Author: Anthony Ha
Developer-focused video platform Mux achieves unicorn status with $105M funding
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Barely more than eight months after announcing a $37 million funding round, Mux has another $105 million. The Series D was led by Coatue and values the company at more than $1 billion (Mux isn’t disclosing the specific valuation). Existing investors Accel, Andreessen…
MoviePass co-founder’s PreShow Interactive raises $3M to expand into gaming
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch PreShow Interactive is giving gamers a new way to earn in-game currency in exchange for watching ads — a concept that’s become familiar in mobile games but hasn’t really made much headway on PCs or consoles. The startup is led by MoviePass’ founding…
Zynga and Rollic acquire the hyper-casual game studio behind High Heels
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Last year, Zynga bought hyper-casual game maker Rollic. Today, Rollic is a Zynga subsidiary, and it’s announcing the acquisition of another game studio called Uncosoft. Like Rollic, Uncosoft develops hyper-casual games and is based in Turkey (Istanbul in Rollic’s case, Izmir in Uncosoft’s).…
Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Toucan, a startup that helps users learn a new language while they browse the web, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4.5 million in seed funding. As I wrote last fall, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup has built a Chrome extension…
Property management startup Guesty raises $50M and acquires competitor Your Porter
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Guesty, which has created property management software for hosts on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, is announcing that it has raised $50 million in Series D funding. “In the public markets, there are many players in hospitality property management,” said co-founder…
Introvoke raises $2.7M to power online events that can be embedded anywhere
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch While there’s been plenty of attention and money lavished on virtual event platforms over the past year, Introvoke co-founder and CEO Oana Manolache predicted that we’re only at the beginning of a “third wave of digital transformation.” In her framing, the first wave…
Applied XL raises $1.5M to build ‘editorial algorithms’ that track real-time data
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch AppliedXL, a startup creating machine learning tools with what it describes as a journalistic lens, is announcing that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Emerging from the Newlab Venture Studio last year, the company is led by CEO Francesco Marconi (previously…
MasterClass co-founder’s Outlier.org raises $30M for affordable, virtual college courses
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Outlier.org — a startup offering intro-level college courses online and at a relatively affordable price — is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The startup was founded by CEO Aaron Rasmussen, previously co-founder at MasterClass (which Axios reports…
Per Diem raises $2.3M to help local businesses build subscription programs
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch It might be time for neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops to start thinking about a subscription business — at least according to a new Y Combinator-backed startup called Per Diem. The company is announcing today that it has raised $2.3 million in seed…
Creator+ raises $12M to build a film studio and streaming service focused on digital storytellers
This post is by Anthony Ha from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch In the words of co-founder and CEO Jonathan Shambroom, Creator+ is a new startup that will “finance, produce and distribute feature-length films from today’s top creators and emerging storytellers.” The company is coming out of stealth today and also announcing that it has…