BoomPop Raises $25 Million From Investors Including Wing VC And Alex Rodriguez

BoomPop, a San Francisco-based AI-powered event planning platform co-founded by CEO Healey Cypher and Chief Product & Design Officer Blake Hudelson, raised $25 million in equity funding led by Wing VC, alongside $16 million in debt and credit from Silicon Valley Bank. The round saw participation from Atomic, Acme Capital, Four Rivers Group, Thayer Investment Partners, Fund of Operators Guild, and Gaingels, as well as individual investors like Alex Rodriguez and former DoorDash President Christopher Payne. Founded in 2020 and rebranded in 2023, BoomPop helps companies like Netflix, Google, and Dropbox plan corporate offsites and events through an AI system that automates vendor booking, logistics, and execution—bringing its total funding to nearly $56 million. FOUNDERS: Healey Cypher & Blake Hudelson INVESTORS: Wing VC, Atomic, Acme Capital, Four Rivers Group, Thayer Investment Partners, Gaingels, Alex Rodriguez & Christopher Payne AMOUNT: $25,000,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #BoomPop #HealeyCypher #BlakeHudelson #WingVC #Atomic #AcmeCapital #FourRiversGroup #ThayerInvestmentPartners #Gaingels #AlexRodriguez #ChristopherPayne #TradedVC

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Figma Acquires AI Agent Platform Bud From Y Combinator For Team IntegrationFigma has acquired the team behind Bud (formerly Orchids), a Y Combinator-backed startup that evolved from a vibe-coding platform into an AI agent platform capable of browsing the web, writing code, and automating tasks. The acquisition reflects Figma’s broader push to expand beyond design and bring AI-powered coding, prototyping, and app-building capabilities closer to its platform. Commenting on the deal, Bud CEO Kevin Lu said that Figma is a natural home for this new era of AI-driven work. As part of the acquisition, Bud and Orchids will shut down by July 18, with users required to migrate their projects before then. Notably, the details provided do not mention any recent funding raise for Bud. #VentureCapital #Figma #Buds #TradedVC

Versant Media Group Acquires Full Swing From Bruin Capital For $530 MillionVersant Media Group has agreed to acquire golf simulator and sports-technology company Full Swing from Bruin Capital and minority investors for approximately $530 million in cash, making it Versant’s largest acquisition to date. The deal values Full Swing at more than three times the roughly $160 million Bruin Capital paid for the company in 2021 and will add the business to Versant’s Digital Platforms and Ventures portfolio, where Full Swing CEO Ryan Dotters will report to Will McIntosh. Known for its golf simulators, tracking technology, and analytics software, Full Swing is also the official technology partner of TGL, the indoor golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. SALE PRICE: $530,000,000 #VentureCapital #VersantMediaGroup #FullSwing #TradedVC

Super.com Raises $65 Million In Series D Funding Led By TPG At $1.2 Billion ValuationSuper.com has raised $65 million in a Series D funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation, with TPG leading the investment. The company, which began in 2016 as a hotel-booking chatbot, has since evolved into a savings-focused super app that helps consumers save money, earn rewards, and access credit-building tools. According to the company, customers have saved more than $1 billion through the platform to date, while its Super+ membership program has grown to nearly one million members. The new capital will support Super.com's continued expansion as it works to become an essential money-saving service for American households. FOUNDER: Hussein Fazal INVESTORS: TPG, David Bessel & Arun Agarwal ROUND: Series D AMOUNT: $65,000,000 VALUATION: $1,200,000,000 HQ: San Francisco, California #VentureCapital #Supercom #HusseinFazal #TradedVC