Daily funding roundup - September 9th, 2019

Kristin Karaoglu · September 9, 2019 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/4eb1

Drivetime raised $11M; CasperLabs landed $14.5M; Kite Hill closed a $15M

Emi Labs: Emi Labs is a conversational AI platform for HR teams. Emi Labs has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. Read more

Uizard: Uizard is a computer software company developing AI tools to transform user interface images into code for building apps and websites. Uizard has raised $2.8 million in seed funding. ByFounders led the round, joined by LDV Capital, av8 Ventures, and New York Venture Partners, along with numerous individual investors. Read more

Medal.tv: Medal.tv is a clipping and messaging service for gamers. Medal.tv has raised $9 million led by Horizons Ventures. Read more

Drivetime: Drivetime is an entertainment company developing interactive voice games for drivers. Drivetime has raised $11 million Series A financing, led by Makers Fund.  Read more

CasperLabs: CasperLabs is an open-source blockchain project whose ultimate goal is to make a blockchain that scales without sacrificing its decentralization. CasperLabs has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding led by financier Terren Piezer, with participation from Arrington XRP Capital, Hyundai Digital Asset Co., Consensus Capital, Axiom Holdings Group, Bell LP, OneBoat Capital, MW Partners, Blockchange Ventures, Hashkey Capital, and Distributed Global. Read more

Kite Hill: Kite Hill is a food company that has developed numerous milk and cheese products that it says are healthier than their dairy counterparts. Kite Hill is raising a $15 million round of funding, according to an SEC filing that shows the company has already rounded up $10 million. Read more

CasaOne: CasaOne helps you furnish your home or office with flexible rentals and without the hassles of ownership. CasaOne has raised $16 million in funding led by Accel, with participation from WeWork, Jones Lang LaSalle, Freestyle Capital and Array Ventures. Read more

Loadsmart: Loadsmart is an on-demand full truckload shipping platform. Loadsmart has raised $19 million from Ports America, Maersk Growth, Chromo Invest, and Connor Capital SB. Read more

Vim: Vim is a healthcare startup that tries to align incentives between health plans and care providers. Vim has raised $24 million in Series B funding led by Optum Ventures, with participation from Premera Blue Cross and earlier backers Great Point Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Read more

HackerOne: HackerOne runs bug bounty programs for more than 1,500 client companies. HackerOne has raised $36.4 million in Series B funding. Valor Equity Partners led the round, joined by earlier backers Benchmark, NEA, Dragoneer Investment Group and EQT Ventures. Read more

Insilico Medicine: Insilico Medicine collaborates with biopharmaceutical companies possessing disease-relevant assays to validate to generate machine-learnable data. Insilico Medicine has raised $37 million in Series B funding. Qiming Venture Partners led the round, joined by Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, Baidu Ventures, Pavilion Capital, and BOLD Capital Partners. Read more

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