The Private Equity has blown the internet-based industry last week.
With nearly $1.194Billion injected in the
digital industry last week, the Private Equity makes its great coming-back like
respectable approach to fund the digital economy.
Overall, Connectikpeople.co has captured
nearly $2.089Billion for the internet-based
services last week. The upper graphic is very illustrative about the trend.
$18M / Series B
For Hedvig , a distributive storage
platform that allows companies to expand storage capabilities without
having to reconfigure architecture. Hedvig has raised neraly $30.5M to data. Investors
include: True
Ventures, Vertex Venture Capital andAtlantic Bridge.
$30M / Series C
For Cyphort , a
security company that detects and fights
targeted and advanced threats, corporate
espionage and IP theft for businesses. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa
Clara, Cyphort has raised $53.7M to date. Investors include:
Matrix Partners, Foundation Capital, Trinity
Ventures and more.
$538M / Series F
For Snapchat, the
LA-based messaging service, founded
in 2011, has since raised $1.4B in venture funding to date. Recent Investors
include: Fidelity
Investments, York Capital Management and Glade Brook Capital Partners.
$30M / Series B
For Canary, that created
a connected home monitoring device. Total
amount raised is estimated at $41.2M. Investors include:
Khosla Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, WTI
and more.
$65M / Series D
For Udemy, an online
learning marketplace that offers 30,000 real-world, practical courses
taught by 17,000 global instructors in over 80 languages. Udemy has raised
$113M to date.
Among Investors: Norwest Venture Partners - NVP, Insight Venture Partners and Stripes Group
$80M / Series E
For Sumo Logic, a cloud-based big data analytics company
that provides real-time IT insights to improve business operations. Founded in
2010, Sumo Logic has raised $155M to date. Investors include:
Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Greylock
Partners and more.
$17M / Series B
For Mic , a millennial-focused digital media startup,
headquartered in New York. Mic has tripled its audience since January 2014, and
plans to use the money to expand its team and grow brand partnerships.
Investors include: Lightspeed
Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Swan Ventures and others.
$50M / Series C
For PillPack , an online pharmacy that helps people take
timely medication. Investors include:
Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, Menlo
Ventures and others.
$1.0B / Private Equity
For Coupang is
Korea's top e-commerce company.
Founded in 2010, Coupang has raised $1.4B to date. SoftBank among top investors.
$20M / Series B
For Zopper that delivers large products like home
appliances to customers within hours. Founded in 2011, Zopper plans to expand
to 30 Indian cities by the end of this year.
Investors include: Tiger Global Management and Nirvana Venture
Advisors.
$32M / Series B
For Bolt Threads
that makes clothing out of the same
material as spider webs by manipulating the genes of bacteria to produce
spider threads. Bolt has raised a total of $40M to date. Investors include: Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Formation 8 and more.
$194M / Private Equity
For Shanghai Media
Group (SMG) , a Chinese television and media network that owns China Business
News.SMG plans on using the funding to establish
a new financial data platform. Investors include: Alibaba
$24M / Series C
For Joyus that uses
short videos to assist shoppers in
finding the best products, tips, and services. Founded in 2011is bringing its
total funding to $43.4M.
Investors include: Accel Partners, InterWest Partners, Steamboat
Ventures and more.
$70M / Series C
For Blue Bottle
Coffee that takes hands on approach to micro-roasting.
$115.7M raised to date.
Investors include: Index Ventures, True Ventures, Morgan Stanley and more.
$133M / Private Equity
For Ecom Express,
an Indian based Logistics Company. Investor include : Warburg Pincus