Floodgate closes sixth fund with $131 million

 Floodgate, a Palo Alto, Ca.-based early stage venture capital firm, has raised $131 million for its…

HowGood raises $4.2 million to guide shoppers to products that match their values

 Millennial consumers care about the sustainability of what they buy more than any other generation that…

Early cancer detection startup GRAIL closes on $900 million in Series B funding

 Life sciences startups need a whole lot more cash than most and that’s certainly true for…

Baidu Ventures partners with Comet Labs as both double down on artificial intelligence

 Baidu Ventures exists on the front-lines of the Chinese search giant‘s push to brand itself as…

Nearpod raises $21 million to turn mobile devices into a teaching tool rather than classroom distraction

 Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the…

Cobalt takes the wraps off its indoor security robots

 Palo Alto-based Cobalt Robotics Inc. today introduced a new line of robot security guards for indoor…

WorkJam raises $12 million to communicate with hourly workers

 There is plenty of enterprise software for the white-collar workforce, but there still isn’t an ideal…

Workfit raises $5.5 million seed round to be your AI meeting assistant

 Conversational AI is pushing deeper into enterprise with Workfit, a new startup promising to make conference…