Insider Raises $500M in Series E Funding

Insider, a NYC-based AI-native omnichannel experience and customer engagement platform, raised $500m in Series E funding. The round was led by General Atlantic. As part of the transaction, Sascha Guenther, Alex Crisses, and Christopher Apfel, Vice President at General Atlantic, will join the Insider Board of Directors. Insider plans to use the funds to further… Continue reading Insider Raises $500M in Series E Funding

Marqii Raises $10M in Funding

Marqii, an Austin, TX-based provider of a digital operations platform for hospitality businesses, raised $10M in funding. The round was led by Next Coast Ventures with participation from Rich Products Ventures and Maccabee Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to continue hospitality-specific product development, hire additional team members, and further expand their wide network of… Continue reading Marqii Raises $10M in Funding

Matter Intelligence Raises $12M in Seed Funding

Matter Intelligence, a Los Angeles, CA-based remote sensing startup, raised $12M in Seed funding. The round was led by Lowercarbon Capital, with participation from Toyota Ventures, Pear, Mark Cuban, and E2MC. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its sensing infrastructure. Led by CEO Vishnu Sridhar, Matter Intelligence provides sensors that use hyperspectral imaging,… Continue reading Matter Intelligence Raises $12M in Seed Funding

Verax AI Raises $7.6M in Seed Funding

Verax AI, a Dallas, TX- and Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of enterprise-grade software solutions, raised $7.6M in Seed funding. The round was led by TQ Ventures with participation from Concept Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Seedcamp, InMotion Ventures, and XTX Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its go-to-market processes and increase awareness. Founded… Continue reading Verax AI Raises $7.6M in Seed Funding

Third Wave Automation Closes $27M Series C Funding

Third Wave Automation, a Union City, CA-based provider of autonomous forklifts empowered by Shared Autonomy, raised $27M in Series C funding. The round was led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund. Return investors Innovation Endeavors, Norwest Venture Partners and Qualcomm Ventures also participated, bringing total capital raised to $97M. Prashant Bothra, principal at Woven Capital, is… Continue reading Third Wave Automation Closes $27M Series C Funding

Otto Raises $6M in Seed Funding

Otto, a Seattle, WA-based startup building an intelligent and autonomous AI travel agent for business travelers, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Madrona Ventures, with participation from Direct Travel and angel investors from across the business travel industry, including Erik Blachford, former CEO of Expedia, IAC Travel and Couchsurfing; Barney Harford,… Continue reading Otto Raises $6M in Seed Funding

Fanton Raises $1m in Seed Funding

Fanton Fantasy Football, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of a blockchain-based fantasy sports platform, raised $1M in Seed funding. The round was led by Animoca Brands, Delphi Ventures, and Kenetic Capital with participation from Hashkey x TON Accelerator, PAKA Fund, and Sign VC. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its… Continue reading Fanton Raises $1m in Seed Funding

Guidewheel Raises $31M Series B Funding

Guidewheel, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered platform that enables factories to reach sustainable peak performance, raised $31M in Series B funding. The round was led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. Ecolab, Rethink Impact, and GSBackers also participated, alongside existing investors Greycroft and Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), among others.… Continue reading Guidewheel Raises $31M Series B Funding

CloudBees Acquires Launchable

CloudBees, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of software development platforms for more than 500 enterprises, acquired Launchable, a company that brings an AI-augmented approach to QA. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Co-founded by Kohsuke Kawaguchi and Harpreet Singh, Launchable is an AI-augmented testing platform that improves visibility into test suite performance and… Continue reading CloudBees Acquires Launchable

Knime Receives $30M Investment from Invus

Knime, a Zurich, Switzerland-based open-source data science and AI company, raised additional $30m in funding from Invus. This brought total funding to $50M. The company intends to use the funds to double down on development of its enterprise-grade AI governance and ModelOps capabilities, while continuing to stay ahead of the rapid innovation in the field.… Continue reading Knime Receives $30M Investment from Invus