Nearly $900M pour in the digital economy last week.
The internet based-services and
technologies attract and capture henceforth the most audacious and strategic
investments. Investors are more and more serene to fund established models and
entrepreneurs. The sharing economy continues to shakes up the landscape.
Last
week nearly $900M have been invested in: mobile tools and analytics for
salespeople; healthcare appointment booking platform; social
bookmarking site; financial education and advice via online tools; NoSQL database, e-signature technology and more.
$2.0M / Series A for Immediately that provides mobile tools and analytics for salespeople. Immediately has raised
$2.6M since 2013. Investors include: QueensBridge Venture Partners, Galvanize
Ventures, Streamlined
Ventures and more.
$7.2M / Series A for Zesty is a London-based healthcare appointment booking platform. Zesty is currently live in over 15 cities in the U.K., and plans to use its funding to expand into additional cities throughout the U.K. and Western Europe. We have Qualcomm Ventures, TA Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners and others among top investors.
$186M / Series G for Pinterest , a social bookmarking site, based in San Francisco and currently valued at $11B. Founded in 2009, Pinterest has raised $1.3B to date and will use the latest round to fuel international expansion. Major investors include: SV Angel ; Bessemer Venture Partners ; Andreessen Horowitz and others.
$64M / Series A for NerdWallet that provides financial education and advice via online tools. Founded in 2009, will use the new cash to grow its staff from 200 to 300 employees by the end of the year. Investors include: RRE Ventures ; Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and iGlobe Partners.
$102M / Series F for MarkLogic that makes a NoSQL database, a platform for handling big data applications. MarkLogic has raised $173M to date and will use the new money to fund expansion in Europe and Asia. Sequoia Capital ; Tenaya Capital ; Northgate Capital and others lead the funding.
$233M / Series F for Docusign that provides e-signature technology to let users sign documents on their laptop or smartphone in a secure way. Founded in 2003, Docusign has raised $463M to date and is reportedly valued at $3B with the new funding. Wellington Management ; Brookside Capital ; Iconiq Capital and others bak this company as top investors.
$10M / Series B for EduK , a Brazil's largest education startup, with more than two million students enrolled in its 600 courses. Accel Partners ; Felicis Ventures and Monashees Capital are among top investors.
$10M / Series A for The Muse, a career site geared toward millennials . The Muse has raised $19.5M to date and is expanding its focus cities from six to nine this year. Investors include: QED Investors ; Aspect Ventures and DBL Partners.
$43M / Series D for Instart Logic, that helps businesses speed up the delivery of their cloud applications. Founded in 2010, Instart Logic has raised $95M to date and will put the new funding toward hiring, R&D, and international expansion. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ; Andreessen Horowitz, Tenaya Capital and others back this company.
$13M / Series A for Gametime, a ticketing app for last minute, on-demand sporting events. Founded in 2012, Gametime is available for over 150 sports teams in 24 U.S cities. Top investors include: Accel Partners ; Casey Wasserman ; Vivek Ranadive and others.
$18M / Series A for PlanGrid, that creates app-based solutions for contractors working in the construction industry. Founded in San Francisco in 2012. Sequoia Capital ; Ron Conway and David Sacks among top investors.
$40M / Series C for Percolate, that provides enterprise web and mobile marketing software to global businesses. Established in 2011, Percolate currently serves 5 international markets and has raised $74.5M to date.
Sequoia Capital; First Round; Lightspeed
Venture Partners and others pour
money in this startup.
