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 11/2/19 featuring funding details for Vacasa, Datameer, Faire, and much much more.
Particle — $40.0M – Series C
San Francisco-based Particle provides hardware and software tools to help users prototype, scale, and manage IoT products. Founded by Zach Supalla and Zachary Crockett in 2012, Particle has now raised a total of $74.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alumni Ventures Group, Energy Impact Partners, HAX, Qualcomm Ventures, and SOSV.
Robinhood — $50.0M – Series E
Menlo Park-based Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. Founded by Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev in 2013, Robinhood has now raised a total of $912.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, and Sequoia Capital.
Scopely — $200.0M – Series D
Culver City-based Scopely is an interactive entertainment and mobile games company. Founded by Ankur Bulsara, Eric Futoran, Eytan Elbaz, and Walter Driver in 2011, Scopely has now raised a total of $458.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include BoxGroup, Felicis Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Revolution, and Science.
Faire — $150.0M – Series D
San Francisco-based Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores. Founded by Daniele Perito, Jeffrey Kolovson, Marcelo Cortes, and Max Rhodes in 2017, Faire has now raised a total of $266.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include DST Global, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Y Combinator.
Vacasa — $319.0M – Series C
Portland-based Vacasa is a vacation rental management company that helps homeowners buy, manage, and sell their vacation homes. Founded by Cliff Johnson and Eric Breon in 2009, Vacasa has now raised a total of $526.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Assurant Growth Investing, Level Equity, NewSpring, Riverwood Capital, and Silver Lake Partners.
Fountain — $23.0M – Series B
San Francisco-based Fountain is the leading talent platform for the hourly workforce. Founded by Jeremy Cai and Keith Ryu in 2014, Fountain has now raised a total of $33.9M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include FundersClub, Origin Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Uncork Capital, and Y Combinator.
Twistle — $16.0M – Series A
Seattle-based Twistle is a health care platform that helps healthcare providers connect with patients, keeping them on track for faster recovery. Founded by Harjinder Sandhu and Kulmeet Singh in 2011, Twistle has now raised a total of $16.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Health Enterprise Partners and MemorialCare Innovation Fund.
Datameer — $40.0M – Venture
San Francisco-based Datameer is an agile analytics lifecycle platform that allows enterprises to decipher the value of all their data. Founded by Stefan Groschupf in 2009, Datameer has now raised a total of $139.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Citi Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, NextWorld Capital, Redpoint, and Workday.
ROKT — $48.0M – Series C
New York-based Rokt is building an e-commerce marketing technology that gives customers a more personalized and relevant experience while buying online. Founded by Ben Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, and Justin Viles in 2012, ROKT has now raised a total of $82.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Lachlan Murdoch, Moelis Australia Asset Management, Square Peg Capital, TDM Growth Partners, and Time Inc.
Sensely — $15.0M – Venture
San Francisco-based Sensely leverages natural user interfaces to intelligently connect insurance plan members with advice and services. Founded by Adam Odessky and Ivana Schnur in 2013, Sensely has now raised a total of $26.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alchemist Accelerator, Mayo Clinic, Silicon Valley Bank, StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund), and Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
Folloze — $11.0M – Series B
San Mateo-based Folloze provides Account-Based Management (ABM) sales platform that enables B2B sales teams to use marketing techniques. Founded by David Brutman, Etai Beck, and Zvika Menachemi in 2013, Folloze has now raised a total of $21.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Benhamou Global Ventures, Cervin Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, SVB Capital, and TriplePoint Capital.
