Skurt raises $10M to grow its rental-car delivery service Skurt, the Los Angeles–based rental car delivery startup, reaped the money in Series A funding. The round was led by Upfront Ventures, which also led a $1.3 million seed round, andincluded a strategic investmentfrom BMW, as well as funding from Troy Carter's Cross Culture Ventures, Expansion VC, Greycroft and Magic Johnson.(TechCrunch)
San Mateo truck startup takes on Uber, Alphabet Another entrant in the self-driving truck business unveiled what it's been up to on Friday, this one a San Mateo startup run by a 21-year-old robotics enthusiast. Embark is taking on Uber and Alphabet. (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
Layer lands $15M in Series B funding San Francisco-based Layer, which develops mobile communications software for the business market, said it raised $15 million in Series B funding. The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included Microsoft Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. As part of the funding, Layer disclosed that it had acquired a messaging startup, Cola. (Techcrunch)
Fluxx Gets $16M San Francisco-based Fluxx, which develops grant-management software for philanthropic organizations, announced this week that it has raised $16M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Canvas Ventures, and also included Kresge Foundation and Felicis Ventures. Jason Ricci is co-founder and CEO of Fluxx. (Silicontap)
Alibaba leads $18M round into AR car nav startup WayRay A day after Intel bought autonomous car technology provider Mobileye, Alibaba led an $18 million funding round into WayRay, an augmented-reality car navigation startup. WayRay, based in Switzerland,builds heads-up displaysfor drivers, as well as fully augmented reality and virtual reality immersive systems intended for eventual use in self-driving cars.(Venture Beat)
Startup scores $52.5M to expand digital health platform Livongo Health has received a $52.5 million investment tobroaden the reachof its digital health-management tools, including its flagship diabetes-management platform.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company will further develop its diabetes-management platform, expand the platform to include other conditions and move into international markets with the financing influx, according to CEO Glen Tullman.(Modern Healthcare)