All Raise, a non-profit organization which focuses on increasing diversity within venture capital deals and decision makers, named Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon as the company’s new CEO. The appointment comes five months after Pam Kostka resigned as head of the nonprofit to join the world of startups. Dixon has spent more …
Read More »How the war in Ukraine is affecting many financial industries
Powell: Fed to proceed cautiously with rate hike amid Ukraine dispute Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank still plans to raise interest rates despite the “very uncertain” economic effects of the war in Ukraine. “Ultimately we will continue, but we will proceed with caution as …
Read More »Matrix World Raises $5.5M in Angel Funding, at a $50M Valuation
Today, Matrix World announced an exciting milestone: it has raised $5.5 million in angel funding led by Tess Ventures, Everest Ventures Group, Com2Us Group and Y2Z Ventures. A total of 17 companies participated in the angel investor round. These partnerships will help expand the Matrix World network and the funding …
Read More »Startup Offers Payday Reimbursed Loans | PaymentsSource
A former Citigroup executive has raised about $9 million in a new round of seed funding for Paywallet, which extends installment loans to cash-strapped borrowers whose repayments come directly from their paychecks . Jacksonville, Florida-based Paywallet has piloted the concept for the past two years and plans to officially launch …
Read More »Silicon Savannah: How the tech jobs revolution imploded
The premise of Silicon Savannah in Nairobi was simple and promising. [Courtesy] When the phrase Silicon Savannah was coined, there was great optimism that Nairobi was about to experience a technological revolution that would attract high-value companies and, in turn, spur job creation. It was 2010. Airtel Kenya, then Zain, …
Read More »Grocery Delivery Robots, Holographic Lectures and Record Blockchain Funding: It’s Your Week in Tech
Local startups have not been hit with funding during the pandemic, new research shows. The Bay Area garnered more than 4,000 startup investments last year, by far the most of any major tech hub, new research from Telstra Ventures shows. The San Francisco venture capital firm behind Box, DocuSign and …
Read More »A Roundup of LA Startup Funding News
Raises is dot.LA’s weekly article that highlights venture capital funding news in the Southern California tech and startup ecosystem. Please send fundraising news to Molly Wright (molly@dot.la). Capital risk San Diego-based biotechnology company Endeavor BioMedicines raised $101 million in Series B funding led by Ally Bridge Group and Avidity Partners. …
Read More »Parsyl Raises $25M in Series B Funding
Denver-based Parsyl raised $25 million in Series B funding to expand its cargo insurance and risk management solutions. The company uses data to identify and manage risk, while reducing the waste of critical assets. According to a statement, its technology is currently monitoring the vaccines of nearly 200 million people. …
Read More »Raleigh Finmark fintech raises $6.5M from AmEx Ventures
Rami Essaid, CEO of Raleigh-based startup Finmark. Submitted RALEIGH Listen to our daily briefing: Finmark, a Raleigh-based fintech startup, has raised a $6.5 million seed round from a group of investors that includes the venture capital arm of American Express, Bessemer Venture Partners and the fund IDEA of Durham. Founded …
Read More »Massachusetts biopharma companies raised a record $13.7 billion in venture capital last year
Massachusetts drugmakers continued to bring in huge amounts of venture capital last year, setting a record for funds raised, according to the industry trade group. Homegrown biopharma companies attracted $13.7 billion in 2021, up 70% from a year earlier, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council said in a report Wednesday. The group …
Read More »Malaysian start-up B2B Marketplace raises $7 million to help digitize businesses
Dropee CEO Lennise Ng. Courtesy of Dropee Dropee, a Malaysia-based B2B e-commerce marketplace, raised $7m in Series A funding led by return investor Vynn Capital, a Kuala Lumpur-based venture capital firm, to help digitize small businesses. companies. Besides Vynn Capital – which backed Carsome, Malaysia’s first unicorn tech startup – …
Read More »Spyke Games Raises Record $55M Social Mobile Gaming Round from Leading Global Gaming Partners VC Griffin Gaming
ISTANBUL & LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spyke Games, a social and mobile casual games company, has closed $55 million in a funding round led by renowned venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners (GGP). Spyke Games’ co-founding team has an unparalleled track record of creating some of the world’s best mobile casual games …
Read More »The DMV region raised $5 billion in venture capital in 2021
Editor’s note: These figures may vary slightly, as some transactions are only taken into account several weeks after the publication of the quarterly venture capital reports. The results are in: with the official numbers to back it up, we can now confirm that the DMV has had an absolutely bonkers …
Read More »Upfront Ventures raises funds for a new fund
[ad_1] Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Upfront Ventures has raised $ 176.5 million for a new fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the deposit, at least part of the capital raised for the new fund, called Upfront Continuation Fund I, came from a …
Read More »AIMMO pockets $ 12 million from Series A to advance data labeling technology – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Most artificial intelligence models are driven by supervised learning, which means humans have to label the raw data. Data labeling is an essential part of the automation of the artificial intelligence and machine learning model, but at the same time, it can be a long and tedious job. A …
Read More »Trends in Capital Formation: SEC OASB Annual Report | Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
[ad_1] [co-authors: Carlos Juarez, Marc Leong] The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (âOASBâ) recently released its Annual report 2021 (the âReportâ), which reviews the capital raising activities of a variety of businesses, from startups and emerging companies to small public enterprises. The OASB, in collaboration with …
Read More »Six numbers that defined Crypto’s record year
[ad_1] Gold colored Bitcoin symbol sitting inside 2021 on yellow financial graph background. getty In one year, the crypto market cap has hit $ 3 trillion, the SEC has approved its first bitcoin ETF and the NFT fever has driven digital doodles to millions of dollars, crypto is finally going …
Read More »GWT Finishes and Wins First Prize for Silicon Valley’s Leading Water Accelerator
[ad_1] Ellie Barker (Program Manager, Accelerator) of Imagine H2O commented âWith unmatched technology and a top-notch team, we are delighted to welcome GWT to our 2021 cohort. The team immediately jumped in and took full advantage of this. that the program had to offer – actively participating in sessions, showcasing …
Read More »Xen Capital Raises US $ 7.5 Million Series A Led By Headline Asia To Develop Alternative Investment Platform
[ad_1] SINGAPORE, December 5, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Xen Capital announces having raised US $ 7.5 million in a Serie A round led by Big title Asia (formerly known as Infinity Ventures) to evolve its B2B2C alternative investment platform. Xen Capital has created an open architecture client management platform …
Read More »4 Ways Venture Capital Can Work For The 99% And Be Profitable
[ad_1] Ten years ago this month, we witnessed what could very well be considered one of the most significant events in modern American history: in Zuccotti Park in downtown New York, Police stormed a small makeshift compound, evicting a small crowd of occupiers and putting an end to what has …
Read More »Venture capital investment in supply chain technology exceeds $ 7 billion for third consecutive quarter
[ad_1] New venture capitalists have entered the technology supply chain space. Larger checks and higher valuations from Tiger Global and Softbank are changing the landscape, but mature startups and incumbents are also increasing their M&A capabilities. Venture capital investments in supply chain tech startups remained robust in the third quarter …
Read More »Armis exceeds IoT with $ 300 million for “global” asset security
[ad_1] Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other senior executives and leaders on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit on January 12, 2022. Learn more Armis, which provides a visibility and security platform for all of a company’s assets, including IT and IoT, announced it has raised …
Read More »ShipBlu pockets $ 2.4 million for its e-commerce and fulfillment service in Egypt – TechCrunch
[ad_1] African e-commerce execution startups backed by Y Combinator appear to sting the interest of investors this year for their e-commerce niche. ShipBlu, a summer batch graduate, is last on this list and confirmed to TechCrunch that it has raised $ 2.4 million in seed funding.. The company, founded by …
Read More »BNPL competition heats up, Bowery Farming TC-1, Silicon Valley dreams – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Is Southeast Asia About To Hit An Inflection Point For Tech Startups? Four hundred million people in the region are already using the internet, but by the end of the year, one estimate suggests that 80% of the population over the age of 15 in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, …
Read More »All major fashion and footwear IPOs in 2021 – Live updates – Footwear News
[ad_1] The IPO market is booming in 2021. In many cases, footwear and apparel companies are leading the charge. In August alone, shoe brands Allbirds and On filed an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The following month, On valued its IPO above its target range to …
Read More »India Groww valued at $ 3 billion for funding of $ 251 million – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Groww has tripled its valuation to $ 3 billion in just six months, as Indian fintech startup seeks to expand its offering and help more millennials begin their investment journeys in the world’s second largest internet marketplace. . Iconiq Growth led the Bangalore-based startup’s $ 251 million Series E …
Read More »Drive by DraftKings VC fund raises $ 60 million
[ad_1] Drive by DraftKings targeting performance investments; sports and games; media and fan engagement; as well as data analysis and monetization The company’s portfolio currently includes Whoop, Cardless and Just Women’s Sports “All-Star Network” also unveiled to support Drive by DraftKings’ investment strategy Drive by DraftKings, the multi-stage venture capital …
Read More »Galaxy Interactive raises another $ 325 million fund for Metaverse and next-gen games
[ad_1] Galaxy Interactive, a next-generation interactive technology-focused venture capital firm, said it has raised $ 325 million for its second fund from 70 different investors. The fund focuses on virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence and blockchain-based games. In an October 19 announcement, Galaxy Digital, the majority owner of Galaxy …
Read More »Toyota invests in venture capital for a sustainable city
[ad_1] Toyota’s subsidiary, Woven Capital, is investing in the 2150 Climate Technology Sustainability Fund, or simply known as 2150, to help spur the development of sustainable cities. Woven Capital, which has $ 800 million in investment funds, targets growth-stage companies in the areas of mobility, automation, artificial intelligence, data and …
Read More »In record year for venture capital, women still struggle to secure finance
[ad_1] In her first meetings, Colacurcio says she was judged on defending her startup, rather than her future vision. In 2018, Harvard researchers observed a similar phenomenon: investors tend to ask men about their startup’s potential gains, and women about their potential losses. As a result, the researchers concluded, startups …
Read More »Countdown to our rapture with AI – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startup and market newsletter. It is inspired by what day of the week Exchange column digs, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Register now here. Happy Saturday everyone. Hope you are well, rested …
Read More »Questions Raised about Natural Gas Source for Elon Musk’s Texas Spaceport – TechCrunch
[ad_1] For a rundown of TechCrunch’s most important and important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to the Daily Crunch on October 8, 2021! It’s Friday! We did it! If you’re tired, consider how tired the Instagram team has to …
Read More »Cameroon’s Ejara raises $ 2 million to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Africa’s cryptocurrency adoption varies by region. While countries with currently unstable currencies like the naira experience immense use, other regions using the CFA franc have sparse adoption.. A region of more than 200 million inhabitants using the CFA franc, French-speaking Africa is one of the most crypto-friendly markets in …
Read More »Jeff Bezos invests in Indonesian e-commerce Ula – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula, which has raised more than $ 30 million and wooed many top investors since launching last year, has now won the trust of the richest person in the world. The founder of Amazon has invested in the new funding round of the one-and-a-half-year startup, sources …
Read More »Silicon Valley start-up Ozy Media announces its closure. here’s why
[ad_1] The Times published a statement from the company’s board that Ozy was shutting down for good “with a heavy heart.” The company has produced newsletters, podcasts and videos, covering “news and culture to technology, business, learning and entertainment,” according to its website. He promised to “never, never be boring …
Read More »LeadIQ’s rapid growth catches business attention as sales software market remains hot – TechCrunch
[ad_1] This morning, LeadIQ, a startup working in the sales software market, announced the closing of a $ 30 million Series B led by Cathay Innovation. Other investors in the transaction include Fresco Capital, Strong Ventures and Eight Road Ventures. LeadIQ frames its product from the perspective of missed revenue …
Read More »Contract management startup ContractPodAI secures $ 115 million for AI-powered legal review
[ad_1] The The Transform Technology Summits begin October 13 with Low-Code / No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! ContractPodAI, an AI-powered contract management solutions provider, today announced it has raised $ 115 million in Series C investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at “five times” its valuation from …
Read More »Edina’s Vensana Capital Raises $ 325 Million for Second Venture Capital Fund
[ad_1] Two years after launching with $ 225 million for its first venture capital fund, Edina’s Vensana Capital has secured $ 325 million of committed capital for a second fund. Kirk Nielsen and Justin Klein, two longtime investors in medical technology, have teamed up to launch the venture capital and …
Read More »Announcement of the 16 finalists for the 2021 VC4A Venture Showcase – Seed & Series A Tracks
[ad_1] We are proud to announce the 16 companies selected for the VC4A (https: //VC4A.com) Venture Showcase – Seed & Series A Tracks. The companies in the 2021 portfolio have been reviewed by venture capitalists through a rigorous recommendation and selection process and represent the best seed and Series A …
Read More »Meet the 5 judges who will choose the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off on Tuesday. Startup founders around the world have applied themselves to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Twenty startups competed this week on the TechCrunch virtual stage for $ 100,000 …
Read More »Black founders lack venture funding for diversity hiring platforms
[ad_1] Disbelieving woman getty The inequalities in venture capital funding are well known, with women receiving 2.3% and black founders receiving 1.2% of venture capital dollars. The biases that lead to this unbalanced funding landscape are especially visible when there are founders who hold marginalized identities who build products in …
Read More »At the forefront of medical innovation
[ad_1] Describe your current job and why you find it rewarding. What is the most difficult? TW: My main job is venture capital, where I invest in biotech companies as a partner at Bios Partners, a venture capital firm focused on life sciences. We examine emerging biotechnology companies that have …
Read More »No other Silicon Valley in sight, report says – Crunchbase News
[ad_1] Through Alberto Onetti Is Silicon Valley losing its advantage? Are we seeing an exodus of tech workers and companies from Silicon Valley? Where is the next Silicon Valley? These have been the most asked questions in the Bay Area for some time and especially during the pandemic. Subscribe to …
Read More »U.S. and Foreign Investors Lead in Funding $ 7.54 Billion Venture Capital in First Half
[ad_1] Ontario has taken the lead, secure $ 3.32 billion of total venture capital disbursements, before $ 2.41 billion received by businesses in British Columbia Toronto and Vancouver raised $ 2.66 billion and $ 2.21 billion respectively, together representing 65% of total RC disbursements. Growth and late-stage financing dominated for …
Read More »Work-Bench, New York’s Leading Corporate Tech Start-Up Scene Donor, Raises $ 100 Million Third Fund
[ad_1] Jessica Lin (left) and Jonathan Lehr (right) claim that one of the keys to Work-Bench’s success so far has been a … [+] desire “to constantly push us to change and innovate”. Worktable Jonathan Lehr and Jessica Lin started Work-Bench from humble beginnings in 2013. Although both come from …
Read More »BREAKDOWN: Venture capital is pouring into facial recognition
[ad_1] The biometrics industry has seen a huge amount of venture capital investment this year, with facial recognition startups attracting particularly strong interest through early-stage funding rounds. Selfie integration specialist Jumio, for example, announced a $ 150 million funding round in March; and AnyVision recently raised $ 235 million in …
Read More »Here is the performance of the Polish venture capital market in the second quarter of 2021: report
[ad_1] Image credits: Rudy and Peter Skitterians / Pixabay The Polish venture capital market is accelerating! The market is maturing, the number of transactions is increasing and it is happening faster than ever, experts say. Recently, PFR Ventures, together with Inovo Venture Partners, released the Q2 report summarizing transactions in …
Read More »SoftBank to open venture capital firm in Israel headed by former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen
[ad_1] SoftBank, the Japanese company that manages the world’s largest venture capital fund, is preparing to open an office in Israel to be headed by former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, according to reports in the Hebrew press. Softbank’s Vision Fund has over $ 100 billion in committed capital and has …
Read More »Gainesville Tech Fund wants investors to take the risk of harnessing local talent
[ad_1] Stay away from Silicon Valley, Boston and Chicago – Venture capitalist Dave Scalzo says Florida is the country’s best-kept secret when it comes to technological growth and innovation. Scalzo’s venture capital firm Kirenaga, which has invested in startups and innovators in the Sunshine State for the past six years, …
Read More »Private equity and venture capital investments drop to $ 3.6 billion in May: report
[ad_1] Capital investment and venture capital investments more than half to reach $ 3.6 billion in May 2021 from the $ 7.5 billion the previous April and a third less than the $ 5.4 billion the year before, according to a report on Monday . However, since the start of …
Read More »How many opinions does it take to reach the $ 100 million ARR Club? – TechCrunch
[ad_1] In a world of talking points and corporate jargon, opinions are refreshing – and Expensify CEO and Founder David Barrett is full of them. One of his first life lessons, for example, was that basically everyone is wrong about almost everything. If instilling this at a young age doesn’t …
Read More »SOSV, the global venture capital firm, just closed a $ 100 million fund to support its maturing startups – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Sean O’Sullivan, the founder of global venture capital firm SOSV, has slowly but surely put together a significant deal over the years. SOSV started out as a family office, investing in O’Sullivan’s capital after co-founding two companies, including MapInfo, a company that went public in 1994 before Pitney Bowes …
Read More »Gen Z venture capital fund raises $ 1.6 million
[ad_1] A new computer science graduate from San Diego State University has raised $ 1.6 million – largely through her Twitter account – to invest in startups founded by various under-represented people in the world of technology. ‘business. Paige Finn Doherty, 22, raised the money from angel investors who follow …
Read More »Indo-Irish biotech start-up CyGenica secures funding from SOSV to accelerate treatment of cancer and rare genetic diseases
[ad_1] PUNE, India and CORK, Ireland, June 08, 2021 / B3C newswire / – CyGenica announced that it has raised US $ 1.4 million in a seed fund investment round, led by global venture capitalist SOSV. The funding round will accelerate the validation of CyGenica’s proprietary technology that enables safe, …
Read More »Venture Capital Fund Acts as Intermediary Between Credit Unions and FinTech | Journal of Credit Unions
[ad_1] Due to their smaller size and scale compared to banks, many credit unions struggle to get the attention of fintechs. A new venture capital offering aims to solve this problem. The Curql Fund, which announced its first closing in April, now has 30 credit union investors and has raised …
Read More »University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge Labs. TVA launches the Techstars accelerator
[ad_1] Three of East Tennessee’s leading institutions are launching a collaboration to make the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Corridor a national innovation hub. Oak Ridge National Lab, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the University of Tennessee System are partnering with global company Techstars to launch a startup accelerator that will grow 30 tech …
Read More »Former Medlife CEO Launches Thrasio-Style Business, Gets $ 50 Million in Series A Round
[ad_1] Mensa Brands, a Thrasio-style investment firm recently started by former Myntra and Medlife CEO Ananth Narayanan, has raised nearly $ 50 million (Rs 363 crore) as part of its Series A funding. Mensa Brands, which aims to acquire sellers in e-commerce markets, has mainly raised capital from Accel, Falcon …
Read More »Beauty Empire founder Britney Winters explains how she uses the network to raise millions in venture capital funds
[ad_1] Britney Winters is the founder and CEO of Upgrade Boutique, a wigs and hair extensions company in the United States. She uses her network to raise funds to fund her business and support other black-focused businesses that are struggling to raise venture capital funds. His journey to date has …
Read More »The funding gap for black founders of social apps
[ad_1] Black Americans have dramatically shaped the way we socialize online and the media we consume and generate there – but no major social app has been founded today by black entrepreneurs. Why is this important: As in the rest of the startup world, it comes down to the funding …
Read More »Tiger Global leads $ 30 million investment in Indian rival Koo on Twitter – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Investors are backing Koo, an Indian alternative to Twitter, with oversized checks at a time when tension is mounting between the US social network and New Delhi. The Indian startup said on Wednesday it had raised $ 30 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Mirae …
Read More »As online scammers flourish, Forter’s valuation triples to $ 3 billion in six months
[ad_1] Fraud is not a new problem. Some historians date back to 300 BC, when a Greek merchant by the name of Hegestratos took out an insurance policy on his boat filled with corn with the intention of sinking it and collecting money from it. ‘insurance. A few millennia later, …
Read More »Global crisis? Israeli tech sees venture capital activity soar during pandemic
[ad_1] By Lee Moser, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of AnD Ventures Not only in the history books, but current global circumstances also show, perhaps counter-intuitively, that times of crisis are a great opportunity for investors. Several large companies were first created during the crises, including General Motors, Trader Joe’s, Microsoft …
Read More »Signposts? No, buy a media company instead – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Startups were obsessed with billboards. It was the first thing I noticed when I moved to San Francisco: Venture-backed companies including Eaze, Airbnb, and notoriously Brex were running big ads across town to attract attention and eyes. When I dug deeper into it I learned this old school type …
Read More »Snap spends over $ 500 million to acquire WaveOptics, AR display startup – TechCrunch
[ad_1] For a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Welcome to Daily Crunch for May 21, 2021. In conclusion of the week, bitcoin fell sharply today on the (more?) News from China regarding possible restrictions on …
Read More »Emeritus acquires Silicon Valley-based iD Tech for $ 200 million
[ad_1] Emeritus, a global company that makes high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, businesses and governments around the world, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Valley-based iD Tech for $ 200 million. iD Tech focuses on educating young STEM people. The acquisition, which is made through Emeritus …
Read More »Rival European commercial republic of Robinhood raises $ 900 million in funding
[ad_1] The Trade Republic app. Commercial republic LONDON – German stock-trading app Trade Republic said on Thursday it had raised $ 900 million in a huge funding round that values ââthe start-up at $ 5.3 billion. The round, a Series C, was led by US venture capital firm Sequoia, with …
Read More »A generation Z fund? How this 22-year-old SDSU graduate raised $ 1.6 million to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs
[ad_1] A former San Diego State University graduate has raised $ 1.6 million – largely through her Twitter account – to invest in startups founded by a variety of people rarely seen in the entrepreneurial world. 22-year-old computer science graduate Paige Finn Doherty has raised the money from angel investors …
Read More »Missouri State University’s eFactory program seeks start-ups
[ad_1] Timothy Baynes told the News Leader on Friday that when most people think of the âstartup ecosystemâ of tech companies, they associate sources of initial investment with places like Boston and Silicon Valley. But Baynes, CEO of a Springfield-based startup dedicated to optimizing the online shopping experience by “intelligent …
Read More »[Weekly funding roundup] Venture capital investments are ahead of unicorns
[ad_1] Despite the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian startup ecosystem demonstrated resilience during April 2021 as total venture capital funding reached close to $ 4 billion – among the highest monthly records. April also saw the emergence of eight new unicorns – companies valued at $ 1 …
Read More »Cryptocurrency Firm Paxos Raises $ 300 Million at $ 2.4 Billion Valuation
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A representation of the Bitcoin virtual currency is seen in front of a stock chart in this illustration taken on March 15, 2021. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency firm Paxos said on Thursday it had raised $ 300 million at a valuation of …
Read More »Investors join space race with record funding
[ad_1] Commercial space companies are attracting record levels of funding as investors rush to access the market unleashed by SpaceX of Elon Musk, whose reusable rockets have cut costs to get beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Total venture capital investment in the field increased 95% to $ 8.7 billion in the 12 …
Read More »StrikeReady comes out of stealth with $ 3.28 million in seed funding
[ad_1] PALO ALTO, Calif .– (BUSINESS WIRE) – StrikeReady, a cloud-native security operations and management company, has raised $ 3.28 million. The roundtable was led by 11.2 Capital, with participation from Outlier Venture Capital and several Silicon Valley angel investors. The funds will be used to accelerate time to market, …
Read More »Stripe backs Step – the digital bank for teens | Capital risk
[ad_1] The giant of digital payment solutions, Bandaged, reinvested in the San Francisco-based fintech banking start-up for teenagers, Walk. Series C has raised $ 100 million in capital from a number of backers, including Coatue, TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, actor Jared Leto and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC, for the company. …
Read More »Taster raises $ 37 million as VCs remain bullish on food delivery
[ad_1] The CEO and founder of Taster Anton Soulier. Taster Venture capitalists continue to pile up on food delivery start-ups, backing them with hundreds of millions of dollars, even though margins are often low and people can increasingly visit restaurants. In Britain, people can already eat out in groups of …
Read More »‘Redesigned’ Gilroy Garlic Festival announces summer dates – Silicon Valley
[ad_1] After being canceled last year due to COVID-19 concerns and restrictions, the Gilroy Garlic Festival will return this summer in a âredesignedâ fashion. On Wednesday, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced that this year’s event will take place over two weekends – July 23-25 ââand July 30-August 30. 1. …
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