seed funding

WorkHound, an employee feedback and retention platform, has completed a fundraising seed round of $1.5 million. The capital will be used to add to the company's technology team headcount and support its growth deeper into the logistics space and additional industries. "To date, we've been...

Dallas-based KoiReader Technologies Inc. has raised $60,000 in seed funding, Dallas Innovates reports. The money will be used to build the company's artificial intelligence-driven automation and video feed data capture suite for the transportation and logistics sector. KoiReader showcased its...

Torii CEO Uri Haramati has announced that his company, which offers a platform for software-as-a-service (SaaS) management, was able to secure $3.5 million in a successful seed round. Haramati spoke publicly for the first time about the round during his presentation at the Collision Conference in...

Healthcare drone delivery startup Zipline has raised $190 million in a new round of funding, taking its valuation to over $1 billion. The new funding will be used to further expand its reach across Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Americas. Zipline operates autonomous drones across remote...

Delivery firm Roadie Inc. said today it has landed $37 million in funding from an investor group that includes retailing giant The Home Depot, Inc., (NYSE: HD) one of Roadie's customers. The round, which brings Roadie's total funding to $62 million, is unusual because retailers, and...

Hong Kong-based Lalamove promises same-day deliveries in under an hour. The company has just closed a $300 million round of funding to expand its geographic footprint further. Lalamove promises deliveries in 55 minutes. That concept has caught on with investors seeking logistics companies that can...

While there are many factors that influence fundraising, your behavior during the process makes a big difference. Here’s the most common traits of founders who successfully close their seed round. The Basics 1. They Take In-Person Meetings. Phone calls rarely work for first meetings with...