Two weeks in funding meant to the internet-based companies, startups and to digital economy



As whole, no big announcements observed, but a set of funding with great impact.

Over $2Billion raised during these two weeks and Connectikpeople has selected the ones with determinant impact.

Then for you Connectikpeople can recalls:

$47M / Convertible Note for
Yello Mobile, a mobile media company, based in Seoul, that operates in several different verticals, including mobile shopping and advertising, mobile travel, and O2O (online to offline) business.
Investors include: Formation 8 (Lead).

$3.5M / Series A for
CapriCoast, an online modular furniture marketplace based in Bangalore. The company operates in 20 cities across India and specializes in kitchens and wardrobes.
Investors include: RB Investments (Lead), Accel (Lead).

$60M / Series B for
Afanti , a Beijing-based mobile study app that provides real-time answers and assistance to primary and middle school students. The startup has raised $78M in total funding and reports 20 million teacher and student users.
Investors include: Shenzhen Capital Group, Fenghuang Xiangrui Internet Investment Fund.

$22M / Series B for
Vayyar that develops 3D imaging sensors used to power low-cost, mobile imaging devices. the Israeli startup has raised $34M in total venture funding.
Investors include: Walden Riverwood Ventures (Lead), Amiti Ventures, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and more.

$10M / Series A for
Pramata , a sales intelligence startup that helps companies retain and grow customer relationships. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco.
Investors include: Volition Capital (Lead), Peninsula Ventures, Argosy Capital.

$95M / Series C for
Vroom, an NYC-based startup that allows people to buy and sell pre-owned cars from the web, with free delivery and a seven-day trial period. The funding is partially to support the company's acquisition of competitor Texas Direct Auto, which it also announced today.
Investors include: T. Rowe Price, Catterton Partners, Allen & Company, General Catalyst Partners.

$22M / Series B for
Housejoy , an India-based online home services marketplace that provides users with services ranging from plumbing and electrical services to computer repairs. Launched in January of 2015 the startup has raised $27M to date.
Investors include: Amazon (Lead), Matrix Partners India, Vertex Ventures, ru-Net and more.

$8.0M / Series A for
Textio , an AI-powered intelligent text platform that predicts how well text will perform before it's published. It's currently being used at Twitter, Microsoft and Starbucks to process talent acquisition documents.
Investors include: Emergence Capital Partners (Lead).

$11M / Series A for
Oration , a Foster City, CA-based startup that helps large self-insured employers and state payers (such as Medicaid) to manage their healthcare.
Investors include: DFJ Venture (Lead), GV, Work-Bench, Chicago Ventures and more.

$27M / Series D for
Janrain , a Portland-based customer identity management startup that mines information from social networks and customer data. Founded in 2005, the company has raised $80M to date.
Investors include: Split Rock Partners, EPIC Ventures, HighBar Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners and more.

$47M / Series D for
Datavail , a managed services company that provides remote database management facilities for businesses. Founded in 2007 and based in Colorado, Datavail has raised $60M to date.
Investors include: Catalyst Investors (Lead), Boulder Ventures, Lumerity Capital Partners, Meritage Funds and more.

$40M / Series D for
Tastemade, an online food network for discovering places to buy food, creating new dishes, and sharing them. The company has raised over $80M to date.
Investors include : Goldman Sachs (Lead), Comcast Ventures, Scripps Networks Interactive, Redpoint Ventures and more.

$22M / Series B for
WellDoc that provides an app for patients to self-manage their diabetes through real-time motivational, behavioral and educational coaching.
Investors include: Samsung Ventures (Lead), Hudson River Capital Partners, Excel Venture Management, Alexandria Venture Investment and more.

$14M / Series A for
Lily , a robotics company that makes flying cameras that can take photos or videos of users on-the-go. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $15M in total funding.
Investors include: Steve Jang, Liquid2 Ventures, Seven Seas Venture Partners, SherpaVentures and more.

$50M / Series C for
Gusto, a payroll, HR and benefits platform for small and medium sized businesses. The company has raised $136M in total funding to date.
Investors include: General Catalyst Partners, Hemant Taneja, Obvious Ventures, Google Capital.

$29M / Series B for
Flux Factory that provides collaboration software for the architecture design and construction industry. With $37M raised in total funding to date, the company plans to add support for new designs tools in 2016.
Investors include: Temasek Holdings (Lead), Surbana Jurong Private Limited (Lead), Obvious Ventures, Borealis Ventures and more.

$8.0M / Series A for
NextInput that makes force sensitive buttons, touch pads, and touchscreens for smartphones and tablet PCs.
Investors include: Sierra Ventures (Lead), Intel Capital.

$5.0M / Series A for
Shotang that helps retailers, distributors and manufacturers fulfill their sourcing requirements through an online marketplace.
Investors include: Exfinity Venture Partners (Lead), Unitus Impact

$7.3M / Series A for
MapAnything , a geo-analytics and location intelligence solution provider for Salesforce users. The startup will use the new funding to expand product development and launch a new suite of geo-focused apps.
Investors include: David Stern, Michael Lazerow, Salesforce Ventures, Harbert Venture Partners.

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