Nearly $1.36B poured last week in the digital economy.



The entertainment continues to generate excitements. So, DraftKings has raised $300M / Series D for its knowledge-based daily fantasy sports website that allows users to play against other users for cash prizes.

Overall, Connectikpeople.co has captured:

$22M / Series B for
Darktrace; a world leader in Enterprise Immune System technology. Darktrace is currently valued at more than $100M and will use the funds to fuel growth in the Asia-Pacific.
Investors include: Summit Partners

 

$19M / Series B for

Granular that provides management software and analytics for large, professionally managed farms to streamline operations.
Investors include: Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Khosla Ventures and others.

 

$20M / Series B for

Cazena, a big-data-as-a-service provider to enterprise customers. Founded in 2014 and based in Massachusetts, Cazena has raised $28M to date.
Investors include: Andreessen Horowitz, North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity and Formation 8.

$82M / Series A for

Giosis that operates an e-commerce website known as Qoo10. With this round of Series A funding, the company will boost its operations in Asia.
Investors include: Oak Investment Partners, Brookside Capital, eBay and others.

 

$12M / Series A for

Voxel8 that has created a multi-material 3D electronics printer. With the $12M, it aims to bring its printers to the desks of engineers and designers everywhere.
Investors include: In-Q-Tel, ARCH Venture Partners, Braemar Energy Ventures.

$18M / Series B for

Leadspace that scores sales leads using company and public data to help marketers determine which leads to prioritize. Leadspace has raised $35M to date.
Investors include: Battery Ventures, Vertex Venture Capital and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).

 

$50M / Series D for

Flipboard, a social magazine and mobile app that aggregates news and events from social media and other sources, allowing users to "flip" through topics and feeds.
Investors include: JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

$33M / Series C for

BrightBytes, a data analytics platform that measures and links the use of technology to learning outcomes. BrightBytes has raised over $50Mto date.
Investors include: Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Learn Capital and others.

 

$54M / Series B for

Vroom, a hassle-free, haggle-free way to buy and sell cars online. Vroom has raised $73M in equity funding, and plans to use the new funding to build out a same-day car delivery service.
Investors include: General Catalyst Partners, Catterton Partners, T. Rowe Price Associates and others.

 

$150M / Series D for

Medallia's SaaS application that enables companies to capture customer feedback across Web, social, mobile, and contact center channels.
Investors include: Sequoia Capital

 

$60M / Series C for  

Secret Escapes, an exclusive members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hotels and vacations in the U.K. Secret Escapes plans to use the $60M funding round to expand to the U.S. and Asia.
Investors include: Index Ventures, Google Ventures , Atlas Venture and others.

 

$120M / Series E for

Kabbage that has developed a new, automated way to lend money to small businesses and consumers. Kabbage will use the $150M in funding to expand by adding over 100 new jobs in the next year while doubling its office footprint.
Investors include: BlueRun Ventures,  Thomvest Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and others.

 

$300M / Series D for  

DraftKings, a knowledge-based daily fantasy sports website allowing users to play against other users for cash prizes. $250M of the $300M in funding will be used on advertisements with Fox.
Investors include: Atlas Venture, Kraft Group, The Raine Group and others.

 

$15M / Series A for

Zo Rooms , a hotel accomodation service with over 200 rooms in Delhi, Mumbai, and Benglaru. Zo Rooms will use the $15M funding for marketing, branding, technology, and operations.
Investors include: Tiger Global Management and Orios Venture Partners.

21M EUR / Venture for

Chrono24.com, an internet marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of luxury watches. They plan to use the new funding to open offices in New York and Hong Kong.
Investors include: Insight Venture Partners.

 



$60M / Series C  for

Made.com, an online e-commerce platform directly providing designer furniture without third party involvement. Made.com will use the $60M to accelerate European expansion.
Investors include: Fidelity Growth Partners and Partech Growth Fund.

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