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Knock is the latest proptech said to be eyeing the public markets 30.03.2021 5:58

Another proptech is considering raising capital through the public arena. Knock confirmed Monday that it is considering going public, although CEO Sean Black did not specify whether the company would do so via a traditional IPO, SPAC merger or direct listing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bunch adds $1M to its seed round to flesh out its leadership learning app 30.03.2021 4:33

This morning Bunch announced that it has closed a total of $4.4 million in seed capital, including a new $1 million infusion this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Singular is a new Paris-based VC firm with $265 million 29.03.2021 7:35

Meet Singular, a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven partners — Raffi Kamber and Jérémy Uzan. They have some ambitious goals and an interesting investment model that could help them remain involved even during late-stage rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Headless commerce startup Swell raises $3.4M 29.03.2021 4:01

While new headless commerce platforms are emerging all the time, Swell CEO Eric Ingram told me that it remains “really hard to do something new in e-commerce.” Specifically, he told me that most headless platforms (which offer back-end infrastructure separate from the front-end shopping experience) allow businesses to build a faster shopping experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

R/GA Ventures announces its new Coalition Venture Studios to support Black founders 26.03.2021 4:37

Design and marketing consultancy R/GA is expanding its Venture Studios program with the launch of a new Coalition Venture Studio focused specifically on supporting Black-led and Black-owned startups. The initiative is led by R/GA Entrepreneur in Residence Davyeon Ross, a Black entrepreneur who founded sports analytics company ShotTracker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

CoScreen launches its screen-sharing product, announces $4.6M in fundraising 26.03.2021 4:51

This morning CoScreen, a startup that helps teams share screens and collaborate in real-time, formally launched its product to market. It also disclosed that it has raised $4.6 million to date. Unusual Ventures led its Seed round. Till Pieper, CoScreen’s co-founder and CEO told TechCrunch in an interview that it raised the bulk of its […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

Pie Insurance raises $118M for data-driven workers’ comp coverage 25.03.2021 5:30

Pie Insurance, a startup offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced this morning that it has closed on $118 million in a Series C round of funding. Allianz X — investment arm of German financial services giant Allianz — and Acrew Capital co-led the round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bevy raises $40M Series C with 20% coming from Black investors 25.03.2021 6:35

You might expect that a startup that makes community building software would be thriving during a pandemic when it’s so difficult for us to be together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neighbor raises $53M for self-storage marketplace after 5x YoY revenue growth 24.03.2021 7:01

Neighbor, which operates a self-storage marketplace, announced Wednesday that it has raised $53 million in a Series B round of funding. Fifth Wall led the financing, which notably also included participation from returning backer Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and new investors DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and StockX CEO Scott Cutler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups 24.03.2021 13:59

Y Combinator’s latest batch — W21 — features 350 startups from 41 nations. 50% of the firms, the highest percentage to date, in the new batch are based outside of the United States. India is the second largest demographic represented in the new batch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social shopping-focused Chums announces $3.5M raise ahead of YC Demo Day 23.03.2021 5:11

With Y Combinator Demo Day kicking off tomorrow morning, startups in the current batch are hurrying to make a little news before they show off their recent growth to investors. The list includes Runway, Mono, Pangea and Flux. Add Chums to the mix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do we need so many virtual HQ platforms? 23.03.2021 5:10

Teamflow, founded by ex-Uber manager Flo Crivello, has raised an $11 million Series A just three months after raising a $3.9 million seed for its virtual HQ platform. The latest round in the startup was led by Battery Ventures, with Menlo Ventures leading its previous financing event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Camunda snares $98M Series B as process automation continues to flourish 22.03.2021 4:05

It’s clear that automated workflow tooling has become increasingly important for companies. Perhaps that explains why Camunda, a Berlin startup that makes open source process automation software, announced an €82 million Series B today. That translates into approximately $98 million U.S. Insight Partners led the round with help from A round investor Highland Europe. Learn more about your ad choice...

Vega raises $5M to give anyone the ability to launch a derivatives market 22.03.2021 5:04

Vega, a startup that is building a decentralized protocol for creating and trading on derivatives markets, has raised $5 million in funding. Arrington Capital and Cumberland DRW co-led the round, which also included participation from Coinbase Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Signum Capital, CMT Digital, CMS Holdings, Three Commas and a slew of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Backed by YC, Vendease is building Amazon Prime for restaurants in Africa 19.03.2021 7:49

For small and mid-sized restaurants in Nigeria and most of Africa, food procurement can be a complex process to manage. The system is such that a business can easily run out of money or have considerable savings. Most restaurants don’t have access to deal directly with farms to get better deals because they lack the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cohere raises $3.1 million for its remote control solution for web apps 19.03.2021 7:07

Existing remote desktop solutions like LogMeIn and TeamViewer can be complicated to set up and use, and can feel dated. A new startup called Cohere, now backed by $3.1 million in seed funding, aims to improve on the remote desktop and screen-sharing experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This new startup is weeding out the weed-out classes, instead of students 18.03.2021 6:09

Five years ago, entrepreneur Dan Sommer bet big on the adult learning space when he was building out Trilogy Education, an online and in-person bootcamp in collaboration with universities to train workforces on the latest tech skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oso announces $8.2M Series A to simplify authorization for developers 18.03.2021 5:09

When we think about getting access to an application, we tend to focus on the authentication side — granting or denying people (or devices) entry. But there is another piece to this, and that’s authorization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Docker nabs $23M Series B as as new developer focus takes shape 17.03.2021 5:06

It was easy to wonder what would become of Docker after it sold its enterprise business in 2019, but it regrouped last year as a cloud native container company focused on developers, and the new approach appears to be bearing fruit. Today, the company announced a $23 million Series B investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Noogata raises $12M seed round for its no-code enterprise AI platform 17.03.2021 4:33

Noogata, a startup that offers a no-code AI solution for enterprises, today announced that it has raised a $12 million seed round led by Team8, with participation from Skylake Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mexican challenger bank Fondeadora adds $14 million to its Series B 16.03.2021 3:58

Fondeadora, a fintech startup based in Mexico City and building a challenger bank, has extended its Series A funding round. I covered the company’s original round back in August 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swell launches its app for asynchronous voice conversations 16.03.2021 3:57

You might think that Clubhouse is the final word on audio-centric social networks, but a San Francisco startup called Swell is launching its own iOS and Android app focused on voice conversations. The big difference: While conversations on Clubhouse all happen in real-time — meaning that you’ve got to listen live or miss it all […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Disruptel raises $1.1M to make smart TVs smarter 15.03.2021 5:02

St. Louis-based voice assistant startup Disruptel is announcing that it has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. The money comes from an impressive group of investors who seem well-aligned with what the startup is aiming to do — namely, build a voice assistant that can provide detailed information about what’s happening on your TV screen. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Arist adds $2M to its seed round to grow its SMS-based training service 15.03.2021 5:47

This morning Arist, a startup that sells software allowing other organizations to offer SMS-based training to staff, announced that it has extended its seed round to $3.9 million after adding $2 million to its prior raise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regenerative agriculture is the next great ally in fight against climate change 12.03.2021 6:49

Backed by innovations in science, big data, financing and farmer networking, investing in regenerative agriculture promises to slash farming’s carbon footprint while rewarding farmers for their stewardship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices