Funds and startups: Grove Labs, Salsa Labs, and Hipmunk can now grow their team and back further product innovation.
Grove Labs (
Founded in 2013, Massachusetts-based indoor
gardening startup), has raised $2.05
million in a seed round led by Upfront Ventures with
participation from Felicis
Ventures, Vayner RSE, Galvanize
Ventures, and Timothy
Ferriss. Grove Labs
sells indoor gardening modules that allow consumers to grow their own fruits
and vegetables year round in their homes. Pending to ship its modules next
year, Grove
Labs will expand its current team.
Labs will expand its current team.
Salsa Labs (Founded in 2009, Washington, D.C.-based management
software startup), has raised $5 million in new funding from Edison
Ventures and Maryland
Venture Fund. Connectikpeople.co
soon Retinknow®, recalls that, Salsa
Labs provides fundraising, marketing, and communication tools to nonprofits
and political campaigns, helping organizations expand, engage and retain
supporters. Salsa Labs will use the
new funding to grow its team and back further product innovation.
Hipmunk ( Founded in 2010, San Francisco-based travel search site), has raised $20
million in a Series C round led by Oak
Investment Partners with
participation from Institutional
Venture Partners and Ignition
Partners. Hipmunk
presents airline flight search results in a visual timeline and hotel results
on a map to simplify the travel planning process for users.
Hipmunk has raised over $40 million to
date and will use the latest cash to expand its cross-platform strategy, add
new verticals such as car rental, and increase hiring.
