The market has been rattled by the global coronavirus pandemic, most notably with the Dow Jones Industrial Average having the largest single-day decline since 1987. Stocks are down, we haven’t seen S-1 filings from startups we anticipated would go public this year and some newly
The ability to move goods quickly and reliably has become more important to consumers and businesses, especially as the home deliveries sector has increased in the age of online shopping. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily It has also caught the attention of investors such as Microsoft’s
Onfido uses artificial intelligence to analyze a person’s facial biometrics and compare it to government-issued IDs to verify his or her identity. This round, which was led by TPG Growth, brings Onfido’s total funding to $200 million, according to the company. “We’re standardizing the way everyone proves
Beyond Identity has launched publicly today with $30 million in Series A funding after operating in stealth mode for just over a year under the name ZeroPW. Tech industry heavyweights James “Jim” Clark and Tom “TJ” Jermoluk teamed up last year to come up with a company that would eliminate passwords
Fundraising at the best of times is a slow process. Founders typically seek a warm introduction from someone who already knows an investor, then they start reaching out to that investor possibly even before they start fundraising. Founders have long rosters of investors they are
We’ve all read the headlines–a significant obstacle in keeping the coronavirus from spreading has been the shortage of available tests. In fact, numerous media outlets reported just yesterday that New York could soon “completely run out” of swabs specifically needed for coronavirus testing. One startup is out
Lightspeed Venture Partners secured more than $4 billion across three of its funds in order to support early- and growth-stage entrepreneurs around the world. The company did not disclose the source of the funding. Here is the breakdown of how Menlo Park-based Lightspeed plans to use the
Coder, an Austin startup that is building a cloud-based development suite, has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by GGV Capital. Existing backers Uncork Capital and Redpoint Ventures also participated in the financing, along with In-Q-Tel Inc. The investment comes 11 months after Coder raised an $8.4 million Series