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This US tech start-up helped a maker of football helmets tap investors with new VC funding platform
by www.businessinsider.com.au on February 18, 2019 at 10:24
Buttonwood Network is attempting to disrupt the way in which late stage start ups secure VC funding by making the process quicker and more efficient. The company was only founded six months ago but has... […]
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This US tech start-up helped a maker of football helmets tap investors with new VC funding platform
by www.businessinsider.in on February 18, 2019 at 10:03
Buttonwood Network is attempting to disrupt the way in which late stage start ups secure VC funding by making the process quicker and more efficient. The company was only founded six months ago but has... […]
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Electric truck startup announces $700 million funding round led by Amazon
by arstechnica.com on February 17, 2019 at 16:46
On Friday, electric truck startup Rivian announced a $700 million funding round led by Amazon. The announcement is notable not just for the size of the investment but also due to Amazon's involvement.... […]
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Electric truck startup announces $700 million funding round led by Amazon
by arstechnica.com on February 17, 2019 at 16:23
On Friday, electric truck startup Rivian announced a $700 million funding round led by Amazon. The announcement is notable not just for the size of the investment but also due to Amazon's involvement.... […]
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The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/15/19
by www.alleywatch.com on February 15, 2019 at 20:21
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/15/19 featuring funding details for 3DEN and StayTuned. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.... […]
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Indonesia’s Go-Jek Seeks $2 Billion More in Funding as Startup Wars Heat Up
by skift.com on February 15, 2019 at 14:10
This is a battle of titans in the ridehailing sector in Southeast Asia. And with Go-Jek and Grab angling to become the region’s super-app, providing a plethora of services from insurance to payment, describing... […]
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Virtuo Raises $23 Million for Car Rentals: Travel Startup Funding This Week
by skift.com on February 15, 2019 at 08:33
Three interesting companies announced investments this week: Virtuo, a car rental service, aims to replace service counters with mobile-first customer service. May Mobility builds autonomous vehicles for... […]
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Ra’anana-based start-up DriveNets raises $110m. in funding
by www.jpost.com on February 15, 2019 at 04:10
Ra’anana-based networking software start-up DriveNets has raised $110 million in Series A funding to accelerate worldwide growth, the company announced Sunday. The round was led by Herzliya-headquartered... […]
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Self-Driving Truck Tech Startup TuSimple Raises $95 Million in New Funding
by www.wsj.com on February 14, 2019 at 12:21
Autonomous trucking firm TuSimple has raised $95 million to expand its fleet of self-driving big rigs and fund joint product development with truck manufacturers and equipment makers, the company said... […]
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Hackney-based app for blind people wins start-up award and £35k in funding
by www.hackneycitizen.co.uk on February 13, 2019 at 17:31
Left to right: Vodafone Foundation trustee Helen Lamprell, Wayfindr’s managing director Florence Orban, the app’s tech chief Yannis Psomadakis, and awards host Jason Bradbury. Photograph: Vodafone UK The... […]
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The 13 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of January 2019
by www.alleywatch.com on February 11, 2019 at 21:40
10. FirstCry.com $149.36M Round: Series E Description: Pune-based FirstCry.com is an online shopping store offering a range of baby care products and toys. Founded by Amitava Saha and Supam Maheshwari... […]
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The 13 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of January 2019
by www.alleywatch.com on February 11, 2019 at 21:37
12. Confluent $125M Round: Series D Description: Palo Alto-based Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams. Founded by... […]
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The 13 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of January 2019
by www.alleywatch.com on February 11, 2019 at 21:34
13. Uplift $123M Round: Series C Description: Menlo Park-based Uplift makes travel more accessible, affordable, and rewarding by enabling travel providers to offer flexible payments to their customers.... […]
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The 13 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of January 2019
by www.alleywatch.com on February 11, 2019 at 21:33
9. Desktop Metal $160M Round: Series E Description: Burlington-based Desktop Metal is reinventing the way design and manufacturing teams print with metal. Founded by Chris Schuh, Ely Sachs, Emanuel M.... […]
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A buzzy startup is shaking up men's health by prescribing generic Viagra online. But a move to relax guidelines has raised concerns among some of its doctor partners.
by www.businessinsider.in on February 11, 2019 at 16:44
The trendy men's health startup Hims sells generic Viagra and other prescription medications online. Splashy ad campaigns have propelled the San Francisco-based company to prominence, and towards a $1... […]
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A buzzy startup is shaking up men's health by prescribing generic Viagra online. But a move to relax guidelines has raised concerns among some of its doctor partners.
by www.businessinsider.com.au on February 11, 2019 at 16:21
The trendy men’s health startup Hims sells generic Viagra and other prescription medications online. Splashy ad campaigns have propelled the San Francisco-based company to prominence, and towards a $US1... […]
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‘They don’t care about innovation’: Government pulls funding for Startup Muster, meaning survey may shut down
by www.smartcompany.com.au on February 10, 2019 at 00:03
The largest and only comprehensive survey of Australian startups is at risk of shutting down entirely, with the federal government ending its ongoing funding and support for Startup Muster. Speaking to... […]
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EPFL spin-offs receive 16% of startup capital raised in Switzerland
by actu.epfl.ch on February 9, 2019 at 07:43
Funds raised in Switzerland crossed the CHF 1 billion mark for the first time in 2018. And EPFL startups accounted for over a sixth of that amount, bringing in CHF 217 million. 2018 was a bumper year for... […]
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Amazon puts 'significant' investment in self-driving car firm Aurora as the startup rakes in $530 MILLION in new funding to develop the technology
by www.dailymail.co.uk on February 8, 2019 at 20:44
A self-driving car technology startup founded by former Google, Tesla and Uber executives said Thursday it secured $530 million in new funding that included a 'significant' investment from Amazon. The... […]
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Personalised marketing AI startup DataSine raises $5.2m in Series A funding
by www.growthbusiness.co.uk on February 8, 2019 at 14:43
DataSine, the AI-driven startup which personalises marketing for customers, has raised $5.2 million (£4 million) in Series A funding from European and US investors. Edinburgh-based VC tech fund Pentech... […]
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The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/7/19
by www.alleywatch.com on February 7, 2019 at 19:53
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/7/19 featuring funding details for Rebag, CookUnity, and Jetty. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new... […]
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Cybersecurity startup Illumio just raised $65 million and hired its first CFO, as it pushes a new kind of cloud security tech
by www.businessinsider.in on February 7, 2019 at 19:00
Illumio, a competitor of Cisco and VMware , helps its customers tackle cybersecurity by isolating individual apps on a network, securing them separately from each other. Cybersecurity startup Illumio just... […]
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Barclays leads £10m funding round for loyalty scheme startup Bink
by www.growthbusiness.co.uk on February 7, 2019 at 12:50
Bink brings together all the loyalty programmes consumers belong to onto one easy-to-manage platform and links their payment cards, enabling them to be automatically rewarded every time they shop. From... […]
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A London tech start-up just got VC funding in aim to disrupt the archaic commodity trading world
by www.businessinsider.com.au on February 7, 2019 at 11:12
AI start up Vortexa utilises swathes of satellite and shipping data to analyse trends in energy trading which could fundamentally change an opaque industry. The company has secured $US5 million in Series... […]
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Baby-food start-up Little Spoon secures venture-capital funding
by www.just-food.com on February 6, 2019 at 13:34
Participants in the financing round include Vaultier7, a UK-based investment fund focused on entrepreneurial consumer brands, and Kairos, another fund centred on start-ups. Tinder founders Sean Rad and... […]