The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 3/6/21 featuring funding details for Fuzzy, Skydio, and eighteen other rounds that you must know about.
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The 10 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of February 2021
Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds of February 2021; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 3/1/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 2/27/21 featuring funding details for Reforge, Shippo, and thirty other rounds that you must know about.
Electric Raises Another $40M to Support the IT Needs of a Remote World
11 months ago, the world shut down and now 11 months later, much of our lives have shifted to remote. Overnight, businesses were forced to adjust their operations to support working from home. In order to support this dramatic shift, companies needed to ensure that they have the proper IT support infrastructure in place to address the reshaped reality of work. Electric, a pioneer in the tech-enabled managed service provider (MSP) space, was able to support the needs of the small and medium-sized businesses that lacked the in-house resources to manage this process. The company’s 100+ IT technicians are able to fully remotely manage tasks like a client’s networks, devices, security, applications, onboarding, and data monitoring. Employees are able to reach an IT expert within 10 minutes to handle their inquiries using popular chat communication platforms like Slack or Teams. Electric now provides support for over 400 businesses that comprise 20,000+ employees. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO, Cofounder, and repeat entrepreneur Ryan Denehy (Swarm Mobile acquired by Groupon) to learn more about the value that Electric brings its partners, the company’s impressive traction, future plans, and latest round of funding from investors that include Greenspring Associates, Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, 01 Advisors, Primary Venture Partners, Atreides Management, and Vintage Investment Partners, and much, much more…
Jackpocket Scores Another $50M to Make Playing the Lottery as Easy as a Few Taps on Your Phone
The lottery is the most popular form of gaming with 49% of adults reporting buying a lottery ticket. For states, the lottery serves as a source of revenue to fund public education budgets, veteran services, infrastructure, and other public works. Jackpocket, founded in 2013, partners with official state lottery retailers and offers the players the convenience of getting in on the action from their phones, get automated alerts when they win, and even collect via the phone. Jackpocket, founded in 2013, partners with official state lottery retailers and offers the players the convenience of getting in on the action from their phones, get automated alerts when they win, and even collect via the phone. The company currently services eight states with plans to expand to new markets. The service went live in New York last month and is already responsible for 7% of all Powerball tickets sold in the state. Despite the pandemic slowing down the overall lottery market, Jackpocket grew 4x in 2020 and now employes a team of 175. AlleyWatch caught up with Founder and CEO Peter Sullivan to learn more about the $80B lottery industry’s push to go mobile, the company’s traction, future plans, and latest round of funding from investors that include Greenspring Associates, Gaingels, The Raine Group, David Blitzer, BRV Capital, Tegna, Circle K Corporation, and Sean Hayes.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 2/15/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 2/13/21 featuring funding details for SplashLearn, Mighty Buildings, Fabric, and fifteen other rounds that you must know about.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/9/2021
~$140M in funding raised! The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/9/2021 featuring funding details for RapidSOS, Jackpocket, and much more.
The 9 Largest US Tech Startup Funding Rounds of 2020
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 12/21/20
The notable startup fundings for the week ending 12/19/20 featuring funding details for Grin, LogiGate, StockX, and sixteen other rounds that you must know about.
