Funding Trends: Canary, Business Insider, and OnDeck can now accelerate production, expansion, and hiring.

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Canary (Founded in 2012, New York-based smart home security company), has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Bobby Yazdani, and a number of initial seed investors. With its in-home security system, Canary allows users to monitor their homes from remote locations through a mobile app connected to an HD camera and various smart sensors. Canary will use the funds to hire more people and accelerate production.

Business Insider ( Founded in 2007, New York-based business news reporter),  has raised $12 million from investors including Jeff Bezos, Institutional Venture Partners, RRE, and Gordon Crovitz. Business Insider has raised around $30 million to date and will use the latest round to expand its newsroom and build out its

subscription service.

OnDeck ( Launched in 2007, New York-based alternative lending company), has raised $77 million in a growth round led by Tiger Management with participation from existing investors Institutional Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, SAP Ventures, Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Industry Ventures, and Peter Theil.

Connectikpeople.co recalls that, OnDeck offers short-term loans to small businesses that otherwise may not qualify, making the decision within minutes and the fund within a day. OnDeck has raised over $180 million in equity to date and will use the new funds to accelerate new product development, geographical expansion, and hiring.