#fundings — Public Fediverse posts

Which VCs are set to make a killing in GitLab’s IPO - Picking up where we left off Friday, let’s spend some more time in the GitLab IPO ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5s8AwEJEVSo/ #fundings&exits #khoslaventures #venturecapital #iconiqcapital #ecnewsletter #goldmansachs #theexchange #startups #github #gitlab #tc

Tanso nabs $1.9M pre-seed to help industrial manufacturers do sustainability reporting - The climate crisis is creating massive demand for data capture as industries grapp... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-i3AfoDCjDo/ #sustainabilityreporting #artificialintelligence #greenhousegasemissions #early-stagestartup #environmentalism #fundings&exits #sustainability #europeanunion #carbonoffset #picuscapital #uvcpartners #greentech #europe #munich #tanso

Freshworks aims for nearly $9 billion valuation in US IPO - Freshworks disclosed on Monday that it is aiming for a valuation of up to $9 billi... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hGRrMk_8iGE/ #sequoiacapitalindia #fundings&exits #tigerglobal #freshworks #salesforce #capitalg #accel #tc

Insurify, a ‘virtual insurance agent,’ raises $100M Series B - How many of us have not switched insurance carriers because we don’t want to deal ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7DpThH9MIPE/ #artificialintelligence #massmutualventures #fortrossventures #machinelearning #fundings&exits #venturecapital #hearstventures #motivepartners #recentfunding #autoinsurance #lifeinsurance #massachusetts #violafintech #violagrowth #cambridge #insurance #insurtech #startups

Vista Equity takes majority stake in SaaS startup Drift, taking it to unicorn status - Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners announced today that it is taking a majo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/wDPDv2Ycuns/ #vistaequitypartners #fundings&exits #privateequity #davidcancel #eliastorres #startups #boston #drift #apps #exit #saas #tc

Playbook, which aims to be the ‘Dropbox for designers,’ raises $4M in round led by Founders Fund - When Jessica Ko was head of design at Google and then Opendoor, she realized that ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/wAclunkwinU/ #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #foundersfund #johnluttig #designers #jessicako #startups #opendoor #playbook #funding #storage #dropbox #startup

ICON lands $207M Series B to construct more 3D-printed homes after seeing 400% YoY revenue growth - Creating single-family homes for the homeless using 3D printing robotics. Developi... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QRuJ9itzZVM/ #norwestventurepartners #constructiontech #oakhousepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #realestate #3dprinting #greentech #jeffcrowe #robotics #startups #proptech #funding #austin #icon #tc

Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques - In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gVugRShe5iY/ #fundings&exits #mentalhealth #mobilegaming #reverylabs #mobile #revery #sleep #tc

Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels - Chilean startup Xepelin, which has created a financial services platform for SMEs ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/a5e-sYpbh1E/ #squarefinancialservices #tigerglobalmanagement #financialservices #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kaszekventures #recentfunding #freesoftware #latinamerica #picuscapital #ricardoweder #digitalbank #msacapital #dstglobal #startups #hanstung #finance

Abodu raises $20M to build prefabricated backyard homes - The need for more affordable housing has never been more urgent as a shortage in t... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Dxhrusz67Zc/ #norwestventurepartners #initializedcapital #affordablehousing #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #urbanplanning #unitedstates #glennkelman #redwoodcity #realestate #california #losangeles #washington #jeffcrowe #startups #hanstung #funding #norwest #sanjose #seattle #startup

Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes - Oakland-based Mighty Buildings, which is on a quest to build homes using 3D printi... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/rHLfDaBt4JE/ #greenhousegasemissions #coreinnovationcapital #constructiontech #environmentalism #arcternventures #mightybuildings #renewableenergy #fundings&exits #venturecapital #khoslaventures #sustainability #recentfunding #microventures #realestate #3dprinting #startups

Miami twins raise $18M for Lula, an insurance infrastructure upstart - Lula, a Miami-based insurance infrastructure startup, announced today it has raise... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/VbNKhqrhBXs/ #delianasparouhov #michaelvega-sanz #fundings&exits #venturecapital #infrastructure #khoslaventures #recentfunding #foundersfund #insurance #insurtech #startups #finance #funding #miami #lula #tc

Nextdoor’s SPAC investor deck paints a picture of sizable scale and sticky users - The SPAC parade continues in this shortened week with news that community social n... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QGB-0wpzoOM/ #special-purposeacquisitioncompany #fundings&exits #khoslaventures #socialnetwork #unitedstates #sarahfriar #startups #nextdoor #ecmedia #social #spac #tc

Forum Brands raises $27M as crowded Amazon roll-up space continues to heat up - The number of startups acquiring e-commerce businesses, especially those operating... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7WcPP71XUKY/ #norwestventurepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #e-commerce #ecommerce #startups #roll-ups #funding #newyork #startup #amazon #rollup #nfx

Carbyne raises $20M more so when death knocks, you don’t answer the door - Chaos and crisis are sisters, and none more so than when you dial for emergency he... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZAZKoYFCzBU/ #globalmedicalresponse #fundings&exits #amirelichai #government #startups #funding #carbyne #health

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

Paired pulls in $3.6M to encourage more couples to get cosy with app-based relationship care - Can an app improve your romantic relationships? The founders behind Paired, a “rel... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_pee1RbbtLY/ #fundings&exits #couplestherapy #openuniversity #taavethinrikus #unitedkingdom #couplesapps #ekaventures #seedfunding #memrise #europe #social #paired #apps #tc

Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs - Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, ha... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xuMTsdwTEDo/ #financialinfrastructure #financialtechnology #enterprisesoftware #financialservices #fundings&exits #venturecapital #hanacoventures #recentfunding #retailbanking #goldmansachs #laurencetosi #marketleader #unitedstates #blackstone #e-commerce #invusgroup #finance

How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that just raised $10M - As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking fo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/J5N2TzsOVNk/ #norwestventurepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #entertainment #manishchandra #northcarolina #ancestry.com #unitedstates #california #co-founder #australia #newjersey #startups #portland #poshmark #funding #oakland #raleigh #renting #startup #airbnb #pool

HoneyBook raises $155M at $1B+ valuation to help SMBs, freelancers manage their businesses - HoneyBook, which has built out a client experience and financial management platfo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/goBU5c1_mUw/ #norwestventurepartners #tigerglobalmanagement #productivitytools #entrepreneurship #batteryventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #businessmodels #generalpartner #recentfunding #chelseastoner #smallbusiness #citiventures #unitedstates #zeevventures

Fintech startups set VC records as the 2021 fundraising market continues to impress - While waiting for full first-quarter venture capital results for fintech startups ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/J_qLG6WetJQ/ #fundings&exits #theexchange #cbinsights #insurtech #startups #capitalg #fintech

TravelPerk raises $160M in equity and debt after a year of derailed business trips - The pandemic has hammered the travel sector over the past 12 months so you’d be fo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/f8y7QJtrNl4/ #videoconferencing #greyhoundcapital #fundings&exits #businesstravel #travelindustry #getyourguide #unitedstates #booking.com #skyscanner #travelperk #airtravel #barcelona #nextravel #farfetch #avimeir #chicago #expedia #europe #airbnb #kayak #saas #api

Mighty Networks raises $50M to build a creator economy for the masses - Mighty Networks, a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2seuzrqsdxM/ #singularityuniversity #fundings&exits #venturecapital #creatoreconomy #mightynetworks #recentfunding #danrosensweig #ginabianchini #onlinecourses #intelcapital #videohosting #bbgventures #owlventures #reidhoffman #e-commerce #amitpatel #startups #mindbody #paloalto #funding

Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers - Electric scooters powered by Gogoro’s swappable, rechargeable batteries now accoun... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/b_07qGjiyZE/ #electricvehicles #electricscooter #fundings&exits #heromotocorp #startups #mobility #gogoro #taiwan #india #asia #tc

Notarize raises $130M, tripling valuation on the back of 600% YoY revenue growth - When the world shifted toward virtual one year ago, one service in particular saw heated demand: dig... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6Ysz5sidV44/ #financialservices #fundings&exits #venturecapital #canapiventures #ludlowventures #onlinecommerce #recentfunding #citiventures #cambercreek #realestate #wellsfargo #fifthwall #patkinsel #startups #capitalg #notarize #finance #funding #dropbox

AI fintech products are operating at scale and investor interest is maturing - Recently public unicorn Upstart announced earnings that blew the socks off of Wall Street this week.... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Zl2ecFFU-CY/ #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #fundings&exits #ecnewsletter #theexchange #ecfintech #startups #finance #upstart #gpt-3 #tc

Chinese online education app Zuoyebang raises $1.6 billion from investors including Alibaba - The rivalry between China’s top online learning apps has become even more intense this year because ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/h2LKpfmC-0A/ #onlineeducation #fundings&exits #zuoyebang #startups #edtech #china #apps #asia #tc

Reface grabs $5.5M seed led by A16z to stoke its viral face-swap video app - Buzzy face-swap video app Reface, which lends users celebrity ‘superpowers’ by turning their selfies... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hn84pDrxAug/ #artificialintelligence #andreessenhorowitz #synthesizedmedia #machinelearning #fundings&exits #socialapps #deepfakes #social #reface #apps #tc

The IPO market looks hot as Airbnb and C3.ai raise price targets - So much for a December slowdown— this morning, Airbnb and C3.ai raised their IPO price ranges and w... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QhTpAHmg3Hs/ #fundings&exits #theexchange #startups #doordash #upstart #affirm #airbnb #exit #wish #tc

The race to be China’s top fintech platform: Ant vs Tencent - As Ant Group seizes the world’s attention with its record initial public offering, which was abrupt... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ntjBzePDwZQ/ #initialpublicoffering #fundings&exits #antfinancial #antgroup #finance #alibaba #tencent #wechat #china #asia #tc

China postpones Ant’s colossal IPO after closed-door talk with Jack Ma - The Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges announced postponing Ant Group’s colossal initial public ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bIYWfUSReFw/ #fundings&exits #antfinancial #government #antgroup #alibaba #fintech #jackma #china #asia #ant #ipo #tc

Zira raises $3.1M for its shift-scheduling service that helps manage hourly workers - This morning Zira raised $3.1 million in a seed round. The startup provides software that helps busi... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/OU5HnhdXGr8/ #generalcatalyst #fundings&exits #recentfunding #startups #zira.ai #zira #tc

Sentinel loads up with $1.35M in the deepfake detection arms race - Estonia-based Sentinel, which is developing a detection platform for identifying synthesized media (... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tYwiqtbkv6c/ #artificialintelligence #synthesizedmedia #fundings&exits #disinformation #deepfakes #sentinel #europe #media #tc #ai

VCs pour funding into edtech startups as COVID-19 shakes up the market - A few weeks back, The Exchange looked into the pace of edtech exits, noting that over time, the sect... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SLf7T0awSCg/ #fundings&exits #owlventures #theexchange #education #zuoyebang #startups #edsights #jennylee #labster #edtech

Unicorn rodeo: 6 high-flying startups that are set to go public - This week Airbnb announced that it has privately filed to go public, putting the famous unicorn on ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3-2pXy1Faaw/ #snowflakecomputing #fundings&exits #antfinancial #theexchange #qualtrics #robinhood #startups #intercom #palantir #thredup #airbnb #egnyte #uipath #asana #on24 #ipo #tc

Qualified raises $12M make websites smarter about sales and marketing - Qualified, a startup co-founded by former Salesforce executives Kraig Swensrud and Sean Whiteley, ha... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-PEGwcOnIWs/ #norwestventurepartners #fundings&exits #enterprise #startups #funding

Priti Youssef Choksi explains how to get your startup acquired — not sold - Today, Priti Youssef Choksi is a partner with venture firm Norwest Venture Partners . But she previ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/cFT_BF0IjGI/ #norwestventurepartners #growthandmonetization #techcrunchearlystage #pritiyoussefchoksi #entrepreneurship #fundings&exits #acquisitions #extracrunch #acquihire #startups #facebook #events #google #exit #m&a #tc

Cathay Innovation raises $550M for its second global VC fund - With the global economy still sorting itself out in the face of the pandemic, we’re hearing about fe... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KFWS5QPmVKE/ #cathayinnovation #fundings&exits #venturecapital #startups #tc

Filipino live streaming app Kumu raises $5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures - Kumu Holdings, a live streaming startup based in the Philippines, announced today it has raised abou... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/JN1DVbZVc-Y/ #fundings&exits #livestreaming #southeastasia #kumuholdings #philippines #startups #apps #asia #kumu #tc

Investors tell Indian startups to ‘prepare for the worst’ as Covid-19 uncertainty continues - Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lw8wLwxGidc/ #lightspeedventurepartners #nexusventurepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #deepindergoyal #kalaaricapital #matrixpartners #sequoiacapital #saifpartners #coronavirus #covid-19 #finance #funding #covid19 #bounce #tracxn #accel

FloQast raises $40M Series C led by Norwest on record of strong ARR growth, ACV expansion - This morning FloQast, an LA-area startup, announced that it closed a $40 million Series C led by Nor... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/S7gfxJHLe0o/ #norwestventurepartners #fundings&exits #startups #floqast #seriesc

Union Square Ventures leads legal tech startup Juro’s $5M Series A - Juro, a UK startup that’s using machine learning tech and user-centric design to do for contracts wh... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bAZqUDZwndA/ #artificialintelligence #unionsquareventures #contractmanagement #pointninecapital #machinelearning #fundings&exits #startupcompany #taavethinrikus #recentfunding #unitedkingdom #legaltech #startups #contract #newyork #seriesa #europe #london #juro

Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2) - The multi-trillion dollar global real estate market is getting flipped on its head.
Business model i... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_izLG3siitY/ #norwestventurepartners #plugandplaytechcenter #baincapitalventures #coriginventures #moderneventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #menloventures #realestate #peteflint #startups #urban-x #nfx

Signal AI taps $25M for public data-based market intelligence that spots trends and risks - Media monitoring — where news sources and other public information outlets are scanned regularly for... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ewTUZ0ncxjc/ #artificialintelligence #businessintelligence #guardianmediagroup #machinelearning #mediamonitoring #fundings&exits #datamanagement #hearstventures #recentfunding #gmgventures #socialmedia #datamining #analytics #startups #ceo

Grab raises more money — again - Southeast Asia’s highest-capitalized startup is sitting on even more money from investors today afte... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/U4dbake7_GQ/ #softbankvisionfund #fundings&exits #softbankgroup #southeastasia #warburgpincus #antfinancial #booking.com #philippines #carsharing #companies #indonesia #microsoft #singapore #transport #softbank #thailand #funding #invesco #seriesa #seriesh #tencent #vietnam #go-jek #google #paypal

Warburg Pincus announces new $4.25 billion fund for China and Southeast Asia - Warburg Pincus, the private equity fund with over $60 billion under management, is doubling down on... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/nXiYW5xn7Rs/ #telecommunications #financialservices #fundings&exits #venturecapital #privateequity #southeastasia #warburgpincus #alibabagroup #antfinancial #unitedstates #healthcare #realestate #ztoexpress #indonesia #finance #funding #alibaba #economy #china

Splyt wants to connect the world’s ride-hailing apps for easy international roaming - The vision of a universal global ride-hailing service is over. Uber’s decision to exit markets like... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Gckqqzvlh5A/ #collaborativeconsumption #fundings&exits #southeastasia #antfinancial #automotive #carsharing #middleeast #singapore #transport #funding #alibaba #alipay #careem #russia #china #asia #didi #grab #uber #ceo #tc

Newly public CrowdStrike wants to become the Salesforce of cybersecurity - Like many good ideas, CrowdStrike, a seller of subscription-based software that protects companies f... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xrrK3KK7Skg/ #chieftechnologyofficer #internetsecurity #nationalsecurity #fundings&exits #salesforce.com #warburgpincus #carbonblack #crowdstrike #cybercrime #salesforce #security #capitalg #finance #funding #zscaler #falcon #israel #mcafee #accel #cisco

The misunderstandings of 18-month-old Luckin’s $500m IPO - Luckin Coffee is the most energizing IPO in recent memory, and not just because it sells caffeine.
... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/nsCQgYUX09I/ #meituan-dianping #tencentholdings #fundings&exits #alibabagroup #luckincoffee #finance #growth #nasdaq #asia #ipo