Let’s face it, if you’re an investor, you were probably priced out of these insanely large rounds. If you’re a founder, you’re swooning at the mere prospect of making such a statement. But no matter who you are, a lot can be gleaned from analyzing investment trends. Looking at B rounds provides …
Read More »The 10 largest Series B rounds of 2016
Let’s face it, if you’re an investor, you were probably priced out of these insanely large rounds. If you’re a founder, you’re swooning at the mere prospect of making such a statement. But no matter who you are, a lot can be gleaned from analyzing investment trends. Looking at B rounds provides …
Read More »Micro-investing app Stash raises $25 million Series B
Stash, a mobile application that aims to make investing easier for those who aren’t as financially experienced, has raised $25 million in Series B funding, the company announced today. The round, which follows the startup’s $9.25 million Series A just this August, was led by prior investor Valar Ventures, with participation …
Read More »Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5: City of Light Gets Launch Trailer
Batman: The Telltale Series‘ Episode 5 is here and in order to celebrate the release of the final chapter, the developers have released a new launch trailer. This episode ties up the series in a neat little bow and shows us the final showdown between the Dark Knight and the …
Read More »Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series announced
Telltale Games announced Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series during The Game Awards 2016. The five-part episodic series will debut in 2017 on home consoles, PC, and mobile devices. It will also hit retail as a special season pass disc, which will include the first episode in the …
Read More »After bump in the road, Movinga raises €17M Series C
Berlin’s startup scene is probably the most gossipy in Europe. And over the last year, one startup, removals platform Movinga, has generated more gossip than most. The company reportedly burned through much of its $25 million Series B funding in a matter of months, saw its two founders leave amid …
Read More »Design and prototyping tool Marvel scores £4M Series A led by BGF Ventures
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of POP, design and prototyping platform Marvel is disclosing that it has raised £4 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is BGF Ventures, with participation from previous backers including Index Ventures, Connect Ventures, Inreach Ventures, Andy McLoughlin and Richard Fearn. Starting …
Read More »Leanplum raises $29M Series C round for its mobile marketing platform
Leanplum started out as a mobile A/B testing platform but has since built on this foundation to become a fully-fledged mobile marketing platform. The company has now raised a $29 million Series C round led by Canaan Partners with participation from existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Shasta Ventures. …
Read More »You can now pre-order the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2
When Apple announced the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 earlier this week the company said pre-orders would start Friday September 9th, which in recent years has meant as early as 12:01am Pacific Time or 3:01am Eastern Time on the 9th. This year is no different, as the company just flipped the …
Read More »Here’s Apple’s new iPhone ad for Game 7 of the World Series
Apple released a new video ad just in time for Game 7 of the World Series (that’s baseball, and it’s not really a “world” cup). And this is a good one. Like previous ads, Apple is focusing on just one new feature in the iPhone 7. All of my friends …
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