by The Brio Team | Jul 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Natasha Lomas / Source: TechCrunch London-based Callsign has closed a $35 million Series A, led by Accel and early stage investor PTB Ventures, for an authentication platform which uses deep learning technology to power adaptive access control for...
by The Brio Team | Jul 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Katie Roof / Source: TechCrunch Enterprise messaging service Slack is raising a $250 million round at a $5 billion valuation, TechCrunch has confirmed. We’re hearing that SoftBank, Accel Partners and other existing investors participated. The $250...
by The Brio Team | Jul 26, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Brian Heater / Source: TechCrunch When August Home raised its last big round nearly two and half years ago, the smart lock maker was targeting retail expansion. That’s still part of the plan for the company’s new $25 million Series C, but the real...
by The Brio Team | Jul 26, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Ryan Lawler / Source: TechCrunch It’s hard raising money as a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, but one startup wants to make it easier. CircleUp, which already helps consumer brands raise millions in equity financing, is now going to issue...
by The Brio Team | Jul 26, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch Tencent, Asia’s highest-valued tech company, has continued to invest in India after it backed online education service BYJU’s. The startup that includes the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Sequoia among its investors....
by The Brio Team | Jul 26, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: John Mannes / Source: TechCrunch Beijing-based Momenta announced this morning that it raised a $46 million Series B round led by NIO Capital, Sequoia Capital China and Hillhouse Capital. Momenta produces self-driving car software that applies deep...