Lessen, a marketplace platform for the delivery of property services, has closed a USD170 million Series B funding round led by Fifth Wall with additional funding coming from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Navitas Capital. The funding round sees the company valued at over USD1 billion. The Series B funding
actnano, a specialist in surface protection technologies for automotive and consumer electronics, has closed an oversubscribed SD21.75 million Series B financing led by BMW i Ventures. UAdditional new investors include HELLA Ventures and TDK Ventures. All Series A investors, including Emerald Technology Ventures, GC Ventures America, Henkel Tech Ventures, Ireon
European money management app Plum has successfully raised a total of USD24 million from a Series A funding round that will help propel the company’s expansion into Europe and grow its product offerings. The fintech’s first close of funding, announced in October, raised USD14 million and saw notable investment from
Candy Ventures, an investment vehicle founded by Nick Candy, has participated in the latest funding round for BetConnect. This is the second investment from Candy Ventures who are joined in the latest round by a consortium of heavy-hitting international investors, including some of the industry’s most successful exponents, to fund
Speedinvest, one of Europe’s leading early-stage investors with more than EUR600 million AUM, today announces the launch of a new EUR80 million Climate & Industry Opportunity fund. The fund will primarily provide long-term support for Speedinvest’s existing sustainability-oriented startups, while also targeting selected non-portfolio startups that are accelerating European industry’s
Thought Machine, a cloud native core banking technology firm, has closed its series C funding round, bringing USD200 million into the business from new and existing investors. This new round sees Thought Machine achieve unicorn status. This round was led by Nyca Partners, a New York and San Francisco-based venture
Raycast, a platform that provides developers with quick access to their tools, has raised USD15 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel and Coatue. Also participating in the round were angel investors Johnny Boufarhat, CEO and founder of Hopin; Jeff Weinstein, Product at Stripe; Jason Warner, former
FYLD, a London-based, AI-driven digital platform designed to ensure the safety and efficiency of field teams, has completed completed a GBP10 million Series A funding round. The funding was provided by Koru, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s venture incubator, and corporate partner SGN, a leading UK gas distribution network operator.
Cerbos, a new open source software startup helping tech scaleups and other companies manage user permissions more efficiently, has raised a USD3.5 million seed round. Investment in the funding round was led by Crane with support from Earlybird Digital East, Seedcamp, 8-Bit Capital, Connect Ventures, OSS Capital, Acequia Capital, HelloWorld,
Bessemer Venture Partners has closed a dedicated USD220 million fund in India to back the country’s next generation of innovators. The fund will focus primarily on early-stage investments, consistent with Bessemer’s time-honoured approach of starting with seed and Series A investments and sticking with companies throughout their growth lifecycle with
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