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The gene-testing company raised $115 million.
This should be entertaining.
Plans for international expansion, and maybe a new consumer product line.
The secure messaging service aimed at investment bankers has raised $165 million so far.
Also, Android “father” Andy Rubin delivered some big news onstage at Code/Mobile.
But they still raised a lot of money. You know, just a few billion dollars.
The Internet giant is close to taking a stake in the secure-messaging firm.
It was a big week for lending startups.
The future is interactive: “I don’t think we’re talking about movies any more.”
“At a certain point, these businesses have each become living, breathing creatures, and to share a source of food is not the most productive,” Ben Lerer said.
The Twitter co-founder’s new company is now worth more than $400 million.
Institutional Venture Partners led the round. Celebs like Magic Johnson and John Legend also contributed funds.
Insurance shopping, e-sports and cyber security also raised significant money.
A Google-y startup with a novel approach to big data.
Things that dudes like + lots of video = an investable company.
Goldman Sachs and Leonardo DiCaprio are getting into garbage.
Ipsy had raised less than $3 million before this round.
Didi Kuaidi also closed a $3 billion funding round.
The Chinese ride-hailing service is trying to slow Uber down by fueling its competitors.
The deal from existing investors values the company at $1.2 billion.
Also, there’s another billion-dollar enterprise technology company.
Google’s old sales boss is getting the gang back together at SoftBank.
The deal values the Los Angeles-based startup at north of $100 million.
The deal values the security software firm at $3.5 billion.
The investor and tech impresario talks with Kara Swisher in an hour-long interview.
Also raising money: A startup that grows metal.
The round brings the cloud-based field service management application’s total capital raised to $202 million.
The startup is working on a shopping app that will sell the type of stuff found in dollar stores.
“Prices have been extraordinarily high for a while now and demand flawless execution and a lot of luck,” says Bessemer’s Jeremy Levine.
Virtual reality, digital media and other news on the funding front.
And “how to not commit fraud when raising money.”
The company’s technology, which debuted at Ted, uses light and oxygen to create 3-D objects from a pool of resin.
Technology startups are increasingly turning to rich insiders, rather than the general public, to finance their growth.
The home-sharing company is looking for a China-based CEO.
The deal values Kik at more than $1 billion.
EBay has essentially earned back its investment, and is now playing with “house money” with its remaining stake.
Gene-editing startups, “smart” windows and more funding news.
NBCU’s investment includes a commercial partnership with Vox.
Travel startups and foreign “Uber for X” companies raised big money this week.
Also, BuzzFeed and Vox Media each landed big money from NBCUniversal.