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Eight Raises $6 Million for Smart, Sleep-Tracking Mattress Covers

New York-based Eight Sleep Inc. makes a mattress cover that functions as a sleep monitor. Eight Sleep Inc. Investors have been pouring money into a bevy of startups that promise to help customers get...

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Landit Seeded to Help Women Advance Their Careers

Lisa Skeete Tatum, Landit co-founder and CEO Landit.com A startup founded by one-time venture capitalist Lisa Skeete Tatum, Landit Inc., has raised $2 million to help women advance professionally,...

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The Daily Startup: Rare-Disease Focus Pushes Blood Investment to New High

Art by Mike Lucas Venture capitalist enthusiasm for rare disorders is fueling a rise in funding for blood products and treatments. Investors deployed $757.5 million into this sector last year, or 19%...

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The Daily Startup: Blippar Stake Is Latest After Surge of Virtual-Reality Deals

Art by Mike Lucas Blippar Inc. has grabbed $54 million in Series D funding as it aims to be a visual search provider for the physical world. The deal marks one of the largest in the nascent category of...

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Crowdfunding Site iAngels Raises $14M for Israeli Startups 

iAngels founding partners Mor Assia and Shelly Hod Moyal (pictured left to right). iAngels Israel is a hotbed for tech startups, but it is also a tightknit community where a small number of local...

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Roofstock Picks Up $13.3 Million, Launches Rentals Marketplace

  Sample listing on Roofstock.com Roofstock Roofstock Inc. has raised $13.25 million in Series A funding for an online marketplace for occupied, single-family rental homes. The platform is set to...

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The Daily Startup: Reproductive-Health Investment Set Record in 2015

Art by Mike Lucas Companies with technologies to reduce preterm births drew significant interest from venture capitalists in 2015 and helped drive investment in reproductive health to a record amount...

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San Francisco Startup Brings Moneyball to Soccer

Tag.bio co-founders Tom Covington and Jesse Paquette Tag.bio The Italian soccer club AS Roma has won six out of its last seven games, a result that has thrilled fans. One reason for the winning...

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LightSail Raises $11 Million for Literacy Learning App

LightSail founder and CEO Gideon Stein LightSail Inc. Intuit founder Scott Cook and Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos are among the investors in an $11 million Series B round of venture funding for...

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The Daily Startup: Culture Amp Plugs Into $10M to Gauge Employee Sentiment

Art by Mike Lucas Wish you knew what your employees were really thinking? Culture Amp wants to help. The startup’s software administers surveys designed to gauge whether employees they feel motivated...

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