Bitwise Industries is a Fresno-based tech startup on a mission: teach underserved populations how to code, pay them to get real-world experience, and rebuild lives and economies of under-estimated cities. Now, the startup has raised $80 million in its latest funding round to advance this mission of leveling the playing field in tech. The round…
Immuta Inc. Gains Silicon Valley Investor, Valued at $1 billion
Immuta Inc., a newly minted unicorn tech startup in the Drive Capital LLC and Ohio Innovation Fund portfolios, has added a new publicly traded Silicon Valley enterprise software maker as an investor. ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE: NOW) has joined in an extension of 2022’s $100 million Series E round. NightDragon led the original round closed in…
Forj raises $15 million and announces merger
Startup Forj has just raised a $15 million-dollar Series A funding round and announced a merger with Web Courseworks that will come together under the Forj brand. Forj was founded in 2021 to create a B2B SaaS platform for communities of practice. This AI-driven software creates opportunities for engagement, learning, and making meaningful connections between…
6 Ways to Secure Funding for Your Startup
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QualSights raises just under $8 million for IoT AI consumer research platform
According to Chicago Inno’s exclusive interview with insiders, QualSights has raised just under $8 million in a Series A. The report states that the biggest challenge for the new startup is to keep pace with its own success, using the funding to accelerate hiring. FINSMEs reports that the tech platform provider had raised $7.7 million…
Chicago Startups Continue Fundraising Streak
Built in Chicago reports this week that it has been another busy month for the windy city’s tech scene, with executive hires, acquisitions and several fundraising rounds. Reverb hired Bradford Shellhammer, former vice president of eBay, as chief product officer. Codeverse was acquired by Nerdy. And two startups closed multi-million-dollar funding rounds to expand production…