Crypto Miner Company CoinMine Scores $2.5 Million in Seed Round

Chia Network Inc, the company associated with the eponymous Chia Network (XCH) token, was valued at $500 million in a recent funding round, Bloomberg reported Monday. read more.....»»

ConsenSys, the leading Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) software development company, has raised a $65 million funding round with investment from leading financial services firms like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Mastercard Inc (NYSE: read more.....»»

A local company’s plan to fly passengers to space on a balloon are on track to get up, up and away.  Space Perspective Inc. has closed a $7 million seed investment round to fund early flights of its Spaceship Neptune, a space balloon capab.....»»

The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year......»»

In non-coronavirus news, South San Francisco biopharma company Nitrome Biosciences secured $38 million in a Series A financing round to develop drugs for slowing or stopping the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Irene Griswold-Prenne founded Nitrome.....»»

Toyota Motor Corp. is pumping $400 million into Pony.ai, a Chinese startup led by former Baidu and Google self-driving car executives whose U.S. headquarters is in Fremont. The company said the new funding is part of a $462 million round that valu.....»»

An entrepreneur launching a hair salon model that focuses on providing a limited number of less time-intensive protective styles for women of color has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding from a company backed by Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis .....»»

A Louisville startup has closed on a $1.65 million seed round featuring a stacked lineup of area investors. Podchaser, a podcast database company, received investment from High Alpha Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Poplar Ventures and Lunsfo.....»»

Political tech startup Civic Eagle has raised a $1.3 million seed round, bringing its total funding to over $2 million, the company announced Thursday. The company will use the money to hire for its team, as well as focus on R&D for its main produ.....»»

Rad AI, a Berkeley-based startup aiming to improve the workflow of radiologists with artificial intelligence, will launch Monday Nov. 25. The company, which was founded in 2018, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Gradient Ventures, Google.....»»

Last week, three PhD plant biologists announced the close of a $1.25 million seed round to fund their company Dewey Scientific, which seeks to bring quality and consistent cannabis to market. read more.....»»

Facebook/Madhappy LVMH Luxury Ventures, the investment arm of LVMH, recently invested in trendy LA streetwear brand Madhappy. According to Business of Fashion, LVMH led a $1.8 million seed round of funding into the compan.....»»

Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins......»»

Checkr raised a $160 million Series D funding round and plans to increase its workforce by 25 percent by the end of the year, the company said Thursday. The San Francisco-based technology company that conducts background checks for employers plan.....»»

A Portland pediatric urgent care clinic has raised a $5.2 million. Brave Care, which rebranded from Pacific Crest, announced the closing of a seed round on Monday. The company graduated from the Y Combinator startup accelerator in the Bay Area. Investo.....»»

Horizon Games is announcing a seed round from leading crypto investors as it ramps up production on its flagship game, "Skyweaver.".....»»

Altonomy, a trading desk and cloud mining company, has raised $7 million in equity investment......»»

Flush with a monstrous funding round, this San Francisco-based fintech company plans to ramp up its hiring from 580 employees to 850 by the end of the year – and the bulk will be in the Bay Area......»»

Crypto investment app startup Donut has raised $1.8 million in a seed funding round as the firm prepares to take its beta product live......»»

A Chinese Bitcoin miner led the company's new $110 million funding round. Circle, one of the.....»»