#fundings — Public Fediverse posts

Forge’s SPAC deal is a bet on unicorn illiquidity - As Warby Parker, Freshworks, Amplitude and Toast look to list in the coming weeks,... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/S3VITopA_tw/ #fundings&exits #ecnewsletter #theexchange #sharespost #startups #unicorn #forge #spac

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

HomeLight closes on $100M Series D at a $1.6B valuation as revenue surges - HomeLight, which operates a real estate technology platform, announced today that ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/rmMZT1wBhUY/ #realestatetechnology #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #sanfrancisco #zeevventures #realestate #homelight #startups #proptech #finance #funding #exit

Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups - The Latin America startup ecosystem is having a great year, with mega-rounds being... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/c-EGY8a4z2g/ #fundings&exits #venturecapital #ribbitcapital #softbankgroup #latinamerica #qedinvestors #owlventures #quintoandar #startups #softbank #funding #brazil #mexico #accel #tc

Mobility startup Plentywaka picks up $1.5M seed, acquires Ghana’s Stabus - Lagos and Toronto-based mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/76PfutaxR2Y/ #fundings&exits #transportation #automotive #plentywaka #techstars #nigeria #africa #ghana #sosv #ma

São Paulo’s QuintoAndar real estate platform raises $120M, now valued at $5.1B - Less than three months after announcing a $300 million Series E, Brazilian proptec... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KdCHKNkBncc/ #greenoakscapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #gabrielbraga #latinamerica #quintoandar #realestate #startups #neilshah #proptech #funding #tencent #brazil

One banks $40M to offer ‘all-in-one’ financial services to the middle class - One, a startup that aims to bring “all-in-one banking” to the middle class, announ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xjZe2qEC07E/ #financialservices #foundationcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #digitalbanking #recentfunding #charlesmoldow #progressive #startups #finance #funding #banking #fintech #startup #apps #one

Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO - Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/51V889Vta1Q/ #softbankvisionfund #wingventurecapital #crosslinkcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #humaninterest #uncorkcapital #glynncapital #sanfrancisco #susaventures #startups #softbank #finance #funding

Sundae closes on $80M for residential real estate marketplace - Sundae, a residential real estate marketplace that pairs sellers of dated or damag... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/pkQx94zKJDQ/ #nationalbasketballassociation #nationalfootballleague #generalglobalcapital #wellingtonmanagement #goldenstatewarriors #prudenceholdings #sacramentokings #fundings&exits #venturecapital #realestatetech #recentfunding #foundersfund #sanfrancisco #susaventures #realestate #california

Divido bags $30M to take its ‘buy now, pay later’ platform to more markets - London-based Divido, a whitelabel platform for retail finance that integrates with... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/8fldw9eQ2Ic/ #sonyinnovationfund #consumerfinance #fundings&exits #onlinelending #sbiinvestment #dawncapital #globalbrain #dncapital #payments #finance #banking #europe #credit #divido #klarna #london #hsbc #ocs

6 investors and founders forecast hockey-stick growth for Edinburgh’s startup scene - Scotland is slowly but surely drawing attention in the UK’s startup space. In 2020... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ayjYmNb6oYs/ #artificialintelligence #ecinvestorsurveys #ecunitedkingdom #fundings&exits #venturecapital #investorsurvey #unitedkingdom #ecommerce #edinburgh #startups #scotland #funding #europe #london #tc

Brazilian proptech startup QuintoAndar lands $300M at a $4B valuation - Fintech and proptech are two sectors that are seeing exploding growth in Latin Ame... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/TP9IeQU-XXE/ #propertytechnology #stanforduniversity #financialservices #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kaszekventures #recentfunding #ribbitcapital #siliconvalley #latinamerica #kevinefrusy #quintoandar #realestate #techcrunch #technology #startups #articles #coinbase #proptech #brazil

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

The LatAm funding boom continues as Kaszek raises $1B across a duo of funds - Long before SoftBank launched its $2 billion Innovation Fund in Latin America, and... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tcUk1zJ53wA/ #internetpenetration #andreessenhorowitz #entrepreneurship #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kaszekventures #sequoiacapital #startupcompany #privateequity #siliconvalley #latinamerica #mercadolibre #unitedstates #connecticut #hernankazah #quintoandar #co-founder #amazon

Polywork gets $3.5M to blend professional and social networking - Life is complicated and so — increasingly — is work-life. That’s the premise under... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/zP8V5WrYPEU/ #professionalnetworking #caffeinatedcapital #fundings&exits #socialnetworks #briannekimmel #scottbelsky #socialmedia #maxlevchin #instagram #joelflory #stevechen #startups #kevinlin #linkedin #lystable #behance #twitter #social #saas #kalo

More funding flows into Pipe, as buzzy fintech raises $250M at a $2B valuation - At the end of March, TechCrunch reported that buzzy startup Pipe — which aims to b... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/u7DOz_4cqYE/ #crediteasefintechinvestmentfund #greenspringassociates #chamathpalihapitiya #financialtechnology #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #alexisohanian #sbiinvestment #socialcapital #macventures #marcbenioff #raptorgroup #baltimore #startups #maryland

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

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

Retail Zipline raises $30M as it helps retailers adapt to the pandemic - When I first wrote about Retail Zipline in 2019, the startup was focused on building a communication... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ATCYMKne3TE/ #fifthwallventures #fundings&exits #retailzipline #startups #funding

Atomico promotes SaaS and enterprise-focussed investor Ben Blume to partner - Atomico, the European venture capital fund that typically invests at Series A and Series B, has made... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/OX52cFLlh5Q/ #lucaeisenstecken #fundings&exits #hillaryball #benblume #atomico #europe #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

YC-backed Cashfree raises $35.3 million for its payments platform - Cashfree, an Indian startup that offers a wide-range of payments services to businesses, has raised... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/YCuTmhv45tA/ #fundings&exits #recentfunding #apispartners #ycombinator #bigbasket #payments #startups #cashfree #razorpay #finance #funding #shopify #paypal #zomato #india #apps #asia

Spacemaker, AI software for urban development, is acquired by Autodesk for $240M - Autodesk, the U.S. publicly listed software and services company that targets engineering and desig... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9ekFHI2KT6c/ #fundings&exits #spacemaker #northzone #startups #autodesk #benblume #atomico #europe #norway #exit #m&a #tc

Cooper raises $2M to build a professional network centered on introductions - In a period of social distancing, making new professional connections feels harder than ever. So Ams... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6fxKWcFVYo8/ #comcastventures #fundings&exits #startups #funding #mobile #cooper #apps #tc

Kleiner prints gold with Desktop Metal, netting a roughly 10x return - Desktop Metal is one of the most interesting startups to come out of Boston in some time, with a tec... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/dTmRbH5YQ5A/ #fundings&exits #venturecapital #googleventures #kleinerperkins #desktopmetal #luxcapital #finance #nea #tc

Rigetti raises $79M Series C for its quantum computing platform - Rigetti Computing, the quantum computing startup that is challenging industry heavyweights like IBM,... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0GhvHZZe9AM/ #bessemerventurepartners #alumniventuresgroup #quantumcryptography #franklintempleton #morpheusventures #northgatecapital #quantumcomputing #quantummechanics #quantumsupremacy #rigetticomputing #fundings&exits #spokesperson #microsoft #funding #rigetti #dcvc #ceo

MonkeyLearn raises $2.2M to build out its no-code AI text analysis service - A few years back, startups focusing on artificial intelligence had a whiff of bullshit about them; v... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/t4hy1Ilon4o/ #artificialintelligence #fundings&exits #recentfunding #uncorkcapital #blingcapital #monkeylearn #startups #low-code #nocode #tc

OwnBackup lands $50M as backup for Salesforce ecosystem thrives - OwnBackup has made a name for itself primarily as a backup and disaster recovery system for the Sale... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ihxL1PKaE5U/ #salesforceventures #disasterrecovery #insightpartners #fundings&exits #cloudbackup #enterprise #salesforce #ownbackup #startups #cloud #saas #tc

What should startup founders know before negotiating with corporate VCs? - Scott Orn
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What’s up with tiny checks at giant valuations? - Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4BTedjECkiQ/ #fundings&exits #equitypodcast #sharespost #podcasts #startups #equity #forge #slice #tc

Leading VCs discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the world of digital health - In December 2019, Extra Crunch spoke to a group of investors leading the charge in health tech to di... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Nmh5aThNvAM/ #benfranklintechnologypartners #digitaltherapeutics #kristinbakerspohn #investorsurveys #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #digitalhealth #mentalhealth #telemedicine #coronavirus #healthcare #luxcapital #telehealth #anniecase #diagnosis

Molekule hopes to clear the air with $58 million in Series C funding and Berkeley Lab’s seal of approval - Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Florida University Dr. Yogi Go... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/J9fq-2Imqtc/ #crosslinkcapital #translinkcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #recentfunding #manufacturing #uncorkcapital #foundrygroup #airpurifier #berkeleylab #rpsventures #airfilters #techcrunch #chemistry #hardware #funding

Where top VCs are investing in manufacturing and warehouse robotics - Robotics and automation tools are now foundational parts of warehouses and manufacturing facilities ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/cTIBikjnTh8/ #baincapitalventures #cyrilebersweiler #comcastventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #shahinfarshchi #manufacturing #trueventures #ajayagarwal #rohitsharma #automation #luxcapital #warehouses #factories #robotics #startups #funding #factory #sosv #hax

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 digital health - The world of healthcare has notoriously been described as “broken” — plagued with high-friction work... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DXtrcznpIBg/ #benfranklintechnologypartners #artificialintelligence #charlesriverventures #generalcatalyst #machinelearning #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #digitalhealth #drugdiscovery #hemanttaneja #rreventures #healthcare #luxcapital #telehealth #health

Airbnb invests as Zeus corporate housing raises $55M at $205M - As Airbnb absorbs more and more of the demand for housing, it’s exploring how to monetize opportuni... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/XmvasDgn1SY/ #initializedcapital #corporatehousing #comcastventures #fundings&exits #recentfunding #airbnbforwork #kulveertaggar #realestate #zeusliving #payments #startups #finance #funding #airbnb #sonder #domio #tc

LabGenius raises $10M to use AI for protein drug discovery - LabGenius, a London-based startup applying AI and “robotic automation” to protein drug discovery, ha... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4dt8AYZ29EU/ #obviousventures #fundings&exits #recentfunding #luxcapital #labgenius #startups #europe #tc

Slack’s value rockets as stock closes up 48.5% in public debut - It was a historic day for Slack (NYSE: WORK). The workplace communication software juggernaut debut... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fggABlmbVro/ #initialpublicoffering #andreessenhorowitz #operatingsystems #fundings&exits #googleventures #kleinerperkins #accelpartners #socialcapital #softbankgroup #sharespost #pagerduty #tinyspeck #softbank #software #spotify #slack

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

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