While shabby in terms of kitty
(about $7M) , the Seed funding reemerges in various segments, focusing this
week on personalized Android home screen; platform for
managing discussions, and on actionable data.
Connectikpeople.co salutes this performance and
encourages the exciting commitment of Rakuten who invested $530M in Lyft (carpooling.). About $1.48 Billion have been generated this week.
Among major investors this week, Index Ventures ; Greylock Partners ; Benchmark ;
Andreessen Horowitz ; Khosla Ventures ; RRE
Ventures ; Kleiner Perkins Caufield
& Byers ; Accel Partners; Meritech Capital Partners and others have been
more active; investing in IT infrastructure
platform, digital currency, and subscription models across commerce, billing,
and finance processes.
Overall, Connectikpeople.co has captured the following funding:
Pager ($10M / Series A), is a mobile app that offers doctor
house calls in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Founded in 2014, Pager will use the
Series A to expand into new markets, develop new technology for more devices
and integrate with insurance plans.
Looker ($30M / Series B), is
a business intelligence
startup that makes data accessible to organizations and data
analysts. With $48 million raised to data, will use the latest funding to build
its team and improve its software.
Zuora ($115M / Series F), helps customers
manage their subscription
models across commerce, billing, and finance processes. Zuora
has raised $250 million to date.
Bento Labs ($2.0M / Seed) has
created a smart and personalized
Android home screen. Bento is launching an invite-only
beta version and will use the new cash to sign up more API partners and expand
the apps it supports.
Memebox ($18M / Series B), is
a vertically-integrated
e-commerce beauty retailer that launched in Seoul and is
now headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 2012, Memebox has partnered with
1,000 Korean beauty brands and will use the new funding to build its operations
in South Korea, the U.S., and China, its newest market.
Lyft ($530M / Series E) (carpooling) connects
passengers who need rides with drivers using their own personal vehicles.
Founded in 2012, Lyft has raised $850 million to date and is now valued at $2.5
billion.
EVEN Financial ($2.8M / Seed) uses
data to connect lending marketplaces with more borrowers and verified
potential lenders. EVEN just came out of stealth and will use the funding to
grow its team.
Moonfrog Labs ($15M / Series A) is
a Banglalore-based startup that makes mobile games. Founded in 2013, Moonfrog will
put the new funding toward hiring and developing games in new genres, including
action, strategy, and roleplaying.
Highfive ($32M / Series B) is
a video conferencing
system that provides conference room hardware and a
cloud-based streaming solution. Highfive has seen more than 500 companies sign
up in the first 90 days and will use the new funding to build out its sales and
marketing team.
Do ($2.0M / Seed) provides
a platform for managing
discussions that happen during meetings. Founded out of
SherpaFoundry in 2013, Do has signed up employees from more than 5,000
companies to date.
21 Inc ($116M / Venture) is
a stealthy digital
currency company building bitcoin products for the
general public. 21's $166 million is the largest venture round raised by a
digital currency startup to date.
SimpliVity ($175M / Series D) is
an IT infrastructure
platform that provides enterprise computing, storage
services, and network functionality. Founded in 2009, SimpliVity has raised
$276 million to date and is now valued at over $1 billion.
