Compass becomes NYC’s newest unicorn
Compass, a technology-driven real estate platform that’s made major waves over the past year, announced it closed a $75 million Series D round, along with a valuation over $1 billion. The round was led by Wellington Management Company LLP, with participating investments from IVP, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund and 406 Ventures. The new financing is the company’s largest funding to date. [Built In NYC]
New York subway is offering free ebooks (and Wi-Fi) for your commute
The New York MTA, Transit Wireless and publishing house Penguin Random House are getting together to release ebooks and articles timed to your commute. [TechCrunch]
Behalf lands $27M to help small businesses grow
Behalf, a commercial payment startup which specializes in providing small businesses instant point of sale terms at vendors of their choice, announced it raised a $27 million Series C round. The round was led by Viola Growth, an Israel-based venture capital fund that focuses on investing in global companies in their expansion phases. Additional investors in the round include Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, MissionOG, and Vintage. [Built In NYC]
Bluecore Expands Executive Team with Customer Success and Engineering Hires
This week, Bluecore, a customer experience platform designed to simplify data analysis, announced that Aaron Arboleda and Chad Horenfeldt have joined the company’s executive team. This executive team growth comes on the heels of several significant milestones for the fast-growing company and will enable Bluecore to scale to the demands of the more than 200 retail partners it has acquired across the United States and the United Kingdom in just over two years. [Business Wire]
Helix Sleep raises $7.4M Series A
Helix Sleep, the sleep startup that uses data to create personalized mattresses, announced it raised a $7.35 Series A this week. The Series A round was led by Double J Capital, Simon Venture Group, Western Technology Investments, Great Oaks VC, Jonathan Klein and Jesse Itzler. [Built In NYC]
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