Startups funding: CommonFloor, Bluebox, and Dropbox can now offer more personalized solutions.
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can fund their projects.
CommonFloor (Founded in 2007, Bangalore-based real estate search
engine), has raised $10.4 million in Series D funding from existing investors
including Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. This search engine targets India's rising middle-class population
planning to buy and rent across major cities, providing a platform for finding
apartments and connecting with the community. In its momentum, CommonFloor now has over 75,000
projects listed on the site and will use the new funds to focus on offering
more personalized solutions.
Bluebox (Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based enterprise mobility security
startup), has raised $18 million in Series B funding from Tenaya Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, and Andreas Bechtolsheim. Bluebox's mobile security
solution allows enterprises to properly secure devices like iPhones and iPads,
as the majority of employees use these mobile devices to access business data. Bluebox
has raised $27.5 million to date.
Dropbox (Founded in 2011, San
Francisco-based cloud storage company), has raised $250 million round of
funding from BlackRock with participation from undisclosed existing investors. Connectikpeople.co
recalls that, Dropbox last raised
$250 million back in 2011 in a round that included Goldman Sachs, Sequoia, Index Ventures, and Accel Partners. Dropbox has raised over $507 million in funding to date and is currently
valued at $10 billion.