Cohesity may become a unicorn in another big SoftBank funding
Cohesity Inc., the San Jose company launched by ex-Google employee and Nutanix co-founder Mohit Aron, may become the region's newest unicorn. The hyperconverged secondary storage business is in late talks to raise a round of at least $150 million .....»»
WeWork looks to SoftBank for emergency funding
WeWork could be gearing up for a complete takeover by its main investor, SoftBank Group Corp. According to The Wall Street Journal, the New York-based office space company is in need of emergency-financing, and a deal with Masayoshi Son's Tokyo-based c.....»»
App tool startup snags $105M — and unicorn status — on second funding round
Instabase scooped up $105 million and obtained unicorn status with its second funding round, the company revealed Monday. The San Francisco company plans to use the Series B proceeds to accelerate hiring and invest in engineering R&D, said founder .....»»
Triangle startup claims unicorn status with $100M fundraiser
A downtown Raleigh startup says it hit unicorn status overnight. Pendo.io, a software firm that began with a handful of employees at a coworking space, has raised a whopping $100-million funding round. The company - now at 389 employees at a downto.....»»
Paytm close to raising $2B funding from Ant Financial, SoftBank, Bloomberg says
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L.A. fin-tech startup Dave hits unicorn status with new banking product
Dave Inc. has deposited $50 million from Norwest Venture Partners, bringing the Los Angeles fin-tech startup's total funding to more than $186 million and its valuation to $1 billion. The move comes just a few months after the company raised $110.....»»
WeWork"s faltering IPO raises questions about SoftBank unicorn bets
The We Company's faltering IPO is Exhibit A for those who argue that the fund led by the Japanese tech giant hasn't paid enough attention to the businesses it has backed when writing outsized checks at nosebleed valuations......»»
The Funded: 12 Bay Area startups raise over $500M at midweek
More than $500 million in funding, two sales and a possible unicorn IPO for the fall top the Bay Area's venture and private equity news at midweek. Here are the details: Funding • ThoughtSpot Inc., Sunnyvale, $248 million: Lightspeed Venture P.....»»
ThoughtSpot scores $248M funding as it tilts at Salesforce, Tableau
Weeks after Salesforce Inc. completed its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software Inc., a Sunnyvale unicorn has raised $248 million to help in its efforts to be the leader of the next generation of data analytics software. Sunnyvale-based Th.....»»
Self-driving truck startup may be Silicon Valley"s next unicorn
PlusAI Inc., a self-driving truck start founded by Stanford University grads, is reportedly in talks to raise $200 million in funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion. The Cupertino-based company is raising the round to help it set up a joint vent.....»»
Leawood"s C2FO lands $200M investment
When C2FO raised $100 million in early 2018, it was thought to be the largest investment round at the time for a Kansas City-area company. Its latest funding round, however, doubles that amount. SoftBank Vision Fund led the $200 million funding round.....»»
This Bay Area AI startup plans to triple workforce to over 300 after big funding round
The newly minted unicorn has big plans for the $100 million Series C funding round it snagged from the Founders Fund, Accel, Index Ventures and Y Combinator, its CEO said Monday......»»
SoftBank is reportedly committing $40 billion for its second mega fund
SoftBank's board is due to meet Thursday to approve the funding, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter......»»
Investors are still embracing 3-D printing despite some big IPO misfires
3-D printing unicorn Carbon, a frequently mentioned IPO candidate, on Tuesday announced a new funding round of over $260 million, hiking its overall total to $680 million and giving it a valuation of $2.4 billion......»»
3-D printer unicorn Carbon lands $260 million in funding despite IPO misfires
Investors can’t get enough of 3-D printing companies even though some of the biggest names are bleeding red ink......»»
Exclusive: Wells Fargo-Favored Mortgage Master Blend Raises $130 Million
The fintech startup is darn close to achieving "unicorn" status. Blend has raised $130 million in new venture capital funding. The cash injection likely puts the San Francisco-based fintech startup within striking distance of ̶.....»»
Gympass announces new funding from SoftBank Vision Fund, Latin America Fund
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Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 15
On deals and dealmakers. THE UNICORN PARADEDeals, deals, deals. Here are three to have on your radar today: $200 MILLION: Grofers, an India-based online grocery startup, raised $200 million in funding from investors including SoftB.....»»
Sunnyvale cybersecurity unicorn files to raise $100M in IPO
The company led by former McAfee executive George Kurtz is expected to seek a valuation that's higher than the $3.4 billlion it was figured to be worth in a funding round last June......»»
NYC commercial real estate startup VTS joins unicorn club
Commercial real estate tech firm VTS said it's raised $90 million in a Series D round of funding. The financing round puts the total amount of funding the New York firm has raised to nearly $200 million and values the company at the unicorn level of $.....»»
Unicorn Startup – Series C Funding & FinTech Outlook
Liquid Group Inc. CEO Mike Kayamori discusses Series C funding and FinTech outlook. Mike Kayamori: “Unicorn Startup: Series C fundin.....»»