Category: Recent Funding
Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round. CrossCut Ventures, ManchesterStory and Western Technology Investments co-led the investment, which brings its total raised to $15.3 million since its January 2019 inception. Los Angeles-based Just says…
EarthOptics helps farmers look deep into the soil for big data insights
This post is by Devin Coldewey from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Farming sustainably and efficiently has gone from a big tractor problem to a big data problem over the last few decades, and startup EarthOptics believes the next frontier of precision agriculture lies deep in the soil. Using high-tech imaging techniques, the company claims…
Fivetran hauls in $565M on $5.6B valuation, acquires competitor HVR for $700M
This post is by Ron Miller from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Fivetran, the data connectivity startup, had a big day today. For starters it announced a $565 million investment on $5.6 billion valuation, but it didn’t stop there. It also announced its second acquisition this year, snagging HVR, a data integration competitor that had…
Elodie Games obtains $32.5M round to make social co-op gaming better
This post is by Devin Coldewey from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch During the darkest hours of the pandemic, millions upon millions of people turned to online gaming as a way to pass time in lockdown and connect with friends they couldn’t see in person. But a social, cooperative, fun and cross-platform gaming experience is…
Mynd raises $57.3M at an $807M valuation to give people a way to invest in rental properties remotely
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Mynd, a company that aims to make it easier for people to buy and manage single-family rental properties, announced today it has raised $57.3 million in funding from QED Investors. The financing values the Oakland, California-based company at $807 million, and brings…
Self Financial raises $50M to help the subprime consumer build credit and savings at the same time
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Self Financial, a fintech company that aims to help consumers build credit and savings at the same time, announced today it has raised $50 million in Series E funding. Altos Ventures led the financing, which also included participation from Meritech Capital and…
Concreit closes on $6M to allow more people to invest in the global private real estate market
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Concreit, a company that wants to open real estate investing to a broader group of people, announced today that it has closed $6 million in a seed funding round led by Matrix Partners. Hyphen Capital also participated in the round, in addition…
Kapor Capital, Square co-founder Sam Wen back TomoCredit in its $10M Series A funding round
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Building credit history can be difficult if you are a consumer that is having trouble getting access to credit in the first place. Enter TomoCredit, which has developed a credit card focused on building credit history for first-time borrowers. The San Francisco-based…
Logistics startup Stord raises $90M in Kleiner Perkins-led round, becomes a unicorn and acquires a company
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch When Kleiner Perkins led Stord’s $12.4 million Series A in 2019, its founders were in their early 20s and so passionate about their startup that they each dropped out of their respective schools to focus on growing the business. Fast-forward two years…
1047 Games raises $100M on the runaway success of its debut title, Splitgate
This post is by Devin Coldewey from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch When you’re hot, you’re hot. And 1047 Games is making the most of the heat generated by Splitgate, its first game and a now a breakout success. After working on a shoestring for years, the team has since May raised three rounds, the…