Connected car analytics startup Aurora Labs today raised $23 million, bringing its total raised to $34 million. Notably, the capital comes after Porsche expanded its investment in Aurora to $2.5 million, which gave the automaker a “low single-digit” percentage stake in the startup. Modern high-end cars feature codebases exceeding 100 million lines, and it’s not […]
Hades Has Sold 1 Million Copies, Nearly One-Third Sold In Last Few Days
Just a few days after exiting its early access stage and becoming a “full” game, Supergiant’s Hades has already managed to hit 1 million total sales. Of this number, about 300,000 occurred since its official release. In its announcement on Twitter, the developer thanked players for not only purchasing the game, but for helping to […]
Bunch raises $20 million to help friends party up in mobile games
New York-based Bunch has raised $20 million in venture funding for its mission of helping friends party up with each other in multiplayer mobile games. The mission of Bunch is to create a social layer that keeps people coming back. Venture capital firm General Catalyst led the round with participation from top game developers including […]
Aidoc raises $20 million more for its computer vision medical tools
Aidoc, which bills itself as an AI solutions provider for radiologists, today closed a $20 million extension to the series B it raised in April 2019, bringing the round total to $47 million and the company’s total raised to $60 million. Cofounder and CEO Elad Walach says the money will be used to support new […]
Data.World raises $26 million to address data processing pain points
Cloud-based data catalog startup Data.World today closed a $26 million venture capital funding round led by Tech Pioneers Fund. According to cofounder and CEO Brett Hurt, the proceeds will support Data Capital’s efforts to accelerate its data governance initiatives and scale to meet demand. Data scientists spend the bulk of their time cleaning and organizing […]
Orchard raises $69 million to develop machine learning for buying and selling homes
Orchard has raised $69 million in venture capital to continue the development of its machine learning technology that aims to make buying a home less complicated. Revolution Growth led the round of funding, which also included money from FirstMark, Navitas, Accomplice, and Juxtapose. The company has now raised a total of $138 million, a sign […]
Iron Ox raises $20 million to grow robotic greenhouse operations
Robotics farming company Iron Ox today announced the close of a $20 million funding round. The funding will be used to open additional robotic growing facilities in California and other parts of the U.S., according to company cofounder and CEO Brandon Alexander. The funding will also be used to hire additional machine learning and robotics […]
Deel Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding to Break the Confines of Geographically-Concentrated Workforces, Enabling Businesses to Legally Hire Anyone, Anywhere in the World
Spark Capital investment in remote work startup was made entirely remote SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 9, 2020– Deel, a payroll and compliance platform for international teams, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Spark Capital. The investment closely follows a $14M Series A round, closed in May, led by Andreessen […]
ProteanTecs raises $45 million to apply AI to chip design and performance monitoring
ProteanTecs, which provides an AI platform to monitor chip reliability, today closed a $45 million funding round. The company says the fresh capital will bolster its go-to-market strategy and operations as it seeks to scale worldwide. Chip design and manufacturing is a high-risk, high-reward pursuit. Mistakes made during the earliest phases are often enormously costly […]
Bill Gates leads $85.2 million investment in satellite antenna company Kymeta
Kymeta, a company that develops satellite antennas and services to bring connectivity to any vehicle or vessel, has raised $85.2 million in a round of funding led by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. The raise comes as various high-profile companies are developing low earth orbit (LEO) satellite programs — including Amazon, which recently received approval from […]