The Briefing: Human Interest Raises $200M Ahead Of IPO, FullStory Fills Up With $100M, And More
Summary
Human Interest, a startup that provides employee 401(k) plans to small and medium-sized businesses, raised $200 million in a Series D funding round and hired former Personal Capital CFO Mike Armsby in preparation for an IPO. Atlanta-based FullStory, a digital experience analytics platform, raised just over $100 million in Series D funding at a $1.8 billion valuation. The merger includes one existing portfolio company, CyberGrants, a provider of employee engagement, grants management and corporate social responsibility software that Apax acquired in June. • Yellow.ai lands $78M: San Francisco-based yellow.ai, a customer experience automation platform, raised $78 million in a Series C round led by WestBridge Capital. The company plans to use the new funding to bring its product to more platforms — it currently works with Gmail and iOS — and expand into the enterprise sector.
