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 5/30/20 featuring funding details for Gatsby, SmartRent, Funbox, and much much more.
Bluecore — $50.0M – Series D
New York-based Bluecore is building the future of e-commerce marketing through data and automation. Founded by Fayez Mohamood, Mahmoud Arram, and Max Bennett in 2013, Bluecore has now raised a total of $113.2M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include FirstMark, Georgian Partners, and Norwest Venture Partners.
Syapse — $30.0M – Series E
San Francisco-based Syapse provides real-world evidence through SaaS to health systems, & life sciences companies to improve the outcomes of cancer patients. Founded by Jonathan Hirsch and Tony Loeser in 2008, Syapse has now raised a total of $99.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Amgen Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Revelation Partners, Roche Finance, Safeguard Scientifics, and Social Capital.
Synack — $52.0M – Series D
Redwood City-based Synack is a crowdsourced security platform that utilizes augmented intelligence to discover and secure vulnerable applications. Founded by Jay Kaplan and Mark Kuhr in 2013, Synack has now raised a total of $112.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include B Capital Group, C5 Capital, Derek Smith, GGV Capital, GV, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Icon Ventures, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, M12, and Singtel Innov8.
Fundbox — $20.0M – Series C
San Francisco-based Fundbox is a B2B payment and credit network that transforms how funding flows. Founded by Eyal Shinar, Tomer Michaeli, and Yuval Ariav in 2013, Fundbox has now raised a total of $303.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include MUFG Innovation Partners.
FullStory — $10.0M – Venture
Atlanta-based FullStory is a customer experience data app that captures customer experience data in one powerful and easy-to-use platform. Founded by Bruce Johnson, Joel Webber, and Scott Voigt in 2014, FullStory has now raised a total of $69.2M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Salesforce Ventures, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Dell Technologies Capital, and Stripes.
Gatsby — $28.0M – Series B
Berkeley-based Gatsby is a Software-as-a-service open source web development tool and framework which is customizable and extensible for any purpose. Founded by Kyle Mathews and Sam Bhagwat in 2015, Gatsby has now raised a total of $46.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include CRV, Index Ventures, and Trinity Ventures.
Platform Science — $42.0M – Series B
La Jolla-based Platform Science develops of a platform for on-vehicle mobile applications offering fleet management software solutions. Founded by Jack Kennedy and Jake Fields in 2014, Platform Science has now raised a total of $56.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include 8VC, Cambridge Capital, Daimler Trucks North America, NewRoad Capital Partners, Prologis, and Schematic Ventures.
Siren — $11.8M – Series B
San Francisco-based Siren Care creates Neurofabrics; first product is Siren Diabetic Socks that helps people living with diabetes prevent amputations. Founded by Henk Jan Scholten, Jie Fu, and Ran Ma in 2015, Siren has now raised a total of $21.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Anathem Ventures, DCM Ventures, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures.
SmartRent — $60.0M – Series C
Scottsdale-based SmartRent is an enterprise home automation and internet of things platform for the multifamily industry. Founded by Lucas Haldeman in 2017, SmartRent has now raised a total of $101.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Amazon Alexa Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Fifth Wall, RET Ventures, and Spark Capital.
Wyze Labs — $10.0M – Series A
Kirkland-based Wyze Labs aims to make smart home tech accessible to everyone. Founded by Dave Crosby, Dongsheng Song, Elana Fishman, and Yun Zhang in 2017, Wyze Labs has now raised a total of $30.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include American Family Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.
Tia — $24.3M – Series A
New York-based Tia is a health care platform that builds an online and offline model of womenâs health care. Founded by Carolyn Witte and Felicity Yost in 2016, Tia has now raised a total of $26.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include ACME Capital, Compound, Define Ventures, Homebrew, John Doerr, Threshold, and Torch Capital.
CaptivateIQ — $13.0M – Series A
San Francisco-based CaptivateIQ is a modern incentive compensation solution aiming to make the commissions process clear and accurate for everyone. Founded by Conway Teng, Hubert Wong, and Mark Schopmeyer in 2017, CaptivateIQ has now raised a total of $16.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Amity Ventures, S28 Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Y Combinator.
DefinedCrowd — $50.5M – Series B
Seattle-based DefinedCrowd develops a Crowd-as-a-Service intelligent data platform intended to accelerate enterprise data training and modeling. Founded by Amy Du and Daniela Braga in 2015, DefinedCrowd has now raised a total of $63.4M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bynd Venture Capital, EDP Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Hermes GPE, Ironfire Ventures, Kibo Ventures, Portugal Ventures, and Semapa Next.
Kentik — $23.5M – Venture
San Francisco-based Kentik is a network intelligence platform that provides visibility, performance and security services to digital enterprises. Founded by Avi Freedman, Dan Ellis, Ian Applegate, Ian Pye, and Justin Biegel in 2014, Kentik has now raised a total of $61.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include August Capital, Data Collective DCVC, Tahoma Ventures, Third Point Ventures, and Vistara Capital Partners.
Stackin' — $12.6M – Series B
Los Angeles-based Stackin’ is a text messaging platform that provides personalized financial education services. Founded by Kyle Arbaugh and Scott Grimes in 2017, Stackin’ has now raised a total of $17.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Experian Ventures, Mucker Capital, Octopus Ventures, Techstars, Unlock Venture Partners, and Wavemaker Partners.
Apeel Sciences — $250.0M – Series D
Goleta-based Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste. Founded by James Rogers in 2012, Apeel Sciences has now raised a total of $360.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include GIC, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Rock Creek Capital, Tao Capital Partners, Upfront Ventures, and Viking Global Investors.
