Crunchbase Daily: Secret Escapes, Stellar Labs, QuanticMind, Gobble, 21Buttons, Drivezy - October 6, 2017

?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171006&send_email={EMAIL} October 6, 2017 [Share on Twitter ]( [Share on Facebook ]( /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#af90dcdacdc5caccdb92fccaca8fdbc7ca8fecdddac1ccc7cdcedcca8febcec6c3d68fc7dbdbdf958080cdc6db81c3d6809ec4c4f5e0dbe9 For Q3, US deals rose as exits lagged U.S. startup investors were good at putting capital to work this past quarter. They weren’t as good at getting it back. Projected Crunchbase data for the third quarter shows a [rise in late-stage funding]( and a stabilizing early-stage funding environment. Acquisitions and IPO activity, by comparison, were lackluster. Honest Company eyeing a down round [The Honest Company]( the eco-friendly consumer products company co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, looks to be raising $75 million at a much lower valuation that its last big fundraise in 2015, TechCrunch [reports](. As a result, the company may no longer meet the $1 billion valuation threshold required of unicorn startups. Rhythm Pharma shares in IPO Shares of [Rhythm Pharmaceuticals]( a venture-backed developer of treatments for metabolic disorders, soared 76 percent in first-day trading to close around $30 a share. The Boston-based company raised $120 million in its IPO after pricing shares above the projected range. Crunchbase is publishing a series of stories highlighting investment trends and funding totals for the third quarter of 2017. You can find all our Q3 articles [here](. [ ] Recent Activity on Crunchbase [211]( [Funding Rounds Added]( [269]( [Acquisitions Recorded]( [$2.7B]( [Fundings Captured]( [13,783](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171006&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [Entities Updated](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171006&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [ ] [Advertise on Crunchbase]( Crunchbase Enterprise Arm your team with real-time company data to close deals faster. LEARN MORE [ ] Recent Investments [Secret Escapes]( [$111M]( / [Series D]( Secret Escapes is an online marketplace for affordable luxury travel deals. The London-based company’s membership base has reportedly grown from 4M in January 2014 to more than 47M worldwide. Categories: London GBR · Travel · Service Industry · Tourism Founders: [Tom Valentine]( [Alex Saint]( [Troy Collins]( [Andrew Bredon]( Investors: [Temasek Holdings]( (Lead), [Idinvest Partners]( [Stellar Labs]( [$26M]( / [Series A]( Stellar is building a technology platform for business aviation. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company will introduce its digital, global distribution system on October 10. Categories: Redwood City · Air Transportation · Marketplace · Information Technology · Software Founders: [Paul Touw]( [David Fox]( Investors: [Global Jet Capital]( (Lead), [Columbia Equity Partners]( [Expa]( [QuanticMind]( [$20M]( / [Series B]( QuanticMind is predictive advertising management software for paid search and social channels. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company use the funding for hiring and product development. Categories: Redwood City · SaaS · Machine Learning · Analytics · Advertising · Digital Marketing · Predictive Analytics Founders: [Chaitanya Chandrasekar]( [Enriko Aryanto]( [Brian Bird]( Investors: [Foundation Capital]( (Lead), [Safeguard Scientifics]( [Cervin Ventures]( More Investments Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Gobble]( $15M / Series B [Khosla Ventures]( [21Buttons]( $10M / Series A [JME Venture Capital]( [Kibo Ventures]( [Drivezy]( $10M / Venture [Das Capital]( [CardioLogs]( $6.4M / Venture – [Home61]( $4.0M / Venture [FF Angel LLC]( [NearGroup]( $1.6M / Seed [OpenOcean]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( [ ] Recent Acquisitions [Onvia]( Acquired by [Deltek]( More Acquisitions Company Acquired by Amount [Wealthify.com]( [Aviva Group]( – [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( [ ] Upcoming Tech Events [FFL Startup Showcase: 2017 Summer Class]( October 5, 2017 3:00pm in Palo Alto Learn about the most recent FFL Startup Accelerator teams at the FFL Startup Showcase. 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