March 26, 2020
Leading VCs discuss how COVID-19 is impacting real estate & proptech
Several months ago, we surveyed more than 20 leading real estate VCs to learn about what was exciting them most in the real estate tech sector and hear…
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March 25, 2020
Plastiq raises $75M to help small businesses use credit cards more
When Eliot Buchanan tried to use his credit card to pay his Harvard tuition bill, the payment was rejected because the university said it doesn’t accept credit. Realizing…
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Online marketplace OfferUp raises $120M, acquires top competitor letgo
OfferUp, a top online and mobile marketplace app, announced this morning it’s raising $120 million in a new round of funding led by competing marketplace letgo’s majority investor,…
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Humio announces $20M Series B to advance unlimited logging tool
Humio, a startup that has built a modern unlimited logging solution, announced a $20 million Series B investment today. Dell Technologies Capital led the round with participation from…
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Espressive lands $30M Series B to build better help chatbots
Espressive, a four-year-old startup from former ServiceNow employees, is working to build a better chatbot to reduce calls to company help desks. Today, the company announced a $30…
Read articleMarch 20, 2020
Hospital droid Diligent Robotics raises $10M to assist nurses
Twenty-eight percent of a nurse’s time is wasted on low-skilled tasks like fetching medical tools. We need them focused on the complex and compassionate work of treating patients,…
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Quantum Machines raises $17.5M for its Quantum Orchestration Platform
Quantum Machines, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building both hardware and software to operate quantum computers, today announced that it has raised a $17.5 million Series A…
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Venture investment in esports looks light as Q1 races to a close
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re taking a look at the world…
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Female-led Robin Games raises $7M to combine lifestyle content with fantasy gaming
As a former Jam City executive, Jill Wilson led teams behind some of the top-grossing gaming franchises, like Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. Now she’s running her own…
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Quit Genius raises $11M Series A to expand into opioid, alcohol addiction treatment
Quit Genius, the YC-backed startup that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help folks quit smoking and vaping tobacco products, has today announced the close of an $11 million…
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