Juniper Square, which today announced it has raised a $6 million Series A round led by Felicis Ventures, is tackling the real estate investment side by helping investment managers raise and manage outside capital for their projects. TechCrunch.
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Ripple execs lead $25M round for storage and rental startup Omni
Ripple has its first investment after it backed U.S.-based storage startup Omni through a $25 million round. TechCrunch.
Developer Social Network StackShare Raises $5.2 million from e.Ventures
The community, first launched in 2014 as a humble WordPress blog site, has now grown to over 200,000 developers sharing their technology stacks as well as advice on how to use them. Today, the company announced a $5.2 million Series A round led by e.Ventures. That’s on top of a $1.5 million seed round which TechCrunch covered just a few months ago. TechCrunch.
Massive robot-powered drones may solve everything wrong with package delivery
San Francisco-based startup Elroy Air announced Dec. 22 that it’s secured $4.6 million in seed funding to build large, autonomous drones, capable of carrying loads of 150 pounds up to 300 miles in one trip. Quartz.
Start-up Fuzzy offers house calls for your pets for $468 a year
More than sixty percent of U.S. households have at least one pet, according to data from the American Humane Association. A start-up called Fuzzy Pet Health wants to make sure pet owners have no excuse but to take proper care of them. CNBC.
These 5 Startups Will Change Healthcare in 2018
The clock is ticking on this year’s open enrollment period. However, thanks to JOANY, signing up for healthcare has never been easier or faster. Inc.
PandaTree inks $1.5 mln seed
PandaTree Inc., the language learning company, announces the launch of its proprietary interactive foreign language learning platform for kids. PE Hub.
Butterfly nabs $2.4M seed round to improve managers with targeted tips
The startup is announcing a $2.4 million seed round today with the hopes of making things better for young managers. TechCrunch.
Carrot Fertility Raises $3.6M To Help Take IVF, Egg Freezing Benefits Mainstream
Carrot Fertility aims to help all companies, regardless of size, offer employees affordable fertility benefits in line with what they might expect at Facebook or Apple. Forbes.
Coming soon: A Back Bay dining hall for grown-ups
Hall is an egalitarian neighborhood dining space where membership is open to anyone — particularly those who yearn for connections more enduring than those forged over drinks at a neighborhood bar. Boston Globe.
Superhuman is What Gmail Would Be if Built Today
Superhuman’s underlying technology is designed to speed up everything about using email. TechCrunch.
This founder wants to find high-paying jobs for one million Americans
Rahim Fazal cofounded SVAcademy with Joel Scott and is taking the wraps off the company today. TechCrunch.
As ESPN Falters, Sports Startup Chases Fans Tired of ‘Old Fluff’
The founders of the Athletic, an 18-month-old online sports publication, see opportunity in the struggles of the biggest companies. Bloomberg.
Egg-Freezing and IVF are Tech’s Hottest Perk
Carrot aims to simplify the process of offering fertility benefits for workplaces. Buzzfeed.
Picnic Health Wins Google Cloud Competition
Congrats to Picnic Health which won the “Built With Google” Award at the Google Cloud competition. TechCrunch.
The Relish Aims To Build A ‘Cheddar’ For Female Sports Fans
CEO Ashley Wellington-Fahey wants to create a movement — and she has set her sights on original programming to do it. SportTechie.
$3.8M Round Helps SF Retail Tech Startup, Dor, Make Durham its East Coast Hub
A San Francisco startup that helps retailers analyze how customers shop their stores is growing fast with its first $3.8 million in funding and a new East Coast operation in Durham. Exit Event.
19 Social Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017
Rose Broome, CEO and Co-Founder of HandUp, wanted to make it easier to give directly to a specific person, and to see the impact of that donation. Conscious Company.
The Relish Founder Ashley Wellington-Fahey Talks Being a Woman in Sports
Advice for being a total boss from The Relish CEO, Ashley Wellington-Fahey. TeenVogue.
Former Redfin employees aim to simplify the mortgage process with new startup: Approved
The San Diego company announced Tuesday a $1 million pre-seed round to help build out the service. The round was led by Social Capital and Precursor Ventures. GeekWire.