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WeatherPromise Closes Oversubscribed Series A Round
WeatherPromise, the technology company driving demand for travel, event and recreation companies and redefining how consumers think about weather, today announced the close of its $12.8 million Series A financing, bringing total investment in the company to more than $22 million.
Cardless Raises $60M Series C On Heels of Coinbase & Bilt Partnerships, Supercharging Effort to Transform the Credit Card Industry
Cardless, the credit card platform that lets product-first companies design and launch cards in-house, today announced a $60 million Series C growth round le...
Alabama-Based Occupi Raises Over $3MM in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Transform Property Management Payment Solutions
Occupi, an Alabama-based fintech company revolutionizing payment solutions for property management, today announced the successful...
Plug × Assurant: Our Biggest Upgrade Yet
We’re thrilled to announce a game-changing partnership between Plug and Assurant (NYSE: AIZ), a Fortune 500 global leader in device protection and refurbishment.
Keep raises $12M in increasingly competitive Canadian corporate spend market
Keep is a startup that has built a financial platform specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). On Tuesday, it announced a total of $23 million in equity funding, a $50 million credit facility, and a $3 million venture debt line, it shared with TechCrunch exclusively.
Cardless swipes up $30M to build a new generation of co-branded credit cards
Today it’s announcing $30 million in funding to expand that business. Activant Capital, a previous backer, is leading the round, with Mischief (a fund co-founded by Plaid’s Zach Perret), Industry Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Assurant, and strategic backer Amex Ventures also participating.
Mesa Raises $9.2M to Solve the Home Cost Crisis
Mesa, the first homeowner membership platform, today exited stealth with $9.2 million in seed funding. The $7.2 million seed funding was led by Streamlined Ventures with Starting Line, Assurant Ventures, Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons, Clocktower Ventures, and several other firms and strategic investors participating.
Candor Secures Series B Funding, Led by Rice Park Capital
Candor Technology, Inc., a leading provider of automated underwriting technology and other technology enabled solutions for the mortgage industry, announced today it has closed a Series B equity round to expand its Loan Engineering System’s capabilities and enhance the user experience. The funding was led by ...
Revela Raises $9M in Series A Funding Round Led by FirstMark Capital
Revela, a leading property management solution, today announced that it has raised a $9 million Series A funding round to expand its product suite and meet the evolving needs of the real estate and property management industry.
Tenet Raises $30M+ to Grow EV Financing Platform and Offer Free Smart Charging to All Customers
Tenet Energy Inc. (“Tenet”), a climate fintech platform that helps consumers and businesses drive electric vehicles (EVs) for less, announced today that it has closed a funding round of over $30M, including over $10 million in Series A investment and a $20 million warehouse debt facility.
Treehouse Announces New Funding to Accelerate Decarbonization
Treehouse announces $10.4M in early stage funding, led by Montage Ventures and Trucks, with participation from CarMax, Assurant Ventures, Acrew Capital, Gutter Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, Automotive Ventures, Holman, Virta Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Invest Detroit.
Topkey notches $5.2m in seed funding round
Topkey, an expense management startup for property managers, raised $5.2 million in seed funding led by Felicis Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Assurant Ventures and Derive Ventures.
Sanas Raises $32M for Breakthrough AI Technology for Real-Time Accent Translation
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 22, 2022 -- Sanas, the world's first real-time accent translation technology company, today announced a $32 million Series A, the largest Series A round in history for a speech technology company, ...
Vacasa and TPG Pace Solutions Announce Closing of Business Combination
Vacasa, a leading vacation rental management platform in North America, today announced that it has completed its business combination with TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (“TPG Pace Solutions” or “TPGS”) (NYSE: TPGS), ...
Buckle Closes $60M in Funding to Expand Full-Stack Insurance Platform Across US
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Buckle Corp, an inclusive tech-enabled financial services company, has filed its Regulation D and disclosed it raised $60 million through a Series B funding round led by Volery Capital Partners with participation from Eldridge, Assurant Ventures, as well as ...
Zibo Announces One-Year Growth Metrics; Rebrands to Azibo
(RENO, NV – OCTOBER 12, 2021) – Today, to mark the one-year anniversary of our product launch, we’re excited to announce customer and revenue growth milestones as well as our rebrand from Zibo to Azibo. Azibo will continue to serve as the free one-stop-shop financial platform for the independent landlord ecosystem ...
Cazoo to Begin Trading on NYSE Today Under the Symbol “CZOO”
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cazoo, the UK’s leading online car retailer, announces that it has completed its business combination with Ajax I (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Today, Cazoo Group Ltd (“Cazoo Group”) will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange ...
Mynd raises $57.3M at an $807M valuation to give people a way to invest in rental properties remotely
Mynd, a company that aims to make it easier for people to buy and manage single-family rental properties, announced today it has raised $57.3 million in funding from QED Investors. The financing values the Oakland, California-based company...
Maxwell ranks 154th on Inc. Magazine 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies
Maxwell, a digital mortgage platform & value-added services designed exclusively for small to midsize mortgage lenders, was ranked as the 154th fastest-growing private company and the 15th fastest-growing software company in the U.S. ...
SmartRent Completes Business Combination with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SmartRent.com, Inc., a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders and residents, today announced that it has completed its...
Vacasa, North America’s Leading Vacation Rental Management Platform, to Be Publicly Listed Through Combination with TPG Pace Solutions
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vacasa, the leading vacation rental management platform in North America, has entered into an agreement to become a publicly traded company...
Assurant Ventures Invests in Landlord Financial Services Platform Zibo
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assurant (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced its corporate venture capital arm, Assurant Ventures, has made an investment...
Grover secures $1bn to democratize access to consumer tech
Berlin, July 28 – Grover, Europe’s market leader in consumer tech subscriptions, today announces it has secured over $1billion in equity and asset backed financing to democratize access to tech while tackling the world’s prolific e-waste problem.
Assurant Ventures Surpasses $100 Million Milestone in Venture Capital Investments
NEW YORK, April 26, 2021 -- Assurant (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced its corporate venture capital arm...
British used car dealer Cazoo is going public in the U.S. via $7 billion SPAC deal
Cazoo announced Monday that it will go public through a merger with billionaire investor Daniel Och’s special purpose acquisition company. Cazoo, founded just three years ago, is a used car marketplace based in the U.K. The company sells...
Real estate title firm Doma, backed by Lennar, to go public in deal with SPAC
Doma, a firm that looks to disrupt the real estate title insurance market, has agreed to combine with Capitol Investment Corp. V, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Doma, formerly known as States Title, has a less than 1% share of...

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