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• Daily funding roundup - December 13th, 2018

  by Kristin Karaoglu, December 13, 2018

  OffGridBox raises $1.6M; Glose raised $3.4M; Myia Labs raised $6.75; Wisdo raised $11M

  Chorus.ai: Chorus.im is an HTML5-based mobile messenger that enables users to text for free with any person or group on any device with a browser. Chorus.im has raised $33 million in Series B funding led by Georgian Partners. Earlier backers Redpoint Ventures and Emergence Capital also joined the round. Read more Finalcad: Finalcad provides mobile apps and predictive analytics helping construction

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• Aspen RxHealth raises $9M to connect patients and pharmacists via mobile app

  by Steven Loeb, December 13, 2018

  The company will soon begin its beta testing period

  For example, once a patient is discharged from the hospital, they might go home with new medications, some of which might potentially overlap or conflict with medications they are already taking. By using the Aspen RxHealth platform, said Medvedeff, "Together the pharmacist and patient can complete a comprehensive medication review and ensure the patient’s new medication regimen is optimized

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• Genomic technology company Mission Bio raises $30M

  by Steven Loeb, December 13, 2018

  The company will use the funding to expand its technology into CRISPR research

  "Just recently, we announced product updates to the Tapestri Platform to address a broader set of blood cancers, including a new chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) panel. CLL is a disease for which intratumor heterogeneity is also known to be a driver of both tumor development and treatment resistance. The Tapestri Platform is now compatible with Illumina NovaSeq and HiSeq sequencers, reducing sequencing

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• What marketers want today: ROI on content

  by Chris Hart, December 13, 2018

  Why first-party data is crucial and how social media can convert users into loyal customers

  If your child reads 20 minutes a day, he or she will end up reading 1.8 million words in a year. Imagine how many words you’re reading given the data explosion in recent years. Not only are people sharing their own stories on their personal blogs, every brand and company produces their own articles, commentary, and research in online posts, social media, and video, all in an effort to get the

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• Daily funding roundup - December 12th, 2018

  by Kristin Karaoglu, December 12, 2018

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

  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

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• Daily funding roundup - December 11th, 2018

  Pimcore raised $3.5M; BacklotCars raised $8M; sensemetrics raised around $10M; Jaanuu raised $15M

  Pimcore: Pimcore is an winning open-source software platform which delivers business value through seamless data and customer experience management. Pimcore has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• The next era in mobile content discovery

  Mobile Posse turns phones into concierges making recommendations

  The smartphone has changed just about every aspect our lives. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. From the way we travel, to the way we access information, calm or entertain ourselves to the way ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Creating connected communities for healthier lives

  Pieces Technology helps underserved communities by closing the loop

  On December 13, Vator and HP will be hosting our next salon, where we take a deep dive and 360-degree view into one topic. Our salon is called Vitality: Lifestyle as a drug. Join us for a great discussion, ...
  By Bambi Francisco Roizen
  

• Online car retailer Vroom raises $146M, adds AutoNation as investor

  The company has now raised $440 million and will likely be going public in the next few years

  The IPO market is heating up right now, with some of the biggest companies in tech announcing within days of each other their plans to go public in 2019: Uber, Lyft and Slack. That will no doubt spur other ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 10th, 2018

  Avochato raised $5M; Solo.io raised $11M; Licious raised $25M; Good Money raised $30M

  Solo.io: Solo.io develops tools to help the enterprise adopt and make the most of innovative cloud technologies. Solo.io has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 7th, 2018

  Akumina raised $7.5M; Trustology raised $8M; XyloCor Therapeutics raised $17M; EdCast raised $33.6M

  OnSiteIQ: OnSiteIQ is a tech-enabled construction visual documentation and Risk Assessment service. OnSiteIQ has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Anthemis Group, with participation from MetaProp, ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• How does EverQuote make money?

  EverQuote charges a referral fee to life, auto and home insurance agents

  The InsurTech space is having a moment right now; in just the first half of 2018, global investment in reached over 85 percent of the total invested in all of 2017, which itself was a record year for the ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 6th, 2018

  Forge AI raised $11M; NuORDER raised $15M; Arrive raised $20M; LeanIX raised $30

  Looker: Looker is a software company employing business intelligence to make data accessible to organizations and data analysts. Looker has raised $103 million in Series E funding at a $1.6 billion valuation. ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Walgreens partners with FedEx for its next-day prescription delivery service

  The company is competing against the likes of Amazon, which bought PillPack for $1B this summer

  Not only do you have startups raising funding, such as Alto, which just this week raised a $50 million funding round, and Capsule, which also raised $50 million over the summer, but you also have the big ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Accelerators targeting retail technology companies

  They include METRO Accelerator for Retail, Techstars Retail and RetailXelerator

  For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another popular method to get a foot in the door, ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 5th, 2018

  Enzyme raised $1.7M; ROAM raised $2.1M; Forethought raised $9M; Alto Pharmacy raised $50M

  Enzyme: Enzyme is an intelligent recruiting platform that matches the best freelance doctors with innovative healthcare companies. We make it easier for doctors to find great jobs while saving healthcare ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Alto Pharmacy raises $50 million as it looks to make drugs cheaper and more convenient

  The company will use the funding to expand its services to markets beyond California

  Medication is expensive, there's no getting around that. Medicare drugs are rising at 10x the rate of inflation, while, for every drug that saw cost go down in 2018 there were 96 drugs that saw prices ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 4th, 2018

  SalonHQ raised $2M; Revive Solutions raised $3.4M; BIOS raised $4.5M; Eclypsium raised $8.75M

  SalonHQ: SalonHQ’s mobile apps and web solution brings Brands, Distributors, Salons and Consumers onto a single platform that dramatically improves efficiencies and sales performance. SalonHQ has ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Alphabet's DeepMind unveils AlphaFold, an AI program creating 3D protein models

  AlphaFold recently won the the Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction contest

  Health has long been a key component of Google's business, whether that be trying out a smart contact lens to measure glucose levels in the wearer’s tears to the founding of Calico in 2013 with the ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - December 3rd, 2018

  Floom raised $2.5M: Ascent360 raised $4.1M; Chewse raised $19M; Oura raised $20M

  Ascent360: Ascent360 helps marketers turn their customer data into insights and income. Ascent360 has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, with participation from Access ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  
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