Vault AI, a Santa Monica, California-based emerging market research firm blending artificial intelligence with more traditional methodology, raised an $8 million Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Israel-based PICO Venture Partners and Hearst Ventures, other participants included former Sony Pictures Entertainment Vice Chairman Yair Landau as well …

Afero, a Menlo Park, CA-based provider of Internet of Things (“IoT”) Platform as a Service (“Paas”) solutions that bring secure connectivity to IoT devices, raised $50 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from The Home Depot. In conjunction with the funding, …

FlyFin, a San Jose, CA-based first A.I.-powered tax engine that combines the human expertise of CPAs to deliver a cutting-edge, mobile-first solution for individual and self-employed tax preparation and filings, announce that it raised a total of $8 Million in Seed and pre-Series A round. The round was led by …

Heap, a San Francisco, CA-based digital insights platform, closed a $110 m Series D funding round, brought total funding raised to date to $205 million at a $960 million valuation. The round was led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management …

Unique, a Zurich-based B2B SaaS sales intelligence startup, announced that it raised $6 million (approx €5.3M) funding in Seed round from renowned investors including Phillip Stauffer and Daniel Gutenberg. Unique’s employees also contributed a significant amount of investment into the round. Unique will use the funding to scale its product …

Easol, a London-based leading experience commerce platform, announced it raised $25 million in Series A funding to power the rapidly expanding experiences and travel market The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors Notion Capital, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, and FMZ Ventures led by Michael Zeisser, …

Velostics, Inc., a Houston, TX-based enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating inbound logistics at industrial facilities, such as terminals, plants, and warehouses, raised $2.5 million in funding. The round was led by Flyover Capital, with participation from Small Ventures USA, Cultivation Capital, Starboard Star, Congress Avenue Ventures, and BioUrja …