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 8/17/19 featuring funding details for Nurx, UrbanStems, Mason, and much much more.
Incorta — $30M – Series C
San Mateo-based Incorta is an analytics software platform that speeds up data ingestion. Founded by Hichem Sellami, Klaus Fabian, Matthew Halliday, and Osama Elkady in 2013, Incorta has now raised a total of $72.37M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include GV, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Sorenson Capital, and Telstra Ventures.
Boatsetter — $10M – Series A
Fort Lauderdale-based Boatsetter is a boat rental community connecting boat owners, boat captains, and anyone who seeks a water-full experience. Founded by Andrew Sturner, Jaclyn Baumgarten, and Marc Billings in 2013, Boatsetter has now raised a total of $27M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Global Founders Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Stanford University, Valor Equity Partners, and WestCap.
CloudCheckr — $15M – Series B
Rochester-based CloudCheckr is a cloud management solution that helps businesses manage and automate cost and security for their public cloud environments. Founded by Aaron Klein and Aaron Newman in 2011, CloudCheckr has now raised a total of $67.4M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Garrison Capital Inc, Genesee Capital, Level Equity, and Mistral Venture Partners.
Uniphore — $51M – Series C
Palo Alto-based Uniphore is a customer service platform that is powered by AI and automation technologies. Founded by Ravi Saraogi and Umesh Sachdev in 2008, Uniphore has now raised a total of $66.75M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Chiratae Ventures, Indian Angel Network, March Capital Partners, Nitin Singhal, and YourNest Venture Capital.
Mason — $25M – Series A
Seattle-based Mason provides mobile infrastructureincluding hardware, software, and servicesto help companies build and scale smart hardware products. Founded by Jim Xiao in 2015, Mason has now raised a total of $25.12M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Coatue Management, GGV Capital, Kevin Mahaffey, Soma Capital, and Y Combinator.
Nurx — $32M – Series C
San Francisco-based Nurx is an on-demand birth control delivery company that prescribes contraceptives through its app. Founded by Edvard Engesaeth and Hans Gangeskar in 2014, Nurx has now raised a total of $73.42M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Kevin Mahaffey, Kleiner Perkins, Reproductive Health Investors Alliance, Union Square Ventures, and Y Combinator.
Attentive — $40M – Series B
New York-based Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform that helps e-commerce and retail brands connect with customers. Founded by Andrew Jones, Brian Long, and Ethan Lo in 2016, Attentive has now raised a total of $53M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bain Capital Ventures, High Alpha, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), NextView Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.
Scoop Technologies — $60M – Series C
San Francisco-based Scoop brings commuters together in convenient carpools by partnering with their employers. Founded by Jonathan Sadow and Robert Sadow in 2015, Scoop Technologies has now raised a total of $95.7M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include G2VP, Index Ventures, NGP Capital, Signia Venture Partners, and Total Ventures.
Lucidworks — $100M – Series F
San Francisco-based Lucidworks is a company that builds enterprise search solutions. Founded by Grant Ingersoll and Yonik Seeley in 2007, Lucidworks has now raised a total of $203M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include AllegisCyber, Francisco Partners, Shasta Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, and Walden International.
Mux — $20M – Series B
San Francisco-based Mux is a software company that develops video infrastructure and monitoring tools for developers and publishers of online video. Founded by Adam Brown, Jon Dahl, Matt McClure, and Steve Heffernan in 2015, Mux has now raised a total of $31.92M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Haystack, Liquid 2 Ventures, Susa Ventures, UpHonest Capital, and Y Combinator.
Talview — $6.75M – Series A
Palo Alto-based Talview is the fastest way to hire for enterprise employers across the globe. Founded by Sanjoe Jose, Subramanian K, and Tom Jose in 2017, Talview has now raised a total of $6.75M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Eileses Capital, Emergent Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Microsoft Accelerator Bangalore, and Storm Ventures.
UrbanStems — $12M – Series B
Washington-based UrbanStems is an e-commerce business specializing in delivering & shipping a curated selection of bouquets, plants, and gifts, all of which are sourced and designed in-house. Founded by Ajay Kori, Chetan Shenoy, Jeff Sheely, Jereme Holiman, and Scott Simpson in 2014, UrbanStems has now raised a total of $26.3M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Great Oaks Venture Capital, Grotech Ventures, Interplay Ventures, Middleland Capital, and NextGen Venture Partners.
