Each week we bring you some of the notable startup fundings from the previous week in a clear, concise, easy-to-read report to keep you on top of things. For the week ending 10/20/18, we feature the following startups:
Gauss Surgical — $20M – Series C
Los Altos-based Gauss Surgical is a med tech company that has developed a mobile vision-based platform for accurate and real-time measurement of surgical blood loss. Founded in 2011, Gauss Surgical has now raised a total of $51.45M in equity funding over seven rounds.
BitGo — $57.5M – Series B
Palo Alto-based BitGo is a Bitcoin security platform and a pioneer of multi-sig technology. Founded in 2013, BitGo has now raised a total of $112M in equity funding over four rounds.
Cloud9 — $50M – Series B
Los Angeles-based Cloud9 is a professional multi-game esports organization. Founded in 2013, Cloud9 has now raised a total of $73M in equity funding over three rounds.
Tastemade — $35M – Series E
Santa Monica-based Tastemade is an online food network for discovering places to buy food, creating new dishes, and sharing them. Founded in 2012, Tastemade has now raised a total of $115.3M in equity funding over five rounds.
Thirty Madison — $15.25M – Series A
New York-based Thirty Madison is rebuilding the healthcare experience for the modern consumer. The company operates Keeps, which is focused on treating baldness and Cove, which is focused on the treatment of migraines. Founded in 2017, Thirty Madison has now raised a total of $22.75M in equity funding over two rounds.
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Vacasa — $64M – Series B
Portland-based Vacasa is the largest US vacation rental management company and currently manages more than 10,000 vacation homes around the world. Founded in 2009, Vacasa has now raised a total of $207.5M in equity funding over four rounds.
Vector Launch — $70M – Series B
Tucson-based Vector offers micro satellite launch services. Founded in 2016, Vector Launch has now raised a total of $97.75M in equity funding over six rounds.



