A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ENTERPRISE SECURITY

• AI-based endpoint security provider, Cybereason raised $100M in the Series D round led by Softbank. Link
• Cloud-based security & log analytics company, SumoLogic raised $75M in the Series F round led by Sapphire Ventures. Link
• Machine-learning based insider threat detection company, Darktrace raised $75M in the Series D round led by Insight Venture Partners. Link
• Managed cloud security provider, Alert Logic received a syndicated credit facility of $70M from the Square 1 Bank. Link
• Digital risk monitoring company, ZeroFOX raised $40M in the Series C round co-led by Redline Capital and Silver Lake Waterman. Link
• Cloud security company, HyTrust raised $36M in the Series F round led by Advance Venture Partners. Link
• Machine learning-based e-commerce fraud prevention provider, Riskified raised $33M in the Series C round led by Pitango Growth. Link
• SparkCognition, a predictive cyber security & operational anomaly analytics company received $32.5M in the Series B round led by Verizon Ventures. Link
• Deep learning-based endpoint & mobile device security company, DeepInstinct raised $32M in the Series B round led by CNTP. Link
• Security analytics company, Awake Networks came out of stealth mode announcing its total funding of $31.2M from Greylock and Bain Capital Ventures. Link
• Cloud-based IAM solution provider, Auth0 raised $30M in the Series C round led by Meritech Capital Partners. Link
• Traffic analytics & sandboxing based network security provider, Lastline raised $28.5M in the Series C round led by Thomvest Ventures. Link
• FlashPoint, a dark net monitoring based threat intelligence provider raised $28M in the Series C round led by Georgian Partners. Link
• Cybersecurity technology & patent licensing & advisory company, Finjan raised $15.3M in a Series A-1 preferred stock financing led by Soryn HLDR. Link
• Container security startup, Stackrox raised $14M in the Series A round led by Sequoia Capital. Link
• Cyber incident response platform provider, Jask emerged from stealth mode along with Series A funding of $12M round led by Dell Technologies Capital. Link
• Email security provider, Votiro received a funding of $11.2M in the Series B round from Divergent Group and Redfield Asset Management. Link
• Corelight, a network intrusion prevention company raised $9.2M in the Series A round led by Accel Partners. Link
• Online digital authentication provider, Nok Nok Labs raised $8M in the Series D round led by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital. Link
• Anti-phishing intelligence provider, GreatHorn, raised $6.3M in the Series A round co-led by Techstars Venture Capital Fund and .406 Ventures. Link
• Mobile carrier anti-fraud company, Blockfraud raised $5M in the Series A funding round led by Palisades Venture Capital. Link
• RiskLens, a cyber risk & vulnerability assessment company raised $5M in the Series A round led by Osage Venture Partners. Link
• AimBrain, a behavioral biometrics based IAM provider raised $5.1M in the Series A round led by BGF Ventures. Link
• Secura Group acquired 20% stake by investing $4.5M in Custodio Technologies which is the IAI’s R&D center in Singapore. Link
• CloudPost Networks, an IoT security & risk management company raised $4M in the Series A round led by Wing VC. Link
• Security orchestration & analytics platform, Cyber Observer raised $3M in the Series A round led by Talis Capital. Link
• Quantum encryption based data security provider, QuintessenceLabs received a grant of $2.4M from the Australian Department of Defence. Link
• Elevate Security, a phishing awareness platform raised $2M in the Seed round co-led by Costanoa Ventures and Webb Investment Network. Link
• Upstream Security, a provider of cybersecurity platform for the connected car raised $2M in the Seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners. Link
• KiwSec, a mobile app management company raised $1.5M in the Seed funding round led by CBC Capital. Link
• Datiphy, a database security company received $1.5M in the debt financing from an undisclosed entity. Link
• Multi-factor authentication based IAM provider, SecureAuth received  $1M in financing from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Beauceron Security, an anti-phishing solution raised $500k in the Seed round co- led by East Valley Ventures and Mariner Partners. Link
• Website security platform, Chaitin raised an undisclosed funding in the Series A round led by Qiming Venture Capital. Link
• Mobile anti-malware solution provider, Inpedio raised an undisclosed funding from Israel Aerospace Industries. Link
• Sonatype acquired Vor Security for the open-source security vulnerability scanner against its indexed database in an undisclosed deal. Link
• Vision Solutions acquired Enforcive Systems, an IT security & compliance provider for IBM mainframe & iSeries platforms in an undisclosed deal. Link
• Symantec announced a definitive agreement to acquire the threat isolation based endpoint security provider Fireglass in an undisclosed deal. Link
• Symantec announced a definitive agreement to Skycure, a predictive & cloud-based mobile defense solution company in an undisclosed deal. Link
• Cisco announced its intent to acquire network monitoring & forensics company, Observable Net under undisclosed terms of the deal. Link
• Mastercard announced its intent to acquire Brighterion, a machine learning-based cross-channel fraud prevention, and data breach detection company. Link
• Cloud data security, visibility & classification provider, DataGravity acquired by the cloud infrastructure security company, HyTrust. Link
• Rapid7 acquired Komand, a security automation & orchestration provider in an undisclosed deal. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Topo AI (2017, Fort Myers) – Stealth mode AI-based spatial intelligence platform for cyber security.
IoTSploit (2017, Singapore) – Cloud-based vulnerability assessment platform for IoT applications.
BlockFraud (2017, Santa Monica) – Machine learning based anti-carrier billing fraud solution.

LEADER BOARD – ENTERPRISE SECURITY

Suite
Symantec (1982, Mountain View, IPO) – Enterprise security solution suite for enterprise & personal users. Went IPO in 1989.
Kaspersky (1997, Moscow, $200M) – Security solution suite for businesses and consumers, Backed by General Atlantic.
FireEye (2004, Milpitas, IPO) – Enterprise security solution for network, endpoint, mobile devices, email, and threat intelligence. Went IPO in 2013.

Network Security
Palo Alto Networks (2005, Santa Clara, IPO) – Advanced firewalls designed to provide network security, visibility and granular control of network activity. Went IPO in 2012.
Barracuda Networks (2002, Campbell, IPO) – Appliance based network threat detection solutions. Went IPO in 2013.
Zscaler (2008, San Jose, $148M) – Network traffic analysis for application profiling and cloud security. Backed by LSVP, Google Capital, TPG, EMC.

BYOD Security
Blackberry (1984, Waterloo, IPO) – Enterprise Mobility Management suite company. Went IPO in 1999.
Good Technology (1996, Sunnyvale, $522M, Acq.) – Enterprise mobility & security solution. Acquired by Blackberry in 2015.
Lookout (2007, SF, $284M) – Mobile security against zero-day threats. Backed by Accel, A16Z, Greylock.
Airwatch (2003, Atlanta, $225M, Acq.) – Enterprise mobility management & security for BYOD. Acquired by Vmware in 2014.

Endpoint Security
Tanium (2007, Berkeley, $401.5M) – Helps manage and secure enterprise endpoints. Backed by A16Z, TPG, IVP, Franklin Templeton.
Crowdstrike (2011, Irvine, $256M) – Cloud and machine-learning based endpoint security platform. Backed by Accel Partners, Rackspace, Telstra, CaiptalG.
AVG (1991, Amsterdam, Acq.) – Anti-virus solution on endpoint devices for online security. Acquired by Avast in 2016.

Cloud Security
Illumio (2013, Sunnyvale, $267M) – Visibility and control over workloads running in any data center. Backed by Accel, A16Z.
Netskope (2012, Los Altos, $231M) – Cloud access security broker solution for the enterprise. Backed by LSVP, Accel, Social+Capital Partnership, Iconic Capital.
Armor Defense (2009, Richardson, $149M) – Cloud infrastructure security & secure cloud hosting service. Backed by The Stephens Group, Performance Edge Partners, Arizona Tech Investors.

Application Security
Veracode (2006, Burlington, $114.5M, Acq.) – Automated static, dynamic and mobile application security testing service. Acquired by CA Technologies in 2017.
Checkmarx (2006, NYC, $98.5M) – Static code analysis tools to identify security vulnerabilities in uncompiled code. Backed by Insight Partners, Salesforce.
HackerOne (2012, SF, $74M) – Vulnerability Disclosure & internet security bug bounty programs. Backed by NEA, Benchmark Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group.

Identity & Access Management
Okta (2008, SF, IPO) – Secure identity management and single sign on. Went IPO in 2017.
Ping Identity (2002, Denver, $137M, Acq.) – Identity management solution for federated access to applications. Backed by DFJ, KKR. Acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2016.
Centrify (2004, Sunnyvale, $94M) – Unified identity management solutions for both privileged and end-users. Backed by Samsung Ventures, Docomo Capital, Accel, Mayfield.

Security Analytics
Tenable Networks (2002, Columbia, $310M) – Continuous network monitoring & vulnerability management solution. Backed by Accel & Insight Partners.
Sumo Logic (2010, Redwood City, $235.5M) – Cloud-based network log management and analytics. Backed by DFJ Growth, IVP, Sequoia, Accel, Greylock.
Darktrace (2013, Cambridge, $180.5M) – Machine learning based adaptive threat detection. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Summit Partners, SoftBank, KKR, Hoxton Ventures.

Threat Intelligence
ZeroFox (2013, Baltimore, $88M) – External threat management and intelligence platform. Backed by Backed by NEA, Highland Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Silver Lake, Redline Capital.
LookingGlass Cyber (2006, Arlington, $77M) – Threat intelligence-based security & dynamic threat defense. Backed by New Spring Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Vital Financial.
Prevalent (2004, Warren, $72M) – Partner cyber-risk management solution. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Spring Mountain Capital, Fulcrum Equity Partners.

Data Security
SafeNet (1983, Belcamp, $139M, Acq.) – Encryption & Key Management based data security. Acquired by Gemalto in 2014.
Digital Guardian (2003, Waltham, $125M) – Endpoint data loss prevention solution. Backed by Fairhaven Capital, Mass Mutual, Siemens Finance.
Ionic Security (2011, Atlanta, $122M) – Centralized policy, encryption and control based data security. Backed by KPCB, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Tech Operators, JAFCO, FF VC, Meritech Capital Partners.

Website Security
CloudFlare (2009, SF, $182M) – Security and performance solutions for websites using a collective intelligence of its network community. Backed by USV, NEA, Qualcomm Venture, MS Ventures, GV.
StackPath (2015, Dallas, $180M) – Cloud-based WAF, secure CDN & VPN service. Backed by ABRY Partners.
Shape Security (2011, Mountain View, $131M) – Website security by making subtle transmutation of underlying HTML page code of web pages, deceiving attackers. Backed by KPCB, GV, NVP.

Email Security
MimeCast (2003, London, IPO) – Saas based email security by re-routing and analyzing emails. Went IPO in 2015.
Proofpoint (2002, Sunnyvale, IPO) – Email security based on secure email gateways. Went IPO in 2012.

Anti-Fraud
Lifelock (2005, Tempe, $178M, Acq.) – Identity theft protection & payment fraud prevention. Acquired by Symantec in 2017.
Pindrop Security (2011, Atlanta, $122M) – Machine learning and multi-factor analysis based phone fraud detection and prevention. Backed by Google Capital, A16Z, IVP, Felicis.
Signifyd (2011, Palo Alto, $106M) – Cloud-based digital fraud & chargeback prevention solution. Backed by a16z, American Express, IA Ventures, Menlo Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – AgriTech

• Plenty, a company producing leafy vegetables and fruits using indoor soil-less farms, raised $200M in series B round of funding led by Softbank Vision Fund with a participation from affiliates of Louis M. Bacon, the founder of Moore Capital Management and existing investors including Innovation Endeavors, Bezos Expeditions, DCM, Data Collective and Finistere Ventures. Link
• Swift Navigation, a provider of real time kinematics GPS receivers, raised $34M in series B round of funding led by Forest Baskett and Greg Papadopoulus of NEA, with a participation from First Round Capital and Eclipse VC. Link
• DFS168 (Shenzhen City Grain Network Technology Co. Ltd.), a marketplace for farming supplies raised $29M in series B round of funding from Orchid Asia Group, China Growth Capital and Matrix Partners China. Link
• NewLeaf Symbiotics, a developer of Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFM) for faster plant growth raised $24M in series C round of funding led by Monsanto Growth Ventures and Otter Capital with a participation from Lewis & Clark Ventures, Rockport Capital, Pangaea Ventures, Open Prairie Ventures, and other investors. Link
• Conservis, a software developer for solo and multi owner operated farms, raised $9.5M of the planned $12M debt financing. Link
• Agricool, a developer of containerized vertical growing system for urban farming raised $9.1M in series B round of funding from Jacques-Antoine Granjon, Thibault Elziere as well as existing investors Henri Seydoux and Daphni. Link
• Jumbotail, a B2B marketplace for fresh produce raised $8.5M in series A round of funding from Kalaari and Nexus Venture Partners. Link
• BHSL, a poultry litter waste management machine manufacturer raised $7.9M in series B round of funding. Link
• Phytelligence, an agri biotech company for low cost culture technology and sequencing services raised $7M in series B round of funding from Washington Research Foundation and Cowles Company. Link
• Bowery Farming, developer of autonomous aeroponic cultivation systems raised $6.3M in series B round of funding led by First Round Capital with a participation from BoxGroup, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and Tom Colicchio. Link
• Pine Biotech, a tech platform for biotech companies to integrate the omics data types and data analysis to provide insights raised $1M in seed round of funding. Link
• Growers, a provider of farm data collection and analysis services raised $1M in seed round of funding. Link
• Hargol FoodTech, a commercial farmer of edible insects raised $600k in seed round of funding from Sirius Venture Capital. Link
• Stellapps, a farm optimization and monitoring support solution provider raised undisclosed amount in series A round of funding from Blume Ventures, Venture Highway and Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart. Link
• ArborGen, a breeding technology provider for forest crops was acquired by New Zealand based Rubicon for $29M. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Pheronym (2017, SF): Develops nematode pheromones for increasing their effectiveness against crop-attacking insects.
Boost Biomes (2017, Emeryville): Develops naturally occurring multi-microbe products for crop protection.

LEADER BOARD – AgriTech

Precision Ag
Farm Data and Analytics – Integrated Platforms
The Climate Corporation (2006, SF, $109M, Acq.) – Hardware and software solutions provider for hyper-local weather and farm data with predictive analysis for insurance products. Sold off its insurance business to AmTrust North America in July 2015. Acquired by Monsanto in 2013.
Farmers Edge (2005, Winnipeg, $44M) – Hardware and software solution provider for continuous monitoring of farm fields and predictive analysis for management decision support.

Farm Data and Analytics – Software Platforms
Farmers Business Network (2014, Davenport, $88M) – Precision agriculture solutions through big data analysis of data gathered from farmers and agriculture machinery. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, DBL Partners, and GV.

Field Operations
AutoAgronom (1988, Yokneam Illit, $180M) – Sensor based measurement of physical and chemical changes in root zone supplemented with computerized analysis and fuzzy control algorithms to automatically activate irrigation and fertilization.
Novariant (1994, Fremont, $60.5M) – Sensor based auto steering hardware solutions for GPS-based navigation through tablets. Backed by Sierra Ventures, Ridgewood Capital, Clearstone.
Blue River Tech (2011, Sunnyvale, $30M) – Develops automated technology solutions which use computer vision for identification and selective killing of unwanted weed. Backed by Khosla Ventures, DCVC, Innovation Endeavors, Pontifax Agtech.
Harvest Automation (2007, Billerica, $28M) – Developer of robotic machinery for farming operations. Backed by Founder Collective, Entree Capital, Cultivian, MassVentures.
Feedlogic (2002, Wilmar, $2M) – Automated feeding machines along with data recording platform for livestock farmers in the USA. Backed by unknown private investors.

BioTech
Farm Inputs – Seeds
Monsanto (1901, St. Louis, IPO) – Developer of genetically modified (GM) seedlings to mitigate risks associated with biotic and abiotic stresses in crops. Went public in 2000. Acquired by Bayer in 2016.
Syngenta (2000, Basel) – Developer of genetically modified crops and biological agrochemicals apart from engaging in genomic research.
DuPont Pioneer (1926, Des Moines) – Developer of hybrid (non-GM) and GM seeds to mitigate risks against insects, pests and other diseases.

Farm Inputs – Biologicals
Indigo (2013, Cambridge, $163.5M) – Earlier known as Symbiota, it is building technology for delivery of selective plant microbes through seed coatings.
AgBiome (2012, Raleigh, $52M) – Developer of biological agrochemicals for crop protection against soil-borne diseases. Backed by Gates Foundation, Monsanto Growth Ventures, Syngenta Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, UTIMCO, Polaris Partners, Pontifax Agtech, Harris+Harris Group.
Agrivida (2002, Medford, $61M) – Specially engineered enzymes for the nutrition of livestock animals. Backed by KPCB, Middleland Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Cultivian, DAG Ventures, Bright Capital, Northgate, Prairie Gold.
Zymergen (2013, Emeryville, $174M) – Combination of synthetic biology and machine learning to engineer industry relevant microbes to manufacture chemicals and new materials. Backed by Softbank, Data Collective Venture Capital, True Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Iconiq Capital, DFJ, Innovation Endeavours, Two Sigma Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Tao Capital.

Infrastructure
Advanced Animal Diagnostics (2001, Morrisville, $36M) – Diagnostic infrastructure provider for real-time animal health monitoring through white blood cell levels in animals. Backed by Middleland Capital, Cultivian, Kansas Bioscience Authority, LabCorp, Intersouth Partners, Novartis Venture Fund.

Tech Platforms
Kaiima (2006, Lower Galilee, $91M) – Tech platform to enhance inherent productivity and resource usage efficiency in food and feed crops. Backed by KPCB, DFJ, Horizons Ventures, Tamir Fishman.

Waste Management
Cool Planet (2009, Camarillo, $143M) – Utilizes patented process to convert non-food biomass to gasoline and organic soil nutrients. Backed by Northbridge, UBS, Google Ventures, Energy Technology Ventures, Concord Energy, Sustainable Conversion Ventures, British Petroleum.
Wiserg (2010, Issaquah, $37M) – Devices to convert grocery waste into a nutrient rich liquid which can be used as fertilizer for agriculture.

Cellular Ag
Impossible Foods (2011, Redwood City, $183M) – Beef-substitute made from a protein called Heme extracted from plants. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Google Ventures, UBS, Horizon Ventures, Viking Global.

Breeding Tech
Prairie Plant (1988, Saskatoon,$6.4M) – Plant breeding research to produce berry and other fruit plants for orchards. Backed by WestCap.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Oxitec (2002, Abingdon, $20M) – Develops genetically modified pests which act as anti-pests to suppress the population of disease-causing pests in crops. Backed by Oxford Capital, East Hill.

Farm Business Management
Field Crops – Field Management
Granular (2014, SF, $23M) – Farm management software for collection and analysis of data related to farm business processes and planning of resources. Backed by A16Z, Google Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Tao Capital, Fall Line Capital, Emory Investment Management.

Agribusiness
Cultivation – Algae
Sapphire Energy (2007, San Diego, $290M) – Cultivation of algae and using it as a biomass source for production of crude oil. Backed by Monsanto Growth Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners.

Infrastructure
Irrigation
Netafim (1965, Tel Aviv) – Manufactures components for drip irrigation and develops smart irrigation systems. Backed by Permira and Tene Investment Fund.

Aquaculture – Full Stack System
GFA Advanced Systems (2008, Kadima, $5M) – Developer of zero discharge intensive aquaculture system. Backed by Linnaeus Capital.

Market Linkages
Supply Chain – Farm Inputs
CloudFarm (2013, Beijing, $26M) – Online retailer of Agri inputs including seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, farm equipment, etc.

Supply Chain – Farm Produce
Meicai (2014, Beijing, $253M) – B2B mCommerce for fruits and vegetables. Backed by Zhen Fund and Blue Lake Capital.

Finance
ProducePay (2014, Los Angeles, $9.5M) – Digital Platform for real-time tracking of produce movement and arrangement of collateral and loans. Backed by CoVenture, Menlo Ventures, Arena Ventures, Red Bear Angels, Social Leverage, and ELab.

Indoor Agriculture
AgriBusiness – Cultivation
Sundrop Farms (2009, London, $100M) – Hydroponics cultivation of fruits and vegetables while using renewable energy resources in greenhouses. Backed by KKR.
AeroFarms (2004, NYC, $90M) – Cultivation of leafy greens in soil-less growth medium using aeroponics. Backed by Middleland Capital, Wheatsheaf, GSR Ventures, Mission Point Capital, Meraas and GSR Ventures.

Infrastructure – Hydroponics
GrowLife (1987, Seattle, IPO) – Provides urban hydroponic / soil-less farming systems, components and cultivation supply products. Went public in 2011.
Grodan (1969, Milton) – Vegetative and steerable substrates for indoor cultivation of horticultural crops.

Infrastructure – Lighting
Illumitex (2005, Austin, $73M) – Developer of LED lighting solutions for horticulture, industrial and other use. Backed by NEA, Morgan Creek, Apex, WPG, Syngenta Ventures.

Technology Providers – Data Collection and Analysis
Agrilyst (2015, NYC, $1M) – Software platform for farm data and analytics in indoor farms. Backed by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates visit AgriTech feed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – FOOD TECH

• Delivery Hero, an online food delivery platform, raises $1.1B in IPO at the offer price of €25.50. The stock gained 8.6% at the end of first day’s trading on Frankfurt stock exchange. Link
• Blue Apron, a meal kit delivery startup, raises $300M in IPO at the offer price of $10. The stock plunged more than 17% after the first week’s trading. Link
• DayTwo, a personalized nutrition app that provides food recommendation based on microbiome analysis, raises $12M in Series A led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Link
• Plum, an automatic wine pouring and preservation appliance, raises $9M in Series A round led by Khosla Ventures. Link
• Koia, a plant-based smoothie brand and manufacturer, raises $7.5M in Seed round led by KarpReilly and AccelFoods. Link
• Saucey, an on-demand alcohol delivery startup, raises $5.4M in Series A round led by Bullpen Capital. Link 
• GrowFood, a Russian health-focused meal delivery startup, raises $5M in Series A round from AddVenture, a Moscow-based fund. Link
• Chefmarket, a Russian meal kit and ready-to-heat meal delivery startup raises $3.5M from Mitsi & Co, Japanese financial and industrial group. Link
• Flashfood, an online marketplace to buy and sell excess food raises $1.5M in Seed round from undisclosed private investors. Link
• Foodout, a Lithuianian food delivery startup merges with EDA.UA, a Ukranian food delivery marketplace and raises $1.1M from Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG). Link
• Monkey Box, an internet first restaurant that delivers school lunches in Bengaluru, raises undisclosed amount in pre-Series A round from Blume Ventures. Link 
• Eatigo, an online platform to make table reservation at restaurants, acquires Ressy, an India-based restaurant deal discovery platform. Link
• English Tea Shop, a brand and processor of tea leaves, acquires the competitor Joe’stea Co. Link
• Amazon, a global consumer e-commerce company, starts meal kit delivery service through Amazon Fresh. Link  
• Deliveroo, an online food delivery marketplace, partners with Tripadvisor, a travel review and metasearch platform, enabling the users to order food from Tripadvisor’s platform in 12 countries. Link 
• VBites, a plant-based food substitute manufacturer partners with Domino’s in Israel to provide its vegan cheese. Link
• Zomato, a global restaurant discovery platform, reports 81% y-o-y increase in revenue and 34% y-o-y decrease in total loss in FY’17 as per the annual report of Info Edge, the company’s largest shareholder. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – APPLICATION TESTING

• Tricentis, a provider of Continuous Testing tool introduced Exploratory Testing Tool for Atlassian JIRA. Link
• Plutora, a provider of release, test environment, and test management solutions for enterprise IT, choosen as a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award. Link
  
• Rainforest QA, the creator of the AI-powered crowdtesting platform launched Industry’s Fastest Mobile App Testing Platform. Link
• Qualitia, a provider of script-less test automation, announced the support of test automation for mobile applications. Link
  
• Tricentis adds both Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Testing to Automated Software Testing Platform. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

BotProbe (2017, Dublin) – Provides automation tool for testing chatbots.

LEADER BOARD – APPLICATION TESTING

FullStack
Soasta (2006, California, $78M, Acq.) – Builds software products for testing, monitoring websites and mobile apps in the cloud. Backed by Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Entrepreneurs Fund, Pelion Venture Partners, Formative Ventures and Canaan Partners. Acquired by Akamai in 2017.
SmarteSoft (2007, Austin, $2M) – Provides quality assurance and automated testing solutions. Backed by CTAN, and Daylight Partners.

Automated Testing Tools
Smartesting (2005, Besancon, $8.5M) – Provides platforms for model based testing and to optimize existing test cases. Backed by Groupe Siparex and iSource Gestion.
Confirmiq (1998, California, $8M) – Provides platforms for model based testing and end-to-end test automation products. Backed by Nexit Ventures and Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.

Performance Testing
Gomez (1997, Lexington, $66M, Acq.) – Provides web performance monitoring solutions to optimize the performance, availability and quality of web & mobile applications. Backed by AdAstra, Dolphin Equity Partners and BancBoston Ventures. Acquired by Compuware in 2009.
Apica (2005, Stockholm, $13.31M) – Provides cloud based web monitoring and load testing solutions. Backed by SEB Venture Capital, Industrifonden, Almi Invest and KTH Chalmers Capital.

Security Testing
Veracode (2006, Burlington, $114M, Acq.) – Cloud based platform to govern and mitigate software security risks across a single application or enterprise portfolio. Backed by Wellington Management. Acquired by CA in 2017.
Checkmarx (2006, Ramat Gan, $98.5M) – Provides static application security, mobile security and open source analysis products for enterprises and developers. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, XT Ventures and Salesforce.

UI Testing
Applitools (2013, Tel Aviv, $15M) – Cloud based testing tool to validate visual aspects of web, mobile and native apps. Backed by Magma Venture Partners.

Usability Testing
User Testing (2007, California, $48.5M) – Platform to get feedback from users for apps and websites. Backed by Accel and Kern Whelan Capital.
UserZoom (2007, California, $36.5M) – Provides tools for online user experience research and remote usability testing. Backed by TC Growth Partners, Trident Capital and StepStone Group.

Emulator Testing
Genymotion (2011, Paris, $10M) – Android emulator that helps developers to test and view apps running on different combinations of large and small devices. Backed by Alven Capital and Bpifrance.

Device Lab
Perfecto Mobile (2006, Massachusetts, $83M) – Provides cloud based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications and websites. Backed by Technology Crossover Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, FTV Capital, Carmel Ventures and Vertex Ventures.
Xamarin (2011, SF, $82M, Acq.) – Provides test cloud platform to run automated UI tests for iOS and Android apps across real devices. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Floodgate, Charles River Ventures, Lead Edge Capital and Ignition Partners. Acquired by Microsoft in 2016.

Crowd sourced Testing
Applause (2007, Massachusetts, $116M) – Provides crowd sourced testing for functional testing and digital testing along with mobile beta management and mobile sentiment analysis. Backed by Goldman Sachs, QuestMark Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Longworth Venture Partners, Mass Ventures, Egan-Managed Capital and Mesco Ltd.
Bugcrowd (2012, SF, $23M) – Provides a market place to testers for security testing on web and mobile applications. Backed by Industry Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Palladin Capital Group, Costanoa Venture Capital and Rally Ventures.

Test Management
QASymphony (2011, Atlanta, $47.5M) – Provides quality assurance and testing tools that integrate with workflow management. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Fulcrum Equity Partners, BIP Capital, Poplar Ventures and KMS Technology.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount

For latest updates, visit Application Testing feed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – TRANSPORT TECH

• Ofo, China-based online bicycle rental company, raised $700M in Series E round led by Alibaba and others Link
• Ucar, an online platform for cab services, raised $382M in Post-IPO funding from PICC Property Link
• Wkzuche, Beijing-based B2C car rental platform, raised $74M in Series B round led by Yunnan MC Investment Co Ltd. Link
• SpotHero, an app-based solution to reserve parking, raised $30M in Series C led by Global Founders Capital Link
• Xiaoming Bike, Shanghai-based bicycle rental service, raised $15M in Series B funding from NewMargin Ventures Link
• Parkbees, an app for scouting and booking parking spaces, raised $5.8M in Series A funding from Sunrise Capital Partners Link
• Airparking, Guangdong-based parking app, raised Seed funding of $1M from SAIF Partners China Link
• Mute, a rental platform for electric scooters, raised $1.2M through equity crowdfunding on CrowdCube Link
• Swvl, Cairo-based public transport app, raised Seed funding of $500K from Dubai-based taxi hailing app Careem Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

LimeBike (2017, San Mateo) – Smart bike-rental service provider.
Gobee (2017, HongKong) – Station-less bicycle sharing platform.

LEADER BOARD – TRANSPORT TECH

Taxi
Didi Chuxing (2012, Beijing, $13.8B) – Didi Chuxing is a company made up of China’s two largest taxi-hailing firms- Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache as result of a merger in Feb 2015. Backed by Tencent and Alibaba among others.
Uber (2009, SF, $10.71B) – Uber is an on-demand taxi service provider. Backed by First Round Capital, Benchmark, Menlo Ventures, Baidu, Fidelity Investments, Google Ventures and Tata Capital among others.
Lyft (2012, SF, $2.7B) – Lyft facilitates cab hailing and peer-to-peer ridesharing by connecting passengers who need a ride with drivers. Majority ride providers are professional drivers. Backed by A16Z, Alibaba, and Facebook among others.
Ola (2011, Bengaluru, $1.59B) – Ola is an on-demand taxi service in India. Backed by Tiger Global, Matrix Partners, SoftBank, Sequoia, Accel and Didi-Kuaidi among others.
Grab Taxi (2012, Singapore, $1.44B) – GrabTaxi is an automated location-based smartphone booking and dispatch platform for the taxi industry in South East Asia. Backed by Vertex Ventures, Tiger Global, SoftBank, and Qunar among others.

Self Drive Cars
eHi Car Services (2006, Shanghai, IPO) – eHi is a car rental service provider. Backed by CTrip, Enterprise Holdings, and Goldman Sachs among others.
Turo (2009, SF, $101M) – Turo is a P2P car sharing platform. Backed by KPCB, Google ventures, August Capital and GM ventures among others.

Car Pooling
BlaBlacar (2004, Paris, $311.5M) – BlaBlaCar connects drivers who have empty seats with people looking for a ride through their car share service. Focuses on longer trips. Backed by Index ventures, Accel and Insight partners among others.

On-Demand Driver
Edaijia (2011, Beijing, $125M) – Edaijia allows users to find and connect with the nearest available temporary drivers via their app. Backed by LSVP and Matrix Partners among others.

Nontraditional
Hyperloop One (2014, LA, $253M) – Hyperloop is a vacuum tube-based transportation technology. Backed by Sherpa Ventures, 8VC, ZhenFund, Caspian Venture Partners, 137 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Fast Digital, Western Technology Investment (WTI), SNCF, the French National Rail Company and GE Ventures among others.

Public Transport
Moovit (2011, Ness Ziona, $81.5M) – Moovit gives commuters a complete real-time snapshot of what their trip will be like and suggests the fastest, most comfortable routes. Backed by Sequoia and Gemini investors among others.

Smart Shuttle Service 
Dada bus (2014, Shenzhen, $59M) – Dada Bus is a bus ridesharing app for a shuttle service that leverages big data to smartly match users with routes.

Bi-Cycle
Ofo (2015, Beijing, $1.2B) – Ofo.so is a P2P bicycle rental platform. Backed by Matrix Partners China, Didi Chuxing, and GSR Ventures China.
MoBike (2015, Shanghai, $325M) – MoBike is a bicycle rental platform. Backed by Foxconn, Tencent, Sequoia, CTrip, Joy Capital, and Panda VC Fund.

Employee Transportation
Move In Sync (2009, Bengaluru, $5M) – MoveInSync Technology Solutions is an employee transportation solutions provider. Backed by Inventus Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Saama Capital and others.

Motorized Two Wheeler
Go-Jek (2010, Jakarta, $1.75B) – Go-Jek is a bike taxi aggregator. Backed by Sequoia, KKR, and Warburg Pincus among others.

Traffic Management
Inrix (2004, Kirkland, $133M) – Inrix is a SaaS company which provides applications pertaining to road traffic control. It is a serial acquirer targeting comprehensive traffic data. Backed by August Capital, Venrock, Bain Capital, KPCB, Intel Capital, Porsche

Car Sharing Tech
Vulog (2006, Paris, $9M) – Vulog is a provider of in-car technology and modular software platform for car sharing. Backed by Bpifrance, Conseil Plus Gestion, Paca Investment, ETF Partners

Maps Routing
mapbar (2004, Beijing, $78M) – mapbar is a provider of online and wireless maps. Backed by IDG Capital
Waze (2004, Beijing, $67M, Acq.) – Waze is a provider of social driving and navigation app. Backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield, Byers Digital Growth Fund, Qualcomm Ventures, and iFund among others. Acquired by Google

Parking
Luxe (2013, SF, $75.5M) – Luxe provides on-demand valet parking service. Backed by Hertz Global Holdings, Redpoint Ventures and Venrock among others
SpotHero (2011, Chicago, $57M) – Marketplace to search and book parking spots. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Excelerate Labs, 500 Startups

Fleet Management
inthinc (1997, Salt Lake City, $24M) – inthinc provides fleet management and driver saftey solutions. Backed by Innoventures Capital Partners, Partners for Growth

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – B2B ECOMMERCE

• Zhaogang, an online B2B steel trading platform, has raised $32M and $73M in two separate equity funding rounds. Link Link
• Baturu, an online B2B trading platform for auto parts, has raised $100M in a Series C round. Link
• zkh360, an online marketplace of MRO products, has raised $52M in a Series B funding round. Link
• Lianshang, a B2B platform for procuring fabrics, has raised $30M in a pre-Series C round of funding from a group of investors. Link
• Dfs168, a marketplace of farming supplies, has raised $29.3M in a Series B funding round. Link
• INTURN, a B2B marketplace to sell excess inventory, has raised a $22.5M funding round led by B Capital Group. Link
• Moglix, an online marketplace for industrial goods, has raised $12M in a Series B funding led by IFC. Link
• Haizol, an online B2B platform for industrial goods, has raised $5.9M in a Series A funding round. Link
• Jumbotail, an online B2B platform for packaged food, fruits & vegetables, has raised $8M in a Series B funding round from Kalaari Capital and Nexus Venture Partners. Link
• Chewse, an online marketplace for corporate catering, has raised $7.3M funding round led by Foundry Group. Link
• Qiancaivip, an online B2B platform for trading construction materials, has raised a $4.4M Series A funding round. Link
• WaystoCap, a B2B marketplace catering to Africa, has raised $3M from a group of investors. Link
• MaxWholesale, an online B2B grocery company, has raised $1M from IAN, Maple Capital and others. Link
• Kmeila, a B2B platform for cross border commerce, has raised $735k in an angel round of funding. Link
• SparesHub, an online marketplace for aftermarket automobile parts, has raised $310k in an angel round. Link
• Brick2wall, an online marketplace for building & construction related material, has raised a $200k angel round. Link
• Mercateo, a horizontal e-distributor catering to small and medium businesses, has raised funding from BIP Investment Partners. Link
• Sxbcar, a B2B automobile marketplace, has raised an undisclosed funding round. Link
• Farmlink, an online supplier of groceries and food items to restaurants, has raised an undisclosed Series B funding round. Link

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – INSURANCE TECH

• Gravie, a health insurance marketplace, has raised $14.1M in Series C funding round led by GE Ventures. Link
• Wefox, a Germany-based insurance company, has acquired One, a UK-based full stack insurance carrier. Link
• Bright Health, a US-based health insurance provider, has acquired digital-marketing company Spyder Trap. Link
• Impact Health, a health insurance comparison provider using predictive modeling, has raised $13M in Series A funding from Techstars Ventures and Foundry Group. Link
• Ideal Insurance, an India-based insurance broker, launches an online insurance platform 121policy.com, gets funding from Xelpmoc. Link
• Trov, a US-based on-demand insurance platform has raised a funding of undisclosed amount from Baloise Group. Link
• Cover, a US-baed mobile first general insurance platform, has raised $8M in Series A funding from Social Capital. Link
• MoneyMax, a Philippines-based financial product comparison platform, has raised $50M in Series B round from International Finance Corp and other investors. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

InsuredMine (2017, Plano) – a cloud-based digital Insurance platform that helps customers to store all their insurance data & documents and provides information about their current insurance coverage, insurance premiums and upcoming payment due dates.
Kevinsured (2016, Mountain View) – a chatbot that provides microinsurance for P2P transactions on any marketplace like Craigslist or Gumtree or Facebook.

LEADER BOARD – INSURANCE TECH

Internet-first Insurers
Oscar (2012, NYC, $727.5M) – An internet-first health insurer that rewards users with Amazon gift cards on successful completion of pre-defined milestones. Backed by Google Capital, Founders Fund, Wellington Fund, Thrive Capital, Formation 8, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Venture, Breyer Capital, Redswan Ventures, BoxGroup.
Clover Health (2014, SF, $425M) – A data-driven health insurance provider for senior citizens. Backed by First Round Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Spark Capital, GV, Floodgate, Casdin Capital, Athyrium Capital Management, Greenoaks, Grape Arbor, Refactor Capital, Arena Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners, CSC Venture Capital, Brainchild.
Zhong-An Insurance (2013, Shanghai, $931M) – China’s first online-only insurer, offering online property and casualty insuranceservices, along with other products. Backed by Morgan Stanley, SAIF Partners China, CDH Investments, ClearVue Partners, CICC, Ant Financial, Keywise Capital Management.

Employer Insurance
Zenefits (2013, SF, $584M) – An employer insurance broker that offers free HR, payroll, and benefits management software to organizations of every size. Backed by Backed by Fidelity Investments, TPG, Institutional Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Maverick Enterprises and Venrock.
Gusto (2011, SF, $176M) – A SaaS-based HR and benefits administration software provider. Backed by Y Combinator, Google Ventures, Salesforce, Sherpalo, General Catalyst Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Google Capital, Emergence Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital.
Collective Health (2013, San Mateo, $119M) – A self-insurance SaaS platform for employers to sponsor their employees’ insurance. Backed by Signature Capital, Citizen.vc, Rock Health, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, and Great Oaks Ventures.

Distribution Platforms
eHealth (1997, Mountain View, IPO) – An online marketplace for health insurance plans for small businesses, individuals, and families. Also provides Medicare quotes and purchasing options. Went public in 2006.
Insplanet (1999, Stockholm, IPO) – Online insurance comparison and shopping platform featuring quotes from providers across Sweden. Went public in 2006.
Trov (2012, Danville, $90M) – An online distribution platform for On-Demand Insurance. Backed by Anthemis Group, Guidewire Software, Munich Re, Suncorp, Suncorp Group, Oak HC/FT, Pivot Investment Partners, Clark Enterprises.
Goji (2007, Boston, $90M) – An online comparison and purchasing platform for property and casualty insurance. Backed by Village Ventures, Five Elms Capital, Thayer Street Partners and Spark Capital.
PolicyBazaar (2008, Gurgaon, $83M) – An online aggregator which offers insurance comparison and purchasing services. Backed by Intel Capital, Info Edge India, Inventus Capital Partners, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital and Premji Invest.

Enablers
Guidewire (2001, San Mateo, IPO) – A web-based technology solutions provider to the property & casualty and workers’ compensation insurance industry. Went public in 2012.
iPipeline (1995, Exton, $104M, Acq.) – A sales distribution software suite provider. Acquired by Thoma Bravo in August 2015.
Vlocity (2014, San Francisco, $93M) – An omni-Channel cloud software for delivering industry-specific experiences to customers. Backed by Accenture, Salesforce, Sutter Hill Ventures, TDF Ventures, Kennet Partners, New York Life Insurance, Wildcat Venture Partners.
GreenRoad (2006, San Jose, $84M) – A telematics for auto insurance using web apps. Backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, Virgin Green Fund, Benchmark, Balderton Capital, DAG Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Israel Growth Partners and Balderton Capital.

P2P Insurance
Friendsurance (2010, Berlin, $15M) – A P2P insurance platform which rewards small groups of customers with a cashback bonus each year if their group remains claimless.
Bought By Many (2012, London, $9M) – A P2P insurance platform based on the Groupon model. It uses social media to connect people with similar insurance needs in social buying groups. Backed by Octopus Ventures, Munich Re.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

• OneKloud, a cloud infrastructure spend managment provider raises $1M in seed from leb by Birchmere Ventures, and participated by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) and Wharton Alumni Angels of Silicon Valley. Link
• Improbable, a cloud computing platform, raises $502M in Series B round led by SoftBank and follow on investments from Andreessen Horowitz and Horizons Ventures. Link
• Huayun, a cloud services company, raises $220M led by Beijing Road Fund, Haitong Securities, Wanxiang Group, Orient Securities, Union Securities, Wudaokou Fund, Hongdou Group, Far East Group, Shanshan Investmen.Link
• Cloud security company, Illumio raises $125M in a Series D round led by  J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Link
• DT Dream, a cloud security platform, raises $111M in Series A from Alibaba, Everbright Industrial Capital. Link
• Cloud security company, HyTrust raises $36M in the Series F round led by Advance Venture Partners. Link
• Spotinst, SaaS based cloud monitoring platform, raised $15M in Series A led by Intel Capital and partcipated by Vertex Venture Capital. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

LimitsizCloud (2017, Istanbul) – Offers  VPS server solutions.
Cloudureka (2017, Bangalore) – Offers Cloud solution comparison and recommendation platform.

LEADER BOARD – CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

Compute Fabric Platforms
Mirantis (1999, Mountain View, $220M) – Provides enterprise-grade OpenStack distributions. Backed by Dell Ventures, Intel Capital and WestSummit Capital, Red Hat, Ericsson, and SAP Ventures. IVP, Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson and Goldman Sachs.
Eucalyptus (2009, Goleta, $55.5M, Acq.) – Provides free and open-source computer software for building Amazon Web Services (AWS)-compatible private and hybrid cloud. Acquired by HP in September 2014.

IaaS
AWS (2006, Seattle, IPO) -Provides remote computing as web services. It is part of Amazon. Amazon went public in May 1997.
Azure (2010, Redmond, IPO) – Provides an open, flexible, enterprise-grade cloud computing platform. It is part of Microsoft. Microsoft went public in March 1986.
Google Cloud Platform (2011, Mountain View, IPO) –  Provides a cloud computing platform that offers hosting on the same supporting infrastructure that Google uses. It is part of Google. Google went public in August 2004.

Cloud Governance Platform
Surgient (2003, Austin, $87M) – Provides cloud management platform. Acquired by Quest in 2010. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Stern Hill Partners, Austin Ventures, Cisco Ventures, Rocky Mountain VC, Agave Capital, Cross Link Capital.
ScienceLogic (2003, Reston, $84M) – Provides IT monitoring platform for hybrid cloud infrastructure. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, NEA.
RightScale (2007, Santa Barbara, $58M) – Provides multi-cloud management platform for hybrid cloud environments. Backed by DAG Ventures, Benchmark, Index Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Tenaya Capital.

Cloud Service Brokerage Enablers
Gravitant (2004, Austin, $39, Acq.) – Cloud services brokerage and management. Acquired by IBM in 2015.
Jamcracker (1999, Santa Clara, $28M) – Products to manage and deliver customized cloud services. Backed by Telus Ventures.

Cloud Migration
RiverMeadow (2009, San Jose, $35M) – SaaS solution to automatically migrate serves among clouds.Backed by Cisco Ventures and Violin memory.
CloudVelox (2010, Santa Clara, $33M) – Developed automated cloud migration solution. Backed by Third Point Ventures, Mayfield, Pelion Ventures.

Cloud Integration
Aviatrix (2014, Santa Clara, $10M) – Provides solutions to build hybrid clouds. Backed by Formation 8, Ignition Partners, Monta VC.
RackWare (2009, Santa Clara, $15M) – Provides cloud automation solutions. Backed by Osage Partners, KickStart Seed Fund, Signal Peak.

Cloud Analytics
Cloud Healthtech (2012, Boston, $40M) – Provides analytics solutions for the cloud. Backed by CRV and a16z. Backed by Sapphire Ventures, Scale VP, 406 Ventures, Sigma Prime.

Cloud Security
Illumio (2013. Sunnyvale, $267M) – Provides cloud infrastructure security solutions. Backed by Blackrock, Accel, Formation 8, a16z, General Catalyst.
Bracket Computing (2011, Sunnyvale, $130M) – Provides cloud infrastructure for hybrid cloud environments. Backed by Goldman Sachs, a16z, Artis Ventures, NVP, Allegis Capital, SVP.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates visit Cloud Infrastructure feed.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – PAYMENTS

• WorlPay, a leading merchant Acquirer Processor, has been acquired by cross-border rival Vantiv for £7.7B ($9.9B). Link
• Bambora, a leading Australian PoS solutions provider, has been acquired by rival Ingenico for €1.5B ($1.7B). Link
• First Data, the leading merchant acquirer processor, has completed the acquisition of CardConnect. Link
• PayPal has completed the acquisition of bill payment management company TIO Networks. Link
• Brighterion, an AI-based fraud detection, AML and KYC solution provider, has been acquired by MasterCard. Link
• Buckaroo, a billing and payment service provider for SMEs, has been acquired by private equity firm BlackFin Capital Partners. Link
• Marqeta, a white label prepaid card issuer and processor
  , has raised a $25M funding in a Series D round led by Visa, with participation from Commerce Ventures, 83 North, Granite Ventures, IA Capital, CommerzVentures and CreditEase. Link
• Innoviti, a PoS payment processing solutions provider, has raised INR120cr ($18M) funding in a Series B round led by SBI Ven Capital, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamaran Ventures. Link
• Curve, a many-in-one meta card provider, has raised $10M funding in a Series A round from Santander InnoVentures, Connect Ventures, Investec, Speedinvest, Oxford Capital, Breega Capital, Samos Investments, Henry Ritchotte, Gael de Boissard, Paul Townsend, Emilian Popa, Alessandro Hatami. Link
• Easy Payment Gateway, an online payment gateway and fraud protection engine, has raised £5.5M ($7M) funding in an Angel round from Andreas Mihalovits and Alejandro Betancourt. Link
• Upserve, a restaurant PoS solutions provider, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Vista Equity Partners, First Round Capital, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Link
• Echo Payment Systems, a turnkey prepaid card management solutions provider, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Rebel Venture Fund. Link
• PayStand, a B2B payments startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from LEAP Global Partners. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

BlockFraud (2017, Santa Monica, Undisclosed) – An anti-fraud solution focused on mobile device to prevent payment & carrier-billing fraud and affiliate fraud. Backed by Palisades Growth.

LEADER BOARD – PAYMENTS

Payment Gateway
Safecharge (2006, British Virgin Islands, IPO) – A customized payment acceptance portal for merchants. Went public in 2014.
Stripe (2010, SF, $466M) – A merchant acquirer and a payment gateway API provider for web and mobile payments. Backed by Y Combinator, American Express, VISA, Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce, Morgan Stanley, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Khosla Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Founders Fund, KPCB, General Catalyst Partners, Thrive Capital, Lowercase Capital, Allen & Company, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Alven Capital, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Entree Capital, Square Peg Capital, Golden Gate Ventures, Playfair Capital, Barclays, Designer Fund, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Darwin Ventures, BoxGroup, Google Capital.
Billdesk (2000, Mumbai, $157.5M) – Electronic payment services provider to banks, businesses and other institutions. Backed by SBI, General Atlantic, TA Associates Management, Bank of Baroda, Temasek, Clearstone Venture Partners, SIDBI Venture Capital, March Capital Partners.

Acquirer Processor
First Data Corporation (1971, Atlanta, Acq, IPO) – A global payments service provider specializing in merchant transaction processing, private label cards and e-check acceptance services. Was acquired by KKR in 2007 for $27.5B. Went public in October 2015.
Vantiv (1971, Cincinnati, IPO) – An electronic payment processor, payment gateway API and PoSsolutions provider. Went public in 2012.
WorldPay (1993, London, Acq.) – A London-based payment processing company offering gateway and PoS services. Went public in October 2015. Was acquired by Vantiv in July 2017 for $10B.
Total System Services (1982, Columbus (Georgia), IPO) – A merchant acquirer and white label prepaid card solutions provider. Went public in 1983.
Adyen (2006, Amsterdam, $266M) – An internet-first merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment solutions provider. Backed by General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Temasek, Iconiq Capital.

Payment Network
VISA (1958, Foster City, IPO) – An association of banks and other financial institutions, which facilitates card payment transactions. Went public in 2008.
MasterCard (1966, Purchase, IPO) – An interbank association facilitating card payments. Went public in 2006.
Vocalink (2007, Rickmansworth, $114M, Acq.) – A UK-based ATM switching platform and interbanknetwork. Aquired by MasterCard for £700M ($926M) in July 2016.
Ripple (2012, SF, $90.5M) – An open source, decentralized protocol to provide real time cross border payments and settlements. Backed by Standard Chartered, AME Cloud Ventures, Seagate, CME Group, IDG Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Venture 51, Core VC, ChinaRock Capital Management, SBI Holdings, Route 66 Ventures, Camp One Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Santander InnoVentures, Digital Currency Group, SCB Digital Ventures.

PoS Suite
VeriFone (1981, San Jose, IPO) – Provides all kinds of PoS devices, along with a payment gateway. Went public in 2005.
Ingenico Group (1980, Paris, IPO) – A payment processing service provider specializing in NFC enabled PoS terminals, gateways and cross-border e-commerce solutions. Went public in 1985.

Wallet
PayPal (1998, San Jose, Acq., IPO) – An online payment and money transfer service, offeringpayment gateway, merchant accounts and wallet solutions. Acquired by eBay in July 2002 for $1.5B. Went public in July 2015.
Mozido (2008, Austin, $288.5M) – A white label web and mobile wallet solutions provider. Backed by MasterCard, TomorrowVentures, Atlanticus, Brentwood Associates, Wellington Management, Quabbin Capital.
Dashlane (2009, NYC, $52.5M) – A fully-featured password manager and secure digital wallet app. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, Rho Ventures, TransUnion, FinTech Innovation Lab.
Xapo (2012, Palo Alto, $40M) – A bitcoin wallet provider with cold storage facility. Backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, Ribbit Capital.

Alternate Payment Methods
PayNearMe (2009, Sunnyvale (CA), $90M) – Provides offline payment services for online solutions. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Maveron, True Ventures, GSV Capital, Kapor Capital, Bullpen Capital, Floodgate, August Capital, Fenwick & West, Endeavour Partners.
TrialPay (2006, Mountain View, $56M, Acq.) – Enables merchants to offer free action based rewards to their customers. Acquired by VISA in February 2015 for an undisclosed amount.

Security
Signifyd (2011, Palo Alto, $106M) – An AI-based transaction monitoring solutions provider with chargeback guarantee. Backed by American Express, Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, QED Investors, TriplePoint Capital, Menlo Ventures, Data Collective, Tekton Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Allegis Capital, Lucas Venture Group, BYU Cougar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Thinkplus, Allegis Capital.
Kount (2007, Boise, $80M) – A SAAS based fraud prevention service provider for card-not-present transactions. Backed by CVC Capital Partners.
ThreatMetrix (2005, San Jose, $84M) – A payment fraud prevention service and context-based authentication solution provider. Backed by U.S Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Adams Street Partners, Tenaya Capital, August Capital, Technology Venture Partners, In-Q-Tel, Talu Ventures.
Ethoca (2005, Toronto, $45M) – A secure network for card issuers and merchants to connect and work outside the payment network. Backed by Spectrum Equity.

Enablers
Fidelity Information Services (1968, Jacksnville, IPO) – PCI Compliance, technology outsourcing and other payment security and back-end solutions for businesses and Financial Institutions. Went public in June 2001.
Trustwave (1995, Chicago, $60M, Acq.) – Provides cloud-based enterprise security solutions for threat detection, prevention & risk mitigation, including PCI compliance. Acquired by Singtel in September 2015 for $770M.
Clear2Pay (2001, Brussels, $125M, Acq.) – Provider of payment solutions to financial institutions. Also provides white label remittance services. Acquired by Fidelity Information Services in September 2014 for $493M.

B2B Payments
GlobalCollect (1994, Netherlands, Acq.) – An international B2B money transfer and payment gateway service provider. Acquired by Ingenico in September 2014 for $1.1B.
Viewpost (2012, Maitland, $79M) – e-Invoice exchange and electronic payment solutions provider. Backed by Western Technology Investment.

Payment Cards
Green Dot Corporation (1999, Monrovia (CA), IPO) – Reloadable prepaid card provider. Went public in 2010.
BlackHawk Network (2001, Pleasanton (CA), IPO) – Provider of white-label solutions for merchants and corporates. Also provides a marketplace for branded retail gift cards and reloading services for third-party prepaid cards. Went public in 2013.
Nubank Brasil (2013, Sao Paulo, $178M) – A MasterCard flagged credit card with mobile app. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Founders Fund, QED Investors, Tiger Global Management, DST Global, Kaszek Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MATCHMAKING

• Tantan, a Beijing-based Tinder-like mobile dating platform, has raised $70M in a Series D round of funding led by Genesis Capital, ZhongWei Capital, SAIF Partners China and Huanju. Link
• Happn, a Paris-based mobile dating platform based on crossed paths, has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series C round of funding led by Lahari Music and Nimish Arora. Link
• Setipe, a Jakarta-based mobile dating portal offering one match per day, was acquired by Lunch Actually Group. Link
• Matrimony.com, a Chennai-based online matrimonial platform has received the final observation letter from the SEBI for its proposed IPO. Link
• Spark Networks and Affinitas, the operator of several online dating platforms have announced a stock-for-stock merger forming Spark Networks SE. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Mel&Jer (2016, Paris), a personality-based matchmaking Facebook messenger bot. Gathers the basic information through FB messenger chat and uses AI to match the users.

LEADER BOARD – MATCHMAKING

Matrimony- Listing
Matrimony (1997, Chennai, $20M) – Online matrimonial matchmaking platform. Backed by Yahoo, Canaan Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Mayfield.
Shaadi (1997, Mumbai, $8M) – Online matrimonial matchmaking platform for South Asians. Backed by Westbridge Capital and InnoVen Capital. Part of People Group.

Matrimony- Algo-based
Baihe (2004, Beijing, $256M) – Online algorithmic matrimonial matchmaking portal. Backed by NEA, Mayfield, Tenaya Capital, GSR Ventures, Zero2IPO Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital and Investor Growth Capital.
Zhenai (2005, Shenzhen, $13M) – An online matrimonial platform with algorithmic matching. Backed by Match, SEAVI Advent, Bridger Capital, and MC Capital Asia Group.

Dating – Open Listings
Momo (2011, Beijing, $290M, IPO) – A Chinese dating and chat platform. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, DST Global, Alibaba Group, YF Capital, Matrix Partners China, and others. Went public in 2014.
Hi5 (2003, SF, $34M, Acq) – Online dating platform. Backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Vencore Capital. Acquired by Tagged.
Badoo (2006, London, $30M) – Online dating and social networking platform. Backed by FINAM Global.

Dating – Mutual Likes
Tinder (2010, West Hollywood) – Mobile dating app based on mutual likes. Backed by Benchmark and a part of Match Group owned by IAC.
Tantan (2014, Beijing, $120M) – Mobile dating application based on mutual likes. Backed by SAIF Partners China, KPCB, DST Global, DCM Ventures, LB Investment, SS&C Technologies, Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund, GX Capital, Yuan Jing Capital, among others.
Paktor (2013, Singapore, $57.5M) – A Tinder-like mobile dating application based on mutual likes. Backed by PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk, YJ Capital, Majuven, SXE Ventures, Golden Equator Capital, Vertex Ventures, Convergence Ventures, K2 Global and Sebrina Holdings.

Dating – Profile Matching
eHarmony (2000, Santa Monica, $113M) – Online dating platform with questionnaire-driven personality-based matchmaking. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Technology Crossover Ventures, Fayez Sarofim, Tuputele Ventures, and others.
Zoosk (2007, SF, $43.5M) – Online dating platform that employs behavioural matchmaking. Backed by Canaan Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, Crosslink Capital, Keating Capital, Amidzad Partners, among others.

Dating – Specialized
Grindr (2008, LA, $93M) – Mobile dating app for gay and bisexual people. Backed by Kunlun.
Blued (2012, Beijing, $32M) – Mobile dating app for gay individuals. Backed by DCM Ventures, China Mobile Games and Entertainment, CrystalStream, New World Development, Ventech, and Vision Knight Capital.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – VIRTUAL REALITY

• Leap Motion, a hand-tracking company, raises $50M in Series C funding led by JP Morgan Asset Management. Link
• Within, a virtual reality content startup, raises $40M in Series B funding from investors including Temasek, Emerson Collective, Andreessen Horowitz, 21st Century Fox and others. Link
• Here Be Dragons, a VR production studio, raises $9M in funding. Link
• ObEN, a startup providing AI tools for character creation, raises $5M in funding from Tencent. Link
• Force Field VR, a developer of location-based VR experiences and VR games, raises $1.15M in Series A funding. Link
• Jiu VR, a developer of VR peripheral equipment as well as content, raises undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Horgus Jiu Bang Information Technology. Link
• HTC announces standalone Vive headset for China with its content platform Viveport as official app store. Link
• Second Life creator Linden Lab launches open beta for social VR platform Sansar. Link
• 6 VR experiences nominated for 2017 Emmy Awards Link
• Oculus announces native mixed reality capture support for Rift. Link
• uSens reveals improved 6DOF inside-out positional tracking for mobile VR. Link
• Microsoft’s first-party studios working on content for Windows 10 VR headsets. Link
• Samsung reveals its standalone reference design ExynosVR III with 4K resolution and eye-tracking. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

King City (2016, Pak Shek Kok) – Radar-based gesture recognition systems.
Force Field VR (2016, Amsterdam) – Developer of location-based VR experiences and VR games.
IVREAL (2016, Chongqing) – Provides mixed reality solutions based on its patented image algorithm.

LEADER BOARD – VIRTUAL REALITY

Studios
Within (2014, Venice, $57M) – Develops cinematic VR content. Backed by Temasek, Emerson Collective, Andreessen Horowitz, 21st Century Fox, Raine Ventures and others.
Wevr (2010, LA, $40M) – Develops open VR technology platform that enables storytellers to create, present, and publish projects on all VR headsets. Backed by Digital Garage, HTC, Samsung Venture Investment, Evolution Media Capital, AME Cloud Ventures and others.
Baobab Studios (2015, SF, $31M) – VR animation studio. Backed by Horizons Ventures, 20th Century Fox, Shanghai Media Group, and others.
The Virtual Reality Company (2014, LA, $25M) – VR content studio. Backed by Rothenberg Ventures, Jiangsu Hengxin Technology, Elementum Ventures.

Live Streaming
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $115.5M) – Develops technology to stream live VR content. Backed by Formation8, Comcast Ventures, RSE Ventures and others.
SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $22M) – VR platform for viewing eSports competitions. Backed by Danhua Capital, DCM Ventures, Sierra Ventures, The VR Fund, Hollywood Media Investors, and others.

Content Creation Tools – End to end solutions
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M) – Develops hardware, software, tools, and applications to enable content developers to make cinematic VR experiences. Backed by Walt Disney Company, Redpoint, SV Angel & Highland Capital Partners.
The Future Group (2013, Oslo, $42M) – Providers of tools for broadcast and entertainment applications in virtual reality. Backed by Ferd, Aker & others.

Content Creation Tools – Reality Capture
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $200M) – Develops light field camera technology for cinematic VR imaging. Backed by NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and others.
360fly (1998, Pittsburgh, $60M) – Develops panoramic camera that can capture 360-degree views. Backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Voxx International, and others.
8i (2014, Wellington, $41.5M) – Holographic Virtual Reality. Backed by RRE Ventures, Boost VC, Samsung Ventures and others.

Content Creation Tools – Processing
Dirac Research (2001, Uppsala, $4.9M) – Provides a 3D audio rendering platform for VR. Backed by AAC Technologies.
VideoStitch (2012, Paris, $2.8M) – Provider of 360 video stitching software. Backed by Kima Ventures, Alven Capital.

Content Creation Tools – Modeling
ObEN (2014, Pasadena, $13M) – Creates 3D avatar from images which can be used in VR. Backed by Tencent, SoftBank Ventures Korea, CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, and others.
Mindshow (2014, LA, $6M) – Platform to create narrative experiences through virtual reality. Backed by DFJ, Venture Reality Fund, BDM, Greycroft, and others.
WakingApp (2013, Rosh HaAyin, $5M) – Cloud platform for AR/VR content creation. Backed by Globis Capital Partners, Inimiti, and others.

Content Creation Tools – Dev Tools
Improbable (2012, London, $524M) – Develops OS for large scale simulations including VR and AR, for applications in gaming, defense, energy, city efficiency, health, and finance. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz.
Pixvana (2015, Seattle, $6M) – Cloud platform for AR/VR video processing. Backed by Madrona Venture Group and Vulcan Capital.
Visbit (2015, Sunnyvale, $3.2M) – Cloud streaming service for 360º virtual reality videos. Backed by Presence Capital, ZhenFund, Colopl Next, Amino Capital, and Eversunny.

Delivery
87870 (2010, Beijing, $30M) – Portal on VR-related content developments and app store to download games.
EveryScape (2002, Newton, $17.5M) – Platform to build 3D environments from 2D photography. Backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Dace Ventures & others.
Littlstar (2014, NYC, $5M) – Provides a multi-platform, device agnostic solution for content owners and brands to distribute 360 and VR content. Backed by Disney Accelerator, Sterling Equities, and others.

Display Devices
Oculus (2012, Irvine, $91M, Acq.) – Manufactures Virtual Reality Headsets. Acquired by Facebook for $2B in March 2014.
AntVR (2014, Beijing, $56M) – Provides open source VR hardware. Backed by Sequoia and Gosuncn Technology Group.
Baofeng Mojing (2014, Beijing, $45M) – Develops virtual reality display devices. Backed by CITIC Capital, Huayi Brothers, Green Pine Capital Partners and others.

Interactivity Enablers
Leap Motion (2010, SF, $94M) – Develops 3D motion control hardware and software using motion-sensing technology. Backed by JP Morgan Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, SOSVentures and Highland Capital Partners.
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $33M) – Provider of gesture recognition technologies. Backed by CEVA, Mitsui Global, Kuang-Chi Group and others.
uSens (2013, San Jose, $30M) – Provides inside-out 3D hand tracking as well as head position tracking. Backed by IDG Capital, Morningside Ventures, Stone Point Capital & others.
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, IPO) – Provider of software for touchless gesture interaction. Filed IPO in 2016.

Chips & Sensors
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, IPO, Acq.) – Develops motion sensing solutions for mobile applications. Filed IPO in 2011. Acquired by TDK for $1.3B in December 2016.
Movidius (2005, San Mateo, $86.5M, Acq.) – Develops mobile vision processor chips. Acquired by Intel in September 2016.

Advertising/Marketing
Vertebrae (2015, Santa Monica, $10M) – Ad network for Native VR advertising.
MediaSpike (2011, Mountain View, $5M) – Product Placement Ads in Games. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, 500 Startups, and others.

Applications – Healthcare & Fitness
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $108.5M) – Develops interfaces for neuro-rehabilitation using VR/AR and neurophysiological recording technologies. Backed by Hinduja Group.
Surgical Theater (2010, Ohio, $11M) – Develops VR medical applications, for intra-operative navigation & surgical guidance. Backed by HTC.

Applications – Real Estate & Architecture
Matterport (2011, Mountain View, $56M) – Develops iPad controlled camera to create 3D models of physical objects and interior spaces. Backed by YC, Qualcomm Ventures & Felicis Ventures.
IrisVR (2014, NYC, $10M) – Developer of tools to view 3D files in virtual reality. Backed by Emergence Capital, Indicator Ventures, and others.

Applications – Retail
InContext Solutions (2009, Chicago, $36M) – VR solutions for in-store simulation. Backed by Intel Capital, Beringea, Plymouth Ventures.
Marxent Labs (2011, Dayton, $14M) – Develops AR and VR applications for sales and marketing. Backed by Detroit Venture Partners and Stage 1 Ventures.

Applications – Entertainment
THE VOID (2014, Lindon, $50M) – VR Theme park. Backed by Shanda Group.
UCVR (2015, Shenzhen, $30M) – Virtual reality modules offering military combat VR experiences. Backed by China Baoan Group.

Applications – Social
High Fidelity (2013, SF, $39.5M) – Builds Open Source software for building deployable virtual worlds. Backed by Google Ventures, Kapor Capital, Linden Lab, True Ventures and Vulcan Capital.
Pluto VR (2015, Seattle, $14M) – Developing a virtual reality communication platform. Backed by Maveron, Madrona Venture Group, Trilogy Equity Partners and others.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest update, visit Virtual Reality feed.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – REAL ESTATE TECH

• WeWork, a provider of managed co-working spaces, raised $760M at a valuation of $20B. Link
• WeWork, a provider of managed co-working spaces, launched WeWork China with $500M funding from Hony and SoftBank. Link
• Cjia, a provider of branded residential accommodation, secured a $50M in pre-Series A funding from Huazhu and IDG Capital. Link
• UrWork, a managed co-working space provider for small businesses and freelancers, raised $29M from Aikang Group. Link
• Open Listings, an online P2P residential rental platform, raised $6.5M in a round led by Matrix Partners. Link
• Site1001, a provider of cloud-based software for facility managers, raised $6M in Series A funding. Link
• OneDome, a data and analytics solution for residential properties in the UK, raised $4M in Series A. Link
• LoftSmart, a student rental marketplace, secured $2.7M from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Urbanbase, a provider of 3D visual staging solutions, raised $1.8M in Series A. Link
• JetClosing, an online real estate closing company, raised $1.4M from Trilogy Equity Partners and existing investors. Link
• Lavanda, a UK-based prop-tech startup for residential lettings and property management, raised $1.2M in angel funding. Link
• Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm, had a successful IPO on Nasdaq with its stock soaring 45% on opening day. Link
• RealtyShares, a crowdfunding platform for real estate, acquired its competitor Acquire Real Estate. Link
• NakedHub, a provider of managed co-working spaces, merged with Just Co to create one of the largest coworking space operator in Asia. Link
• NextSpace, a managed co-working community, was acquired by Pacific Workspaces. Link
• Real Geeks, a provider of SaaS-based CRM and marketing solutions for real estate agents, was acquired by Fidelity National Financial Inc. Link
• BuyRentKenya, an online listing platform for real estate, was acquired by Ringier One Africa Media. Link

For latest update visit RealEstate Tech feed.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE VIDEO

• Toke.TV, the live video streaming application for the cannabis community closes multi-million dollar Series A financing. Link
• Streamroot, the P2P CDN for live video streaming Raises $2.5 Million. Link
• iflix Africa, Kwesé TV partner to bring subscription video on demand (SVoD) services to sub-Saharan Africa. Link
• YouTube is using machine learning to combat terror content. Link
• Netflix Inks $500MM Revolver With Syndicate Including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs. Link
• Peer5 raises $2.5M for its peer-to-peer approach to streaming video. Link
• Roku becomes the most popular streaming device, takes the crown from chromecast. Link
• Nielsen adds Hulu, YouTube TV to TV Ratings. Link
• Yupp TV, the live streaming platform for Indian TV channels partners with Flowers TV, latter now available in North America. Link
• Hulu’s Live TV service arrives on Amazon Fire TV. Link
• Netflix mobile app user numbers grow by 60% over 2016. Link
• Hull-based video advertising start-up Ash TV secures cash injection from Northern Powerhouse fund. Link
• Twitch partners with Crunchyroll for first ever Anime marathon. Link
• YouTube’s desktop version gets 3 seconds video thumbnail preview. Link
• India’s Hotstar agrees on a content deal with CBS to keep up with rival Amazon. Link
• Roku hits 15 million monthly users, 7 billion hours streamed in the first half of 2017. Link
• Starz Play Arabia, the on-demand video streaming service in MENA region raises $125m in funding. Link
• Cheddar, the video news streaming platform acquires Stockstream. Link
• YouTube will now block ads on channels with under 10,000 views. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

picoNets (2016, Bangalore) –  A peer-assisted content delivery network aiming to reduce bandwidth costs for content broadcasters. 
Lumen5 (2015, Vancouver) – An AI-based tool that has a very short turnaround time in producing contextual videos from text inputs for marketers

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE VIDEO

Content Creation
Animoto (2006, NYC, $30M) – Cloud-based video creation app. Runs a freemium service that lets users create short video slideshows from collections of pictures and videos. Backed by Amazon, SoftTech VC, Madrona Venture Group, Spectrum Equity.
StudioNow (2007, Nashville, $21M) – Global marketplace of services and technology tools designed to match video content producers with enterprises. Backed by Claritas Capital, FCA Venture Partners, Clayton Associates, Launch Tennessee.

Video Content Management
Brightcove (2004, Boston, IPO) – Online video platform suites. Offers product to distribute and publish digital media. Went IPO in 2012.
Qumu (2002, San Bruno, IPO, Acq.) – Enterprise video platform. Provides tools to create, manage, secure, deliver and measure the success of videos. Acquired by Rimage Corporation in October 2011. Went public in 2011.

Video distribution- On demand
Netflix (1997, Los Gatos, IPO) – Subscription-based online and offline video rental portal. Went public in 2002.
Hulu (2007, LA, $100M) – Subscription-based online movies and TV streaming. Backed by Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company and Providence Equity Partners.
iQIYI (2010, Beijing, $350M) – Ad-supported television and movie portal. Provides fully-licensed, high-definition, professionally produced content. Part of Baidu. Backed by Baidu, Providence Equity Partners, Xiaomi, Shunwei.

Video distribution- Infrastructure
Ustream (2007, SF, $49M, Acq.) – Provider of live and on-demand video solutions.  Backed by  DCM, Band of Angels, Western Technology Investment, SoftBank, Fenwick & West, KT Corp. Acquired by IBM in 2016.
Elemental Technologies (2006, Portland, $43M, Acq.) – Provider of software-based video solutions for content delivery to any device. Acquired by Amazon in 2015.

Multi-Channel Networks
Tastemade (2012. Santa Monica, $80M) – YouTube Multi-Channel Food Network. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Comcast Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Liberty Media, Raine Ventures, Scripps Network Interactive and Third Wave Digital.
Machinima (2000, West Hollywood $99M, Acq.) – Provides gamer content across multiple video platforms. Backed by MK Capital, Google, Redpoint Ventures, Warner Bros. Acquired by Warner Bros. in 2016.

Social Videos – Live Streaming
Azubu (2011, Sherman Oaks, $94M) – Offers live streaming eSports videos, news, and analysis from tournaments, teams, and players across multiple devices. Backed by Sapinda, Sallfort Privatbank AG.
Twitch (2011, SF, $35M, Acq.) – Live and On-demand eSports streaming website. A website for gamers to stream and watch live and recorded video games. Acquired by Amazon in 2014.
Periscope (2014, SF, Acq.) – Live video streaming and broadcasting mobile app. Acquired by Twitter in 2015.

Social Platforms – Social Sharing
YouTube (2005, San Bruno, $11.5M, Acq.) – Video sharing website. Acquired by Google in 2006 for $1.65B.
Keek (2011, Toronto, $30M) – Web and mobile short video sharing platform. Allows users to create 36-second videos (“keeks”) using a webcam, iPhone or Android devices and share them with others around the world. Went IPO in 2014.
Vine (2012, NYC, Acq.) – Video taking and sharing platform. Lets users record and edit up to six-second-long looping video clips and revine, (share other’s posts) with followers. Acquired by Twitter in 2012.

Video Marketing and Syndication
SundaySky (2007, Tel Aviv, $67M) – Offers personalized video marketing platform. Helps to create, manage and optimize real-time personalized video programs throughout the customer lifecycle. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Viola Group, Globespan Capital Partners, Carmel Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, NTT Docomo Ventures and Liberty Global. 
Vidyard (2011, Kitchener, $61M) –Video marketing and analytics platform. Backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, SoftTech VC, Battery Ventures, Salesforce, Inovia Capital and OMERS Ventures.

Video Advertising – DSP
TubeMogul (2006, Emeryville, IPO, Acq.) – Video Demand Side Platform. Programmatic (desktop only) video advertising platform used by brands and agencies. Went IPO in 2014. Acquired by Adobe in 2016.
Extreme Reach (2007, Needham, $196M) – Enables advertisers and agencies to manage, execute, and track advertising campaigns across all video mediums (broadcast, cable, website, mobile, VOD). Backed by Village Ventures, Long River Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Spectrum Equity, TD Bank.

Video Advertising – SSP
Liverail (2008, SF, $12.5M, Acq.) – Supply-side video advertising platform. Provides premium publishers with RTB-based video ad targeting technology to serve better ads in the videos that appear on their websites and apps. Acquired by Facebook in 2014.
Altitude Digital (2009, Denver, $54M) – Independent video Supply-side platform. Backed by Cypress Growth Capital, Mercato Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, FastPay.

Video Advertising – Ad Networks
YuMe (2004, Redwood City, IPO) – Develops video advertising technology for both the supply side and the demand side of the digital video ecosystem. Went IPO in 2013.
SpotX (2006, Denver, $12M, Acq.) – Programmatic video advertising platform. Connects thousands of publishers with trusted demand sources, running top brand campaigns through its marketplace. Acquired by RTL Group in 2014.

Video Advertising – Ad Exchanges
Tremor Video (2005, NYC, IPO) – Provides online video advertising services for advertisers, agencies, and publisher partners. Went IPO in 2013.
Brightroll (2006, SF, $46M, Acq.) – Delivers, manages and measures the performance of digital video ad campaigns across web, mobile, and connected TV. Acquired by Yahoo in 2014.

Video Advertising – Interactive Video
Innovid (2007, NYC, $53M) – Interactive Video Ad delivery platform. Provides advertisers with the tools to create, deliver, and measure video campaigns in any format on any screen, publisher, and ad network. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Cisco Investments, NewSpring Capital, Silicon Valley Bank.
Interlude (2010, NYC, $37M) – Designs, develops and markets interactive video technology. Backed by MGM, Warner Music, Samsung, Sequoia Capital and Intel Capital and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Video Analytics 
Tubular Labs (2012, Mountain View, $31M) – Video management and analytics platform. Backed by Canaan Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, FirstMark Capital, SV Angel, High Line Venture Partners, Marker, Bedrocket, Square 1 Bank, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Third Wave Digital.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS

• Everex, a blockchain based micro-finance and remittance start-up, has raised $500k from Holley Worldwide Holdings. Link
• Symbiont, a smart securities issuance and trading platform, has raised $8.5M from Medici Ventures. Link
• Coindash, a social trading platform for crypto investors, has raised $100k  from TaaS. Link
• Provenance, a start-up focused on improving product supply chain transparency, has raised $860k from Humanity United, Plug and Play Tech Center and Digital Currency Group. Link
• Bitcoin Australia, an Australian Bitcoin exchange, has raised $862k from Alium Capital Management and Dominet Digital Corporation. Link
• Paystand, a payments processing start-up focused on Bitcoin, E-checks and credit cards, has raised $1M from LEAP Global Partners. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Sharpe Capital (2015, London) – Leverages ML, AI & ZKP (Zero knowledge proof) to create a trustless hedge fund with every trade recorded on the blockchain
Salt (2016, Denver) – Cryptocurrency backed loans at competitive interest rates

LEADER BOARD – BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS

Financial Services
Circle (2013, Boston, $136M) – Digital currency wallet and international money transfer service provider. Backed by Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, Baidu, General Catalyst Partners, IDG Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, CICC, CreditEase, China Everbright, Fenway Summer, Breyer Capital, Pantera Capital, Wanxiang America, Digital Currency Group.
Ripple (2012, SF, $90.5M) – Open source payment protocol. Backed by Standard Chartered, AME Cloud Ventures, Seagate, CME Group, IDG Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Venture 51, Core VC, ChinaRock Capital Management, SBI Holdings, Route 66 Ventures, Camp One Ventures,Blockchain Capital, Santander InnoVentures, Digital Currency Group, Tusk Ventures, CRCM Venture Capital, SCB Digital Ventures.
Digital Asset Holdings (2014, NYC, $67M) – Blockchain-based trade settlement solution provider. Backed Accenture, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, CME Group, BNP Paribas, ABN AMRO Bank, Australian Securities Exchange, PNC Financial Services Group, Deutsche, DTCC, ICAP, FinTech Innovation Lab, Santander InnoVentures.

Enterprise
Filament Networks (2012, Reno, $36M) – A decentralized Internet of Things stack. Backed by Intel Capital, CME Group, Techstars, Crosslink Capital, Bullpen Capital, Resonant Venture Partners, Amherst Fund, Samsung Venture Investment, Pantera Capital, Detroit Innovate, Bullpen Capital, Verizon Ventures, Flex technology accelerator program Lab IX, Digital Currency Group, Working Lab Capital, Zenstone Venture Capital, VTF Capital, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Backstage Capital, Tappan Hill Ventures, Samsung NEXT.
Stem Disintermedia (2015, Los Angeles, $12.5M) – A digital media rights platform.  Upfront Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Three Six Zero Group, Red Light Management, ROAR, Third Wave Digital, Aspect Ventures, Evolution Media, Vayner RSE, Blockchain Capital, Third Wave Digital, WndrCo.

Technology
R3 (2013, New York, $107M) – Consortium of financial enterprises aiming to create digital ledger technology.  HSBC Group, UBS, Wells Fargo, Intel Capital, Barclays, Itau BBA, Natixis, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, SBI Group, Banco Bradesco, Temasek Holdings.
Bitfury (2012, San Francisco, $95M) – Provider for Bitcoin mining hardware.   Credit China Holdings, DRW Trading Group, Investment Fund, Crypto Currency Partners, Binary Financial, ZAD, Blockchain Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, iTech Capital.
Blockstream (2014, SF, $76M) – Provides sidechain solutions to improve blockchain. Backed by Khosla Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Data Collective, Horizons Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Real Ventures, Digital Garage, DG Incubation, SK Ventures, Future Perfect Ventures, Maiden Lane, Mosaic Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, AXA Strategic Ventures, Seven Seas Partners.

Consumer
FirstBlood Technologies (2016, Boston, $5.5M) – Blockchain-based eSports platform.
Augur Project (2014, SF, $5M) – Decentralized prediction market based on Blockchain.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – SECOND HAND GOODS

• The RealReal, an online consignment platform for luxury fashion, raised $50M in funding from Great Hill Partners. Link
• Rebelle, a designer second-hand online shop, raised a $20M debt facility from Silicon Valley based VC firm Partners For Growth (PFG). Link
• Rebagg, a reseller of designer handbags, raised $15.5M in a funding round from U-Start, Big Sur Ventures, Crosslink Capital, FJ Labs and General Catalyst Partners. Link
• Videdressing, a fashion and accessories online marketplace, raised a $6M funding round from DN Capital, Piton Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital and Generis Capital Partners. Link
• Entrupy, a gadget for authenticating luxury handbags, raised a series A funding round of $2.6M. Link
• ModaCruz, an online social marketplace for women’s used fashion products, raised $2M in funding from Middle East Venture Partners and Hummingbird Ventures. Link
• Designer Wardrobe, an online marketplace for pre-loved fashion products raised a seed amount of $1.7M. Link
• Tradee, a mobile-based listing platform for used goods, raised a seed funding amount of $1.2M. Link
• Refabd, an online platform for used furniture and home appliances, raised a seed funding amount of $92.5K from Athamus Venture. Link
• Cashify, an online buy-back platform for used gadgets, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A funding round. Link
• LXR & Co, a vintage luxury private shopping club, was acquired for $82.5M by Gibralter Ventures. Link
• Secondcry, a second-hand kidswear listing platform, was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Elanic. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Stadium Goods (2015, NYC, $4.6M) – Online consignment store for pre-owned premium sneakers and streetwear apparel.
Daangn (2015, Seongnam-si, $1.08M) – Location-based classifieds platform for multi-category products.

LEADER BOARD – SECOND HAND GOODS

Multi-Category
Listing Platform
58.com (2005, Beijing, IPO) – Online classified advertisements website serving local merchants and consumers in China. Went IPO in 2013.
Baixing (2005, Shanghai, IPO) – Online classified website that helps users to find and publish information related to second-hand goods trade and other local services. Listed on New Third Board in Mar 2016.
Quikr (2008, Bangalore, $369.5M) – Online classifieds portal to search, buy/sell/rent items and services. Backed by Investment AB Kinnevik, Tiger Global, Warburg Pincus, Nokia Growth Partners, NVP and more.
Ganji (2005, Beijing, $290M, Acq.) – Online Chinese domestic classifieds platform that hosts information on jobs, used cars, smartphones, etc. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, Nokia Growth Partners and more. Acquired by 58.com in 2015.
Avito (2007, Moscow, $168M, Acq.) – Online classified website for placement of free and paid advertisements about goods and services from individuals and businesses. Backed by Accel Partners, Naspers, Northzone, Kinnevik AB and more. Acquired by Naspers in 2015.
Olx (2006, NYC, $28.5M, Acq.) – Online classifieds platform that enables its users to post ads and share them on social networks. Backed by Nexus Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Naspers and more. Naspers acquired a majority stake in OLX in 2010 which increased to 95% over time.
Craigslist (1995, SF, Undisclosed) – Online classified advertisements website for jobs, personals, wanted items, services, and discussion forums. Backed by eBay.

Listing Platform – Mobile Only
Letgo (2015, NYC, $375M) – P2P mobile listings platform. Backed by Naspers, Accel Partners, Insight Venture Partners, NEA and more.
OfferUp (2012, Seattle, $192M) – P2P mobile listings platform for household goods. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, T. Rowe Price, GGV Capital and more.

Commission-based Marketplace
Zhuan Zhuan (2015, Chaoyang, $200M) – P2P marketplace for second-hand goods. Backed by Tencent.
Enjoei (2009, Sao Paulo, $7M) – Marketplace for second-hand goods where people can buy and sell used/pre-owned goods. Backed by Monashees, Graph Ventures & BVP.

Commission-based Marketplace – Mobile Only
Mercari (2013, Tokyo, $114M) – Mobile marketplace to buy and sell clothing, electronics, household goods, and handmade items. Backed by World Innovation Lab, Global Brain, Globis Capital Partners, GMO Venture Partners, East Ventures and more.
Depop (2011, London, $18M) – Social shopping app to buy and sell items from a smartphone. Backed by Balderton Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures, H-FARM Ventures, Ballpark Ventures and more.

Fashion
TheRealReal (2011, Tiburon, $173) – Online full-service consignment marketplace for pre-owned designer goods. Backed by Industry Ventures, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, Infinity Ventures and more.
Vestiaire Collective (2009, Paris, $131M) – Online marketplace for buying and selling second-hand luxury fashion products. Backed by Eurazeo, Balderton Capital, Ventech, Idinvest Partners, Vitruvian Partners and more.
ThredUp (2009, SF, $127M) – Online consignment based platform for fashion items. Backed by GS, Highland Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Trinity Ventures and more.
Reebonz (2009, Singapore, $80M) – Membership-based online shopping site of new and pre-owned luxury fashion items. Backed by Intel Capital, GGV Capital, Infocomm Investments, Matrix Partners China and more.
Tradesy (2012, Santa Monica, $80M) – Online P2P marketplace to buy and sell clothing items. Backed by KPCB, Rincon Venture Partners, Red Swan Ventures, Daher Capital and more.
Poshmark (2011, Menlo Park, $65.5M) – Mobile P2P marketplace for fashion products. Backed by GGV Capital, Menlo Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, and more.
Vinted (2008, Vilnius, $61M) – Online marketplace to buy, sell and swap used clothing items. Backed by Hubert Burda Media, Insight Venture Partners and Accel Partners.

Electronics
Aihuishou (2011, Shanghai, $128M) – Online marketplace for recycling and sale of second-hand electronic items. Backed by IFC, Morningside Group, Tiantu Capital, Morningside Ventures, Cathay Capital and more.
Gazelle (2006, Boston, $56M, Acq.) – E-commerce company that buys previously owned consumer electronics directly from consumers and resells them through a global network of retail and wholesale channels. Backed by Craton Equity Partners, Physic Ventures, Rockport Capital, Venrock, and more. Acquired by Outerwall in 2015.
GreenDust (2009, Delhi, $40M) -Online reverse logistics platform for sale of factory second and refurbished electronic products.Backed by Vertex Ventures, KPCB, Kae Capital and more.

Furniture
Chairish (2013, SF, $15M) – Online marketplace for pre-owned vintage home furnishings. Backed by OATV, Azure Capital Partners and Altos Ventures.
Zefo (2015, Bangalore, $7M) – Online marketplace for pre-owned furniture. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Helion Venture Partners & Beenext.

Baby & Kids
Swap (2008, Boston, $50M, Acq.) – Online consignment store for used baby, kids’ and women’s items. Backed by CleanTech Invest, eEquity and Safeguard Scientifics. Acquired by Netcycler in 2012.
Percentil (2012, Madrid, $6M) – Online consignment platform to buy and sell pre-owned kids clothes. Backed by Active Venture Partners & Seaya Ventures.

Collectibles
Reverb (2012, Chicago, $32M) – Online marketplace for vintage musical instruments. Backed by Summit Partners, Lightbank and FJ Labs.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – SPORTS TECH

• Hudl, Lincoln-based sports video analytics firm, raised $30M in Series C funding round led by Accel Partners. Link
• Vicis, a Seattle-based football helmet manufacturer, raised $10M in an angel round led by real estate developer and minority owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Harry Fath. Link
• Keemotion, NYC-based automated sports video production technology provider, raised $3.6M in Series A funding round led by R/GA Ventures. Link
• Stitch Golf, Cary-based Internet first brand for golf bags and apparel, raised $3M in Series A funding round. Link
• Tonsser, a Copanhegan-based social network for youth soccer players, raised $2.95M in Seed round funding led by Wellington Partners. Link
• Actionstreamer, SF-based an online sports video streaming platform from player’s Point of View, raised $1.88M in seed funding round led by Cincy Tech. Link
• DraftKings and FanDuel, the two biggest daily fantasy sports platforms that originally announced their intention to merge last year, have terminated their merger talks. Link
• Bluestarsports, Dallas-based sports management software developer acquired Maryland-based digital technology developer Global Apptitude. Link
• TeamSnap, Boulder-based sports management software developer acquired Jefferson City-based tournament and league management company FanAppEvents. Link
• FanDuel, NYC-based fantasy sports platform, has closed its operations in the UK market. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

FieldVision (2016, NYC) – AI based sports video recording camera and app.

LEADER BOARD – SPORTS TECH

Online Sports Platforms
E-Commerce
Fanatics (1995, Jacksonville, $620M, Acq.) – Licensed sports merchandise retailer. Backed by Silver Lake Partners, Alibaba, Temasek Holdings, Bank of America and Insight Venture Partners. Acquired by Kynetic in 2011
NetShoes (2000, Sao Paulo, $427M, IPO) – Online retailer of sporting goods, services in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Backed by Tiger Global Management and GIC.

Social Platforms
Sportlobster (2012, London, $16M) – Sports social network for news, blogs, scores, and predictions. Backed by Daman Investments, MBM Capital, and Wychwood Capital Partners.
Tok TV (2012, Palo Alto, $8M) – Voice-enabled social platform enabling users to talk to their friends while watching live events. Backed by Angel Labs, XG Ventures, and TEEC Angel Fund.

Online Sports Media
LeSports (2014, Beijing, $1.35B) – Online sports video streaming website. Backed by HNA Group, Dalian Wanda Group and celebrity investors Sun Honglei, Jia Nailiang and Liu Tao.
The Players’Tribune (2014, NYC, $58M) – Athlete-driven online sports media platform. Backed by NEA, Institutional Venture Partners, GV, Kobe Bryant, Legendary Entertainment.

Stock Simulation
Fantex (2012, SF, $110M) – Online platform to buy and sell investments tied to athlete income. Backed by Kita Capital.

Fantasy Sports
DraftKings (2012, Boston, $696M) – Offers daily leagues for fantasy sports. Acquired StarStreet and DraftStreet in 2014. Backed by 21st Century Fox, Atlas Venture, The Raine Group and Redpoint Ventures.
FanDuel (2009, NYC, $416M) – Fantasy sports gaming company. Acquired AlphaDraft, Numberfire, and Kotikan in 2015. Backed by KKR, Piton Capital, and Shamrock Capital Advisors.

Sports Betting
Winview Games (2008, Redwood City, $19M) – Social sports betting platform. Backed by Discovery Communications, Ted Leonsis, and Graham Holdings.
8Win (2010, Beijing, $10M) – Online Sports lottery and betting platform. Backed by Le Sports.

Ticketing
Gametime (2012, SF, $38M) – Last minute sports ticket sales app. Backed by Accel Partners.

Booking platforms
Quyundong (2014, Guangzhou, $13M) – A mobile platform to book sports arena and venue. Backed by Banyan Capital.

Sports Management Tech
Team and Event Management
Active Network (1999, Dallas, $335M, Acq.) – Cloud-based solution provider for outdoor events. Backed by ESPN, North Bridge Venture Partners, Performance Equity Management, Acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2013 for $1.1B.
luestarsports (2015, Frisco, $100M) – Sports management software solution provider. Backed by Providence Equity Partners
XOS Digital (1999, Lake Mary, $86M, Acq.) – Provides software for managing digital media assets for sports teams. Backed by Blue Chip Venture, Comcast Ventures, Dorchester Capital, Beechtree Capital, Liberty Media. Acquired by Catapult Sports in 2016.

Venue Management
Appetize (2011, Santa Monica, $20M) – Location-based food ordering app for sports venues. Backed by Shamrock Capital Advisors, Dodgers Accelerator, OakView Group.

Sports Analytics
Sportradar (2001, St. Gallen, $98M) – Sports data provider. Backed by Revolution, EQT Partners
Hudl (2006, Lincoln, $107M) – Video analytics based training tool for athletes and coaches. Acquired Ubersense in 2014.Backed by Accel and Nelnet.
Krossover (2009, NYC, $29M, Acq.) – Web-based video indexing and analytics platform. Backed by Active Angels, Jarcap, and Baltimore Angels.

Sports Marketing
Whistle Sports (2009, NYC, $80.5M) – Sports content provider and multi-channel entertainment network. Backed by Tegna, Sky, Emil Capital Partners, NBC Sports, Liberty Global.
Sportvision (1998, Chicago, $50M) – Develops sports entertainment media product. Backed by Motorola Solutions, Austin Ventures, Bay Partners, Escalate Capital, Lake Street Capital.

Sporting Products
Sports Equipment
Mission Athletacare (2008, NYC, $35M) – Develops products specific to athletes. Backed by Breakaway, Falconhead Capital.
Golfzon Simulator (2000, Seoul, $20M) – Indoor golf equipment that enables users to play golf indoors. Backed by STIC Investments.

Wearables
Whoop (2012, Boston, $24M) – Wearable activity tracker for athletes and trainers. Backed by Two Sigma Ventures.
Vicis (2014, Seattle, $42M) – Advanced protective wear helmet for footballers. Backed by Alliance of Angels, Washington Research Foundation, W Fund, Trilogy Equity Partners.

VR/AR Devices
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $115.5M) – Live and on demand VR streaming for Sports and concerts. Backed by Time Warner, Toba Capital, Comcast Ventures, RSE Ventures.
Voke VR (2004, Santa Clara, $25M, Acq.) – Platform for on-demand streaming in VR. Backed by Intel Capital, A+E Networks, Nautilus Ventures.

Sports Nutrition
Body Armour Nutrition (2011, Beverly Hills, $35M) – Manufactures and distributes premium sports nutrition drink. Backed by Dr. Pepper Snapple group.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CODING TOOLS

• Lightbend, a provider of high performance application builder raises $15M Series C funding led by IBM. Link
• Algorithmia, a marketplace for Machine Learning Algorithms raises $10.5M Series A funding led by Google’s new AI fund. Link
• Julia Computing, a provider of open source language for high performance technical computing raises $4.6M in Seed Funding. Link
• IDERA, the provider of database, development, & test management tools acquires AquaFold to expand its multi-platform support. Link
• CollabNet, a developer software company merges with VersionOne to offer enterprises the agile practice solutions. Link
• Bitbucket, provider of distributed version control system adds new productivity features to its Cloud for the developers. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Reactide (2017, Los Angeles) – Provides an IDE for React web application development.

LEADER BOARD – CODING TOOLS

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
Xamarin (2011, SF, $82M, Acq.) – Provides platform for developers to build native and hybrid apps for iOS, Android and Windows using a single C# code base. Acquired by Microsoft in 2016. Backed by Insight Partners, Floodgate, Lead Edge Capital, Ignition Partners.
Lightbend (2011, SF, $52M) – Provider of the world’s leading Reactive application development platform. Backed by Greylock Partners, IBM, Juniper Networks, Bain Capital Ventures, Intel Capital, Shasta Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures.

Code Generation
Icinetic (2006, Seville, $500k) – Application development platform for building native or HTML5 web apps and generates source code for multiple platforms (Mobile, Tablet, Web). Backed by Caixa Capital.
JRapid (2006, Sunnyvale, $420k) – Rapid development cloud platform for Java developers to build web applications by generating java code from AML (application modeling language).

Visual Development
Capriza (2011, Hod Hasharon, $73.5M) – Provides a platform simplifies existing web applications into “Zapps,” or lightweight, mobile-optimized versions of the originals, without requiring any coding, integrations, or APIs. Backed by  Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, Tenaya Capital, Allen & Company, Harmony Partners.
Nexaweb (2000, Burlington, $15M) – Provides software for the rapid development of enterprise-class mobile, tablet, and web applications using drag and drop environment. Backed by Egan-Managed Capital, MVP Capital Partners, Velocity Equity Partners.

Code Visualization
Ardoq (2013, Oslo) – Provides software as a service collaborative visualization & diagramming software. Backed by 500 Nordics.
Architexa (2007, Massachusetts, $135k) – Provides a tool suite to developers for generating diagrams from the code to examine the logical flow of use-cases and helps understand and document large/complex codebase.

Code Quality
SonarSource (2008, Geneva, $45M) – Provides applications and services for continuous inspection of code quality. Backed by Insight Venture Partners.
Klocwork (2001, Boulder, $19M, Acq.) – Offers software tools that analyze source code in development stage and simplify peer code reviews. Backed by Cisco, Duke University, Mobius Venture Capital, Pequot Capital and USVP. Acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2014.

Source Code Management
GitHub (2008, SF, $350M) – Social network for programmers that allows users to take part in collaboration by forking projects, sending and pulling requests, and monitoring development. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, Thrive Capital and IVP.
CollabNet (1999, SF, $21M, Acq.) – Provides TeamForge SCM which gives organizations the advantage of distributed or centralized version control systems. Backed by Benchmark, NVP, Intel Capital, Industry Ventures. Acquired by Vector Capital in 2014.

Productivity
Seerene (2011, Potsdam, $19M) –  Provides insights and analytics into software to help enterprises, IT services companies and regulators gain insights into code, applications and teams using aggregation of existing data sources within an enterprise. Backed by Lakestar, Earlybird Venture Capital, DCM Film Distribution GmbH.
ZeroTurnaround (2007, Tartu, $15M) – Creates productivity tools for java applications. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Western Technology Investment. backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Western Technology Investment.

Licensing
Blackduck Software (2002, Burlington, $71M) – Provides products to secure and manage open source software. Backed by Fidelity Ventures, Flagship Ventures, Focus Ventures, General Catlayst, Gold Hill Capital, Intel Capital and Others.
Inish Technology (2009, Dublin, $2M) – Provides a cloud-based service that helps in licensing, packaging, code protection and usage analytics. Backed by Enterprise Ireland and Halo Business Angel Network.

Package Managers
Npm (2014, Oakland, $11M) – Software package manager that installs, publishes and manages node programs.Backed by BVP and True Ventures.
Biicode (2012, Madrid, $325k) – Provides a file-based dependencies manager with a cloud-based service that helps developers reuse code, similar to Maven Central for Java. Backed by Big Sur Ventures and Necotium.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CONSUMER ROBOTICS

• Laundroid, developer of robot that can fold laundry, raises $22.8M in a Series B round from Fosun International. Link
• Intuition Robotics, developer of social robot that acts as a companion for the aging, raises $14M in a Series A round participated by Maniv Mobility, Terra Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, iRobot, and others. Link
• Misty Robotics, developer of personal robots for home and offices, raises $11.5M in a Series A round from Venrock and Foundry Group. Link
• Zhixiaole, developer of AI-based educational robot for children, raises $10M in a Series A round participated by Qiming Ventures, GGV Capital and Yinghua Capital. Link
• Reach Robotics, developer of game battle robots, raises $7.4M in a Series A round from iGlobe Partners. Link
• FoldiMate, developer of intelligent robotic laundry folding machine, raises $3M in a Seed round from undisclosed investors. Link
• ExoAtlet, developer of robotic exoskeleton for rehabilitation, raises $2M in a Series A round from undisclosed investors. Link
• Aiiage, developer of humanoid social robots for consumers and enterprises, raises an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from Jiangsu Yueda Investment. Link
• West Well Labs, developer of an IC framework to be embedded in robots, raises an undisclosed amount in a Series A round from Tonghao Capital. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Varram (2017, LA) – Mobile WiFi connected robotic camera for home security and personal telepresence.

LEADER BOARD – CONSUMER ROBOTICS

Domestic Tasks
Laundroid (1957, Tokyo, $95M) – Develops an autonomous robot that folds laundry. Backed by Panasonic, Daiwa House, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Shinsei Bank and others.
Neato Robotics (2005, Newark, $48.5M) – Develops robotic vacuum cleaning devices. Backed by Noventi Ventures, Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures.
Petnet (2012, Pasadena, $15M) – Smart pet feeder robot that enables custom feeding and keeps the pet busy. Backed by Grishin Robotics, Kima Ventures, SparkLabs Global Ventures, Launch Capital and iRobot.
Evolution Robotics (2001, Pasadena, $14M, Acq.) – Robotic household cleaning devices such as vacuum cleaner. Acquired by iRobot for $74M in 2012.
iRobot (1990, New Bedford, IPO) – Robotic household appliances such as vacuum cleaner, floor scrubbing robots and gutter cleaning robots. Went public in 2005.
Kiwi666 (2011, Beijing, $9M) – Developer of smart housekeeping and security robots. Backed by Sequoia Capital.

Personal
UBTech Robotics (2012, Shenzhen, $123M) – Programmable intelligent humanoid robots for consumers. Backed by CDH Fund, Qiming Venture Capital and Citic Securities.
Roobo (2014, Beijing, $100M) – Company developing intelligent home robots. Backed by iFlyTek.
Jibo (2012, Boston, $68M) – Personal social robot that can recognize speech and interact. Backed by Charles River Ventures, Fairhaven Capital Partners, Osage Ventures, RRE Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Formation 8 Partners, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, KDDI Corporation, Netposa Technologies, Dentsu Ventures and  Fenox Venture Capital.
A.I.Nemo (2014, Beijing, $30M) – Develops a smart robotic companion with telepresence capabilities. Backed by Innovation Works, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Foxconn.
Aldebaran Robotics (2005, Paris, $20M, Acq.) – Develops humanoid robots for personal use. Acquired by Softbank Group for $100M in 2012.

Entertainment
Anki (2010, SF, $157M) – AI based robotic cars used in racing games. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures and JP Morgan.
Sphero (2010, Boulder, $100.5M) – Smartphone controlled robotic gaming ball. Backed by Foundry Group, Highway12 Ventures, Mercato Partners, Grishin Robotics, and Walt Disney Interactive.
Reach Robotics – (2013, Bristol, $7.5M) – Developer of battle gaming robots. Backed by Qualcomm, TechStars, Kima Ventures, London Venture Partners and others.

Healthcare
Artificial Life Source (2007, Singapore, $54M) – Develops teddy bear shaped personal robot and glove shaped remote interface device. Backed by DB Capital Partners.
Bionik Laboratories (2009, Toronto, IPO) – Develops lower body exoskeleton that enables wheelchair ridden people to regain ability to walking. Went public in 2015.
ReWalk Robotics (2001, Yokneam Illit, IPO) – Exoskeleton that helps in regaining the ability to walk. Went public in 2014.
Ekso Bionics (2005, Richmond, IPO) – Develops bionic exoskeletons for people with paralysis. Went public in 2014.
AlterG (2005, Fremont, $23M) – Develops anti-gravity treadmill and wearable bionic leg for rehabilitation purposes. Backed by Oxford Finance, Versant Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Astrolabe Ventures and Funk Ventures.
Intuition Robotics (2015, Tel Aviv, $20M) – Develops social robots for companionship for the aging. Backed by iRobot, Maniv Mobility, Bloomberg Beta, and others.

Educational
littleBits (2011, NYC, $60M) – Develops robotic kits which can be snapped together to form interesting creations. Backed by Khosla Ventures, True Ventures, Foundry Group, Two Sigma Ventures and others.
Wonder Workshop (2012, San Mateo, $37M) – Develops robots named Dash and Dot which help in learning robotics. Backed by Charles River Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, GV, WI Harper Group and Maven Ventures.
Makeblock (2011, Shenzhen, $35M) – Open source robot construction and electronic block kits. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital, Cloud Angel Fund, SOSV and HAX.
Dobot (2014, Guangdong, $13M) – Developer of robotic arms for learning and experimentation. Backed by Shenzhen Capital Group.
RoboRobo (2000, Seoul, $12M) – Develops robot kits and learning courses based on robots. Backed by Zhen Fund and New Oriental.
Zhixiaole (2015, Beijing, $10M) – Develops an AI-based educational robot. Backed by GGV Capital, Qiming Ventures and Yinghua Capital.

Tech Enablers
CloudMinds (2015, Shenzhen, $130M) – Develops cloud computing and AI for robotics. Backed by Foxconn, Walden International, SB China Capital and Kaixuan Capital.
Humatics (2002, Cambridge, $16.5M) – Developer of technology for making robots collaborative through microlocation.
ThynkWare Innovation (2013, Mountain View, $10M) – Develops a brain-computer interface for electronic devices and robot control.
Robart (2009, Linz, $4.1M) – Develops autonomous technology used in household robots. Backed by Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Innovacom and Groupe SEB.
RoboCV (2012, Moscow, $3.5M) – Develops a universal navigation system called ‘Autopilot’, for mobile robots. Backed by VTB Capital Investment Management, LETA Capital, I2BF Global Ventures, Columbus Nova Technology Partners and Almaz Capital.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ED TECH

• Tinkergarten, Enables of children’s education through outdoor activities, has raised $5.4M USD in Series A funding from Owl Ventures, Omidyar Network and Reach Capital. Link
• Leverage, an online college admission platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in Angel funding from Arjun Mehta, Satish Kaul, Deepak Jain and Sadashiva NT. Link
• Sawyer, Provider of class passes for kids, has raised $6M in Series A funding from Advance Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, 3311 Ventures, Female Founders Fund and Collaborative Fund. Link
• A Cloud Guru, AWS certification courses and training provider, has raised $8.84M in Series A funding from Elephant Venture Capital.Link
• Zhixiaole, an AI based educational robot for children, has raised $10M in Series A funding from Qiming Ventures, GGV Capital and Yinghua Capital. Link
• Liulishuo, an English language learning app, has raised $100M in Series C from Shuanghu capital investment, IDG Capital Partners, GGV Capital and Cherubic Ventures. Link
• Project Mudra, a mobile application and software for braille learning, has raised $201.5K in Angel funding from Rajesh Navaneetham and Anand Mahindra. Link  
• Signal Vine, a communication app for schools and universities, has raised $2M in Series A funding from New Markets Venture Partners.Link
• Picmonic, a Visual learning platform for medical students, has raised $100K in Series A funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• Duolingo, a crowdsourced text translation and language learning platform, has raised $25M in Series E funding from Drive Capital. Link
• Byju’s Classes, Provider of online courses for competitive test preparation & supplementary courses for K-12 students, has raised $40M in Series C funding from Tencent. Link
• Grovo, a learning management system for enterprises, has raised $11.3M in Series C funding from Undisclosed Investors. Link
• Aspen University, an online degree programs provider, has raised $10M in Conventional Debt from Runway Growth. Link
• PalmDrive, a foreign education mentor platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in Series A from Northern Light Venture Capital. Link
• mLevel, a game based professional learning provider, has raised $2.2M in Series B funding from BIP Capital. Link
• DesignLab, an online training program for design skills, has raised $285K in Conventional Debt from undisclosed investors. Link
• WealthyLife, Financial literacy and workforce development EdTech games provider, has raised $200K in Seed funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• CareAcademy, a professional training provider for caregivers, has raised $1.9M in Seed funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• Kahoot, a blended learning platform for schools, has raised $10M in Series A funding from Microsoft Ventures, Creandum and Northzone. Link
• PlayAblo, a gamified app for learning K-12 Maths & English, has raised $600K in Seed funding from ABI-Showatech. Link
• KickUp, a professional development platform for teachers through collaborative learning, has raised $730K in Seed funding from Reach Capital and Red House Education. Link
• DataCamp, an online data science courses provider, has raised $4M in Series A funding from Arthur Ventures. Link
• HFJY, an online one-on-one tutoring platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in Series B funding from 01VC and Yonghua Capital.Link
• Learnerbly, an online platform to provide employee training, has raised $2.1M in Seed funding from Frontline Ventures, Playfair Capital, Future Planet Capital, Renaud Visage, Claire Davenport and Stephan Thoma. Link
• Expert360, an online freelance marketplace, has raised $10M in Series B funding from AirTree Ventures. Link
• Qidianla, an online platform for professional learning courses, has raised $3.3M in Series A funding from Tedu. Link
• Execonline, a B2B online training provider, has raised $15.9M in Series B funding from NewSpring Capital, Osage Partners, New Atlantic Ventures, Kaplan Ventures and Thomas Lehrman. Link
• TheMednet, a physician only Q&A based community platform, has raised $1.3M in Seed funding from  Endure Capital, Lumia Capital, Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, Charlie Cheever, Jared Friedman, Paul Buchheit and Peter Pham. Link
• PeopleGrove, a career mentorship platform for schools, has raised $1.8M in Seed funding from Reach Capital, Bisk Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Floodgate Fund, GSV, LaunchCapital, Riverpark Funds and University Ventures. Link
• Bloomz, a communication app for teachers and parents, has raised $605K in Seed funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• Terra Dotta, a higher education SaaS provider, has raised $3.3M in Seed funding from undisclosed investors. Link
• TimoKids, Games and stories providers for kids, has raised $75K in Seed funding from Parallel18. Link
• M-Shule, a mobile-based adaptive learning platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding from EWB Canada. Link
• Xiaoyangedu, a cloud-based learning network platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Yunqi Partners.Link
• VidCode, a coding platform for schools, has raised $1.5M in Seed funding from ZhenFund, Rethink Education, Y Combinator, Coventure, Cherry Ventures and BrainPOP. Link
• Clark, a software solution for tutors to manage operational activities, has raised $2M in Seed funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners.Link
• Mingshi Education, Tutoring service for K-12 students, has raised $10.1M in Series C funding from Morgan Stanley and songfa.comLink
• QingClass, a mobile app for language training, has raised $4.9M in Series A funding from Matrix Partners China and Tencent. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Teachat (2016, Vienna) – Parent teacher conferencing and communication platform.

LEADER BOARD – ED TECH

Pre-K
Huivo (2011, Beijing, $47.3M) – Interactive teaching system, smart classes and a teaching app that aims to provide education solutions for kindergartens. Backed by TAL Education Group, YY and Fosun Kinzon Capital.
51110 (2011, Fuzhou, $30M) – an oOnline platform which helps parents in monitoring their child in kindergarten schools. Backed by China equity.
Fancy Education (2014, Shanghai, $28.5M) – Educational products, which includes teaching management, handheld devices, kindergarten libraries. Backed by Amoeba Capital.
SavvySource (2008, SF, $28.4M) – Online community for parents of Pre-K kids, Backed by undisclosed investors.
Speakaboos (2008, NYC, $25.2M) – Subscription-based interactive storybooks, Backed by Advancit Capital, 212Media, KYOWON, KYOWON creative and Wellington Management.

K-12
EverFi (2008, Washington D.C., $251M) – Platform for teaching and certifying programs on critical skills. Backed by NEA, TomorrowVentures, Silicon Valley Bank, Allen & Company, Advance, Bezos Expeditions, Greenspring Associates, TPG, Rethink Education, Seavest Investment Group, Main Street Advisors, Rethink Impact and The Rise Fund.
Yuanfudao (2012, Beijing, $244.2M) – Online test preparation platform for K-12 students, Backed by IDG Capital Partners, Tencent, New Horizon Capital, K12, Matrix Partners China, Warburg Pincus and China Media Capital.
Byju’s Classes (2008, Bangalore, $244M) – Hybrid test preparation & learning platform. Backed by  Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, IFC, Times Internet, Sofina, Aarin Capital, Tencent, Verlinvest, InnoVen Capital and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Xuele Yunpingtai (2006, Hangzhou, $221.4M) – Cloud-based teaching platform. Backed by GSR Ventures, Haitong International Securities Group and Shenzhen GTJA Investment Group.
Knewton (2008, NYC, $157.3M) – Personalized adaptive learning platform. Backed by Accel Partners, First Round Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, Atomico, Founders Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, GSV Capital, Sofina, EDBI, Pearson, TAL Education Group and Mosaic Ventures.

Test Preparation
Huatu (2001, Beijing, IPO) – Tutoring platform having offline delivery centres. Backed by Fortune Venture capital.
Zhan (2010, Shanghai, $113M) – Online courses for students applying to overseas universities. Backed by Shunwei, GGVC, MCM China, Baifund, VKC Partners and Sequoia Capital.
Princeton Review (1981, NYC, $87M) – Online test preparation for higher education. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Reservoir Capital & Olympus Partners.
Varsity Tutors (2007, Washington D.C., $57M) – Offline and local tutoring and test preparation service. Backed by Technology Crossover Ventures.
Koolearn (2000, Beijing, $48.7M) – Online classes and training for various subjects. Backed by Tencent.

Higher Education
Blackboard (1997, Washington D.C., IPO, Acq.) – Learning management system for educators, corporates and public sectors. Went public in 2004. Acquired by Providence Equity Partners in 2011 for $1.64B.
2U (2008, Annapolis, IPO) – Virtual classroom platform provider for colleges and universities. Went public in 2014.
Instructure (2008, Salt Lake City, IPO) – Cloud-based learning management system for K-12 schools, universities and corporates. Went public in 2015.
Chegg (2005, Santa Clara, IPO) – Online tutoring and textbook rental company. Backed by Floodgate, Primera Capital, Insight Partners, KPCB, Foundation Capital, Lucasvg, Acegroup, Gabriel venture partners and GSV cap.
HotChalk (2004, Campbell, $245M) – Virtual classroom platform for universities. Backed by Bertelsmann and Peacock Equity.

Corporate Learning
Kaltura (2006, NYC, $160M) – Open source online video platform that allows companies to simplify the creation of video experiences via video management, publishing, and monetization tools. Backed by Nexus Venture Partners, 406 Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Nokia Growth Partners, Avalon Ventures, Mitsui Global Investment, ORIX, Commonfund, Gera Venture Capital, Luminari Capital and Sapphire Ventures.
Echo360 (2007, Dulles, $89.5M) – Online platform for the schools to upload their live lectures for free with full and unbound access to the students via multi-platform replay. Backed by Revolution, Court Square Ventures, Clark Enterprises, SCP Partners, Duchossois Capital Partners and Swan & Legend Venture Partners.
Grovo (2010, NYC, $73.3M) – SaaS-based learning management system for employee training. Backed by Accel Partners, Lead Edge Capital, SoftTech VC, Western Technology Investment, Costanoa Venture Capital, Red Swan Ventures, Industry Ventures, Milestone Venture Partners, Social Starts, Vayner/RSE, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and BoxGroup.
Catalant (2013, Boston, $73M) – On-demand management consulting service provider. Backed by Greylock Partners, Highland Capital Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Suffolk Equity Partners and GE Ventures.
Panopto (2007, Pittsburgh, $46.8M) – Digital media recording and content management company. Backed by Runa Capital, SaaS Capital, Sterling Partners, Square 1 Bank and Saturn Partners.

Continued Learning
Tedu (2002, Beijing, IPO) – Job-oriented live distance education, classroom-based tutoring and online learning courses for IT professional training. Went public in 2014.
Lynda (1995, Carpinteria, $289M, Acq.) – Online video courses in software, creative and business skills. Backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity, Meritech Capital Partners and TPG Capital. Acquired by LinkedIn in 2015 for $1.5B.
Coursera (2012, CA, $210.1M) – Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) provider. Backed by University of Pennsylvania, NEA, IFC, KPCB, Times Internet, GSV Capital, Learn Capital, Laureate, EDBI, California Institute of Technology, Designer Fund, GSV Asset Management and GSV Financial Group.
Pluralsight (2004, Cedar Valley, $205.4M) – Online video courses in programming and creative learning. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Iconiq Capital, Felicis Ventures and Sorenson Capital.
Udemy (2010, SF, $173M) – Marketplace for online courses. Backed by 500 startups, MHS capital, Light Bank, Learn Capital, Insight Partners, New Venture Partners, Stripes Group and Naspers.
General Assembly (2011, NYC, $173M) – Online and offline courses in technology, business and design streams. Backed by Advance Publications, Wellington Capital Management, IVP, Learn Capital, Maveron, Rethink Education and GSV Capital.

Language Learning
51Talk (2011, Beijing, IPO) – Online English language learning platform providing one-to-one foreign language teacher service. Backed by DCM Ventures, Shunwei, Sequoia Capital, and Zhenfund. Went public in 2016.
TutorGroup (2004, Taiwan, $315M) – Online tutoring platform for learning English. Backed by Alibaba, Qiming Ventures, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, GIC, Russia-China Investment Fund, Silverlink Capital and Softbank Finance Group.
Hujiang (2001, Shanghai, $257M) – Language learning platform focussed on China. Backed by Baidu, Anhui new media, Marseille Fund, Softbank China, Pantheon Ventures and Hina.
VIPKID (2013, Beijing, $125M) – Online English tutoring platform. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Sinovation Ventures, YF Capital, Matrix Partners China, Northern Light Venture Capital and Bryent Stibel.
Open English (2006, Miami, $118M) – Online platform providing live English classes, Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Kaszek Ventures and Ideasy Capital.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ADTECH

• Videology, a technology platform to manage, measure, and optimize digital video advertising has raised $80M credit facility from FastPay and Tennenbaum Capital Partners. Link
• ADJoy, a mobile advertising network and ad monetization platform has raised $4.7M in Series A funding. Link
• NovoRoll, a platform which provides native and interstitial out-stream video formats has raised $2.5M in Debt funding Silicon Valley Bank. Link
• Commerce Signals, an advertising platform to measure advertising efforts with actual retail sales has raised $12M in Series B funding led by Stage1ventures. Link
• AdLightning, a real-time ad monitoring platform has raised $1M in Seed funding. Link
• Bidtellect, a native ad exchange platform has raised $3.2M in Series B funding. Link
• Equitas, an asset management firm has acquired ClickMagic, a click tracking and conversion optimization platform. Link
• Dentsu Aegis Network, a digital media and creative communication service provider has acquired Sokrati, a display based data management platform. Link
• Outbrain, a content discovery and distribution platform has acquired Zemanta, a contextual ad demand side platform. Link
• Sizmek, a full stack ad management platform has acquired Rocket Fuel, a programmatic cross-device demand side platform for $145M. Link
• Rubicon Project, a supply side platform has acquired nToggle, an ad verification technology platform for $38M. Link