Apparel makers Mizzen and Main LLC have closed $3 million in a modest Series B round of venture funding to ramp up inventory and sales of their signature menswear, according to founder and Chief Executive Kevin LaVelle. The Dallas, Texas-based startup is best known for combining the durable and breathable fabrics one would expect in… Continue reading Mizzen+Main racks up $3 million for menswear that feels athletic, looks tailored
Category: Fundings
RiskRecon scores $3 million seed round to provide objective cloud vendor security assessments
RiskRecon, a startup that helps companies make objective security assessments of third-party cloud vendors, emerged from stealth today with a $3 million seed round led by General Catalyst. Several unnamed private investors also participated in the round. Jeff Martin of TD Bank Group was also named to the company’s board today. RiskRecon leverages information that is… Continue reading RiskRecon scores $3 million seed round to provide objective cloud vendor security assessments
Flywheel raises $4M for its designer-focused WordPress hosting platform
WordPress sites make up a massive chunk of the Internet, so it’s no surprise there are also plenty of services that specialize in hosting them. WordPress hosting and management service Flywheel, which focuses on designers and creative agencies, today announced it has raised a $4 million Series A round led by Kansas City’s Five Elms Capital. This… Continue reading Flywheel raises $4M for its designer-focused WordPress hosting platform
Verizon buys a stake in AwesomenessTV to bring exclusive videos to its streaming service go90
Verizon this morning has made another move to ramp up its media business, and specifically, bring new content to its mobile video streaming service, go90. The company (and AOL parent, which owns TechCrunch), says it will be taking an approximate 24.5 percent stake in the Dreamworks’ video company AwesomenessTV. The deal will also see Verizon and… Continue reading Verizon buys a stake in AwesomenessTV to bring exclusive videos to its streaming service go90
Haptik, an India-based mobile concierge service, raises $11.2M from Times Internet
Haptik, a mobile concierge style service in India, has landed investment from domestic media giant Times Internet. The size of the Series B raise was not disclosed, but TechCrunch understands from a source close to the deal that is $11.2 million. The Haptik service was launched in 2014 and it raised a $1 million seed round… Continue reading Haptik, an India-based mobile concierge service, raises $11.2M from Times Internet
London-based on-demand delivery service Jinn picks up $7.5M Series A
Just a couple of weeks after the closure of Valk Fleet, Delivery Hero’s B2B food delivery startup, not all waters are choppy in London’s on-demand delivery space. After months of rumours that the startup was raising, Jinn, the same-hour ‘shop on your behalf’ delivery app, is disclosing $7.5 million in Series A funding, money that it… Continue reading London-based on-demand delivery service Jinn picks up $7.5M Series A
Orange invests $85M in Africa Internet Group, Africa’s first billion dollar tech firm
There’s more money for Africa Internet Group (AIG), the Rocket Internet-backed company that became Africa’s first tech unicorn last month when it landed a $326 million investment at a valuation of more than $1 billion. AIG today revealed that it has taken an additional €75 million (around $85 million) in additional cash from new investor mobile giant Orange.… Continue reading Orange invests $85M in Africa Internet Group, Africa’s first billion dollar tech firm
Managed By Q, the digital office administrator, raises $25 million
Less than a year after raising a hefty Series A, Managed By Q is today announcing the raise of a $25 million Series B round from GV and Kapor Ventures. Former TechCrunch writer MG Siegler is joining the board as part of the deal. Managed By Q is a service that handle all the extra… Continue reading Managed By Q, the digital office administrator, raises $25 million
Flowspace is AWS for warehouses
Got too much Internet traffic? Get servers on-demand from Amazon Web Services. Got too many pallets of physical goods? Well now you can get on-demand warehousing from Flowspace. The startup aims to become the next critical logistics service by making atoms as easy to store and ship as bits. “We want to introduce flexibility and… Continue reading Flowspace is AWS for warehouses