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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CODING TOOLS

• RedHat acquires Codenvy, provider of cloud based development platform that supports container based and cloud native applications. Link
• Airbnb acquires Deco software, provider of developer platform to build iOS and Android native apps. Link
• AppInstitute acquired Appsme, provider of DIY platform to create mobile apps that will double its customer base. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

DevAmp (2017, Palo Alto) – Provides code review and collaboration platform for developers.

LEADER BOARD – CODING TOOLS

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
Xamarin (2011, SF, $82M, Acq.) – Provides platform for developers to build native and hybrid apps for iOS, Android and Windows using a single C# code base. Acquired by Microsoft in 2016. Backed by Insight Partners, Floodgate, Lead Edge Capital, Ignition Partners.
Koding (2011, SF, $19M) – Cloud development environment where developers come together and code in the browser with a development server to run their code. Backed by Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups, GreyCroft Partners, Matrix Partners, RTP Ventures.

Code Generation
Icinetic (2006, Seville, $500k) – Application development platform for building native or HTML5 web apps and generates source code for multiple platforms (Mobile, Tablet, Web). Backed by Caixa Capital.
JRapid (2006, Sunnyvale, $420k) – Rapid development cloud platform for Java developers to build web applications by generating java code from AML (application modeling language).

Visual Development
Nexaweb (2000, Burlington, $15M) – Provides software for the rapid development of enterprise-class mobile, tablet, and web applications using drag and drop environment. Backed by Egan-Managed Capital, MVP Capital Partners, Velocity Equity Partners.
Dropsource (2014, Raleigh, $4.75M) – Provides a drag & drop environment for building native mobile apps. The platform converts the app designs into concise, extendable source code.

Code View
Architexa (2007, Massachusetts, $135k) – Provides a tool suite to developers for generating diagrams from the code to examine the logical flow of use-cases and helps understand and document large/complex codebase.
AgileJ (2006, Surbiton) – Provides a plugin for Eclipse IDE that generates reverse engineered class diagrams and helps in filtering of class diagrams using java filters.

Code Quality
Klocwork (2001, Boulder, $19M, Acq.) – Offers software tools that analyze source code in development stage and simplify peer code reviews. Backed by Cisco, Duke University, Mobius Venture Capital, Pequot Capital and USVP. Acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2014.
Code Climate (2011, NYC, $6.5M) – Consolidates the results from a suite of static analysis tools into a single, real-time report. Backed by NextView Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

Source Code Management
GitHub (2008, SF, $350M) – Social network for programmers that allows users to take part in collaboration by forking projects, sending and pulling requests, and monitoring development. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, Thrive Capital and IVP.
CollabNet (1999, SF, $21M, Acq.) – Provides TeamForge SCM which gives organizations the advantage of distributed or centralized version control systems. Backed by Benchmark, NVP, Intel Capital, Industry Ventures. Acquired by Vector Capital in 2014.

Productivity
ZeroTurnaround (2007, Tartu, $8M) – Creates productivity tools for java applications. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Western Technology Investment.

Licensing
Blackduck Software (2002, Burlington, $71M) – Provides products to secure and manage open source software. Backed by Fidelity Ventures, Flagship Ventures, Focus Ventures, General Catlayst, Gold Hill Capital, Intel Capital and Others.
Inish Technology (2009, Dublin, $2M) – Provides a cloud-based service that helps in licensing, packaging, code protection and usage analytics. Backed by Enterprise Ireland and Halo Business Angel Network.

Package Managers
Npm (2014, Oakland, $11M) – Software package manager that installs, publishes and manages node programs.Backed by BVP and True Ventures.
Biicode (2012, Madrid, $325k) – Provides a file-based dependencies manager with a cloud-based service that helps developers reuse code, similar to Maven Central for Java. Backed by Big Sur Ventures and Necotium.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

A weekly newsletter summarizing recent activity in the Chinese startup ecosystem.

DEALS OF THE WEEK

PICC Invests $353M In Chinese Chauffeure­d Car Service Firm Ucar
Ucar, a mobile app-based chauffeure­d car service company launched by Chinese rental car company Car Inc. raises $353M strategic investment from PICC Asset Management­, a subsidiary of People’s Insurance Company of China Ltd.

INTERESTING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY IN CHINA

YY Inc Leads $70M Round In Tinder’s China Copycat Tantan
Tantan (2014, Beijing), a dating app, raises $70M in Series D round of funding led by NASDAQ-listed Chinese online social entertainm­ent firm YY Inc.

Shunwei Co-Leads $50M Round In Last-Mile Delivery Firm Shansong
Shansong Express (2014, Beijing), an Inner-city logistics start-up focused on providing last-mile delivery solutions, raises $50M in Series C+ round of funding led by Shunwei Capital with participat­ion from Hearst Communicat­ions Inc. and Prometheus Capital.

Tencent Invests $44M In Skyworth’s Smart TV Unit Coocaa
Coocaa (2006, Shenzhen), the Internet TV division of TV maker Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd. raises $44M strategic investment from Tencent Holdings Ltd. in exchange for a 7.7% stake.

Taiwan’s Neoglory Group Leads $29M Round In Chinese Apartment Rental Firm
Coming Space (2010, Nanjing), an apartment rental start-up focused on young profession­als, raises $29M in Series B round of funding from Neoglory Group, a Taiwan-based conglomera­te with real estate and investment businesses­.

Do-Fluoride Chemicals Leads $19M Round In Chinese EV Sharing Firm Yibuyongch­e
Yibuyongch­e (2016, Guangzhou)­, an electric vehicle sharing startup, raises $19M  Series A round of funding from Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co., Ltd., a Shenzhen stock exchange-listed inorganic fluorine chemical company.

Legend Capital Leads $17M Round In Chinese Aesthetic Medical Firm PhiSkin
PhiSkin (2012, Shanghai), an aesthetic medical and beauty services provider, raises $17M in Series B round of funding led by Legend Capital with participat­ion from Ares Management L.P., a New York stock exchange-listed global alternativ­e asset manager.

CASH Capital Leads $14M Round In Chinese Cloud Service Firm SpeedyClou­d
SpeedyClou­d (2012, Beijing), a cloud services provider, raises $14M in Series B round of funding led by  CASH Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd. with participat­ion from an unnamed subsidiary of The Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd., the parent company of CASH Capital.

Fosun Leads $14M Round In Chinese Cloud Computing Firm CloudCare
CloudCare (2013, Shanghai), a cloud computing company, raises $14M in Series C round of funding led by Chinese conglomera­te Fosun Group with participat­ion from Sequoia Capital China.

China’s National SMEs Fund Leads $14M Round In Neigou.com
Neigou.com (2013, Beijing), an HR Tech platform focussing on employee benefits, raises $14M in Series B round of funding led by China’s National Small and Medium-size Enterprise­s Developmen­t Fund with participat­ion from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business’s Chuang Fund and Focus Media Informatio­n Technology­.

Shunwei Joins $14M Round In Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up AI-Drive
AI-Drive (2015), a Chinese autonomous driving solutions provider focused on unmanned logistics and unmanned aerial lift vehicles, raises $14M in Series A round of funding led by Shunwei Capital, co-founded by Chinese billionair­e entreprene­ur Lei Jun with participat­ion from well-known Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. and JD.com Inc.

Yunmai’s secures investment for its smart health gadgets reflect growing health trend
Yunmai (2014, Guangzhou)­, a smart health gadgets manufactur­er that aims to help users achieve and maintain their health goals via its smart scales, raises $10M in Series B round of funding led by LB Investment with participat­ion from Xinwen Capital and FutureCap.

Gobi Partners Leads $7M Round In Chinese Agricultur­e Drone Sharing Start-Up
Nongtian Guanjia (2016, Beijing), a sharing platform connecting agricultur­al drone operators with farmers, raises $7M in Series A round of funding led by Gobi Partners with participat­ion from GGV Capital, Shunwei Capital, the Zhen Fund and Yunqi Partners.

Edtech startup Snapask raises $5M to expand to SEA, UK and Australia
Snapask (2014, Hong Kong), education technology firm, raises $5M in pre-series A round of funding from venture capital firms from Hong Kong and Indonesia, Indonesian VC firm Kejora Ventures, backed by the Charoen Pokphand family from Thailand, Meitu chairman Cai Wensheng and Welight Capital also participat­ed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE GROCERY

• Blue Apron, an online subscription platform for delivering fresh ingredients and recipes filed for an IPO on the NYSE. Link
• Shipt, an on-demand grocery delivery service raised $40M in Series B from Greycroft Partners, E.Ventures, and Harbert Venture Partners. Link
• Cornershop, an online marketplace for ordering groceries in Mexico and Chile raised $21M in Series B  from Accel Partners, Creandum, Jackson Square Ventures and ALLVP. Link
• Chef’d, an online recipe-and-ingredient delivery service raised $10M in Series B from Campbell Soup. Link
• Sunbasket, an online subscription for recipe box with pre-measured ingredients raised $9.2M in Series C from Unilever Ventures, Founders Circle Capital, and Baseline Ventures. Link
• GoodsMart, an on-demand grocery delivery service in Egypt raised $750K in Series A funding from Algebra Funds. Link
• Wasteless, a smart label integrated dynamic pricing platform based on expiration date raised $400K in seed funding from VC SOSV, Food Angels, Jonathan Ofir, and Winston Ltd. Link
• Crowd Cow, an online marketplace for beef delivery has expanded its operations to deliver orders across the US. Link
• Instacart, an online marketplace for ordering groceries has partnered with Sur La Table for the delivery of culinary equipment. Link
• Grofers, a hyperlocal grocery delivery company has expanded its business to an offline model by opening stores across Delhi NCR. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Imperfect Produce (2015, Oakland, Undisclosed) – A farm-to-home supplier of visually imperfect fruits and vegetables. Sells the produce at a discounted price.
Shoptakeoff (2016, Boston, $2.92M) – An O2O marketplace for grocery products with hyperlocal delivery. The company uses an innovative operational model of developing mini warehouses using grocery-sorting robots to assemble the orders.

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE GROCERY

Online Retailers- Horizontal
Ocado (2002, Hatfield, IPO) – Online grocery retailing company. Went public in 2010. Current market cap is £1.73B.
Fresh Direct (2002, NYC, $315M) – Online platform for ordering fresh produce and premium groceries in NYC and Philadelphia area. Backed by JP Morgan.
Big Basket (2011, Bangalore, $247M) – Online and mobile platform for grocery delivery. Also, has hyperlocal logistics for one hour express delivery. Backed by Helion Venture Partners.

Online Retailers- Food Focused
Womai (2008, Beijing, $330M) – Online retailer offering majorly health food as well as imported food products in China. Backed by Baidu.
Fruit Day (2009, Shanghai, $197M) – Online platform for ordering imported fruits. Backed by ClearVue Partners.
Benlai (2012, Beijing, $157M) – Online retailer for premium food products e.g. locally-grown organic vegetables to imported food products in China. Backed by CDH Investments, and China Equity among others.

Online Retailers- Organic Grocery
Door to door organics (2007, Lafayette, $43M) – Online retailer for organics products on the subscription basis. Backed by Arlon Group.
Tony’s Farm (2009, Shanghai, $39M) – Online retailer for organic grocery. Backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers
My Pimlico market (2010, Charenton-le-Pont, $3.65M) – Online organic superstore. Backed by Siparex Sigefi.

Hyperlocal Delivery
Instacart (2012, SF, $675M) – Hyperlocal delivery for grocery products through personal shopper. Backed by Y Combinator.
BeeQuick (2014, Beijing, $110M) – An O2O marketplace for ordering grocery where delivery is done by vendors. Backed by Sequoia, and Hillhouse among others.
Dmall (2015, Beijing, $100M) – An online marketplace to order groceries from local businesses delivered by personal shoppers. Backed by IDG Capital Partners.

Farm to Home
Miss Fresh (2014, Beijing, $172M) – Online platform for ordering fresh produce sourced directly from farms. Backed by China Growth Capital, and Tencent among others.
Freshmarket (2012, Suzhou, $74.5M) – Online delivery of organic goods directly from local growers. Employs process monitoring at all stages. Backed by Tiantu Capital.
Good Eggs (2011, SF, $46.5M) – An open marketplace for local farm produce and other organic food products. Backed by Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital.

Recipe Box Based Grocery
Hellofresh (2012, Berlin, $367M) – Weekly subscription-based service that provides 3-4 recipes and related groceries. Sources seasonal and local organic food. Backed by Insight Partners.
Blue Apron (2012, NYC, $194M) – Delivers meal kits, including pre-measured ingredients and recipes, in refrigerated boxes. Backed by Strips Group.
Plated (2012, NYC, $80M) – Offers a subscription box service that contains meal ingredients and recipe by partnered chefs. Backed by Greycroft.

Online Meat
Licious (2015, Bangalore, $14M) – Online retailer for meat products. Backed by Mayfield, Sistema and Tholons Capital among others.
Carre de Boeuf (2009, Paris, $3M) – Online platform for ordering meat products. Backed by CM-CIC Capital Prive.
Crowd Cow (2015, Seattle, $2M) – Online marketplace for purchasing beef in a group. Backed by Maveron, Fuel Capital.

B2B- Marketplace
Huimin (2013, Beijing, $295M) – Online B2B marketplace allowing businesses to purchase grocery products directly from farmer or manufacturer. Backed by Shenzhen Fortune Venture.
Ds365 (2014, Beijing, $121M) – Online B2B marketplace for FMCG goods. Backed by DT Capital Partners, Matrix Partners China, UCF Group, Grand Yangtze Capital, K2 VC (Xianfeng Evergreen)
Liancair (2015, Shanghai, $23M) – Online B2B marketplace for food items allowing business to purchase products from the listed vendors.

B2B- Wholesaler
Three Squirrels (2012, Wuhu, $74M) – An online platform to purchase private label nuts and gourmet food brand. Backed by IDG Capital Partners.
Farm link (2014, Beijing, $39M) – Online supplier of groceries and food items to restaurants. Backed by Sequoia Capital.
Xiaonongnv (2014, Shenzhen, $14.5M) – Online supplier of groceries products. Backed by Shenzhen Capital Group.

Farm to Business
Meicai (2014, Beijing, $253M) – Fresh fruits and vegetable delivery to small and medium restaurant market. Backed by Bluelake Capital.
Yimutian (2011, Beijing, $20M) – Online B2B agriculture product marketplace allowing farmers and brokers to sell directly to the businesses e.g. restaurants. Backed by Sequoia Capital.

Shopping List Builder
Shopwell (2008, Palo Alto, $10M) – Grocery list building app based on nutritional content.
Shoptimise (2012, Paris, $5.8M) – Shopping list building platform.

Enablers
My Web Grocer (1999, Winooski, $61M) – SaaS for online grocers. Backed by Strip Groups.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest update, visit Online Grocery feed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MOBILE ADVERTISING

• Unlockd, a lock screen mobile advertising platform has raised $23M in Series B funding from Alium Capital Management and Axiata. Link
• Twine Data, a mobile data monetization platform has raised an $4.5M in Series A funding from Aligned Partners Venture Services.Link
• MobiExchanger, a mobile demand-side platform for programmatic ad buying has raised an undisclosed Series C funding from Envision Capital. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

HitHyper (2017, Zanjan) – A native advertising platform with an integrated mobile supply side platform and a private ad exchange.

LEADER BOARD – MOBILE ADVERTISING

Creatives
Crisp Media (2003, NYC, $16M) – Produces rich media creative units, serves campaigns across all devices and OS types and provides detailed analytics to inform campaign optimization. Backed by EDB Investments, Intel Capital, Meritage Funds.

Demand Side Platform
xAd (2009, NYC, $119M) – xAd is a location based Demand Side Platform which also provides analytics solution to marketers. Backed by SoftBank, Silicon Valley Bank, EMCap Partners.

Ad Network
Millennial Media(2006, Baltimore, IPO, Acq) – Independent mobile ad platform and data company that partners with advertisers, app developers, and mobile operators to reach consumers at scale. Went public in March 2012. Acquired by AOL in 2015.

Ad Exchange
Nexage (2000, Boston, $19.5M, Acq) – Provides mobile RTB, mobile private exchange, exchange based data solution which delivers behavioral, location data to buyers. Backed by GrandBanks Capital, Relay Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Singtel. Acquired by Millennial Media in 2014.

Supply Side Platform
Smaato (2005, SF, $43M, Acq) – Provides mobile RTB ad exchange and SSP for mobile app developers and publishers and offers open API and SDKs to integrate with ad network and DSP. Backed by Singapore Press Holdings, EDB Investments, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Aeris Capital. Acquired by Spearhead Integrated Marketing Communications Group in 2016.

Native Ad Platform
Appsfire (2009, Tel Aviv, $9M, Acq) – Provides a customizable native ad format that blend with the flow of the app. The system designs and localizes native ads with an integrated attribution analytics services. Backed by Georgian Partners, Blue Sky Capital. Acquired by Mobile Network group in 2015.

Ad Serving Platform
Medialets (2008, NYC, $33M, Acq) – Third-party ad serving and rich media ad platform that enables brands, agencies and publishers to create, deliver and measure mobile and tablet campaigns. Backed by Foundry Group, 500 Startups, DFJ Gotham VC, Greenspring Associates. Acquired by WPP in 2015.

Data Management Platform
NinthDecimal (2003, SF, $56M) – Mobile audience intelligence platform which uses both data and proprietary technology to construct customized audience segments. Backed by DFJ, Comcast Ventures, Trident Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Panorama Capital.

Analytics
Marchex (2000, Seattle, IPO) – Delivers new customer phone calls to businesses and analyzes the data in these calls to improve ad campaign results. Went public in March 2004.

Retargeting
TVSmiles (2013, Berlin, $13M) – Tracks TV ads being watched by the user and pushes relevant advertising content into the user mobile phones. Backed by MAGIX, Ventech, SevenOne Media, Omnes Capital, German Startups, Ventech, e.ventures.

Attribution
4INFO (2004, San Mateo, $63M) – Provides mobile attribution and audience targeting solutions to publishers, agencies and brand advertisers. Backed by DFJ Ventures, Gannett, Sand Hill Capital, US Venture Partners, Peacock Equity, Selby Ventures, Mitsui Global, Rogers Venture Partners, Avid Bank.

Enabler
Factual (2007, LA, $61M) – Global location data provider and creates user profiles using geo-behavioural pattern of the audience. Backed by Founder Collective, SV Angel, Heritage Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis, Data Collective, Index Ventures, Miramar Ventures, Haystack Partners, Upfront, Altpoint Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates, visit Mobile Advertising feed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ADTECH

• MediaMath, an omnichannel programmatic advertising platform has raised $175M Debt funding from Goldman Sachs and Santander Bank. Link
• Quantifi, an ad campaign reporting and optimization tool has raised $2M in Seed funding from High Alpha Capital and Router Ventures. Link
• DeepLeaper, an advertising content recommendation platform has raised $2.6M Seed funding from Hongtai Fund. Link
• Traverse Data, provides de-identified and non-personal data from publishers to AdTech companies has raised $1M in Angel funding. Link
• Terminus, an account based marketing and advertising platform has raised $10M in Series B funding from Atlanta Ventures, Edison Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Arthur Ventures, Knoll Ventures, HubSpot, High Alpha, and Vine St.Ventures. Link
• Simplaex, an advertising tool to follow a consumer’s digital footprint in real-time has raised $2.6M in Series A funding from Target Partners, Antheria Holding AG, and High-Tech Grunderfonds. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – MARKETING TECH

• Marketing automation and customer engagement platform, Autopilot, has raised $12M in a Series D round led by Blackbird Ventures. Link
• Snap has acquired a  location analytics startup Placed for more than $200M. Link
• Email marketing platform, Vero, has raised $4M in a Series A round from Square Peg Capital. Link
• Referral marketing solution provider, Talkable has raised $3M in a Series A round from an undisclosed investor. Link
• Social media audience engagement and marketing platform, OneQube, has acquired Internet Media Labs and Them Digital, and launched an audience automation software stack with artificial intelligence. Link
• Mobile phone engagement platform, engageSpark,  has raised investment in a round led by 500 Startups. Link
• Consumer Insight App, OnePulse, has raised $3M in a Seed Funding Round ahead of its United States Launch. Link
• Marketing automation and CRM platform, Leadsquared, has raised an undisclosed amount from AppDynamics founder, Jyoti Bansal. Link
• A/B Testing platform for marketers, AB Tasty, has raised $17M in a Series B round led by Korelya Capital and Partech Ventures. Link
• Lithium, a Social media management and online community solution, has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount. Link
• Marketing Intelligence platform, Market Logic,  has raised $49.5M in a Series C round by Sycamore, Summit Partners, and Genui. Link
• Behavioral automation platform, BounceX, has raised $31M in a Series B round from Silicon Valley Bank and its original venture investors. Link
• Market research company, Discuss.io, has raised $5M in a Series A round led by Unilever Ventures and Pereg Ventures. Link
• FullStory, a web and mobile analytics startups, has raised $15M in a Series B round of funding. Link
• Social Native, a platform for on demand branded content, has raised a seed round of $8M. Link
• TapClicks has raised an expandable credit facility investment from SaaS Capital, the leading provider of Committed Credit Facilities to SaaS companies. Link
• SOCi, a SaaS based social media marketing platform, has raised $8.5M in Series A funding. Link
• Terminus, an account based marketing and advertising platform for enterprises, has raised $10M in a Series B round of investment. Link
• Mintigo, an enterprise-focused predictive market and sales platform, has raised $10M in a round of funding led by Glilot Capital Partners. Link
• Video Intelligence Startup, Vidooly, has raised $1.4M in Series A round of funding from GVFL and Times Internet. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – DOCKER ECOSYSTEM

• Twistlock, a provider of enterprise security and monitoring for container-based applications. raises $17M in Series B funding led by Polaris Ventures. Link
• Oracle acquires Wercker, a provider of continuous deployment tools based on micro-services & Docker and adds to its developer platform. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Portainer (2016, Auckland) – Provides an open source management UI to manage Docker host or Swarm cluster.

LEADER BOARD – DOCKER ECOSYSTEM

Container Technology
Docker (2008, SF, $181M) – It helps developers create, deploy and run applications using containers. Backed By Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Greylock, Trinity Ventures, Insight Partners, GS, Coatue, Northerntrust, Amecloud Ventures, SVAngel.

Platform
Tutum (2013, NYC, $2.72M, Acq.) – It provides a container orchestration service to automatically manage and scale cloud infrastructure, and provide a platform on which users can build, deploy and manage containerized applications. Acquired by Docker in October 2015.

PaaS
dotCloud (2008, SF, $11M, Acq.) – It is a developer cloud platform to build, deploy and scale apps. The platform features testing, staging and live environments out of the box to ensure users can deploy hundreds of times per day without breaking the app. Acquired by Cloudcontrol in August 2014.
Giantswarm (2014, Cologne, $2.3M) – It offers a customizable solution for running micro-services and enables to run and scale microservices. Backed By Boxgroup.
Deis (2013, Boulder, $1M) – It is an open source PaaS that makes it easy to deploy and manage applications on own servers.

Devops
Cloudbees (2010, Woburn, $51M) – It allows developers to deploy applications into the cloud. Backed By ISVP, Verizon, Matrixpartners, Blurcloud ventures.
CoreOs (2013, SF, $48M) – It is a server operating system for running a cluster of servers. Backed By Google ventures, KPCB, Accel, Fuelcapital, Ycombinator, A16z.
Codeship (2011, Vienna, $11.4M) – It offers continuous delivery services and Parallel CI. Backed By Sigma Prime, Boston Seed, Fprime Capital, Techstars, Rothenberg Ventures, Seedcamp.
Wercker (2012, Amsterdam, $7M) – It is a platform to continuously develop, build and deploy containers. It allows visibility into deployment and provides more consistent builds on Docker. Backed By Rockstar, Notion Capital, Tola Capital, Vitulum Ventures, Shamrock, Greylock, WebFWD.

Networking
Weave Works (2014, London, $20M) – It addresses Docker`s networking issue by providing Docker containers with a single virtual network even if they are on a different host.

Container Management
Portworx (2014, California, $28.5M) – A software defined application providing scale-out storage for containerized applications. Backed by Sapphire Ventures, GE Ventures, Mayfield, MSD Capital, Stanford.
CircleCI (2011, SF, $25.5M) – A continuous integration and deployment platform used for building and deploying containers by pulling images from docker hub. Backed By SVAngel, DFJ, 500, DCVC, Harrison Metal, Baseline Ventures.
Appformix (2013, San Jose, $7M) – Real Time infrastructure monitoring for docker containers. Backed By August Capital.
Stackengine (2014, Austin, $4.5M, Acq.) – Docker image and container management for IT Ops – Container operationsmanagement. Backed by Liveoak Venture Partners, Silverton Partners. Acquired by Oracle in December 2015.

Container Security
Aqua Security (2015, Tel Aviv, $13M) – Container security solutions for virtual containers with added visibility and control to large environments. Backed By TLV Partners.
Twistlock (2015, SF, $30M) – Security solution for Docker for visibility and control over container based applications and data. Backed By YL Ventures, Polaris Ventures, and Rally Ventures.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates visit Docker Ecosystem feed.

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – AUGMENTED REALITY

• Bright Field of Vision, a provider of smart glasses as well as an operating platform for enterprises, raises $10M in Series B funding led by Blue Chi Venture Link
• 0glass, a developer of AR glasses for industrial applications, raises undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Mingzhao Capital, Mingdao Capital, and Hejun Capital Link
• Microsoft reveals its own-branded motion controllers to pair with its Windows mixed reality platform Link
• Realfiction unveils 64-inch display for 3D visuals Link
• Microsoft reveals designs for near-eye displays based on phase-only holographic projection Link
• Apple unveils ARKit, a new platform that will allow developers to integrate computer vision into their projects Link
• Lenovo, Wikitude partner up to develop an Augmented Human Cloud platform Link
  
• Jorjin reveals J-Reality, mixed reality smart glasses in partnership with InfinityAR and Lumus Link
  
• Scope AR announces markerless tracking augmented reality on standard devices for remote assistance Link
• Google unveils Visual Positioning Service for Tango Link
• Meta unveils a new operating environment for augmented reality Link
• Meta, HoloLens, Wikitude, Zappar, Leap Motion among Auggie Awards winners at the Augmented World Expo 2017 Link
• ITC Infotech, PTC and Oracle partner to offer an augmented reality solution for improving self-service, assisted service, and field service interactions Link

A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

Instore (2017, Bangalore), AI enabled retail analytics solutions. Founders are ex-Microsoft, Citigroup, 42hertz, Connect Cafe, Tummala Electronics, Properji and are alumni of IIM Bangalore and University of Texas. Local comparables are Corseco (2016, Delhi, $225k) and Madbits (2017, Delhi, unfunded). Global comparables are RetailNext (2007, San Jose, $190M) and Hoxton Analytics (2014, London, unfunded).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Wow Momo (2008, Kolkata), restaurant chain serving momos and fast food, raises $6.8M in Series B round of funding led by Lighthouse Funds. Link

Goodera (2009, Bangalore), cloud-based platform for corporates to manage their CSR activity, raises $5.5M in Series A round of funding from Nexus VP & Omidyar Network with participation from Varsha Rao. Link

VistaRooms (2015, Mumbai), branded marketplace for budget hotel accommodation, raises $776k in pre-Series A funding with participation from seed-stage investor Artha India Ventures, Singularity Holdings and online funding platform LetsVenture and others. Link

Hyper Track (2015, Delhi), API to track and trace deliveries, raises an undisclosed amount in Series A round of funding from Nexus Venture Partners and Founders Fund. Link

Loan Meet (2015, Bangalore), P2P lending platform raises an undisclosed amount in seed round of funding from Cao Yibin and Huang Wei and Madhusudan E. Link

Reliance General Insurance (2000, Mumbai), insurance arm of Reliance Capital – an NBFC, plans for an IPO. Link

Paytm Mall (2010, Noida), online horizontal e-commerce marketplace, has appointed Amit Sinha as the new COO. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Vertos Medical (2005, Aliso Viejo), developer of solutions for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, closes $28M in undisclosed round of funding led by MVM Life Science Partners with participation from Leerink Revelation Partners and others. Link

Rokt (2010, Sydney),  digital referral marketing platform, closes $26M in Series B round of funding from Moelis Australia Ltd. with participation from John Ho, Lachlan Murdoch, Greg Roebuck, Square Peg Capital and Time Inc. Link

Exari (2000, Boston), provider of contract lifecycle management solutions, raises $24M in debt round of funding from Wellington Financial. Link

Script Dash (2015, SF), online prescription delivery service, raises $23M in Series B round of funding from undisclosed investors and rebrands to Alto Pharmacy.  Link

CrowdFlower (2008, SF), enterprise crowd-sourcing platform for data processing jobs, raises $20M in Series D round of funding from led by Industry Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Microsoft Ventures and Trinity Ventures. Link

Drone Racing League (2015, NYC), organizer of drone-racing league and manufacturer of drones, raises $20M in Series B round of funding from Sky, Liberty Media and Lux Capital with participation from Allianz and others. Link

Centana Growth Partners, a NYC-based growth equity firm, closes fintech venture capital fund, at $250M. Link

NRV, a Virginia-based venture capital firm, closed its early-stage growth fund, at $33M. Link

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION

• Secure messaging startup Symphony secured $63M at a $1B+ valuation. Link
• Smartsheet, a cloud-based collaboration & communication software, raised $52M at $800M valuation. Link
• Imaginatik, a full-service innovation consulting and software company, raised $1.8M through the placing of 68.7 million shares at a price of 2 pence per share. Link
• StaffConnect Group, a provider of enterprise mobile employee engagement platform, secured $1M in seed financing from Finance South East and angel investors. Link
• Retrium, a software solution developer for agile retrospectives, raised $1M in funding from 10 angel investors. Link
• Zapty, a cloud-based project management and workplace collaboration suite, raised $500K from IdeaSpring Capital. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Yellow (2015, Paris) – A digital whiteboard solution based on visual collaboration concepts developed by Sensorit.

LEADER BOARD – ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION

Collaboration Suite
LogMeIn (2003, Boston, IPO) – Provider of SaaS and cloud-based remote connectivity services for collaboration, IT Management & customer engagement. Went Public in 2009.
Atlassian (2002, Sydney, IPO) – Enterprise collaboration software solutions provider offering tracking, collaboration, real-time communication, code hosting and repository management. Went public in December 2015.

Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing
Box (2005, Los Altos, IPO) – Enterprise file sharing cloud storage platform with secure cloud content management and collaboration. Went public in 2015.
Dropbox (2007, SF, $607M) – Dropbox offers cloud storage, file sharing and synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Backed by BlackRock, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital.

Enterprise Content Management
OpenText (1991, Waterloo, IPO) – Provider of enterprise information management software solutions to help companies manage their unstructured business information. Went Public in 1996.
SpringCM(2005, Chicago, $113M) – Provider of enterprise class, on-demand workflow automation, and document management for legal and sales team in a completely web-based environment. Backed by Foundation Capital, NBVP, Growth Equity, Panorama Point Partners, Bluestem Capital, Goff Capital, Wellington Financial, SVB, and Square 1 Bank.

Knowledge Management
Bowstreet (1991, Tewksbury, $145M, Acq) –  Provider of portal-based tools and technology that helps companies bring together corporate applications, documents, databases and other enterprise information into a single, integrated portal application. Acquired by IBM in December 2005.
Inkling (2009, SF, $86M) – Provides a mobile publishing platform for learning content. Backed by Sequoia Capital.

Collaborative Workspaces
Quip (2012, SF, $46M, Acq) – Provides cloud-based word processor to collaborate on documents. Acquired by Salesforce for $750M in August 2016.
Quick Office (1997, Plano, $28.5M, Acq.) – Provider of mobile office solution with cloud integrations that enables users to access, view, edit and create the content anywhere on their mobile devices. Acquired by Google in June 2012.

Enterprise Social Networking
Jive Software (2001, Palo Alto, Acq.) – Provider of communication and collaboration solutions to businesses. Acquired by ESW Capital’s Wave Systems for $462M in 2017.
Yammer (2008, SF, $142M, Acq.) – Enterprise social network for employees to create groups to collaborate on projects and share & edit documents. Acquired by Microsoft in 2012.

Enterprise Communication – Unified Communication
Cisco (1984, SF, IPO) – Offers full UC suite of integrated on-premise and cloud based applications and services based on its Unified Communications Manager. Went public in February 1990.
Mitel (1973, Kanata, IPO) – Provider of unified communication solutions for businesses focused on VoIP products. Went public in May 2006.

Enterprise Communication – Conferencing
Fuze (2009, SF, $334M, Acq.) – Provides cloud-based HD video and audio collaboration solutions along with other features such as chat, share, and comments on files. Got acquired by ThinkingPhones in 2015.
BlueJeans Network (2009, Mountain View, $175M) – Cloud-based video conferencing solution provider. Backed by NEA, Battery Ventures, NVP, Glynn Capital, Accel Partners, and Quadrille Capital.

Enterprise Communication – Messaging & Chat Apps
Vocera (2000, San Jose, IPO) – Provides mobile communication solutions for integrated, intelligent communication in healthcare and other mission-critical mobile environments. Went public in 2012.
Slack (2009, Vancouver, $540M) – SaaS team communication tool for enterprises. Backed by Social Capital, GV, Accel Partners, SV Angel.

Project Management
Workfront (2001, Lehi, $95M) – Cloud-based enterprise work management solution for marketing, IT, and other enterprise teams. Backed by Greenspring Associates, JMI Equity.
Asana (2009, SF, $88M) – Developer of the web and mobile application designed for teams to improve communication, organization, and collaboration. Backed by 8VC, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark and more.

Meeting Management
Diligent (2001, NYC, $30M) – Cloud-based board portal software for collaboration among corporate boards and senior executives. Got acquired by Insight Venture Partners for $624M in 2016.
Teem (2012, Slat Lake City, $21.5M) – Provides room booking software and workplace analytics software. Backed by NGP, Origin Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners, GE Ventures, Peak Venture, Royal Street Ventres and more.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ONLINE TRAVEL

• South Korea-based accommodation booking platform Yanolja raised $54M from private equity firm SkyLake Investment. Link
• India-based online travel agency Goomo raised $50M from private equity firm Emerging India. Link
• Amsterdam-based Tiqets, an online ticketing platform for local attractions raised $17M in Series B funding round led by HPE Growth Capital.Link
• Vacation rental management company Evolve raised $11M in Series C funding round led by T. Rowe Price Associates. Link
• Paris-based Misterb&b, a vacation rental platform for LGBTQ community raised $8.5M in Series A funding round led by Project A and Ventech. Link
• Travel planning startup Roadtrippers raised $7M from undisclosed investors. Link
• Amsterdam-based P2P travel agency TRVL raised $2.7M funding from angel investors. Link
• Hotel revenue management startup Beonprice raised €1.4M in a funding round led by K Fund. Link
• Campsite booking platform Campsy acquired France’s Camping and Co. Link
• Travel technology provider Open Destinations acquired a majority stake in Tineri, a mobile itinerary start-up. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

ticketclever (2017, Arbroath) – Algorithms-driven train ticket booking platform.
Keypr (2016, LA) – Cloud-based guest experience and management platform for hotels.

LEADER BOARD – ONLINE TRAVEL

Online Travel Agencies
Online Travel Agencies – Booking platforms
Priceline (1998, Norwalk, IPO) – Online travel agency offering booking and bidding for hotels, flights, car rentals, and more. Subsidiary of The Priceline Group. Went public in 1999.
Expedia (1996, Bellevue, IPO, Acq.) – Online travel agency offering hotels, flights, car rentals, etc. Acquired by IAC in 2003. 11 acquisitions. Went public in 1999.
Ctrip (1999, Shanghai, IPO) – Chinese Online travel agency offering booking for hotels, flights, car rentals etc. Acquired Suanya and Travelfusion in 2015 and ToursForFun in 2014. Went public in 2003.

Online Travel Agencies – Discovery
Kayak (2004, Norwalk, IPO, Acq.) – Travel search engine – helps users find flights, hotels, rental cars and cruise lines. Acquired SideStep in 2007. Went IPO in 2012. Acquired by Priceline Group for $1.8B in 2012.
Skyscanner (2002, Edinburgh, $197M, Acq.) – Travel search engine – helps users find flights, hotels, rental cars and cruise lines. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Scottish Equity Partners. Acquired by Ctrip in 2016.

Online Travel Agencies – Holiday Packages
Qulv (2012, Shenzhen, $60M) – Provides holiday packages to Chinese travelers who are traveling abroad. Backed by Yuantai Changqing Fund.
TravelBird (2010, Amsterdam, $59M) – Enables booking of holiday packages to destinations around the world. Backed by Rocket internet.

Transport
Air travel – Flights
Hopper (2007, Montreal, $95M) – Provides data-driven research and analytics to help travelers determine when to fly. Backed by Brightspark Ventures, Atlas Venture, OMERS Ventures.
Onetwotrip (2011, London, $42.5M) – Online travel agency using a global network of IATA agencies for ticketing. Backed by Phenomen Ventures, Atomico, Goldman Sachs.
Yapta (2007, Seattle, $25M) – Travel website and browser add-on that lets users track flight prices. Concur Technologies, First Round Capital, W Media Ventures, Amadeus and others.
Farecast (1999, Seattle, $21M, Acq.) – Provides users with airfare predictions. Acquired by Microsoft in 2008. Backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, PAR Capital Management, Pinnacle Ventures, Greylock Partners, Madrona Venture Group.

Air Travel – Private Jets
WheelsUp (2013, NYC, $171M) – Online travel company which offers private jet booking to guests based on membership. Backed by Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments, NEA.
JetSmarter (2012, Fort Lauderdale, $157M) – Online marketplace for private jets. Backed by Saudi Royal family and executives from Goldman Sachs and Twitter.

Cruises
Dreamlines (2011, Hamburg, $72M) – Online marketplace for cruises. Backed by Hp-Ventures and Targetglobal VC.

Trains
Trainline (1997, London, Acq.) – Online platform for booking train tickets across Europe. Acquired by KKR in 2015.

Bus
Redbus (2006, Bangalore, $10M, Acq.) – Online platform and mobile app for booking bus tickets in India. Backed by Inventus capital, Seedfund India and Helion VC. Acquired by Ibibo group for $125M.
Busbud (2011, Montreal, $10M) – Online and mobile app based marketplace that connects travelers to bus operators. Backed by Real Ventures, iNovia Capital, White Star Capital and others.
ClickBus (2013, Sao Paulo, $10M) – Online portal and mobile app for booking bus travels. Backed by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Rocket Careers, Tengelmann Ventures.

Car Rentals
BlaBlaCar (2004, Paris, $312M) – Car sharing platform for intercity travel. Backed by Accel partners, insight partners and index ventures.

Accommodation
Hotels – Marketplaces
Booking (1996, Amsterdam, Acq.) – Marketplace for accommodation booking around the world. Acquired by Priceline Group for $135M in 2007.
HotelUrbano (2011, Rio de Janeiro, $135M) – Marketplace for hotels and travel packages focusing on Latin America. Backed by Insight Venture, The Priceline Group and Tiger Global Management.
HotelTonight (2010, SF, $117M) – Mobile-based platform for same day hotel bookings. Backed by Accel, GGV Capital and others.

Hotels – Discovery
Room77 (2010, Mountain View, $44M) – Online hotel search and booking platform. Backed by Felicis, General Catalyst, Expedia and others.

Asset Light Hotels
OYORooms (2013, Gurgaon, $193M) – Asset light Hotel chain for budget accommodations operating across India. Backed by Lightspeed Venture, DSG Consumer Partners, Sequoia and others.
ZoRooms (2014, Delhi, $46M, Acq.) – Chain of asset-light standardized branded budget rooms in India. Acquired by OYO Rooms in February 2016. Backed by Tiger Global, Orios Venture, Sol Primero.

Vacation Rentals – Marketplaces
Airbnb (2008, SF, $3.4B) – Vacation rental marketplace currently valued over $25B. Acquired Lapka, and Vamo in 2015. Backed by TPG Growth, Sequoia, Greylock Partners and others.
HomeAway (2004, Austin, IPO, Acq.) – Vacation rental marketplace. Has 20 acquisitions under its name.Went IPO in 2011. Acquired by Expedia in 2015 for $3.9B.

Vacation Rentals – Discovery
Couchsurfing (2004, SF, $23M) – A global community of 10 million people for vacation rental listings. Backed by Benchmark, General Catalyst, Lumia Capital and others.

Hostels
Hostelworld (1999, Dublin, IPO) – Online marketplace for hotels. Went public in 2015.

Tours & Activities
GetYourGuide (2009, Berlin, $95.5M) – Mobile and online marketplace for tours and activities. 2 acquisitions. Backed by Sunstone Capital, Highland Capital, Spark Capital and others.
Zozi (2007, SF, $51M) – Platform to discover and book activities and experiences around the world with expert guides. Backed by 500 Startups, Forerunner Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and others.

Travel Planning
Professional – Content
Zvents (2005, San Mateo, $31M, Acq.) – Provides local guides for cities around the world. Acquired by Ebay’s Stubhub in 2011.

Professional – Organizer
TripIt (2006, SF, $13M, Acq.) – Enables users to create a master travel itinerary and provide them with online and mobile access. Acquired by Concur for $120M in 2011.

P2P
TripAdvisor (2000, Massachusetts, IPO, Acq.) – Online travel guide that offers user-generated reviews on hotels, restaurants, attractions and other travel-related businesses. Acquired by IAC in 2004. Went public in 2011. 21 acquisitions.

Enterprise
Amadeus (1987, Madrid, IPO) – Provider of technology for online travel industry. Went public in 2010.
Sabre (1960, Southlake, IPO, Acq.) – Retails travel products and provides distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Acquired by Silverlake in 2006.Went public in 2014.
Duetto (2012, SF, $63M) – Provides revenue management SaaS solutions to hotels and casinos. Backed by Accel, Battery, Benchmark and others.

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A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

Third Watch (2016, Gurgaon), AI and big data analytics based anti-fraud solution. Founders are ex-Cricket Weekly, Nirvana, Ahoy Telecom, Rockstand Digital, Offshore Technolabs and are alumni of IIT Varanasi. Local comparables are Sentropi (2012, Ahmedabad, $40k) and Clifey (2016, Mumbai, unfunded). Global comparable is Threat Matrix (2005, San Jose, $84.5M).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Ola (2011, Bangalore), app-based asset-light cab operator, raises $50M from NY hedge fund. Link

Tejas Networks (2000, Bangalore), optical transport solutions to telecom services provider, raises $54M from anchor investors before its IPO. Link

SpiceJet (2005, Gurgaon), Indian low-cost airline company, enters into e-commerce retail space with the launch of its e-commerce platform Spice Style. Link

Paytm Mall (2010, Noida), online horizontal e-commerce marketplace, launches a QR-code based offline to online commerce platform catering to organized retail players. small players & brands. Link

Ola (2011, Bangalore) and Uber (2009, San Francisco), app-based taxi aggregators, plan to set up booking kiosks at Bangalore railway stations. Link

Sun TV (1993, Chennai), content production and satellite broadcasting company, launches subscription VoD service Sun NXT. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Clutter (2013, LA), online platform for physical storage services, raises $64M in Series C round of funding led by Atomico with participation from Sequoia Capital, GV and Fifth Wall.Link

Proterra (2004, Greenville), designer and manufacturer of vehicle control systems and transit buses, raises $55M in Series E round of funding led by Generation Investment Management LLP, with participation from BMW i Ventures. Link

Protix (2009, Dongen), insect based edible protein manufacturer, raises $50M in Series C round of funding from Aqua-Spark, Rabobank, BOM and other private investors. Link

Fusion Risk Management (2006, Rolling Meadows), cloud-based business continuity management software, raises $41M in Series C round of funding led by Catalyst Investors, with participation from Level Equity. Link

ShipBob (2014, Chicago), app for on-demand packaging and delivery service, raises $17.5M in Series B round of funding led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Hyde Park Venture Partners, FundersClub, Hyde Park Angels and FJ Labs LLC. Link

AEye (2013, Pleasanton), developer of vision-based systems for autonomous vehicles, raises $16M in Series A round of funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Airbus Ventures, Intel Capital, Tyche Partners and others. Link

Cognitive Scale (2013, Austin), business intelligence and analytics solutions, raises $15M in Series C round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, The Westly Group and USAA. Link

Snapsheet (2010, Chicago), insurance claims solutions provider to insurance players, raises $12M in Series D round of funding led by Tola Capital. Link

Verizon (1983, NYC), broadband and telecommunications company, acquires Yahoo (2009, Sunnyvale), news and online directory provider, for $4.5B. Link

Basefarm (2009, Oslo), hosting provider for mission critical business applications, acquires The unbelievable Machine Company (2010, Berlin), provider for Big Data, cloud and managed cloud services, for an undisclosed amount. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting startups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – CONSUMER HEALTHTECH

• Clover Health, a health insurance startup, raised $130M in a round led by GV and other investors. Link.
• Babylon Health, a digital platform that combines AI and telemedicine, raised $60M in a round led by Vostok New Ventures, Kinnevik and NNS Holdings. Link
• ScriptDash, a digital pharmacy, has rebranded itself as Alto Pharmacy and raised $23M in a round led by Greenoaks Capital. Other investors include Jackson Square Ventures, DST, Meritech Capital, Y Combinator, among others. Link
• Capsule Pharmacy, a digital pharmacy, raised $20M in a round led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Sound Ventures and Virgin Group. Link
• DocPlanner, an online doctor appointment booking platform, raised $17M in a round led by Enern Investments with participation from One Peak Partners and existing investor Target Global. Link
• Aira, a smart eye-wear that provides remote assistance for visually impaired, raised $12M in a round led by Jazz Venture Partners and, Arboretum Ventures. Other investors include Lux Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, National Federation of the Blind. Link
• Rested, a mobile application for sleep apnea risk assessment, raised $7M from undisclosed investors. Link
• MyHealthTeams, a Social networking platform for people affected by chronic conditions, raised $7M in a round led by Qiming Venture Partners. Other participating investors include 500 Startups, Adams Street Partners, CVS Health, Westly Group and HealthTech Capital. Link
• Beddit, a smart sensor track sleep has been acquired by Apple. Link
• Hello, a smart device to track sleep behavior, announced that the company will soon be ceasing operations. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Zoon (2016, San Mateo) – Mobile application for sperm analysis.
Hellocare (2016, La Ciotat, $1M) – Telemedicine platform.

LEADER BOARD – CONSUMER HEALTH TECH

PERSONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
ONLINE INFORMATION SEARCH
Medical Content Providers
WebMD (1996, NYC, IPO) – Online platform providing health-related information to consumers and healthcare professionals. Went public in 2005.
Healthline (2005, SF, $154M) – Health information portal. Also started providing appointment booking service through the platform by acquiring YourDoctor. Backed by U.S. News, Summit Partners, Comcast Ventures, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Peacock Equity, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mitsui, Trinity Capital Investment, Investor Growth Capital, PeakSpan Capital, REV.

Social Platforms
PatientsLikeMe (2004, Cambridge, $132M) – Online community for people with medical conditions. Backed by Omidyar Network, CommerceNet, Invus, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Collaborative Seed and, iCarbonX.

PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE
Sharecare (2010, Atlanta, $320M) –  Online platform for personalized health recommendations including expert resources, guidance, and programs based on the proprietary RealAge test results and other personal health data shared by the user. Backed by   Summit Partners, Wells Fargo, TomorrowVentures, Heritage Group, Claritas Capital, OPRAH, Arsenal Venture Partners, Galen Partners, HCA, HMSA, Wellington Management, Swiss Re, New Evolution Ventures, Sony Pictures Television, and Trinity Health.
Your.MD (2013, London, $7M) – Mobile app which uses AI and Machine Learning technology to give personalized feedback to individuals as they speak or type their query. Backed by Smedvig.

MONITORING
Meet You (2013, Xiamen, $200.5M) – Social network for women and a menstruation period tracking app. Backed by  SIG China, The Cathay Funds, Matrix Partners China, and K2VC (Xianfeng Evergreen).
Dayima (2012, Beijing, $66M) – App for period tracking and women’s health. It predicts period cycles based on past patterns, offering health tips on avoiding cramps and premenstrual syndromes, and links to an online forum where users can exchange their experiences on parenting, beauty, etc. Backed by Sequoia Capital, ZhenFund, Ceyuan Investment Consulting, By-Health, Haitong International Securities Group, Tisiwi Ventures, and Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund.
TelCare (2008, Bethesda, $65M, Acq.) – Provides a wireless blood glucose meter with two-way messaging, that transmits to a care management server, along with a suite of iPhone and Android apps. Acquired by BioTelemetry in December 2016.

DIY DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS
Cognoa (2013, Palo Alto, $20M) – Developing an app for developmental disorder assessment for children. Backed by Morningside Venture Capital.
ResApp Health (2014, Perth, $10M, Acq.) – Smartphone-based respiratory diseases diagnosis tools. Acquired by Narhex in July 2015.

THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS
Chrono Therapeutics (2004, Waltham, $80M) – Device with programmable passive transdermal drug delivery for smoking cessation. Backed by Canaan Partners, Mayo Clinic, Rock Health, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Endeavour Vision, 5AM Ventures, Emergent Medical Partners, NCI, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Mission Bay Capital, GE Ventures, Labuan IBFC, Cota Capital, Xeraya Capital, Mayo Clinic Ventures, and Hikma Ventures.

MEDICATION ADHERENCE
Mango Health (2012, SF, $8M) – Mobile app that helps consumers comply with their medication through games. Backed by KPCB, Bullpen Capital, First Round Capital, Floodgate, RockHealth, Express Scripts and Baseline Ventures.

PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS
CareSync (2011, Wesley Chapel, $22M) – The web and mobile application which allows patients to collect their electronic health records from different health care providers. Backed by Merck GHI, Greycroft, HMC, Tullis Health Investors, Clearwell group, and CDH Solutions.
CareZone (2010, SF, $13M) – Personal health information log book. Backed by NEA, and Catamount Ventures.

HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
DOCTORS
Telemedicine
Chunyu Yisheng (2011, Beijing, $244M) – Telemedicine platform for remote doctor consultation. Backed by  BlueRun Ventures, CICC, ICH Group and Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund.
AmericanWell (2006, Boston, $123M) – Telehealth platform that connects users with doctors over the video feed. Backed by Inventures Alliance Management Company.

Homecare
Heal (2014, LA, $52M) – Mobile app for on-demand home visits for a family doctor. Backed by  Pritzker Group, Slow Ventures, Armada Investment, Breyer Capital, Slow Ventures, March Capital Partners, Singulariteam, and HashTag One.
Pager (2014, NYC, $34M) – Mobile app for on-demand doctor house call. Backed by NEA, Lux Capital, Abundance Partners, Montage Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Summation Health Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, and Sound Ventures.

Appointment booking
We Doctor Group (formerly Guahao) (2010, Hangzhou, $520.5M) – Online platform for appointment booking with doctors and a healthcare information portal. Backed by   Goldman Sachs, Morningside Group, Tencent, Fosun International, Hillhouse Capital, Shandong Tyan Home, Qiming Venture Partners, CDB Capital, Fosun Kinzon Capital, Morningside venture Capital, and F&H Fund Management.
ZocDoc (2007, NYC, $223M) – An online platform which helps users to find a nearby health practitioner and instantly book an appointment online. Also provides scheduling software to providers. Backed by  Khosla Ventures, Atomico, Goldman Sachs, Founders Fund, DST Global, Bezos Expeditions, Vast Ventures, Baillie Gifford, Social Starts, Haystack Partners.

DIAGNOSTICS
Dx Kits
23andMe (2006, Mountain View, $232M) – A human genome research company enabling customers to study their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. Backed by Google Ventures, MPM Capital, NEA, JJDC and Mohr Davidow Ventures.

Marketplace
WellnessFX (2010, SF, $6M, Acq.) – Online marketplace for preventive health diagnostic packages. Acquired by Health Elements in December 2013.

HEALTH INSURANCE
Internet-first Insurance providers
Oscar Health (2012, NYC, $727.5M) –  An internet first health insurance provider that uses digital healthcare solutions to keep its members healthy. Backed by  Fidelity Investments, Khosla Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Founders Fund, General Catalyst Partners, Thrive Capital, Glynn Capital, Lakestar, Western Technology Investment, Red Swan Ventures, Formation 8, CapitalG, Breyer Capital, Wellington Management, Darwin Ventures, The Cambria Group, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Ping An Ventures, BoxGroup, Nima Capital, 8VC, and Brainchild.

Aggregator
GoHealth Insurance (2001, Chicago, $50M) – Online price comparison and shopping portal for health insurance. Backed by NEP.
Gravie (2013, Minneapolis, $27M) – Online health insurance marketplace for consumers to choose and buy insurance, pay for it and manage all healthcare expenses at one place. Backed by Aberdare ventures, Split Rock Partners,  Brightstone Venture Capital, and Firstmark Capital.

PHARMACY
7LK (2011, Guangzhou, $149M) – Online retailer of non-prescription drugs and health supplements such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and medical products. Backed by  JD.Com, Orient Securities, Tuspark Ventures, Nine co-venture, Greenwoods Investments, Grand Yangtze Capital, Govtor Capital, and Share Capital.
Yiyao  (2010, Guangzhou, $72M) – Online drug store that sells over-the-counter medications, traditional Chinese remedies, and a variety of other health products.Backed by China Equity Group, and Ivy Capital, ClearVue Partners.
PillPack (2013, Boston, $94M) – Mobile app-enabled which periodically sends the required medications to the user. Backed by Accel Partners, Sherpa Ventures, CRV, Menlo VC, Atlas Ventures, Slow ventures, Highline VP, QueensBridge VP, Founder Collective, IDEO, and Techstarts.

CAREGIVERS
Caregiver Discovery Platforms
Care.com (2006, Waltham, IPO) – Online marketplace connecting families requiring babysitters and nannies (for children, senior adults or disabled), pet care, housekeeping with caregivers. Went public in 2014.
Honor (2014, SF, $62M) – The web and mobile-based platform that allows users to find and book caregiver for elderly people. Backed by  Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, True Ventures, Kapor Capital, Rock Health, Homebrew, BAM Ventures, NFX Guild, Syno Capital, and 8VC.
HomeTeam (2013, Manhattan, $43.5M) – An online platform which allows people expert caregiver matching and a care team to promote healthy & active days. Backed by Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Lux Capital, AI Ventures, and Recruit Strategic Partners.

MEDICAL TOURISM FACILITATOR
Medigo (2013, Berlin, $12M) – An online marketplace that facilitates searching, booking and arranging medical travel. Backed by Accel Partners, Atlantic Labs, TA Ventures, and CLI Ventures.

CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT
Antidote (2008, London, $18M) – Search engine for clinical trials which helps patients to explore, understand and access clinical trials. Backed by Octopus Ventures, Amadeus Capital, and Smedvig Capital.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally 

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY –  RETAILTECH

• Shanghai Dianda Information Technology, a retail technology solutions provider, raised $11M Series B funding. Link
• Eagle Eye Solutions, a promotion management platform for supermarkets, retailers and hospitality firms, raised $7.7M Post IPO funding. Link
• Yoobic, a platform of crowdsourced shoppers who help retailers to get visibility into their in-store execution, raised $5.3 Series A funding from Felix Capital. Link
• SimpliField, a B2B SaaS product that enables companies to manage field audits, raised $4M Seed funding led by Runa Capital. Link
• Dor, a provider of device and platform for store traffic tracking, raised $3.8M Seed funding led by Zetta Venture Partners and Vertex Ventures. Link
• Mobaro, a mobile workforce management app, raised $3M in Series A funding from  VF Venture. Link
• Invertex, 3D scanning-based fitting solutions for both online and in-store customers, raised $2M Seed funding led by OurCrowd. Link
• Ubamarket, a shopping app for offline shoppers, raised $1.1M Angel funding. Link
• Whodat, an augmented reality platform for product visualization, raised $600k in Seed funding from Ideaspring Capital. Link
• Wasteless, a provider of smart labels with integrated dynamic pricing platform based on expiration date, raised $400k in Seed funding. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Retip App (2016, Maple Valley) – Rewards and promotion and digital receipt management app.
Syteful (2016, LA) – Location optimization platform for offline businesses.

LEADER BOARD – RETAILTECH

Payments – mPOS
Square (2009, SF, IPO) – A POS solution provider for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Acquired Kili Technology, 80/20, FastBite, Caviar, Evenly, Framed, and BookFresh. Went public in 2015. Current market capital is 4.09B.
Revel Systems (2010, SF, $127M) – An iPad based Point of Sale solution. Backed by DCM Ventures and wcas.com.
ShopKeep (2008, NYC, $97M) – Cloud-based PoS software provider for retailers. Backed by Canaan Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Thayer Street Partners Management and Activant Capital.

Payments – Self-Checkout
Scandit (2009, Zurich, $13M) – Developer of software-based barcode scanning and data capture platform for smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices. Raised funding in a round led by led by Ariel Luedi, CEO at Hybris.
ShoppinPal (2011, Pune, $1.57M) – A mobile commerce and self-checkout platform for brick & mortar retail stores. Backed by Plug and Play and Steelhead Ventures.

Payments – Wallets
Yoyowallet (2013, London, $16M) – QR code-based mobile payment service provider and consumer behavior analysis. Backed by Imperial Innovations.
nanoPay (2010, Toronto, $10M) – Secure digital wallet by eliminating physical loyalty & payment cards. Backed by Goldman Sachs and Alchemist Accelerator.

Payments – Alternative Payments
Cinch (2014, NYC, $1.4M) – Platform that enables purchase on store credit for offline and online stores. Backed by Lool Ventures, Entree Capital, iAngels, SilverTech Ventures.
Sunbit (2016, Binyamina, Undisclosed) – Offline store payment via installments. Backed by SGVC.

Analytics – In-Store – Sensor-based
RetailNext (2007, San Jose, $190M) – Real-time in-store analytics using WiFi and Bluetooth sensors. Backed by Activant Capital Group, NGP, StarVest Partners and August Capital.
Trax (2010, Tel Aviv, $84M) – Image recognition solution for monitoring and analyzing retail shelves.
Euclid Analytics (2010, Palo Alto, $44M) – Provider of actionable shopper insights to brick and mortar retailers. Backed by Cox Enterprises, Benchmark, and NEA.
Brickstream (2000, Norcross, $36M) – Provider of behavior measurement technology for offline retailers. Backed by 
Eastward Capital Partners, Columbia Capital, and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Acquired Nomi in 2014.

Analytics – In-Store – Transaction-based
Profitect (2005, Waltham, $15.5M) – Technology platform that provides prescriptive analytics for retailers. Backed by Genesis Partners, Motorola Solutions, Cedar Fund, and Benhamou Global Ventures.
Coherent Path (2012, Boston, $8M) – Customer loyalty and predictive analysis. Backed by GrandBanks Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Common Angels, Sigma Prime Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, and Converge Venture Partners.
Blue Ridge (2007, Atlanta, $6M) – Demand forecasting solutions provider. Backed by Vocap Investment Partners.

Analytics – In-Store – Multi Source-based
Manthan Retail (2004, Bangalore, $101M) – Analytics for retail and CPG brands. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, IDG Ventures India, Temasek, SIDBI Venture Capital, ePlanet Capital, InnoVen Capital, and Eight Roads Ventures.
Market6 (2006, Ohio City, $5.5M, Acq.) – Big data analytics company catering to retailers. Backed by Western Technology Investment, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Rho Ventures. Acquired by 84.51˚ in August, 2016.

Analytics – Market Intelligence
Bazaarvoice (2005, Austin, IPO) – SaaS solutions that help brands to capture, analyze, and act on data from social media. Went public in 2012. Current Market Capital is $388M.
Fractal Analytics (2000, San Mateo, $125M) – Predictive and advanced big data analytics. Backed by 
Khazanah Nasional Berhad. Acquired Imagna Analytics and Mobius in 2015.

Customer Engagement – Suite
Capillary Tech (2008, Bangalore, $79M) – Platform managing the entire life cycle of customer data from acquisition, analysis, insights and activations. Backed by Sequoia Capital, NVP and Warburg Pincus.
Blue Calypso (2011, Dallas, IPO) – Developer of digital products and services to increase brand loyalty. Went IPO in 2011. Current Market Capital is $5.93M.

Customer Engagement – Clienteling
Starmount (2006, Austin, $13M, Acq.) – Customer engagement through in-store browser kiosks. Backed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. Acquired by Infor on July 2016.
Toushay (2011, Ottawa, $6M) – In-store engagement solutions through various TouchPoints.

Customer Engagement – Augmented Shopping
Me-Ality (1994, Santa Clara, $48M) – Virtual fitting solutions provider to businesses. Backed by Northwater Capital and Nova Scotia Business.
Marxent (2011, Dayton, $14M) – AR & VR solutions for visual commerce. Backed by Detroit Venture Partners and Stage 1 Ventures.
Avametric (2012, SF, $10.5M) – Fashion software company that provides virtual fitting technologies for offline stores. Backed by Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures.

Customer Engagement – Navigation
Aisle411 (2008, St. Louis, $10M) – Indoor retail mapping and location service. Backed by Cultivation Capital.
Insiteo (2009, Colomiers, $4.87M) – Indoor navigation technology provider for offline retail. Backed by Creathor Venture.

Customer Engagement – Loyalty & Rewards
FiveStars (2011, SF, $105M) – Customer loyalty program which integrates with merchant POS systems. Backed by 
HarbourVest Partners.
Linkable Networks (2010, Boston, $40M) – Card-linked program which offers company with the ability to provide coupons. Backed by Converge Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and Blue Chip Venture Company.
Appcard (2011, NYC, $26.5M) – Loyalty platform providing merchants with effective tools to raise profits and increase customer retention. Backed by Founders Fund and Innovation Endeavors.

Customer Engagement – Feedback
Cloud Cherry (2013, Chennai, $7M) – Feedback app based on customer sentiment mapping. Backed by IDG Ventures India, The Chennai Angels, Cisco Investments, and Vertex Ventures.
Saygent (2009, Mountain View, $2M) – Mobile customer feedback and voice analytics. Backed by Innovation Endeavors, Karlin Ventures and Kima Ventures.

Marketing – In-store
Swirl Networks (2011, Boston, $32M) – Indoor location-based marketing platform. Backed by Hearst Ventures and SoftBank Capital.
ComQi (2005, NYC, $28M) – End-to-end technology platform to manage in-venue digital signage, mobile and social media. Backed by Ithmaar Bank.
YCD Multimedia (1999, Shefayim, $26.5M) – In-store digital media solutions. Backed by Pitango Venture Capital and Arts Alliance Ventures. Acquired C-nario in 2011.

Marketing – Proximity Marketing
Index (2012, SF, $26M) – Performance-based marketing for brick and mortar stores. Backed by General Catalyst Partners and Innovation Endeavors.
Eversight Labs (2013, Palo Alto, $27M) – Cloud-based solution that enables promotion testing by presenting digital offers to consumers that can be redeemed in-store. Backed by Emergence Capital Partners.
MaxPoint (2007, Morrisville, $11M) – Cross channel digital marketing through buyer-product mapping. Backed by Trinity Ventures.

Monitoring – Store Audits – CrowdSourced
Quri (2010, SF, $31M) – Retail intelligence company that provides compliance checks of store level operations. Backed by Matrix Partners.
Gigwalk (2010, SF, $18M) – Mobile-based platform that unites retail businesses with temporary workers to check store compliance. Backed by SoftTech and August Capital.
BeMyEye (2011, Milano, $10M) – Data gathering platform by utilizing the crowd source. Backed by 360 Capital Partners and Nauta Capital. Acquired LocalEyes on May 2016.

Monitoring – Store Audits – Internal Audits
GoSpotCheck (2011, Denver, $24M) –  An enterprise software for field-based teams. Backed by  Insight Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Techstars, Venture 51, and Point Nine Capital.
Zenput (2011, SF, $1.5M) – Mobile data collection for businesses with field employees.

Monitoring – Security – Theft Prevention
3VR (2002, SF, $59.5M) – Video intelligence solutions for real-time security to detect fraud and customer insights. Backed by Menlo Ventures and Opus Bank.
Iverify (2002, Charlotte, $52M) – Provider of innovative security solutions, including real-time remote monitoring services, for retailers. Backed by Driehaus Private Equity.
Agilence (2006, Camden, $24M) – Intelligent video auditing solutions to identify shrink. Backed by Arrowroot Capital and Laurel Capital Partners. Acquired Vidient in 2011.

Monitoring – Security – Fraud Detection
ChannelIQ (2009, Chicago, $12M, Acq.) – Online price monitoring solution for brand protection. Backed by Drive Capital. Acquired by Market Track on June 2016.
Sproxil (2009, Cambridge, $2.3M) – Mobile technology to combat counterfeit products. Backed by Acumen.

Store Automation – Electronic Shelf Labels
Displaydata (2000, Bracknell, $66M) – Electronic Shelf Labels to manage omnichannel pricing and promotions strategy. Backed by TTP Ventures and Lansdowne Partners.
Label Insight (2008, Chicago, $13M) – SaaS solution to develop a comprehensive view of the data on product labels. Backed by Cultivation Capital, KPMG and Mercury Fund.

Store Automation – Planogramming Solutions
EasyFill (2005, Ostersund, IPO) -Rotating shelf solutions for retail stores. Went public in 2007.
Revionics (2002, Austin, $57M) – Solutions for optimization of pricing, promotions, markdown, space, and assortment. Backed by Goldman Sachs and Sierra Ventures.

Store Automation – Robotics
Bossa Nova Robotics (2005, Pittsburgh, $23M) – Developer of in-store mobile information dispensing robots. Backed by Riverwood Capital.
Fellow Robots (2014, Mountain View, $225k) – Robot technology for retail stores to keep customers engaged. Backed by Plug and Play Tech Center.

Back Office – Suite
InContext Solutions (2009, Chicago, $36M) – Platform to create a virtual store simulation and design new in-store concepts, evaluate them with test shoppers and activate those concepts. Backed by Plymouth Ventures, Beringea and Hyde Park Angels.

Back Office – Inventory Management
Dynamic Action (2007, Redwood City, $15M) – Analytics solution catering to the retail merchandising. Backed by Accenture, ePlanet Capital, Frog Capital, and West Coast Capital.

Back Office – Inventory Management – Vending Solutions
Ubox (2010, Beijing, $85M) – Smart O2O vending machines where customers can make purchases through their mobile app. Backed by Carlyle Group.
Cantaloupe Systems (2002, SF, $19M) – Cloud-based mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending retail solution. Backed up Global Environment Fund Management and Foundation Capital.

Back Office – Asset Recovery
Optoro (2010, Washington DC, $119M) – Asset recovery solutions for distressed inventory of retailers and manufacturers. Backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Revolution.

Back Office – HRTech – Recruitment
Staffly (2014, SF, $1.96M) – On-demand staffing solution for retailers. Backed by ff Venture Capital.

Back Office – HRTech – Workforce Management
Reflexis (2001, Dedham, $38M) – Provider of real-time store execution and workforce management solutions. Backed by Sageview Capital and Pequot Capital.
Theatro (2012, Dallas, $9M) – Solution for increasing workforce productivity. Backed by Khosla Ventures.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

Frontdesk (2016, Bangalore)­, automated customer service software. Founder is ex- Scibler, Microsoft, Multimedia Research and is an alumnus of IISC-Bangalore. Local comparable­s are RaceTrack (2015, Bangalore, $600k) and Vernacular­.ai (2016, Bangalore, undisclose­d). Global comparable­s are Nextit (2002, Spokane, $8.75M).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

Money Tap (2015, Bangalore)­, app-based credit line facility provider, raises $12.3M in Series A round of funding from Sequoia India along with existing investors New Enterprise Associates and Prime Venture Partners. Link

Mr.Needs (2016, Noida), mobile-first platform to order day-to-day needs and groceries, raises $500k in Pre-Series A round of funding from a consortium of investors including IT profession­al Umesh Arora. Link

GTPL Hathway (2007, Ahmedabad)­, multi system operator provider cable TV and internet service, plans to launch its IPO on 21 June, at a price band of INR 167-170 Link

Amazon India, plans to launch digital payments service. Link

PropTiger (2011, Noida), online broker for property search and buying, Housing (2012, Mumbai), map-based verified residentia­l property listings platform and Makaan (2007, Gurgaon), real estate property website which connects buyers and sellers, plan to start listings of internatio­nal properties on their portals. Link

HealthQuad­, Delhi-based early-stage healthcare-focussed venture capital fund, closes its $11.66M maiden fund. Link

Ventureast­, Bengaluru-based venture capital firm, scales down its 6th fund target to $100M to achieve the final close sooner. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Element AI, (2016, Montreal), provider of artificial intelligen­ce solutions, raises $102M in Series A round of funding led by Data Collective with participat­ion from Real Ventures, Developmen­t Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investment­s Canada and others. Link

BlackRock Metals, metals & materials manufactur­ing company, raises $40M in equity financing led by Orion Mine Finance Group. Link

Twist Bioscience, (2013, SF), semiconduc­tor-based DNA synthesis platform, raises additional $27M in venture capital funding from Biomatics Capital, Reinet Fund, NFT Investment Limited and others. Link

WhiteSourc­e, (2011, Bnei Brak), provider of open source vulnerabil­ity detection & license management­, raises $10M in Series B round of funding led by 83North, with participat­ion from Microsoft Ventures and David Strohm. Link

Xealth (2017, Seattle), digital healthcare startup, raises $8.5M led by DFJ, with participat­ion from Providence­, UPMC, Hennepin Healthcare System, and Froedtert Health. Link

Sure, (2014, San Diego), mobile app for on-demand travel insurance, raises $8M in Series A round of funding led by IA Capital with participat­ion from Menlo Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Assurant and AmTrust. Link

BlueFox.io, (2015, Sunnyvale)­, developer of real-time customer engagement solutions, raises $7M in a Series A round of funding from Baseline Ventures, Panasonic, NewGen Capital and Pentalog. Link

Plenty (2013, SF), field-scale vertical farming & hydroponic cultivatio­n company, acquires Bright Agrotech (2010, Laramie), developer of vertical farming production system technology­, for an undisclose­d amount. Link

Carnelian Energy Capital, TX-based venture capital firm, closes second private equity fund, at $600M. Link

Intudo Ventures, Indonesia-based venture capital firm, raises maiden venture capital fund, at over $10M. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally.

INTERESTING STARTUPS

Search Tap (2016, Delhi), cloud-hosted search solution for website and mobile apps. Founders are ex-Indus Valley Partners and are alumni of Delhi Technological University. Local comparable is Unbxd (2010, Bangalore, $2M). Global comparables are Twiggle (2013, Tel Aviv, $33M) and EasyAsk (2000, Burlington, $8M).

INDIA INTERESTING NEWS

HealthIntel (2015, Noida), provider of solutions for efficient patient and clinic management, raises an undisclosed growth capital from BLIP Initiatives. Link

Mobikwik (2009, Gurgaon), mobile wallet, recharge, bill payments provider, is in talks to raise around $150M in a round that would value the company at more than $1B. Link

TVS Group (1911, Chennai), automobile manufacturing company, acquires Check Gaadi (2014, Bangalore), online platform to book on demand vehicle inspection services, for an undisclosed amount. Link

GrowthEX (2016, Gurgaon), platform that provides online courses and counselling, acquires Leapwired (2016, Gurgaon), online marketplace, mentorship, and networking, for an undisclosed amount. Link

Flipkart’s (2007, Bangalore), online horizontal marketplace, proposed acquisition of eBay India (2005, Mumbai), online marketplace, trading and auctioning platform, has received approval from the Competition Commission of India. Link

Foodpanda (2012, Delhi), online food ordering and delivery from restaurants service provider, launches ‘Dash’, a third party food delivery service for restaurants. Link

Amagi (2008, Bangalore), provider of cloud based localised advertising on National TV Channels, partners with Sun TV (1993, Chennai), content production and satellite broadcasting services provider, for targeted advertising on its HD channels. Link

ClearTax (2010, Delhi), free income tax preparation and e-filing portal, launches bill book for preparing GST compliant invoices. Link

YES Bank (2004, Mumbai), private sector banking company, partners with TerraPay (2014, Amsterdam), global payment infrastructure for cross-border money transfer, for 24X7 international money transfer. Link

GLOBAL ROUNDUP

Scopely (2011, Culver City), mobile game developer and publisher focusing on Casual Games, raises $60M in Series C round of funding led by Revolution Growth, with participation from Greenspring Associates, Sands Capital Ventures, Cross Creek Advisors, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Link

Conviva (2006, San Mateo), video stream optimization solutions provider, closes $40M in an undisclosed round of funding led by new investor Future Fund with participation from NEA, Foundation Capital, and Time Warner Investments. LInk

Trucker Path (2013, SF), freight marketplace and assistance app for truckers, raises $30M in debt round of funding from Flexible Funding and Silicon Valley Bank. Link

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals (2015, Cambridge), developer of oligonucleotides for cancer immunotherapy, raises $27M in Series B round of funding led by new investor F-Prime Capital Partners with participation from Sofinnova and venBio Partners. Link

Culture Amp (2011, Melbourne), employee surveying platform, raises $20M in Series C round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Blackbird Ventures. Link

Highspot (2012, Seattle), sales engagement platform, raises $15M in Series B round of funding led by Shasta Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Madrona Venture Group. Link

Mindstrong Health (2014, CA), preventive health care and diagnosis company, raises $14M in undisclosed round of funding led by Foresite Capital and ARCH Venture Partners with participation from Optum Ventures, Berggruen Holdings and the One Mind Brain Health Impact Fund. Link

Evasc Neurovascular (2001, Vancouver), endovascular repair of cerebral aneurysms, closed $10M in Series A  round of funding led by Yonghua Investment Management Ltd., with participation from existing investors. Link

Fortanix (2016, SF), cryptography based data and IT security provider, raises $8M in Series A round of funding Foundation Capital and NeoTribe. Link

Medicxi, Geneva-based life sciences venture capital firm, launches $300M Late-Stage Life Sciences fund from MG1 are Novartis, Verily, an Alphabet company, and the European Investment Fund. Link

A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally

RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – LOCAL SERVICES

• Houzz, a content driven platform for home remodelling and design, raised $400M in Series E round that valued the company at $4B. Link
• Clutter, a USA-based online platform for availing physical storage services, raised $64M in Series C. Link
• Lechebang, an online automobile repair service provider operating in China, raised $44M in Series B funding. Link
• MakeSpace, an on-demand provider of physical storage services operating in the USA, raised $30M in a funding round led by 8VC and Upfront Ventures. Link
• Lemoncat, an online marketplace for business catering operating in Germany, raised $6.5M in funding round led by Northzone. Link
• Trustify, a web and mobile-based platform for hiring private detectives in the USA, raised $6.5M in Series A funding. Link
• Blow, a web and mobile-based platform to book on-demand beauty services, raised $4.3M in a funding round led by Unilever Ventures. Link
• Freska, an online marketplace for cleaner operating in Finland, raised $2.1M in Series A funding. Link
• Cera, a UK-based senior care service provider, raised $1.7M in funding round led by Credo Ventures. Link
• GoFetch, an on-demand booking platform for dog walkers operating in Canada, raised $1.4M in a funding round that valued the company at $7M. Link
• BlinkMyCar, a Lebanon-based online platform for car wash services, raised $1.2M in seed funding. Link
• UrbanClap, a web and mobile-based marketplace for multiple local services operating in India, raised $3M in debt from Trifecta Capital. Link
• Angie’s List, an online review platform for local services operating in the USA that went public in 2011, was acquired by IAC’s HomeAdvisor for $500M. Link
• VanityCube, an on-demand beauty service provider operating in India, was acquired by VLCC for $15M. Link
• Bucmi, an online beauty appointment booking platform in Spain, was acquired by competitor Uala. Link
• Zimmber, an online home services marketplace operating in India, was acquired by QuikrServices. Link
• Renowala, an online home improvement services marketplace operating in India, was acquired by ICS. Link
• Classpass, a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms operating in the USA, expanded its offerings to include remote video-based fitness training. Link
• Laundrapp, an online platform for laundry services headquartered in the UK, expanded its offerings to include commercial laundry.Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Paintmates (2017, Sydney) – Online platform for painting services.
Fabogo (2016, Dubai, $1M) – Online platform to discover beauty and wellness services.

LEADER BOARD – LOCAL SERVICES

Multi-Services
Marketplaces
Koubei (2004, Hangzhou, $2B) – A horizontal O2O platform for multiple local services. Backed by Alibaba Group, Ant Financial, China Investment Corporatin and others.
58daojia (2014, Beijing, $300M) – Online marketplace for multiple local services such as cleaning, babysitting, automobile repairs, beauty care, lawn care and other. Backed by KKR, PingAn Insurance and Alibaba Group.

Listings – Local Businesses
Angie’s List (1995, Indianapolis, IPO, Acq.) – Online platform offering reviews of local services. Went IPO in 2011. Acquired by IAC’s HomeAdvisor in May 2017.
JustDial (1996, Mumbai, IPO) – Online directory for local businesses along with phonecall and SMS enquiries. Went IPO in 2013.

Listings – E-commerce platforms
Trustpilot (2007, Copenhagen, $118M) – Platform offering reviews of online businesses such as search engines, social media and business websites. Backed by Seed Capital, Index Ventures, Northzone and others.

Lead Generation
Thumbtack (2009, SF, $274M) – Online platform for hiring local service professionals by comparing quotes and reviews. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Google Capital and others.

Aggregator
Tapzo (2010, Bangalore, $26M) – Formerly Helpchat,a AI powered content and commerce platform for requesting a variety of on-demand services. Backed by Sequoia Capital, American Express and others.

Home Services
Multi-home services
Oneflare (2012, Sydney, $19M) – Lead generation platform for home-care service providers. Backed by Microequities, Right Click Capital and Domain Group.
Zaarly (2011, SF, $15M) – Marketplace connecting users with local home service providers. Backed by KPCB, Felicis Ventures and others.

Maintenance & Repair
Multi-Maintenance Services
Handy (2012, NYC, $112M) – Web and mobile-based marketplace for availing home maintenance services. Backed by Fidelity Investments, Highland Capital Partners, TPG and others.
Serviz (2014, Sherman Oaks, $31M) – Marketplace for home maintenance services. Backed by PointGuard Ventures, Groupon and Engie.

Cleaning
Helpling (2014, Berlin, $64M) – Online platform for booking home cleaning services.Backed by Rocket Internet, Lakestar, Point Nine Capital, Phenomenon Ventures and others.
95081 (2004, Beijing, $57.04M) – Online platform for booking housekeeping services. Backed by Tiantu Capital.

Lawn Care
TaskEasy (2011, Salt Lake City, $22M) – Online platform for booking home services such as lawn care, snow removal and pool cleaning. Backed by Grotech Ventures, Access Venture Partners and others.
LawnStarter (2013, Blacksburg, $7M) – Online platform where users can receive quotes and book lawn care services. Backed by Techstars, Binary Capital and others.

Improvement
Multi-improvement Services
Houzz (2009, Palo Alto, $614M) – Content driven platform for home remodelling and design. Backed by Sequoia Capital, KPCB, DST Global and others.
To8to (2008, Shenzhen, $216M) – Online marketplace for interior decoration. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners China and 58.com.
Porch (2012, Seattle, $100M) – Online network that connects homeowners and renters with home improvement professionals.Backed by Founders Fund, Battery Ventures, Graph Ventures and others.

Interior Designer
Homepolish (2012, NYC, $17M) – Online marketplace for availing services of interior designers. Raised Series A in Jan 2016.

Painting
Paintzen (2013, NYC, $12M) – Online platform for booking home and office painters. Backed by Bullpen Capital, Expansion Venture Capital, Quotidian Ventures and others.

Electronics Repair
Uyess (2014, Shenzhen, $19M) – Online platform for booking technicians for home appliances and electronics repairs. Backed by Vertex Ventures, GX Capital and Thunderstorm VC.
Cellsavers (2015, SF, $18M) – Online marketplace for booking technicians for smartphone repairs. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Viola Group and Carmel Ventures.

Domestic Help
Drivers
Edaijia (2011, Beijing, $125M) – Mobile marketplace for booking drivers. Backed by Warburg Pincus, Matrix Partners China, 58.com and others.

Chefs
Hao Chushi (2014, Beijing, $22M) – Online marketplace for private chefs. Backed by Lightspeed China Partners, Cowin Capital and Shanghai Zhonglu Group.

Personal Services
Beauty
Parlour Booking
StyleSeat (2011, SF, $41M) – Online platform for booking beauty and wellness services. Backed by 500 Startups, Founders Fund, SoftTech VC and others.
Wahanda (2008, London, $35M, Acq.) – Marketplace for booking salons and spas. Acquired by Recruit Holdings in 2015.

At-Home Booking
Helijia (2013, Beijing, $55M) – Marketplace for booking at-home beautician appointments. Backed by IDG Capital Partners, CBC Capital, GX Capital and others.
Glamsquad (2013, NYC, $24M) – Mobile app for on-demand at-home beauticians.Backed by SoftBank, NEA, Montage Ventures and others.

Laundry
Edaixi (2013, Beijing, $123M) – Mobile app for on-demand laundry services. Backed by Tencent, SIG China, Baidu and others.

Fitness & Training
Fitness Centers
Classpass (2011, NYC, $84M) – Membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms. Backed by Techstars, Charles River Ventures, Catalyst Partners and others.
Quancheng Relian (2014, Beijing, $17M) – O2O mobile app for booking gyms and fitness centers. Backed by Matrix Partners China and Legend Capital.

Personal Trainers
fitmob (2013, SF, $15M, Acq.) – Mobile app to find and book local fitness trainers. Acquired by Classpass in 2015.
CoachUp (2011, Boston, $9M) – Marketplace for private sports and fitness coaches. Backed by General Catalyst Partners, Point Judith Capital and others.

Auto Services
Auto Repair
Xiaokakeji (2014, Hangzhou, $94M) – Mobile-based car servicing platform connecting auto owners with offline after-sales service providers. Backed by GGV Capital and Magic Stone Alternative.

Driving Schools
Eclicks (2012, Shanghai, $102M) – O2O platform for booking driving classes at nearest driving schools. Backed by Decent Capital, Yiche, Vision Knight Capital and others.

Refuelling
Booster Fuels (2014, Seattle, $12M) – Mobile app for on-demand fuel service. Backed by Maveron, Expansion Venture Capital, RRE Ventures and others.

Car Wash
Guaguaxiche (2014, Beijing, $26M) – On-demand at-home car wash service provider. Backed by 58.com.

Caregivers
Multi-services
Care.com (2006, Waltham, IPO) – Online marketplace for caregivers offering child care, senior care, pet care and housekeeping services. Went IPO in 2014.
Sittercity (2001, Chicago, $44M) – Online marketplace for babysitters, nannies, special needs sitters, care companions and pet sitters. Backed by Baird Capital, Apex Capital Partners, Western Technology Investments and others.

Senior Care
Honor (2014, San Francisco, $62M) – Senior care service provider having its own fleet of caregivers. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, True Ventures and others.
HomeTeam (2013, Manhattan, $43M) – Online provider of senior care services through its own fleet of caregivers. Backed by Lux Capital, IA Ventures, Recruit Strategic Partners and others.

Pet Care
Rover.com (2011, Seattle, $91M) – Online marketplace for booking pet sitters. Backed by Menlo Ventures, CrunchFund, Foundry Group and others.
Dogvacay (2012, Santa Monica, $47M, Acq.) – Online and mobile-based marketplace for booking pet sitters and pet boarders. Acquired by Rover.com in 2017.

Storage Services
B2C
Clutter (2013, Los Angeles, $100M) – Online platform for availing physical storage services. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Atomico, Javelin Venture Partners and others.

P2P
Spacer (2015, Sydney, $1M) – P2P marketplace for storage spaces. Raised seed funding in 2015.

Event Vendors
Multi-Categories
Celebrations.com (2008, NYC, $4M) – Event invitations and vendor listing platform. Backed by Martha Stewart and Double M Partners.

Catering
ezCater (2007, Boston, $70M) – Online marketplace for caterers and concierge services. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Walnut Venture Associates, LaunchPad and others.

Photographers
Canvera (2007, Bangalore, $23M) – Online platform for availing photography services across India. Backed by Info Edge India, Mumbai Angels, Kae Capital and others.

Corporate Services
Managed by Q (2014, NYC, $73M) – Online platform providing cleaners, assistants, helpers, and handymen for office spaces. Backed by SV Angels, Greycroft Partners, Kapor Capital and others.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ALTERNATIVE LENDING

• CommonBond, a Brooklyn-based education loans and refinancing platform, closes a $231M securitization of refinanced education loans. Link
• Chinese P2P lender Tuandaiwang raises $262M in a pre-IPO round led by China Minsheng Investment, with participation from Beijing Yisheng Innovation Technology and Beihai Hongtai Investment. Link
• Darwin Loan Solutions, a Manchester-based provider of secured and unsecured personal loans through Evolution and Progressive Money brands, secures a GBP 100M ($128M) facility from Insight Asset Management and an undisclosed UK-based private credit manager. Link
• Toronto-based PoS loans provider Financeit secures a $75M renewable securitization facility and a $10M warehouse facility with a major Canadian life insurance company. Link
• Health First Financial, a Springfield, US-based patient financing provider, secures a $75M credit facility from a lending syndicate of  Umpqua Bank, Columbia Bank, Opus Bank and Pacific Continental Bank. Link
  London-based P2P lender Zopa raises a $41.2M Series E round from Wadhawan Global Capital and Northzone. Link
• San Francisco-based public finance company Neighborly raises a $25M Series A round led by 8VC, with participation from Emerson Collective, Sound Ventures, Maven Ventures, Bee Partners, Stanford University, Govtech Fund, Abstract.vc, and Fintech Collective.m Link
• London-based P2P lender RateSetter raises a GBP 13M ($16.6M) round from Woodford Investment Management and Artemis. Link
• NYC-based Zibby, an omnichannel lease-to-own payment option for online and in-store shopping, raises $13.5M in a funding round led by CURO and MissionOG, with participation from Blumberg Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners.Link
• Blispay, a Baltimore, US-based purchase financing solutions provider, raises a $12M funding round from FirstMark, Accomplice, NEA, Camden Partners, and F-Prime Capital. Link
• MoneyTap, a Bangalore, India-based personal credit line provider, raises $9M in a funding round led by Sequoia, with participation from NEA and Prime Venture Partners. Link
• German real estate crowdfunding platform Exporo raises €8M ($9M) from E.Ventures, Holtzbrinck, Sunstone and BPO Capital. Link
• Seoul-based marketplace lender Lendit raises $8.9M from Altos Ventures, YellowDog and Collaborative Fund. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

Remotize (2016, Ann Arbor) – A peer-to-peer auction styled marketplace for student loans. Students post customized loan plans using available templates while investors browse the marketplace and place bids on student loans. Investors offering the lowest interest rates on a particular loan win the right to invest in that student.
Orchard Lending Club (2016, Luton) – First P2P lending platform which provides insurance premium, professional and school fee funding in the UK. Also offers working capital loans to schools and professional practices like insurance brokers and legal & accountancy firms. Minimum investment is £100 with term commitments of 1,2,3,4 or 5 years.

LEADER BOARD – ALTERNATIVE LENDING

Consumer Loans
Lending Club (2007, SF, IPO) – P2P online lending marketplace. Backed by Canaan Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Foundation Capital. Went public in 2014.
SoFi (2011, SF, $2.12B) – Marketplace lender and provider of student loan refinancing. Backed by Morgan Stanley, SoftBank, Third Point Ventures, Renren, Discovery Capital, Baseline Ventures, QED Investors.
Prosper (2005, SF, $353M) – P2P lending marketplace. Backed by Credit Suisse, Sequoia Capital, Francisco Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Avant (2012, Chicago, $655M) – Online lending platform. Backed by Tiger Global Management, Victory Park Capital, August Capital.
Affirm (2012, SF, $420M) – Provides instant point-of-sale financing for online purchases. Backed by Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
GreenSky (2006, Atlanta, $410M) – A consumer finance marketplace, specializing in providing support services for consumer credit in the home improvement, retail, and healthcare industries. Backed by QED Investors, TPG, Fifth Third Bancorp.
Klarna (2005, Stockholm, $335.8M) – Platform providing e-commerce payment solutions for merchants and shoppers. Backed by General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, QED Investors, DST Global.

Business Loans
OnDeck (2007, NY, IPO) – Technology-enabled financial platform that provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses. Backed by Tiger Global Management, Google Ventures, RRE Ventures. Went public in 2014.
IOU Financial (2006, Kennesaw, IPO) – Working capital loan provider to small businesses. Went public in 2014.
Funding Circle (2010, London, $375M) – P2P marketplace for business loans. Backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, DST Global, Temasek, Ribbit Capital, Baillie Gifford, Rocket Internet, Sands Capital, Montage Ventures, Endurance Companies.
Kabbage (2009, Atlanta, $241M) – Provider of working capital loans for small businesses. Backed by Reverence Capital Partners, SoftBank Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures.
Behalf (2011, NY, $156M) – Lending platform which offers financing for small businesses. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Viola Group, Spark Capital, Vintage Partners, Western Technology Investment, Victory Park Capital, MissionOG, Maverick Ventures.
BlueVine (2013, Redwood City, $113M) – An online invice factoring company. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, and Citi Ventures.
AbleLending (2014, Texas, $111M) – A collaborative lending platform for small businesses. Backed by Community Investment Management.
LendingHome (2013, SF, $109M) – Online mortgage marketplace for real estate loan. Backed by Foundation Capital, Renren, Ribbit Capital.
Fundbox (2012, SF, $107.5M) –  An invoice discounting service provider.Backed by Spark Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures.

Enablers
Think Finance (2001, Fort Worth, $60M) – Analytics and technology services for lenders. Backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Victory Park Capital.
Zest Finance (2009, LA, $54M) – Deploys machine learning to provide lenders with borrowers’ credit score. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Kensington Capital, Northgate Capital, Baidu.
FactorTrust (2006, Atlanta, $43.6M) – Provider of consumer data, analytics and risk scoring solutions on those underserved by traditional banking channels. Backed by  ABS Capital Partners, MissionOG, Archbrook.
Insikt (2012, SF, $24M) – White label platform for online lending. Backed by Accelerator Ventures, Investment AB Kinnevik, FirstMark Capital, Atalaya Capital.

Investment Platforms
Orchard (2013, NYC, $45M) – An investment and analytics platform that supports the lending marketplaces by providing technical and operational efficiency to help institutional investors and loan originators connect and transact. Backed by Canaan Partners, Spark Capital, QED Investors, Thrive Capital, Thomvest Ventures, Victory Park Capital, Conversion Capital, Tom Glocer, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Nyca Partners, Social Leverage.

Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS

• HealthLoop which provides a SaaS-based care management platform and an analytics engine that enables medical practices to monitor patient health signs and symptoms raised $8.4 million in new funding from iCarbonX DigitalLife Alliance, NextEquity, Lafayette General Hospital through its Health Innovation Fund, Canvas Ventures, and Summation Health Ventures. Link
• QuickFlo Health which offers a decision support platform for faster triaging of, stroke patient raised $698,552 for working capital and future acquisitions. Link
• InsightRX, a precision medicine company which offers to optimize drug dosage for the individual patient raised funding from OSF, Ventures and Greatpoint Ventures Innovation Fund. Link
• Omnicell which provides automated patient-centric medication and supplies management and business analytics solutions for healthcare organizations raised Post-IPO funding. Link
• Upfront Healthcare which offers a data analytics platform to help clinics schedule and allocate resources raised $6 million in Series A funding from Martin Ventures, Nashville Capital Network,  Hyde Park Venture Partners, Echo Health Ventures. Link
• Ivbar, an analytics solution to monitor resource utilization and health outcomes for patients raised $5.8M in an equity investment round from Summa Equity. Link
• NarrativeDx, a cloud-based platform that helps healthcare administrators improve their care based on what patients say about the care services they receive raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding led by LiveOak Venture Partners, Cultivation Capital and HealthX Ventures. Link
• EvidenceCare which provides a clinical decision support platform for clinicians to access patient-specific evidence-based treatment recommendations at the bedside raised a $5 million funding round led by Auctus Group. Link
• Voxelcloud which provides automated medical image analysis solutions using AI raised $10M in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital. Link
• Apri Health which provides clinical analytics solutions to support evidence-based medicine and for business intelligence landed $500,000 in convertible debt financing as it seeks to expand its market focus. Link
• Medicalis which provides imaging workflow and clinical decision support (CDS) solutions at the enterprise level was acquired by Siemens Healthineers. Link
• WhiteCloud Analytics, a provider of value-based performance management solution was acquired by online training company Relias Learning. Link
• Life2, a healthcare focused predictive analytics company that helps caregivers predict and manage future health risk raised $1.5 million in Series A financing from MDI Ventures. Link
• CancerGene Connect, a cloud-based, SaaS provider of genetic counseling productivity tools and systems was acquired by Invitae Corporation. Link

SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND

EyeMind  (2017, Tel Aviv) – A VR-based platform to diagnose and monitor ADHD.
Haylo (2017, Brisbane) – An AI-based app to predict differential diagnosis for patients.

LEADER BOARD – HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS

Suite Solutions
NantHealth (2007, Culver City, IPO) – Building an integrated, evidence-based, omically-informed, personalized approach to the delivery of care and the development of next generation healthcare solutions.Went public in 2016.
Inovalon (1998, Bowie, IPO) – Cloud-based analytics platform for clinical, financial and quality insights. Went public in 2015.
Evolent Health (2011, Arlington, IPO) – An integrated platform for population health, financial and operational analytics. Went public in 2015.
Health Catalyst (2008, Salt Lake City, $237M) – A suite of health analytics and data management solutions to help identify care gaps and support process improvement. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital Ventures, Sorenson Capital and more.

EHR Platforms
Modernizing Medicine (2010, Boca Raton, $328.74M) – Provides Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), is a cloud-based, specialty-specific electronic medical record (EMR) system. Backed by IBM, Summit Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Pentland, Sands Capital, Sands Capital Ventures.
Flatiron Health (2010, NYC, $314M) – Cloud-based Cancer care platform for clinical, financial and operational intelligence. Backed by Google Ventures, Roche, First Round Capital, Social Capital, SV Angels and more.

Population Health Management
Welltok (2009, Denver, $185M) – PaaS based analytics platform for health optimization and population health management. Backed by Qualcomm Ventures, EMCAP partners, Interwest Partners, Bessemar Venture Capital.
MedHOK (2009, Denver, $185M, Acq) – Provides a SaaS-based platform that uses predictive analytics to allow payers to identify and target member health risks, trigger workflow interventions. Acquired by Hearst Communications.

Clinical Analytics
Imaging Advantage (2007, Santa Monica, $295M) – Cloud-based clinical decision support tool for radiologists. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Brightwood Capital Advisors, and CRG.
Heart Flow (2007, Redwood City, $227M) – Non-invasive decision support tool for diagnosing blood flow blockages in the heart. Backed by Capricorn Investment Group and more.
Butterfly Network (2011, Guilard, $100M) – Developing a device that combines deep learning and an ultrasound imaging technology. Backed by aeris Capital and Stanford University.

Financial Analytics
Remedy Partners (2011, Faifield, $96M) – Provides a tech-enabled episode based care. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, TomorrowVentures, Bain Capital, Spring Lake Equity Partners.
MediGain (2002, Plano, $46M) – Analytics tools for revenue cycle management, billing, and reimbursement. Backed by Prudential Capital Partners.
Apixio (2009, San Mateo, $42M) – Cognitive computing platform for risk adjustment coding. Backed by SSM Partners, First Analysis and Bain Capital Ventures.
Truveris (2009, NYC, $27M) – A SaaS-based platform for prescription claims analytics and pharmacy data validation. Backed by New Leaf Venture Partners,Tribeca Venture Partners, First Round, New Atlantic Ventures and more.

Operational Analytics
Evariant (2008, Farmington, $68.5M) – CRM analytics platform for digital marketing and patient engagement. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Health Enterprise Partners, Dignity Health and Salesforce Ventures.
Kyruus (2010, Boston, $56M) – Referral management solutions using analytics and data mining. Backed by Venrock, Mckesson Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners and more.
OnShift (2008, Cleveland, $30M) – SaaS based staff scheduling software that predicts and prevents overtime and under-staffing. Backed by Health Velocity Capital, HLM Venture Partners, Draper Triangle, West Capital Advisors and more.
Impact Rx (2000, Mount Laurel, $28M, Acq) – Platform which tracks and evaluates the impact of pharmaceutical promotions on the prescribing behavior of the physicians. Backed by Western Technology Investment, Mediphase Venture Partners, 3i Group.
PatientPop (2014, Santa Monica, $24M) – An end-to-end marketing platform that uses analytics for performance measurement. Backed by Toba Capital, Athena Health, and Silicon Valley Bank.

Health Engagement
Proteus Digital Health (2001, Redwood City, $404M) – Medication adherence platform using sensor-enabled pills, biometric sensor patch, and data analytics. Backed by Novartis, Medtronic, Oracle, KP Ventures.
Early Sense (2004, Israel, $85M) – Has developed a sensor that is placed under the mattress and monitors body vitals as well as bed entries and exits. Backed by Pitango Venture Capital, The Challenge Fund-Etgar, JK&B Capital, ProSeed Venture Capital Fund, Docor International, Bank Hapoalim, Bridge Investment Fund, Noaber Services, Mitsui, Impact First Investments, Partners500, Welch Allyn, Samsung Venture Investment.

Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.

For latest updates, visit the Healthcare Analytics feed.

App testing, crash reporting, and app prototyping constitute some of the niche upcoming sectors that have been able to draw investor interest in the mobile dev tools space where overall funding dollars surged marginally in 2016.

By stage, round count fell by 45% in early and 27% in seed whereas funding dollars surged in late by 67% with funding dollars falling for both seed (43%) and early (41%).

As average ticket size fell across the board, the dip was most pronounced for seed (33%).

Top investments in the past year include Sauce Labs’ Series E round of $70M led by Centerview Capital and Institutional Venture Partners and InVisionApp’s Series D round of $55M led by Accel among others.

App Testing historically has amassed the largest investment ($681M) with 154 companies following this business model. Most active investors in this space include a16z, Accel, NEA, and Y Combinator.

By stage of entry, Y Combinator emerged as the top investor for seed, IDG Capital Partners for Series A, Egan-Managed Capital for Series B and Accel Partners for later stage.

13 acquisitions marked the space last year with CA snapping up BlazeMeter for $100M being the highest disclosed deal value.

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