Sindy writes about funding news, startups, and Emojis — in that order. She cares about tech, politics, culture, Latin America, and pets —not in any particular order. Tip Sindy here: Sindy@venturebeat.com
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General Catalyst leads $22 million round for HourlyNerd
SmartRecruiters raises $30 million from Insight Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund
Sales data startup LeadiD raises $10 million, becomes Jornaya
Digital rewards startup Ifeelgoods scores $6 million
Mobile commerce startup PredictSpring raises $11.4 million for expansion to Europe
Khosla Ventures leads $7 million round for 3D printing startup Arevo
Trinity and Microsoft Ventures lead $17.5 million investment for sales startup Outreach
Bonfyre raises $4 million to grow its social network for businesses
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Samsung’s Gear Fit 2 could replace your old fitness band
Beamery closes $2 million round to grow its recruiting software business
Design giant Herman Miller invested in meeting room manager Robin
Loggly scores $11.5 million for its log management service
Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2016
Andreessen Horowitz closes $1.5 billion fund
Business travel tool TravelPerk scores $7 million for global expansion
Bunker bags $2 million for insurance marketplace launch this summer
Mobile security startup Zimperium scores $25 million
Hands-on with Samsung’s Gear Fit 2 and IconX Bluetooth earbuds
Armarium launches with $1.25M backed by fashion investor Carmen Busquets
Adam Dell’s new startup Clarity Money raises $2.5 million to be ‘your money guru’
AmpMe raises $8 million for its portable sound system, integrates with YouTube
Eero raises $50M and partners with Best Buy to sell the router Apple should have made
Newark Venture Partners closes $23 million fund, opens accelerator program
Volkswagen invests $300 million in car-hailing service Gett
Bloomfire raises $12.8 million to help your staff find the information it needs
Data analytics startup ThoughtSpot raises $50 million to expand beyond the U.S. and U.K.
Everything Google announced at I/O 2016
Medical billing startup Simplee collects $20 million from Social Capital, Amex Ventures, and others
FreshGrade’s $11.6M funding is all about making it easier to talk to your kid’s teacher
ProofPilot launches with $1.85 million to help researchers run scientific studies
Music wearables startup has big backers: NBA’s Carmelo Anthony, Android mind Andy Rubin, and Timbaland
GotIt raises $9 million to help slacking teens do their homework
Remittance startup Remitly raises $38 million to expand to Canada
Secretive audio startup Human raises $5 million
TrapX Security reaps $5 million from Strategic Cyber Ventures
Threat Stack raises $15.3 million for its cloud-based security tech
Real estate marketplace HomeLight closes $11 million deal
Cloud building management startup KGS takes in $2 million
