CrunchBase Daily: Urban Compass, Threadflip, ParkWhiz, Secoo, VisiQuate, Swoon Editions, Health Warrior, NexImmune, Speaktoit - July 21, 2014

July 21, 2014 Urban Compass, a real-estate platform based in New York, has raised a $40 million Series B round from investors Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, .406 Ventures, Advance Publications, Kenneth Chenault and Marc Benioff. Urban Compass helps New Yorkers buy and rent apartments, working with local real-estate agents to help schedule viewings. Founded in 2012, Urban Compass has raised over $70 million to date and will use the latest cash to double its staff of 100 by the end of the year.   Threadflip, a women's fashion marketplace, has raised $13 million in a Series B round led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from previous investors Baseline Ventures, First Round Capital, and Shasta Ventures. Threadflip provides a platform for women to buy and sell fashion items, offering a concierge service that will prepare, list, and ship items for users looking to sell clothing. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Threadflip has raised $21 million to date and will use the latest funding to scale the business.   ParkWhiz, an online parking marketplace based in Chicago, has raised $10 million in a Series B round led by Jump Capital with participation from previous investors Hyde Park Venture Partners, Alexis Ohanian, Amreesh Modi, Henry Feinberg and Hyde Park Angels. ParkWhiz connects parking garage owners with drivers looking to reserve parking spots, and is currently operating in 125 cities including Chicago, New York, and Washington DC. Founded in 2007, ParkWhiz has raised $12 million to date and plans to triple its team of 25 over the next two years.   Since the last email, CrunchBase captured more than 39 rounds and $320 million in fundings... and the data keeps rolling in. Share With:   Top Funding Rounds Urban Compass Urban Compass is a tech-driven real estate platform that ... $40MM / Series B Founders — Ori Allon Robert Reffkin Ugo Di Girolamo Investors — Thrive Capital .406 Ventures Advance Publications Marc Benioff Kenneth I. Chenault Threadflip Threadflip is an online destination for selling and buying ... $13MM / Series B Investors — First Round Norwest Venture Partners Shasta Ventures Baseline Ventures ParkWhiz ParkWhiz is a website enabling people to find and reserve ... $10MM / Series B Founders — Aashish Dalal Jon Thornton Investors — Hyde Park Angels Hyde Park Venture Partners Jump Capital Amreesh Modi Alexis Ohanian Henry Feinberg Secoo Secoo is a one-stop comprehensive luxury products and ... $100MM / Series D Investors — Vangoo Investment Partners China Media Capital (CMC) Crehol Meaningful Capital Ventech China VisiQuate VisiQuate provides solutions for simplifying enterprise ... $6.0MM / Series C Founders — Brian Robertson Jim Kolmansberger Investors — First Analysis Swoon Editions Swoon Editions is a London-based designer and seller of ... 4.0MM GBP / Series A Founders — Brian Harrison Debbie Williamson Investors — Index Ventures Octopus Health Warrior Health Warrior, Inc. produces Health Warrior Chia bars $3.3MM / Series B Investors — New Richmond Ventures NexImmune NexImmune isa biopharmaceutical company developing novel ... $3.0MM / Venture Investors — New Enterprise Associates Pfizer Venture Investments Amgen Ventures Speaktoit Speaktoit is a technology companydeveloping human-computer ... $2.6MM / Series B Founders — Artem Goncharuk Ilya Gelfenbeyn Pavel Sirotin Investors — Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Ayannah Ayannah provides mobile commerce and payment services to ... $1.0MM / Venture Founders — Mikko Perez Investors — Wavemaker Partners Golden Gate Ventures Beenos Partners IMJ Investment Partners Pte. Ltd HelpAround Crowdsource Help from your Community $550K / Seed Founders — Shlomi Aflalo Yishai Knobel Investors — Windham Venture Partners Michael Dornbrook Robert Oringer Walter Winshall More Fundings (29)   Top Acquisitions Vero Software acquired by Hexagon Metrology More Acquisitions (3)   Did we miss anything? Since our last email, 4140 CrunchBase profiles were updated. Sometimes that isn't enough to catch everything that goes on, so please add your contributions and help us make CrunchBase more awesome! Contribute to CrunchBase   If you would no longer like to receive email from CrunchBase, you can unsubscribe with one click here.   410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2014 AOL Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Terms of Service