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The Briefing: MindTickle Lands $100M, Curbio Raises $25M, And More

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MindTickle lands $100M for sales readiness

MindTickle, a provider of sales readiness tools for businesses, announced that it has raised $100 million in an equity and debt financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II.

Existing investors, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures also participated in the round. The funds will go toward expanding expansion of global operations and to investment in product innovation.

Founded in 2011, MindTickle previously raised $81 million in venture funding, per Crunchbase data. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has significant operations in Pune, India.

Funding Rounds

  • Curbio raises $25M for home improvements: Maryland-based Curbio, a pay-at-closing home improvement company for real estate agents, has raised $25 million in a financing round led by Comcast Ventures.
  • KYKLO raises $8.5M seed round: KYKLO, provider of an SEO-optimized e-commerce platform, announced an $8.5 million seed round led by Felicis Ventures and IA Ventures.

Other news

  • SpaceX launches four astronauts into orbit: SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Sunday evening. The launch marks the company’s first full operational mission with people on board and is expected to be the first of regularly scheduled commercial flights to the International Space Station.

Illustration: Dom Guzman

The company will be finalizing its diagnostic tool, focused on ovarian cancer, for clinical use next year.

Source: https://news.crunchbase.com/news/briefing-11-16-20/

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