The midpoint of the year brings a Q2 evaluation from Pitchbook, which ranked the top deals, exits and fundings throughout the nation including our own Tampa Bay MSA. We've got the rundown to refresh your memory in case you missed these massive deals.
• April 3, Tampa-based Betaliq raised $6 million from an early stage VC fund. The startup was founded in 2018 and is in the biotech industry.
• April 5, Tampa-based NeuX Technologies raised $1 million from an angel investor. The medtech startup focuses on creating solutions for chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.
• April 5, Tampa edtech company Script closed a $2 million seed round. The company provides paperwork automation for schools (and was on our EdTech State of Innovation panel). It was the third round of funding between Ark Applications and Script.
• April 5, Tampa-based Trash Butler raised $5 million from Florida Funders. The local trash valet service received Florida Funders' largest single investment to date with the most participation by a target group of investors.
• April 12, St. Pete-based Intrinio raised $5 million from an early stage VC fund. The St. Pete startup makes financial data more accessible and got the funding from NYCA, a New York-based fintech venture capital fund. NYCA investment partner Tom Miglis also joined Intrinio’s board of directors after the investment.
• April 17, Clearwater's Base Culture received $3 million from an angel investor. Base Culture makes paleo baked goods, born out of founder Jordann Windschauer's own cravings when she was in college.
• May 16, Tampa-based Washlava raised $1 million from a later stage VC fund. The company, which is under the name Laundry 2.0 LLC, aims to make laundry a bit easier. The startup is an app that lets users reserve and pay for their laundry machines through cashless transactions.
• May 17, Tampa-based AbleNook received $1 million from an angel investor. Sean Verdecia previously told Tampa Bay Inno he will be using the funds for further engineering, prototyping and overhead costs for his company.
• June 3, Tampa-based Actio Analytics received a massive $20 million investment from an early stage VC fund. The SaaS company is Tampa-based with connections to Ontario, where founder Kevin MacNeill reportedly works. According to an SEC filing, the investment came from 25 investors.
• June 7, Tampa-based Venuetize closed out Q2 with $2 million from a later stage VC fund. The mobile technology company with a specialty in sports streamlines arenas to make sporting and concert events easier for fans.
