| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.09.2026 | Kairon Health Secures $5M to Build the AI Execution Layer for Value-Based Care | What You Should Know
Kairon Health, the AI-native execution layer for value-based care (VBC) that it has raised $5M in venture funding to automate day-to-day operations for risk-bearing provider organizations.
The financing round was led by... |
| 16.09.2026 | Footprint Inks $25 Million Series B |
NEW YORK, NY, Footprint, the AI operating system for risk, announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by QED Investors.
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| 15.09.2026 | Inspiren Secures $70M to Scale Physical AI Across Senior Living | What You Should Know
Senior living physical artificial intelligence pioneer Inspiren has raised $70M in Series C funding at a post-money valuation exceeding $500M.
The financing round was led by NewView Capital, with broad syndicate partici... |
| 15.09.2026 | Kairon Health Raises $5M |
NEW YORK, NY, Kairon Health, the AI-native execution layer for value-based care, today announced $5 million in venture funding.
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| 13.09.2026 | Venture Capital Pivots: Funding Bottlenecks in AI, Infrastructure, and Defense | Venture capital shifts focus. Mega-rounds target critical bottlenecks. Investments pour into AI infrastructure, deep tech, and physical systems. Defense manufacturing sees significant capital. Specialized AI platforms secure funding. Invest... |
| 11.09.2026 | Inspiren Nabs $70M Series C Round |
NEW YORK, NY, Inspiren, the leader in AI-powered solutions redefining senior living, today announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million.
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| 10.09.2026 | Inspiren Raises $70M to Expand AI Senior Living Platform | Inspiren Raises $70M At Over $500M Valuation
Inspiren has raised $70 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered senior living platform. The New York-based company now has a valuation exceeding $500 million. Its total funding has r... |
| 10.09.2026 | Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 10, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital & More | Venture capital did not spread evenly across the startup market today. It piled into a small number of companies near physical constraints: tunnels, weapons manufacturing, AI inference chips, and the optical links that connect compute. Acro... |
| 25.08.2026 | Ours Privacy Secures $15M Series A for HIPAA-Compliant Health Marketing Platform | Ours Privacy secured $15 million in Series A funding. The HIPAA-compliant Customer Data Platform (CDP) empowers healthcare marketers. It navigates strict privacy regulations. The platform enables growth while safeguarding patient data. Ligh... |
| 21.08.2026 | Ours Privacy Scores $15M Series A Round |
HOUSTON, TX, Ours Privacy, the HIPAA-compliant customer data platform (CDP) built by healthcare marketers for healthcare marketers, announced a multiple-times-oversubscribed $15 million in Series A funding.
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| 20.08.2026 | Ours Privacy Raises $15 Million Series A To Scale HIPAA-Compliant Healthcare Marketing Platform Across 200+ Organizations | Ours Privacy has raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its privacy-first growth marketing and data infrastructure platform for healthcare organizations. The multiple-times-oversubscribed round was led by Lightbank and Health Velo... |
| 19.08.2026 | Ours Privacy Raises $15M in Series A Funding | Ours Privacy, a Houston, Texas-based provider of a HIPAA-compliant customer data platform (CDP) for healthcare marketers, raised $15M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Lightbank and Health Velocity Capital with participation from Ro... |
| 14.07.2026 | Valarian Raises $50 Million Series A To Build Sovereign Infrastructure For AI-Driven Systems | Valarian announced that it raised $50 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates, bringing the company’s total funding raised to $70 million.
The round marks NEA’s first defence and dual-use investment in Europe. Lightbank... |
| 14.07.2026 | Sovereign AI infrastructure startup Valarian raises $50M to help nations secure their defense systems | The defense-focused artificial intelligence systems infrastructure startup Valarian Technologies Ltd. said today it has closed on a hefty $50 million early-stage funding round as it looks to position itself as a critical player in the emerg... |
| 14.07.2026 | Valarian Raises $50 Million To Deliver Sovereign AI and Enterprise Infrastructure | London-based sovereign infrastructure startup Valarian just closed a $50 million Series A funding round. Led by global venture giant New Enterprise Associates (NEA), this marks NEA’s very first defense and dual-use bet in Europe.
Valarian r... |
| 28.10.2025 | Andel: $4.5 Million Raised To Launch Employer-Supported Medication Marketplace | Andel, a company focused on transforming the pharmacy benefit model for employers, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in a seed capital round to launch a new platform that enables employers to offer GLP-1 and other high-cost medicati... |
| 20.10.2025 | Andel: $4.5 Million Raised For Launching Employer-Focused GLP-1 Medication Marketplace | Andel announced a $4.5 million capital raise at the HLTH conference to support the launch of its cooperative platform that enables employers to provide affordable access to GLP-1 weight-loss medications. The funding round includes participa... |
| 20.10.2025 | Andel Raises $4.5M in Funding | Andel, a NYC-based provider of a platform that strengthens pharmacy benefits by giving employers an affordable way to include GLP-1s, raised $4.5m in funding.
Backers included Lightbank, Seedcamp, Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, Houghto... |
| 17.07.2025 | Kilsar Raises $3.7M in Seed Funding | Kilsar, a Virginia Beach, VA-based dual-use AI software company specializing in tribal knowledge capture and maintenance training, raised $3.7M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Lightbank and Cotulla Capital, with participation from Tec... |
| 14.07.2025 | Chariot Claims Secures $3.6M to Revolutionize Corporate Accountability and Consumer Justice | Chariot Claims, a New York legal-tech innovator, secured $3.6 million in seed funding. This capital fuels efforts to democratize access to justice. The platform links individuals to mass action cases. It streamlines the claim process, conne... |
| 10.07.2025 | Chariot Claims Raises $3.6M in Seed Funding | Chariot Claims, a NYC-based legal-tech startup, raised $3.6M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Indicator Ventures, with participation from Lightbank, Neon Ventures, Alumni Ventures, FJ Labs, Graph Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures, Chapter F... |
| 10.07.2025 | Chariot Claims Raises $3.6M to Help Consumers and Lawyers Take On Corporate Wrongdoing | Logo
With new funding, the legal-tech platform aims to democratize access to justice and unlock billions in unpaid consumer claims.
NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chariot Claims, a newly rebranded legal-tech startup on a miss... |
| 23.05.2025 | Axle Health: $10 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Home Health Operations | Axle Health, a company transforming home healthcare operations, announced a Series A funding round of $10 million. This funding round was led by F-Prime, with participation from Y Combinator, Pear VC, and Lightbank.
The funding round will a... |
| 22.05.2025 | Axle Health Secures $10M in Series A Funding | Axle Health, a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company supporting home healthcare operations, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by F-Prime, with participation from Y Combinator, Pear VC, and Lightbank.
The company intends ... |
| 22.05.2025 | Axle Health Secures $10M to Transform Home Healthcare Operations with AI-Powered Logistics | What You Should Know:
– Axle Health, a pioneering technology company focused on transforming home healthcare operations secures $10M in Series A financing round led by F-Prime, with participation from Y Combinator, Pear VC, and Lightbank.
–... |
| 12.05.2025 | Campus Ink: A Game Changer in Collegiate Merchandise and NIL Monetization | In the bustling world of collegiate sports, a new player is making waves. Campus Ink, a Chicago-based company, is redefining how student-athletes monetize their brands. With a recent investment from High Street Equity Partners, the company ... |
| 11.05.2025 | Campus Ink: Strategic Investment Raised From High Street | Campus Ink is a company that has emerged as a leader in collegiate merchandise and NIL monetization. It utilizes technology to transform how student-athletes build their brands and generate income. High Street Equity Partners has invested i... |
| 09.05.2025 | Campus Ink Receives Investment From High Street Equity Partners | Campus Ink, a Chicago, IL-based-based collegiate merchandise and NIL monetization company, received an investment from High Street Equity Partners.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Other investors included NBA Owner Mark Cuban, WNB... |
| 31.10.2024 | Pathos AI: Pioneering the Future of Drug Development with $62M Boost | In the bustling heart of Chicago, a biotechnology company is reshaping the landscape of drug development. Pathos AI has recently secured $62 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round. This infusion of capital is not just a financi... |
| 30.10.2024 | Pathos AI Closes $62M Series C Funding | Pathos AI, a Chicago, IL-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on re-engineering drug development through artificial intelligence, raised $62M in Series C funding.
The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with parti... |
| 17.06.2024 | Former Airbnb Execs Back Subletting Startup in NYC | Ezra Gershanok and Jacob Halbert had made almost nothing in sales for their apartment subleasing startup until this spring.
Then, they say, the platform got 1,000 new listings in New York City in just two months, and sales jumped to $1.2 mi... |
| 14.06.2024 | Ex-Groupon CEO raises $411 million in IPO for medicine data company | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Tempus AI, a Chicago-based provider of data and analytics tools for precision medicine developers, raised $411 million in its IPO.
Why it matters: You probably didn't... |
| 03.02.2023 | Revolutionizing Employee Development: Stride Closes $750,000 Seed Investment Round, Led by Lightbank | Justin Cardillo, Stride CEO
Stride revolutionizes coaching with personalized, on-demand coaching for every employee, addressing unique needs and goals.
Stride makes coaching accessible for all employees, expanding access to training and dev... |
| 06.03.2021 | Lightbank Closes New Venture Capital Fund, At $180M | Lightbank, LLC, a Chicago, IL-based venture capital firm, closed its second early-stage venture capital fund, Lightbank II, L.P.. with $180m of capital commitments.
Lightbank II’s investor base is comprised of institutional investors, famil... |
| 10.11.2020 | The Woman Adapting The Microbiome Science Of Gut Health To Skincare | The skincare industry is exploding right now, with consumers spending an increased amount of time staring back at their own faces on screens throughout the day. Even prior to the pandemic, trends like clean beauty and skin fasting were pavi... |
| 17.03.2019 | 12 Chicago VCs You Should Know About | Chicago is quietly becoming a hotbed of venture capital that fuels technology startups — not just in Chicago but across the country and in a wide range of industries. For example, did you know that Calm, SpaceX, and Coinbase all received fu... |
| 05.10.2018 | Chicago’s Startups Continue to Lead the Nation in Returns | PitchBook revealed its 2018 Chicago VC Ecosystem report, released in conjunction with ChicagoNEXT’s Chicago Venture Summit. This report finds that Chicago continues to outpace other U.S. venture ecosystems — including the Bay Area — in medi... |
| 03.10.2018 | Chicago’s startups continue to lead the nation in returns | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Today, PitchBook revealed its 2018 Chicago VC Eco... |
| 03.10.2018 | Chicago’s startups continue to lead the nation in returns | Today, PitchBook revealed its 2018 Chicago VC Ecosystem report, released in conjunction with ChicagoNEXT’s Chicago Venture Summit. This report finds that Chicago continues to outpace other U.S. venture ecosystems — including the Bay Area — ... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces
The foundations for today’s marketplace platforms
Success breeds success | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?” |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked a... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?”
It’s a hard question because one of Chicago’s core advantages ... |
| 25.09.2017 | Groupon’s billionaire cofounder Eric Lefkofsky just raised $70 million for his new company | Chicago billionaire Eric Lefkofsky has started five companies, none of which would seem to lead him to found a company that’s trying to cure cancer. Yet investors just gave his newest, two-year-old concern, Tempus, $70 million in Series C f... |
| 07.07.2017 | Why Groupon’s cofounder is diving head first into healthcare | “It’s an amazing time,” he said in a recent phone interview. “We’ve seen several of these kinds of technology paradigm shifts evolve and what they can mean. From my perspective, what we’re about to see in biotech and genomics may be the big... |
| 21.02.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, February 21 | “HIGH REGARD”
Welcome back from the long weekend, those of you who had yesterday off. Lots to catch up on:
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Last month’s political stumble pales in comparison to the... |
| 14.01.2017 | Why I’m NOT a ‘B2B SaaS’ investor | People often categorize me as a ‘B2B SaaS’ investor, when in actuality I haven’t invested in a single SaaS company in years.
Why? Because I think it’s really hard for a traditional SaaS company to be successful in today’s market.
Given the ... |
| 14.01.2017 | Why I’m NOT a ‘B2B SaaS’ investor | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
People often categorize me as a ‘B2B SaaS’ invest... |
| 17.10.2016 | GREE Is Good: How PerBlue Sold Its DragonSoul to Japanese Firm | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Earlier this month, PerBlue, a Madison, WI-based developer of games that can be downloaded and played on mobile devices, said that it had sold the rights to one of its games, ... |
| 25.09.2016 | Nyca Partners Joins $2.5M Seed Round for Zero | Zero, a startup building a new mobile banking experience with transformative functionality, economics and features, announced that it raised a $2.5 million seed round led by ENIAC Ventures, with New Enterprise Associates, Nyca Partners, Lig... |
| 25.09.2016 | NEA Joins $2.5M Seed Round for Zero | Zero, a startup building a new mobile banking experience with transformative functionality, economics and features, announced that it raised a $2.5 million seed round led by ENIAC Ventures, with New Enterprise Associates, Nyca Partners, Lig... |
| 06.09.2016 | A Dorm Room Entrepreneur's Guide to the Chicago Tech Ecosystem | World changing ventures from Facebook to Dropbox, as well as local startups Moneythink to UProspie, were started by university students. And as entrepreneurial energy on campus is only growing, we have to wonder: who will be the next dorm r... |
| 23.08.2016 | RiskMatch receives a boost | CT-based RiskMatch, a portfolio management and analytics platform, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightbank, known for its previous investment in Snapsheet, the one with the app that lets drivers send damaged auto selfies for ... |
| 05.07.2016 | First international Botathon picks up steam: Apply by Friday, July 8! | We’re delighted to announce that the international Botathon VentureBeat has organized with a group of regional partners is off to an excellent start.
We’ve already received well over 100 solid applications from participants after our first ... |
| 29.06.2016 | SF, New York, Austin, Chicago, Toronto, and Melbourne: VB’s Botathon is coming to your town! | The innovations coming out of the bot and messaging space are starting to explode.
How about a bot that turns your text into video? Or celebrity bots that can convincingly assume the personality of said famous person? Or a chatbot as your n... |
| 29.06.2016 | SF, New York, Austin, Chicago, Toronto, and Melbourne: VB’s Botathon is coming to your town! | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The innovations coming out of the bot and messagi... |
| 03.02.2016 | Learn When to Raise Venture Capital or Bootstrap | Join Hyde Park Angels at 1871 on Thursday, March 3 from 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm to learn from the seasoned entrepreneurs and investors behind Chicago’s biggest startups, including SkinnyPop, dough, cleverbridge, Geofeedia, and others. Hear how th... |
| 01.12.2015 | Eric Lefkofsky Comes Back to Lightbank as Managing Partner | Groupon Chairman and Co-founder Eric Lefkofsky has come back to his position of Managing Partner at Chicago-based venture capital firm Lightbank.
Launched in 2010 along with Managing Partner Brad Keywell, Lightbank has made venture capital ... |
| 11.10.2015 | You’re Not In The Valley Anymore | Rick Zullo Contributor
Rick Zullo is vice president of LightBank.
My friend and fellow investor Jon Lehr of Work-Bench recently wrote a piece entitled “7 Lessons Learned in My First 2 Years as a VC.” Jon and I have known each other since be... |
| 14.09.2015 | 10 Chicago VC Firms You Need to Know About | Chicago is usually towards the top of the list when it comes to startup hubs in the United States. It's no surprise that Tech.Co had its first events in that city, (back when we were simply known as Tech Cocktail), providing demo space and ... |
| 09.07.2015 | Roniin Connects Experienced Entrepreneurs with New Blood | Paul Lee is an experienced entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He spent years investing in startups as a General Partner at Lightbank, and sat on the board of directors of many of them. All of this experience led him to do what comes natur... |
| 20.10.2014 | The Midwest Is On Track For Its Strongest Year In Startup Investing As “The Rest” Rises | From Chicago’s city of big shoulders to the new businesses bolstering Detroit’s renaissance; in Cleveland and Cincinnati and Kansas City and St. Louis, startup economies are flourishing across the Midwest.
The proof is in events like Steve ... |
| 05.09.2014 | Flywheel Raises $1.2M For Its Designer-Centric WordPress Hosting Platform | The open-source WordPress software runs a huge chunk of all of the sites on the Internet, so it’s no surprise that there’s also a massive ecosystem that has sprung up around the platform. These days, there’s a specialized WordPress service ... |
| 27.06.2014 | Sprout Social Keeps Growing and Raises $8 Million from Lightbank and NEA | Sprout keeps growing.
John Pelz at Crain's is reporting that Sprout Social has raised another $8 million from VCs Lightbank and New Enterprise Associates.
The one-stop-shop for social media monitoring and management, Sprout Social is lookin... |
| 29.05.2014 | Madison, WI-based Mobile Gaming Startup PerBlue Raises $3M | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 5/30/14, 11:02 am. See below.] PerBlue, a Madison, WI-based mobile game developer, has raised $3 million in venture capital from investors, including Chicago-based Li... |
| 04.10.2013 | Amplify at the Ritz in Half Moon Bay is next week! | First come. First serve. Get complimentary tickets before they run out!
Girls in Tech, Thomson Reuters and Vator are holding Amplify next week. Amplify is an event focused on empowering women to take leadership roles in the entrepreneur eco... |
| 25.09.2013 | Calling all female entrepreneurs! Amplify is Oct. 8 | Join leading female investors and entrepreneurs at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Oct. 8
Are you a female entrepreneur with a really cool company or idea? Do you want a chance to mingle with some top VCs (mostly women), such as Renata Q... |
| 28.08.2013 | Belly Announces $12.1 Million Series B-1 VC Funding | Loyalty rewards company Belly today announced that they secured $12.1 million in a Series B-1 round of venture capital financing from New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, DAG Ventures, Lightbank, Cisco, and 7-Ventures. That bring... |
| 07.08.2013 | Investors Cheer Groupon’s Appointment Of A CEO, Narrow Earnings Beat, Stock Buyback Program | Groupon today reported the appointment of Eric Lefkofsky as its CEO, Ted Leonsis as the Chairman of its board, revenue of $609 million in the second quarter, operating income of $59 million excluding stock compensation expenses, and non-GAA... |
| 16.07.2013 | TalentBin Raises $2M in Series A Funding | TalentBin, a San Francisco, CA-based “talent search engine”, raised $2m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Lightbank, with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Foundation Capital and FundersClub. In conjunction with the fund... |
| 03.05.2013 | Here Is How Not To Decorate Your Office | Image via Twitter, click to enlarge
Lightbank, the venerated Chicago-based venture capital firm, made a very good decision this morning: It’s removing these large-scale photos of people falling from buildings that have been hanging in its l... |
| 10.04.2013 | Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Platform Connecting Local Merchants With Online Shoppers By Way Of Smartphones | Lightbank has invested $650,000 in its own Founder-in-Residence Josh Hernandez’s new startup, Walk.by, a platform for bringing local merchants into the e-commerce world by way of smartphones. The company is today announcing the release of i... |
| 09.04.2013 | Sunnybump Raises $375k from Lightbank | According to TechCrunch (read here), Sunnybump, a Chicago, IL-based service that collects and curates products for newborns, raised $375k in funding from Lightbank.
Founded in 2012, the startup provides a service for new and expecting paren... |
| 29.03.2013 | Soundsupply Secures Seed Funding from Lightbank | Soundsupply, a Chicago, IL-based music startup, secured seed funding from venture capital firm Lightbank.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the capital to expand its product and its “10 Albums for $15” conc... |
| 05.03.2013 | Select two travel destinations, GetGoing gives you one | YC-backed discount travel site opens up for the public this Wednesday
I love the Web for all the variety of business models that have emerged. One that's pretty innovative and game-like-exciting-and-frightening at the same time, is GetGoing... |
| 30.01.2013 | Lightbank Heads East, Opens Office In New York | As we reported a few weeks ago, VC firm Lightbank is looking to expand its investments beyond Chicago. The VC firm started by Groupon seed investors Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell is announcing its second location in the Flatiron neighborh... |
| 30.01.2013 | Groupon founders choose NYC for Lightbank’s second office | When it came time for VC firm Lightbank to open its first office outside of Chicago, its partners — including Groupon founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky — looked east to New York City, instead of Silicon Valley.
Today the venture capi... |
| 07.01.2013 | Ovuline Raises $1.4M in Seed Funding | Ovuline, a Boston, MA-based provider of in healthcare IT solutions for pregnancy, raised $1.4m in seed funding.
The round was led by Lightbank, with participation from Launch Capital, LionBird and Techstars founder and CEO David Cohen.
The ... |
| 07.01.2013 | CES Is So Uncool It Might Finally Be Cool | Even though I once built a slideshow called “Gadget Porn and Actual Porn,” I have never been to CES. Because the fact is that, as every cool blogger has very creatively beat us over the head with today, CES is tragically unhip.
First of all... |
| 23.12.2012 | Lightbank Aims To Change The VC Game As It Expands Its Investments Beyond Chicago | There’s a lot of talk about disruption in the venture capital world. We’ve discussed at length the shift that many VCs are making from simply writing a check to serving as a hands-on, end-to-end service driven by seasoned operators and form... |
| 08.12.2012 | Udemy Completes $12M Series B Financing | Udemy, a San Francisco, CA-based online education marketplace, has completed a $12m Series B financing.
The round, which brings total funding to $16m, was led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Lightbank... |
| 16.11.2012 | Lightbank-Backed Social Gifting Platform Boomerang Expands To 3 New Cities, Launches Mobile Apps | Boomerang, the Facebook-based gifting service that launched its beta test in Chicago earlier this year, just announced that it is now expanding beyond its initial market and making its first move toward launching its nationwide operations. ... |
| 12.11.2012 | DoubleDutch Raises $4M in Series B Funding | DoubleDutch, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of mobile CRM applications, has raised $4m in Series B funding.
The round was led by FLOODGATE Fund, with participation from Bullpen Capital and Lightbank.
In conjunction with the funding, Mi... |
| 12.10.2012 | Frank & Oak Closes $5M Series A Equity Funding | Frank & Oak, a Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based online clothing retailer for men, has closed a $5m Series A equity funding.
The round was led by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell’s Lightbank, with participation from Bertelsmann Digital Medi... |
| 11.10.2012 | Frank & Oak rescues men from perils of ‘shop til you drop’ | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
My Dad does not like to shop. Twice a year, he vi... |
| 05.09.2012 | Groupon insiders back a competitor [Update] | Flickr user Groupon
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Groupon (GRPN) insiders have never been shy about looking out for their own interests. Among other moves, they took big cash-outs before the company went public, increasing Groupon's need to file ... |
| 14.08.2012 | Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Aiming to deal with rising marketing costs and expand its reach into other media, mobile gaming firm SkyVu Entertainment has raised an ... |
| 14.08.2012 | Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive) | Aiming to deal with rising marketing costs and expand its reach into other media, mobile gaming firm SkyVu Entertainment has raised an undisclosed amount of money from Lightbank-led venture investors.
The game company has become famous over... |
| 19.04.2012 | Social events marketplace Lifecrowd raises $5M from Lightbank, Bullpen, others | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Social events startup Lifecrowd has raised $5 mil... |
| 19.04.2012 | Social events marketplace Lifecrowd raises $5M from Lightbank, Bullpen, others | Social events startup Lifecrowd has raised $5 million in its first round of funding, with a goal to expand its evolving marketplace that connects like-minded users connect at nearby events, the company announced Thursday.
The service has co... |
| 05.01.2012 | BodyShopBids Raises $1M in Series A Funding | BodyShopBids, a Chicago, IL-based startup that provides a Web and mobile platform to connect consumers who need auto body repairs with body shops through a bidding system, has raised $1m in Series A funding.
The round was led by OCA Venture... |
| 12.10.2011 | Udemy gets $3M from Lightbank for online courses | The "Academy of You" gets support in democratizing learning
Not too long ago, Bill Gates said that in the future, all education will be online (he also implied that funding for the liberal arts and humanities should be cut, but I’... |
| 05.10.2011 | Hipster Changes Its Strategy, Now Wants You To Send Digital Postcards | Do we really need another location-based photo-sharing app?
Hipster, a service I’ve written about countless times, is unveiling its first open-to-all product today — and it is not, like we’ve written about and many anticipated, a local Q&am... |
| 04.10.2011 | Cloudbot app nabs $1 million in funding social tech | Lightbank funding could make contacting your friends on any platform easier
Slipping in just hours before the anticipated announcement of Apple’s iCloud, Cloudbot has secured just about $1 million in funding from Lightbank, with participati... |
| 04.10.2011 | Cloudbot Closes Funding Led by Lightbank | Cloudbot, a Chicago, IL-based developer of a mobile and web app that aggregates users’ online presence into a single interface, has closed a funding of undisclosed amount.
The round was led by Lightbank, with participation from Draper Assoc... |
| 27.09.2011 | BodyShopBids Closes Seed Funding from Lightbank | BodyShopBids, a Chicago, IL-based developer of a free online service that enables consumers to get auto repair estimates from local body shops, has closed a seed round of venture capital from Lightbank.
Founded in early 2011 by founder and ... |
| 19.09.2011 | Groupon Co-founders Purchase The Historic Wrigley Building | Today it was confirmed that the Wrigley Building has been purchased in a joint venture that includes investor Byron Trott of BDT Capital Partners, Zeller Realty Group and the co-founders of Groupon Inc., Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky. We ... |
| 30.08.2011 | E la Carte Closes $4M Venture Capital Round from Lightbank | E la Carte, the maker of a customer-facing tableside tablet for restaurant and related hospitality industries (Presto), has closed a $4m venture capital round from Lightbank.
The company intends to use the funds to expand its sales and supp... |
| 03.08.2011 | myRete Closes First External Financing Round with Lightbank | myRete, a San Mateo, CA and Alexandria, VA-based developer of a location-based social networking application called WhosHere®, has closed its first external financing round with Lightbank.
The company intends to use the funding, whose amoun... |
| 03.08.2011 | Mobile app WhosHere raises $1.25M for location-based social networking | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The maker of social location-based service WhosHe... |
| 01.08.2011 | BabbaCo Closes $1.2M First Financing Round | BabbaCo, Inc., a Chicago, IL- online baby products retailer, has closed a $1.2m first financing.
The round was led by Lightbank, with participation from with Ron Conway and David Lee’s SV Angel.
Created in in 2007 by CEO Jessica Kim, BabbaC... |