– Anchor Yacht Rentals from Tampa FL provides a marketplace that connects a community of Captains and boat owners with people in search of on-the-water experiences.
– The company has raised $2.5M in funding.
– The round was led by Silverton Partners.
– The new investment will be used to extend its presence across major US and international travel markets.

– Kronologic, which is developing what it describes as a “calendar monetization” platform, announced that it secured additional seed funding from Signal Peak Ventures, Silverton Partners, Next Coast Ventures, and Geekdom Fund, bringing its total raised to $20 million.
– Cofounder and CEO Trey Allison says that the proceeds will be put toward supporting customer growth and enhancing the platform’s features and AI capabilities.
– In an age of digital sales, the “last-mile problem” refers to a failure to convert leads to sales appointments. One survey found that it takes an average of 18 calls to actually connect with a buyer. Another estimates that 60% of customers say no four times before agreeing to make a purchase.

– Bilt is a Grapevine TX-based company focused on 3D intelligence.
– The company raised $9M in funding.
– The round was led by Silverton Partners.
– The new investment will be used to increase sales & marketing and innovate the user experience.

– Spot is an Austin, TX-based tech startup providing digital, on-demand injury insurance.
– The company raised $17.5m in funding.
– The round was led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD, and Silverton Partners.
– The new capital will be used to grow the team, forge new partnerships, and ramp up marketing efforts.

– Gembah, a platform/marketplace designed to guide users through the product-creation process, raised $11m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by ATX Venture Partners and joined by Silverton, Flexport, Brett Hurt, Jim Curry and Dan Graham.
– It brings Gembah to a valuation of $40m.
– The company says the pandemic has actually been something of a boon for its business model, as hardware startups are looking toward a more online model — and something a bit closer to home than the traditional sales channels.
– The company says its revenue grew 500% in 2020 and is on track to triple revenues this year.

– Tiv, a new payments platform dedicated to the gaming community, launches out of stealth mode and announces the close of a $3.5m series seed round of venture capital funding led by 4490 Ventures.
– Additional participants in the round include Silverton Partners and multiple prolific angel investors.
– The funding represents the first institutional capital raised after self-funding the company since inception.
– Tiv will leverage the seed capital to scale its engineering and marketing teams as the Chicago headquartered startup builds out its platform.
– The company is currently accepting waitlist users for its debut card product ahead of a public launch slated for late 2021.
– Tiv’s financial platform is built with the gaming community at its core, empowering gamers by making the time they spend doing what they love more valuable.

– Wheel, the health tech company making virtual care work for everyone, announced a $50m Series B investment led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from existing investors CRV, Silverton Partners, Tusk Venture Partners, and J.P. Morgan.
– New investors including Tony Fadell’s Future Shape also participated in the round.
– Wheel has raised $66m in total and will use the funding to further invest in its technology and clinician networks, soon delivering care to millions of patients in seconds.

– 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.

– Rx Redefined, a health tech company from New York, today announced the successful completion of its $2 million seed funding round.
– Silverton Partners led the investment round with participation from Saturn Five.

– Literati is a subscription book club company.
– The company raised $40m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Aydin Senkut of Felicis with additional funding from Dick Costolo and Adam Bain of 01 Advisors, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Shasta Ventures, Silverton Partners, and Springdale Ventures.
– Stephen Curry also joined in the round.