Orchard raised $69M. The NYC-based company offers a site for users to find, buy and sell homes and is hiring in Austin as part of its ambitious plan to triple its headcount by this time next year. Revolution Growth led the Series C. [Built In Austin]
Sana Benefits raised $20.8M. The company provides self-funded health insurance plans for small businesses. Gigafund led the Series A funding. [Built In Austin]
Decent gained $10M in funding. The company creates affordable health plans for small businesses and self-employed people. QED Investors led the Series A round. [StreetInsider]
Women@Austin creating angel network. The network aims to close the funding gap for startups led by women. The network will be called Beam and focus on Texas-based women founders. [Austin-American Statesman]
Sprinklr raised $200M, is hiring in Austin. The NYC-headquartered company’s customer experience management platform lets businesses interact with their customers across multiple channels. Locally, it’s hiring for a handful of roles across engineering, sales and consulting. [Built In Austin]
Optimizely and Galvanize to offer scholarships and internships to increase diversity. The four scholarships and paid internship opportunities will be available to those who identify as women, are people of color, are part of the LGBTQ or disability communities, or are military veterans. [Business Wire]
