#fundings — Public Fediverse posts

Printify bags $45M, led by Index, to ride the custom printing boom - The creator economy loves merch which is great news for on-demand custom printing ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/A7Zq39ymUL0/ #contentcreators #fundings&exits #printondemand #transferwise #virgingroup #e-commerce #ecommerce #willsmith #merchant #printful #printify #printing #shopify #europe #zazzle #nba

Balance raises $25M in a Ribbit Capital-led Series A to grow its ‘consumer-like B2B checkout platform’ - Balance, a payments platform aimed at B2B merchants and marketplaces, has raised $... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4WheVQXkyv0/ #lightspeedventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #onlinepayments #recentfunding #ribbitcapital #avidventures #ycombinator #e-commerce #ecommerce #payments #startups #finance #funding #balance #newyork #telaviv #stripe #api

Trading platform Bitpanda raises $263M at a $4.1BN valuation - It’s not even half a year since crypto exchange Bitpanda announced a $170M Series ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DPd5hWLvTUY/ #cryptocurrencies #retailinvestors #cryptocurrency #fundings&exits #fintechstartup #startupcompany #valarventures #jumpcapital #peterthiel #bitpanda #finance #austria #europe #tc

A lot of cash and little love: An insurtech story - Hippo began to trade earlier this week after completing its SPAC combination. The ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ebh-bdULJ2c/ #special-purposeacquisitioncompany #fundings&exits #ecnewsletter #neoinsurance #theexchange #assafwand #metromile #startups #lemonade #hippo #root #tc

Octane raises $52M at a $900M+ valuation to help people finance large recreational purchases - Most of the time when people get loans, it’s for big life purchases such as a hous... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4djWm3W2u38/ #progressiveinvestmentcompanyinc. #contourventurepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #valarventures #citiventures #startups #finance #funding #fintech #lending #newyork #dallas #octane #suzuki #loans

Indian online insurer PolicyBazaar files for IPO, seeks to raise over $800 million - Indian online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar has filed for an initial public of... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/oefWadsl5-U/ #falconedgecapital #fundings&exits #policybazaar #tigerglobal #india #asia

Mark Cuban-backed Eterneva raises $10M to turn your loved one’s ashes into diamonds - The loss of a loved one is perhaps one of the most traumatic things a person can e... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/q27Sew5OjBE/ #goodwatercapital #syntheticdiamond #managingpartner #tigermanagement #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #karanortman #co-founder #investment #visionfund #markcuban #startups #funding #actress #diamond #austin #mark

China’s expected edtech clampdown may chill a key startup sector - News that China’s government may force domestic tutoring-focused companies to go n... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2JSuN5UU2UU/ #fundings&exits #onlinetutoring #ecnewsletter #theexchange #education #startups #antgroup #ecedtech #edtech #zomato #china #asia #tc

Spendesk raises $118 million for its corporate spend management service - French startup Spendesk has announced earlier today that it has raised a $118 mill... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/agd1jTFjRtI/ #corporatespendmanagement #francenewsletter #spendmanagement #fundings&exits #corporatecard #efounders #startups #spendesk #europe #france

After selling Bread last year for over $500M, this founder just raised millions for his new fintech startup - When Daniel Simon sold Bread, a consumer purchase finance and payments startup he’... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0sWtt05DohQ/ #bessemerventurepartners #bettertomorrowventures #financialtechnology #foundationcapital #fundings&exits #startupcompany #recentfunding #avidventures #danielsimon #creditcard #webportal #payments #startups #articles #boxgroup #lyft

Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn CEOs - Super.mx, an insurtech startup based in Mexico City, has raised $7.2 million in a ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4fX16ePH-_Q/ #healthinsurance #fundings&exits #venturecapital #federicoantoni #recentfunding #lifeinsurance #villageglobal #latinamerica #clearcover #mexicocity #insurance #startups #anthemis #super.mx #funding #mexico

Homeward secures $371M to help people make all-cash offers on houses - Trying to buy a house in a competitive market is perhaps one of the most stressful... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JlgNykw62Us/ #liveoakventurepartners #norwestventurepartners #managingpartner #fundings&exits #venturecapital #realestatetech #recentfunding #breyercapital #unitedstates #realestate #blackstone #jeffcrowe #jimbreyer #startups #colorado #proptech #funding #economy #finance #georgia #austin

Holidu books $45M after growing its vacation rentals business ~50% YoY during COVID-19 - Vacation rental startup Holidu has tucked $45 million in Series D funding into its... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-EV3QqkdCjw/ #europeancommission #paymentsolutions #bookingholdings #fundings&exits #sharingeconomy #travelindustry #vacationrental #europeanunion #primeventures #laurelbowden #searchengine #booking.com #travelsites #keeskoolen #covid-19 #homeaway #83north #tourism #vrbo

Metafy adds $5.5M to its seed round as the market for games coaching grows - This morning Metafy, a distributed startup building a marketplace to match gamers ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/giU0R1aOChY/ #forerunnerventures #fundings&exits #recentfunding #sevensevensix #startups #gaming #metafy #dcm #tc

Tribal Credit, which provides credit cards to startups in emerging markets, raises $34.3M - The B2B payments space has seen an explosion in demand, and investor interest, in ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vMcUBqQouO4/ #artificialintelligence #blockchainnetwork #partnersforgrowth #siliconvalleybank #svbfinancialgroup #fundings&exits #venturecapital #onlinepayments #onlineproducts #paymentnetwork #recentfunding #latinamerica #qedinvestors #tribalcredit #becocapital #bank

Amazon acquires Indian retail startup Perpule - Amazon has acquired a startup in India that is helping offline stores go online, the e-commerce grou... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ARUu-JSB4u0/ #fundings&exits #relianceretail #jioplatforms #ecommerce #khatabook #facebook #okcredit #amazon #dukaan #google #dotpe #asia

You can only invest if you promise not to read the fine print, ok? - Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2lmPtt1c410/ #fundings&exits #equitypodcast #ycombinator #microsoft #robinhood #startups #demoday #discord #finrise #dobrik #equity #dispo #plaid #bevy #tc #ro

Equity Monday: Deliveroo sets IPO price range as we gear up for Y Combinator week - Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hdd9EHAIONA/ #fundings&exits #aldeaventures #clarifyhealth #equitypodcast #happifyhealth #ironsource #deliveroo #nuvemshop #startups #equity #dispo #etoro #sivo

The global inequity in venture financing is staggering - The global venture capital ecosystem is inequitable. In the United States’ mature venture capital ma... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9NOGnTnR-sI/ #africanstartups #fundings&exits #venturecapital #ecnewsletter #theexchange #startups #tc

BlockFi lands a $350M Series D at a $3B valuation for its fast-growing crypto-lending platform - If there were any doubt about a cryptocurrency boom, we need look no further than at the explosion o... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NOeN2yBEJjc/ #baincapitalventures #consensysventures #digitalcurrencies #financialservices #cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #breyercapital #valarventures #cryptography #jumpcapital #tigerglobal #tc

Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform - ‍Eco, which has built out a digital global cryptocurrency platform, announced Friday that it has rai... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0UTdmWplsKU/ #andreessenhorowitz #valorcapitalgroup #coinbaseventures #cryptocurrencies #activantcapital #cryptocurrency #fundings&exits #panteracapital #recentfunding #foundersfund #sanfrancisco #garrettcamp #a16zcrypto #katiehaun #payments #startups #uber

Beam raises $80M as the dental insurer looks to keep up rapid historical growth - This morning Beam, an insurtech startup that provides dental coverage to corporate employees, announ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lmusv-ZicTc/ #fundings&exits #metromile #startups #beam #root

Five VCs discuss what surprised them the most in 2020 - Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), w... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KwziR4RS1iY/ #fundings&exits #equitypodcast #sarahkunst #startups #garrytan #tc

Salut raises $1.25M for its virtual fitness service - This morning Salut, an app-based service that allows fitness trainers to host classes virtually, ann... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DtUTtxkBHNs/ #precursorventures #fundings&exits #charleshudson #startups #peloton #apps

Insurtech’s big year gets bigger as Metromile looks to go public - In the wake of insurtech unicorn Root’s IPO, it felt safe to say that the big transactions for the i... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/x4M13ZtWdRs/ #fundings&exits #theexchange #insurtech #metromile #startups #lemonade #hippo #root #tc

Pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile is heading to public markets via SPAC - Metromile, the pay-per-mile auto insurer that earlier this year laid off a third of its staff due to... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/8d2Bu0nUZ5A/ #fundings&exits #socialcapital #metromile #startups #spac #tc

3 lessons from Root’s IPO pricing - Last night neo-insurance provider and former startup Root priced its IPO at $27 per share, $2 per sh... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4cVwtRHolaE/ #fundings&exits #theexchange #clearcover #insurtech #metromile #startups #root #tc

Funding for female founders falls to 2017 levels as pandemic shakes up the VC market - So much for progress.
New data out this week from PitchBook indicates that the number of rounds rais... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-97mfaD4FYk/ #entrepreneurship #fundings&exits #charleshudson #theexchange #diversity #pitchbook #startups #tc

Valar triples down on Petal, leading $55M Series C round into the credit card disruptor - Sometimes raising venture capital can be as simple as talking to your existing investor and having t... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4kF7kmgrqAY/ #fundings&exits #valarventures #creditcards #newyorkcity #startups #finance #funding #fintech #petal

With $100M in funding, Playco is already a mobile gaming unicorn - Playco is a new mobile gaming startup created by Game Closure co-founder Michael Carter and Zynga co... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0cJjO77F1Xw/ #fundings&exits #sequoiacapital #justinwaldron #michaelcarter #joshbuckley #startups #funding #gaming #mobile #playco #tc

Six leading investors assess the remote-work startup landscape - The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the startup world, slowing some high-growth unicorns and promoti... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/PUNvmJmM_u4/ #investorsurveys #elliottrobinson #fundings&exits #clementcazalot #alexavontobel #futureofwork #extracrunch #eamonncarey #remotework #ryankuder #security #startups #minnkim #tc

Around is the new floating head video chat multitasking app - You have to actually get work done, not just video call all day, but apps like Zoom want to take ov... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/a7mhABrSoEI/ #initializedcapital #facebookchatheads #fundings&exits #recentfunding #credoventures #navalravikant #videocalling #enterprise #ryanhoover #chatheads #floodgate #tommyleep #videochat #startups #garrytan #funding #social #around #video #apps #loom #zoom #tc

Dell spent $67B buying EMC — more than 3 years later, was it worth the debt? - Dell’s 2015 decision to buy EMC for $67 billion remains the largest pure tech deal in history, but ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vn3DgCjE254/ #fundings&exits #michaeldell #enterprise #joetucci #storage #cloud #dell #m&a #emc #tc

As 5 more startups join the $100M club, are we just making a pre-IPO list? - Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/pRAZPopUmo0/ #generalcatalyst #fundings&exits #$100marrclub #thoughtspot #siteminder #metromile #percolate #riskified #startups #seismic #egnyte #asana #druva #noom #tc

Insurance startup Gabi raises $27M to double its product, engineering and marketing teams - Gabi, a startup built to help consumers save money on home and auto insurance, announced today that ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Iokd0tmsafM/ #fundings&exits #metromile #insurify #gabi #tc

The $100M ARR club welcomes four new members - Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/MMSTBR_k0MA/ #$100millionarrclub #fundings&exits #metromile #tricentis #diligent #kaltura #tc

Jobpal pockets $2.7M for its enterprise recruitment chatbot - Berlin-based recruitment chatbot startup Jobpal has closed a €2.5 million (~$2.7M) seed round of fun... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/S5i07UhweVI/ #conversationaluserinterfaces #naturallanguageprocessing #humanresourcemanagement #artificialintelligence #humancapitalmanagement #instantmessaging #deutschetelekom #inreachventures #machinelearning #smartrecruiters #fundings&exits #recruitment #mcdonalds

Tribe leads $12M Series A into Teampay to make managing employee expenses painless - The modern office worker is heavily engaged with expenses. From buying SaaS products and purchasing ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5RLTYywcbk8/ #crosscutventures #fundings&exits #charleshudson #tribecapital #jonathanhsu #startups #finance #funding #teampay

Mint House raises $15m to give business travelers a better hotel - Hotels are convenient but rarely homey. Short term rentals through Airbnb or HomeAway are often com... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4Af5elkskDI/ #fundings&exits #booking.com #travelocity #carlsparks #startups #homeaway #expedia #airbnb

Hubtype raises $1.1M to help developers build richer chat support - Barcelona-based Hubtype has raised a €1 million (~$1.1M) seed round led by Madrid-based early stage ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Yo_4Rz1cxbU/ #conversationaluserinterfaces #artificialintelligence #instantmessaging #fundings&exits #recentfunding #e-commerce #barcelona #startups #chatbot #hubtype #europe #madrid #kfund #apps #gui

Where top VCs are investing in media, entertainment & gaming - Most of the strategy discussions and news coverage in the media & entertainment industry is conc... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/YMAVkWSAz-4/ #lightspeedventurepartners #lererhippeauventures #precursorventures #interactivemedia #fundings&exits #venturecapital #virtualreality #electronicarts #sequoiacapital #entertainment #charleshudson #luminarymedia #foundersfund #scooterbraun #sweetcapital #startups

Airbnb officially owns HotelTonight - Airbnb has completed its acquisition of the last-minute hotel booking application, HotelTonight, t... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/eKu3Lq-ghCU/ #venturecapitalfirms #forerunnerventures #firstroundcapital #batteryventures #fundings&exits #sharingeconomy #vacationrental #hoteltonight #sanfrancisco #startups #samshank #websites #airbnb #travel #accel #ma

Travis Kalanick stands to make billions from Uber’s IPO - Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the company in 2017, still stands to make billi... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JTy3vVtGPBM/ #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #transportation #venturecapital #traviskalanick #softbankgroup #unitedstates #garrettcamp #saudiarabia #carsharing #co-founder #benchmark #commuting #transport #alphabet #business #softbank #uber

Flipkart co-founder and other top names join AngelList’s first investment syndicate in India - A little over a year after it introduced Syndicates to the India market, AngelList — the U.S. servic... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kpwsxsKP83M/ #baincapitalventures #matrixpartnersindia #falconedgecapital #fundings&exits #kalaaricapital #omidyarnetwork #sequoiacapital #venturecapital #blumeventures #binnybansal #tarundavda #angellist #dstglobal #flipkart #pinelabs

Zeus raises $24M to make you a living-as-a-service landlord - Cookie-cutter corporate housing turns people into worker drones. When an employee needs to move to a... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-GZ2gT7N9ZI/ #initializedcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #realestate #2ndaddress #ecommerce #personnel #startups #garrytan #finance #funding #airbnb #sonder #apps #zeus #tc

Airbnb agrees to acquire last-minute hotel-booking app HotelTonight - As Airbnb gears up for its big leap into the public markets, it’s expanding its accommodations platf... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JLloiXblXfM/ #forerunnerventures #firstroundcapital #batteryventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #vacationrental #hoteltonight #sanfrancisco #greggreeley #australia #pinterest #startups #samshank #unicorn #airbnb #europe #gaest #lyft #uber #m&a #tc

Blueground raises $20 million for flexible apartment rentals - Blueground, the startup providing turnkey flexible rental apartments, has raised $20 million in a ro... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sRMV7UDKXA4/ #residentialrealestate #jabbarinternetgroup #short-termrentals #endeavorcatalyst #rentalapartments #businessinsider #flexibleleasing #fundings&exits #venturecapital #businesstravel #vacationrental #venturefriends #recentfunding #unitedstates #plugandplay #europe