Genius, formerly known as Rap Genius, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Dan Gilbert and Andreessen Horowitz. Genius provides lyrics and explanations for thousands of rap songs, and recently launched embeddable annotations to make sharing easier. Founded in 2009 and based in Brooklyn, NY, Genius has raised over $56 million to date and plans to use the latest cash to hire engineers, designers, and community leaders.

Bark & Co., the company behind subscription-based dog product delivery service BarkBox, has raised $15 million in Series B funding, with $10 million coming from Resolute.vc, RRE, BoxGroup, Lerer Ventures, and other previous investors, and the remaining in debt financing from City National Bank. BarkBox sends out a monthly box of dog treats and toys to over 200,000 paying customers, seeing a customer retention rate of over 90%. Founded in 2011, Bark & Co. also offers a vet care service and a content portal for pet owners, and plans to use the new funding to build out current services and launch additional products.

Rocketrip, a travel management startup based in New York, has raised $3 million in a second Series A round led by Canaan Partners and Genacast Ventures with participation from new investors CrunchFund and Paul Buchheit. Rocketrip provides a travel search and booking platform for enterprise that rewards employees in gift cards or cash when they save corporate money by booking cheaper travel plans. Founded in 2013, Rocketrip has raised $6.2 million to date and saved customers $200,000 in travel expenses across more than 1,000 business trips.

Since the last email, CrunchBase captured more than 38 rounds and $341 million in fundings... and the data keeps rolling in.