Big Run Studios raises $1.4 million for casual mobile games

Big Run Studios has raised $1.4 million in seed round funding, led by game and tech investor Galaxy Interactive via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund. The Oakland, California-based game studio develops casual mobile games that add a competitive twist. Big Run Studios’ hit, Blackout Blitz, has already become a Top 25 free game on the […]

Diligent Robotics raises $10 million for nurse assistant robot Moxi

Diligent Robotics today announced the close of a $10 million Series A round to expand its fleet of nurse assistant robots for hospitals. Moxi is made to help reduce nurse workloads by doing things like collecting supplies, gathering soiled linens or delivering fresh ones, and comes to the market  at a time when there’s a […]

Mainframe Industries raises $8.3 million for cloud-native games

Mainframe Industries has raised $8.3 million to develop cloud-native games in a financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, with additional investment from Riot Games. The Finnish-Icelandic gaming studio founded by former CCP, Remedy Entertainment, and Next Games veterans is developing an unannounced cloud-native massively multiplayer online game that is designed and built at Mainframe’s Helsinki and […]

UserTesting raises $100 million to grow its on-demand user feedback platform globally

UserTesting, a platform that helps companies get on-demand user feedback on their software and applications, has raised $100 million in a round of funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Accel, OpenView, and Greenspring. Founded in 2007, San Francisco-based UserTesting promises software companies instant access to users across myriad demographics. These users are paid […]

Overhaul raises $17.5 million to apply AI to supply chain management

Supply chain integrity platform provider Overhaul today announced that it’s raised $17.5 million, which CEO Barry Conlon said will be used to bolster its product offerings and grow its Austin-based team as well as its European headquarters in Ireland. It’ll also fuel the development of AI products to predict supply chain disruptions and recommend resolutions, […]

Talespin raises $15 million for AR/VR enterprise training

Talespin became famous for a virtual reality demo designed to teach managers how to fire a hapless worker named Barry. Now the company has raised $15 million to further develop extended reality (XR) — using technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality — for enterprise training. Cloud-based learning software provider Cornerstone OnDemand led the […]