Startups and Ventures ecosystem: Clarizen, Thumbtack, SimpliSafe, ROLI and Storehouse can now boost growth with the new cash.



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Clarizen (founded in 2005, San Mateo-based enterprise collaboration company), has raised $35 million in a Series F round led by Goldman Sachs. Previous investors include Benchmark, Carmel Ventures, DAG Ventures, Opus Capital, and Vintage Partners. For those who are not familiar, Connectikpeople.co recalls that, Clarizen is a cloud-based project management platform that serves mid and large size enterprises across 76 countries. Clarizen has raised over $90 million to date and will use the latest cash to expand its global footprint and improve its existing platforms.

Thumbtack (Founded in 2008, San Francisco-based local services marketplace), has raised $30 million in Series C funding from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management. This startup connects local professionals with clients, delivering custom quotes to clients from vetted professionals for any service within 24 hours. Thumbtack has raised nearly $50 million in funding to date and is currently only
available in the U.S.

SimpliSafe (Founded in 2006, Cambridge-based home security startup), has announced $57 million in new funding from Sequoia Capital. SimpliSafe creates wireless sensing devices and home security systems that users can control from their smartphones. SimpliSafe will use the new cash to boost growth by investing in marketing and technology development.

ROLI ( Founded in 2009, London-based musical keyboard company), has raised $12.8 million in a Series A round led by Balderton Capital with participation from FirstMark Capital, Index Ventures, and strategic investor Universal Music. ROLI has created the Seaboard GRAND, a new type of keyboard musical instrument with soft rubber keys that can bend like strings on a guitar. ROLI will use the capital to scale production capacity and accelerate the product roadmap

Storehouse ( founded in 2013, San Francisco-based visual editing interface), has raised $7 million in a Series A funding led by Sherpa Ventures with participation from seed round investors True Ventures, Lerer Ventures, and Designer Fund. With Storehouse users can build stories from text, video, and images, incorporating content from sources including iPad Camera Roll, Dropbox, Flickr, and Instagram. Founded last year, Storehouse will use the funds to build out its staff and spur growth after attracting hundreds of thousands of users in the first few months.

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