Meet the 13 companies of AngelPad #9
AngelPad held its ninth “demo day” in San Francisco. As has become routine, its founders presented to a densely packed audience of invite-only guests.
NYC-based Kinnek (#AP5) raises B-Round from Thrive Capital
Kinnek, a New York-based marketplace for small businesses to find suppliers and manage purchasing, has just raised $20 million led by Thrive Capital.
CoverHound (#AP2) raises $33m @$103m valuation form ACE Group
Insurance giant ACE Group is leading the Series C – the company sold 50,000 policies in the last two years, growing 170% in the last 12 months.
Postmates (#AP1) valued at almost $500m
On-demand service Postmates just closed an $80 million round. The company told TechCrunch that the new funding values them at close to $500 million. Led by Tiger Global Management, this …
What happens at AngelPad – an alumni guest post
AngelPad was the best thing that could have possibly happened to myself and Mammoth.
I would strongly suggest everyone who’s thinking about startups and accelerators, to take a close look at AngelPad and apply there.
Meet the 13 companies of AngelPad #8
No doubt the investors were expecting big things. Nearly all [AngelPad] companies have snagged seed funding from investors, with a handful of startups going on to raise tens of millions …
Kinnek (#AP5) raises $10m from Matrix Partners
Kinnek has been catching investors’ attention since its early days. After graduating from the Angelpad accelerator program in 2012, Kinnek quickly raised $3 million in seed funding from a solid …
Apple acquires Spotsetter (AngelPad #4)
Apple has purchased Spotsetter, a social search engine that uses big data to offer personalized recommendations for places to go. Apple will likely use Spotsetter to bolster its own homegrown …