The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup fundings for the week ending 8/3/19 featuring funding details for Sense, Ordermark, Compass, and much much more.
Blinker — $10M – Venture
Denver-based Blinker is a free mobile app that allows anyone to buy, sell, finance and refinance cars with the snap of a photo. Founded by Rod Buscher in 2013, Blinker has now raised a total of $10M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Thornapple River Capital.
Wish — $300M – Series H
San Francisco-based Wish is a shopping app, putting a digital shopping mall of affordable goods directly in the pockets of consumers worldwide. Founded by Danny Zhang and Peter Szulczewski in 2010, Wish has now raised a total of $1.63B in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include CRV, DST Global, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, and Temasek Holdings.
Sense — $10M – Series B
Cambridge-based Sense specializes in developing and distributing tracking devices and home automation solutions for its customers. Founded by Christopher Micali, Mike Phillips, and Ryan Houlette in 2013, Sense has now raised a total of $48M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bolt, CRV, iRobot, Landis+Gyr, and Schneider Electric.
MindTickle — $40M – Series C
San Francisco-based MindTickle offers the industry’s most comprehensive sales readiness solution for closing knowledge and skill gaps in customer-facing teams. Founded by Deepak Diwakar, Krishna Depura, Mohit Garg, and Nishant Mungali in 2011, MindTickle has now raised a total of $81.3M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Accel, Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, and Qualcomm Ventures.
Compass — $370M – Series G
New York-based Compass is building the first modern real estate platform, pairing the industry’s top talent with technology. Founded by Ori Allon, Robert Reffkin, and Ugo Di Girolamo in 2012, Compass has now raised a total of $1.53B in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alumni Ventures Group, AVG Women’s Fund, Founders Fund, Marc Benioff, and SoftBank Vision Fund.
Hello Heart — $12M – Venture
Palo Alto-based Hello Heart is a new category of community health program and consumer experience targeting heart risk using mobile therapeutics. Founded by Eran Keisar, Maayan Cohen, and Ziv Meltzer in 2013, Hello Heart has now raised a total of $23.2M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Datalogix, Facebook, Google, iAngels, and Khosla Ventures.
Ordermark — $18M – Series B
Culver City-based Ordermark is an online ordering management system for restaurants. Founded by Alex Canter, Jay Fuhr, Michael Jacobs, and Paul Allen in 2017, Ordermark has now raised a total of $30.6M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Foundry Group, Matchstick Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Techstars Ventures, and TenOneTen Ventures.
Recogni — $25M – Series A
Cupertino-based Recogni uses artificial intelligence to develop electric vehicles. Founded by Ashwini Choudhary, Eugene Feinberg, Gilles Backhus, R K Anand, and Valerie Chan in 2017, Recogni has now raised a total of $25M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include DNS Capital, Faurecia, GreatPoint Ventures, Plug and Play, and Toyota AI Ventures.
Latch — $56M – Series B
New York-based Latch specializes in keyless entry security systems to open and manage every door in an apartment building from a smartphone. Founded by Brian Jones, Luke Schoenfelder, and Thomas Meyerhoffer in 2014, Latch has now raised a total of $152M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Brookfield Asset Management, Lux Capital, PCH International, RRE Ventures, and Techstars.
DataRobot — $200M – Series E
Boston-based DataRobot is an automated machine learning platform making it easy to build and deploy accurate predictive models. Founded by Jeremy Achin and Thomas DeGodoy in 2012, DataRobot has now raised a total of $424.6M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Intel Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Sapphire Ventures, and Techstars.
DocSend — $5M – Venture
San Francisco-based DocSend is a secure document sharing and tracking solution that helps professionals build relationships and close business. Founded by Dave Koslow, Russ Heddleston, and Tony Cassanego in 2013, DocSend has now raised a total of $14.7M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include August Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Uncork Capital, and Western Technology Investment.
