Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2019-04-01
United States logged 8 verified funding rounds in the week ending 31 Mar 2019, totalling β$124.4M. Vlocity, a Salesforce Company anchors the week with a β$60.0M Series C in Technology, Information and Media. Software Development was the busiest sector with 2 deals.
| Country | United States |
| Deals this week | 8 |
| Total raised | β$124.4M |
| Top sector | Software Development (2) |
| Most common round | Series A (3) |
| Most active investor | Y Combinator (2 deals) |
| Sources tracked | 18 |
The biggest 5 deals this week
| # | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Announced |
|---|
| 1 | Vlocity, a Salesforce Company | $60.0M | Series C | Technology, Information and Media | 26 Mar 2019 |
| 2 | ActivTrak | $20.0M | Series A | Technology, Information and Media | 28 Mar 2019 |
| 3 | Academia.edu | $16.0M | Series C | Software Development | 28 Mar 2019 |
| 4 | Embrace | $9.8M | Series A | Mobile, Developer Tools | 26 Mar 2019 |
| 5 | Forage | $9.0M | Seed | E-Learning Providers | 26 Mar 2019 |
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$60.0M Β· Series C Β· Technology, Information and Media Β· United States
Vlocity, a Salesforce Company, is a leading provider of industry-specific cloud and mobile software, driving digital transformation for the worldβs largest companies.
$20.0M Β· Series A Β· Technology, Information and Media Β· United States
ActivTrak provides a Work Intelligence platform that captures behavioral work data across people, AI, and technology to help organizations optimize productivity, workflows, and workforce investments.
βActivTrak raises $20M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners - Dealroom What's the deal? On March 28, 2019, ActivTrak announced the close of a $20 million Series A round led exclusively by Elsewhere Partners. Elsewhere said ActivTrak had built its customer base without outside capital.β
Most active investors this week
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|
| 1 | Y Combinator | 2 |
| 2 | Andreessen Horowitz | 1 |
| 3 | Arizona State University | 1 |
| 4 | Elsewhere Partners | 1 |
| 5 | Entry Capital | 1 |
| 6 | FundersClub | 1 |
| 7 | Greycroft | 1 |
| 8 | HR Tech Investments | 1 |
| 9 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | 1 |
| 10 | Norwest Venture Partners |
What this week tells us
Software Development accounted for 2 of 8 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 2 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 6 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 2 of the week's rounds.
Built from 8 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 25 Mar β 31 Mar 2019. Last refresh: 27 Sept 2026.