures
(Lead), Hudson River Capital Partners, Excel Venture Management, Alexandria
Venture Investment and more injected [$22M ǀSeries B] for WellDoc that provides an app for patients to self-manage their diabetes through real-time
motivational, behavioral and educational coaching.
Investors: Steve Jang, Liquid2
Ventures, Seven Seas Venture Partners, SherpaVentures and more injected [$14M
ǀ Series A] for Lily, a robotics company that makes flying cameras that can take photos or
videos of users on-the-go.
Investors: General Catalyst
Partners, Hemant Taneja, Obvious Ventures, Google Capital injected [$50M
ǀ Series C] for Gusto, a payroll, HR and benefits platform for small and medium sized businesses.
Investors: Temasek Holdings
(Lead), Surbana Jurong Private Limited (Lead), Obvious Ventures, Borealis
Ventures and more injected [$29M ǀ Series B] for Flux Factory that provides collaboration software for the architecture design and construction
industry.
Investors: Sierra Ventures
(Lead), Intel Capital injected [$8.0M ǀSeries A] for NextInput that makes force sensitive buttons, touch pads, and touchscreens for
smartphones and tablet PCs.
Investors: Exfinity Venture
Partners (Lead), Unitus Impact injected nearly [$5.0M ǀ Series A] for Shotang that helps retailers, distributors and
manufacturers fulfill their sourcing requirements through an online marketplace.
Investors: David Stern,
Michael Lazerow, Salesforce Ventures, Harbert Venture Partners injected [$7.3M
ǀSeries A] for MapAnything , a geo-analytics and location intelligence solution provider for
Salesforce users.