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Hammoq Raises $3M in Seed Funding
– Hammoq, a Phoenix AZ-based eCommerce platform, raised $3M in seed funding.
– The round was led by Origin Ventures with participants from Sierra Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and Silicon Road Ventures.
– The company intends to use the funds to expand its team and continue iterating on its product offerings.
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Cloverly snags $2.1M seed to continue developing API to measure and offset carbon usage
– Cloverly, an Atlanta-based, early-stage startup, has developed an API that helps companies measure and then offset their carbon emissions.
– The company announced a $2.1m seed round led by TechSquare Ventures with participation from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures along with Circadian Ventures, Knoll Ventures and SaaS Ventures
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– The company has hired former eBay exec Jason Rubottom as CEO in his place.
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Bandwango raises $3.1M to power tourism- and experience-focused deals
– Bandwango, a startup that helps tourism bureaus sell deals, has raised $3.1m in funding.
– The funding was led by Next Frontier Capital and joined by Kickstart, Signal Peak Ventures, SaaS Ventures and Ocean Azul Partners.
– The company has built a platform called the Destination Experience Engine which is designed for “connecting businesses with communities.”
– The startup is currently focused on providing a white-label solution to its customers (rather than building a consumer deal destination of its own).
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Living Security raises $14M for predictive human risk management
– Austin-based cybersecurity training startup Living Security raised $14m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Washington, D.C.-based Updata Partners and included participation from existing investors Silverton Partners, Active Capital, Rain Capital and SaaS Venture Partners.
– The company plans to use the new capital to expand its offerings beyond cybersecurity awareness training into human risk management.
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Idelic Raises $20M Series B
– Idelic, a Pittsburgh-based leader in commercial trucking analytics and driver management solutions, has raised $20m in a Series B fundraising round.
– The round was led by Highland Capital Partners.
– Additional participants in the round included previous investors Birchmere Ventures, Origin Ventures, TDF Ventures, and SaaS Venture Capital.
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Insightin Health Raises $12M in Series A Funding
– Insightin Health, a Baltimore-based platform which provides complete personalized member engagement for each step of the healthcare journey, raised $12M in Series A funding.
– The round was co-led by the Blue Venture Fund and Blue Heron Capital with participation from existing investors Health Catalyst Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest fund, and SaaS Ventures.
– The new investment will be used to scale the platform and bring on new clients.
