Jul 29, 2015

Vacation rental startup  Tripping  announced today that it took in a $16 million investment from multiple investors, including Singapore-based  Enspire Capital  and Steadfast Venture Capital in New York. Tripping says it’s raised a total of “just over $21 million.” The company says this new capital will be used on growth and international expansion. AltspaceVR raises $10.3M to grow its virtual reality platform for shared experiences AltspaceVR , a virtual reality (VR) startup that builds shared spaces for people attending virtual gatherings for things like watching movies, doing yoga, or having meetings, has raised $10.3 million to grow its team and expedite product development. Today’s news takes the company’s total funding past the $15 million mark, after it raised $5.4 million across two seed rounds last year. Among the participants in this latest round were China’s Tencent, Dolby Family Ventures, and other returning investors. Interestingly, a new entrant has entered the mix too — Comcast Ventures, the venture capital arm of media giant Comcast. Review site G2 Crowd scores high enough to land $7M in new funding G2 Crowd , which provides reviews of other companies’ software products, has itself passed muster sufficiently to announce today it has received $7 million in new investment. The new funding will be used to expand into new technology categories, add info to the categories currently covered, and better utilize data to help technology buyers. This Series A round was led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital, along with existing investors Chicago Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, ExactTarget cofounder and ex-CEO Scott Dorsey, company chairman Godard Abel, and the management team.