Daily funding roundup - December 12th, 2018

Kristin Karaoglu · December 12, 2018 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/4cd5

AVOXI raised $10M; Zesty.ai raised $13M; 4iQis raised $20M; Juniper Square raised $25M

Inscribe: Inscribe helps companies detect fraudulent documents so they can trust their customers and grow faster. Inscribe has raised $3 million in funding. Crosslink Capital and Uncork Capital co-led the round; other participants include SV Angel, Friále, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Quiet Capital. Read more

YayPay: YayPay is a predictive accounts receivable automation solution. YayPay has raised $8.4 million in fresh funding. Information Venture Partners led the round, with participation from earlier backers Birchmere, QED, Fifth Third Capital, Gaingels and 500 Fintech Fund. Read more

Aspen RxHealth: Aspen Healthcare is a provider of home health and hospice services. Aspen Healthcare has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Flare Capital Partners. Read more

InterVenn BioSciences: InterVenn Biosciences identifies, quantifies and classifies Glycoproteomic and other PTM signals found in human blood and tissue. InterVenn Biosciences has raised $9.4 million led by Genoa Ventures, with participation from True Ventures, Amplify Partners, Boost VC, and Prado SV. Read more

Avoxi: AVOXI is a Global Contact Center as a Service Software (CCaaS) provider. AVOXI has raised $10 million in funding from Ballast Point Ventures. Read more


Hemper: Hemper is a leading cannabis accessories and lifestyle brand. Hemper has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Poseidon Asset Management and Evolution VC Partners. Read more


Roposo: Roposo - TV by the People is a unique social media platform where people express visually with homemade videos and photos. Roposo has raised $10 million in Series C funding from earlier backers Tiger Global Management and Bertelsmann. Read more

CarThera: CarThera designs and develops innovative therapeutic ultrasound-based medical devices for treating brain disorders. CarThera has raised $10.3 million in Series B funding. Investors include Panakès Partners, Sham Innovation Santé, Supernova Invest, and Group Arnault, along with earlier backers. Read more

MachineMetrics: MachineMetrics is an industrial IoT analytics and machine monitoring platform that allows manufacturers to make more confident decisions based on real-time data. MachineMetrics has raised $11.3 million in Series A funding led by Tola Capital, with participation from Hyperplane VC, Long River Ventures, Mass Ventures, Hub Angels and Firebolt Ventures. Read more


Zesty.ai: Zesty.ai is an AI-enabled property analytics and risk platform for insurance. Zesty.ai has raised $13 million in Series A funding led by Blamar, a Luxembourg-based investment fund, with participation from Plug & Play Ventures. Read more

Aro Biotherapeutics: Aro is a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of a new generation of protein biologics called Centyrins.
Aro has raised $13 million in funding, including from Johnson & Johnson Innovation and BioMotiv. Read more

4iQ: 4iQis protecting digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud. 4iQ has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by C5 Capital, with participation from ForgePoint Capital, Adara Ventures and Benhamou Global Ventures. Read more

Black Diamond Therapeutics: Black Diamond Therapeutics is a venture-backed biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of precision medicines for cancer that are directed against a novel class of allosteric mutant oncogenes. Black Diamond Therapeutics has raised $20 million from Versant Ventures. Read more

Happiest Baby: Happiest Baby creates smart technology to help parents succeed at their most important job, raising healthy, happy children. Happiest Baby has raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Greycroft, with participation from Sallfort Bank and GV. Read more

Robotiq: Robotiq’s mission is to free human hands from tedious tasks so companies and workers can focus where they truly create value. Robotiq has raised $23.2 million from Battery Ventures. Read more

LogDNA: LogDNA is a cloud-based log management system that allows engineering and devops to aggregate all system and application logs. LogDNA has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Emergence Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and Initialized Capital. Read more

Juniper Square: Juniper Square is an investment management platform designed specifically for real estate industry. Juniper Square has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Felicis Ventures. The company has now raised $33 million altogether. Read more

Guru: Guru is a Philadelphia-based a knowledge management solution. Guru has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from earlier backers Emergence Capital, FirstMark Capital, Slack Fund and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital. Read more

WhiteSwell: WhiteSwell is dedicated to advancing treatment of acute decompensated heart failure. WhiteSwell has raised $30 million in Series B funding, including from RA Capital Management and an InCube Ventures syndicate. Read more

Tigera: Tigera provides Zero Trust network security and continuous compliance for Kubernetes platforms. Tigera has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round. Earlier backers Madrona, NEA and Wing also participated. Read more

NinjaCart: Ninjacart is a B2B agri-marketing platform that connects vegetables and fruits farmers directly with businesses. Ninjacart has raised $35 million in Series B funding co-led by Accel and Syngenta. Read more

Optibus: Optibus is a SaaS platform for planning and running mass transportation through advanced artificial intelligence and algorithms. Optibus has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round. Alibaba participated. Read more

AtScale: AtScale delivers the power of analytics to ordinary humans. AtScale has raised $50 million in Series D funding led by Morgan Stanley, with participation from earlier investors Storm Ventures, Wells Fargo and Atlantic Bridge. Read more

ShopKeep: ShopKeep is a cloud-based iPad point of sale system for restaurants and retail stores. ShopKeep has raised $65 million in funding led by Tribeca Venture Partners, which had also led the company's Series A round in 2011. Read more

Nexthink: Nexthink allows enterprises to create highly productive digital workplaces for their employees by delivering optimal end-user experience. Nexthink has raised $85 million in funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from Highland Europe, Forestay Capital, Galéo Capital, TOP Funds and Olivier Pomel. Read more

Future Family: Future Family provides women and couples with personal, affordable, and world class fertility care. Future Family has secured a $100 million credit line from Atalaya, a firm that specializes in backing specialty finance companies. Read more

Tokopedia: Tokopedia is an online marketplace that allows individuals and business owners in Indonesia to open and maintain their stores for free. Tokopedia has raised $1.1 billion co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund and Alibaba Group at a reported valuation of more than $7 billion. Read more

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