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TamatemGames raises $11M Series B led by PUBG maker Krafton 06.12.2021 4:19

Jordan-based mobile game publisher TamatemGamesÂ announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series B led byÂ KRAFTON, a South Korean game developer behind PUBG, marking its first investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Umamicart bags $6M to deliver traditional Asian ingredients right to your home 06.12.2021 5:51

Umamicart aims to be a one-stop shop for home cooks, offering staple products and pantry essentials, recipe inspirations and occasion-specific kits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Judging by the future, not the past, Stride takes steps to turn student finance upside down 03.12.2021 3:59

If you’re trying to get a mortgage or an auto loan, banks will put on their judging glasses and look into your past. Makes sense; it’s a reasonably reliable indicator as to whether you’ll be able to repay your loans or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social app IRL makes its first acquisition with deal for digital nutrition company AaBeZe Labs 03.12.2021 5:56

IRL, the SoftBank-backed social app and recent unicorn, is today announcing its first acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toronto-based VFX startup MARZ raises $5.3M to develop AI technology solutions 02.12.2021 4:28

Technology and visual effects startup Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Round13 Captial with participation from Rhino Ventures and Harlo Equity Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Better.com gets $1B cash infusion in new agreement with its SPAC backers 02.12.2021 3:43

Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in March that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bitly makes first acquisition with QR code leader Egoditor 01.12.2021 4:31

The acquisition is in line with Bitly’s goal of becoming a global SaaS company that enables organizations to engage with customers and for people to connect with digital experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Partech raises $750 million growth fund 30.11.2021 3:02

Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund. Partech Growth II is the firm’s second growth fund. And the team managed to raise $750 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quick-commerce startup YallaMarket eyes Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year after U.A.E expansion 30.11.2021 4:35

YallaMarket, a Dubai-based quick-commerce startup, is planning to expand within the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), and to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year, to tap the appetite for speedy and convenient grocery shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pyxo wants to build the biggest network of reusable food containers 29.11.2021 4:17

Meet Pyxo, a French startup that has been thinking a lot about single-use plastic food packaging for the past three years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jefa raises $2 million for its challenger bank for women in LATAM 29.11.2021 3:49

Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a challenger bank with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TabTrader raises $5.8M for a mobile app that aggregates crypto exchange data 26.11.2021 4:02

As many of the top cryptocurrencies seem to temporarily stabilize near all-time highs, users looking to speculate on tokens that are a bit more volatile are searching across exchanges to find deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attio wants to build the CRM for the Airtable generation 24.11.2021 5:15

Meet Attio, a new CRM for people who are familiar with modern collaboration tools, such as Airtable, Notion and Zapier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arc hooks another $30M in investment as EV interest spills over into electric boats 24.11.2021 3:13

Arc is not even a year old and the electric boat startup has attracted investment from top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, entertainment industry big wigs and now a $30 million raise led by an early Tesla executive who led the automaker’s early manufacturing efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Payhawk raises $112M to better compete in the heated corporate card race 23.11.2021 4:26

If you’ve followed corporate card and spend management startups in the U.S., you might be familiar with Brex and Ramp. Payhawk is also offering an all-in-one financial management solution for businesses, but with a focus on European customers. And the company just raised a $112 million Series B round at a $570 million valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wave brings some science and sanity to the business of mental health 23.11.2021 4:56

The kids aren’t alright. According to the founders of Wave, 75% of Gen Z is struggling with their emotional well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deliverr bags another giant round as it works to move inventory closer to customers 22.11.2021 5:19

E-commerce fulfillment is certainly having a moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Food tech company Amara gobbles up $12M for its nutrient-dense infant products 22.11.2021 5:18

This year, Amara produced its Yogurt Smoothie Melts, which CEO Jessica Sturzenegger touts as “the only melt-in-mouth snacks for babies and toddlers without any added sugar.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Workday to acquire external workforce management startup VNDLY for $510M 19.11.2021 3:21

Workday announced this afternoon that it intends to acquire VNDLY, a Mason, OH startup that helps companies manage external workforce personnel for $510 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eatron, which makes ‘intelligentautomotive software’, raises $11M Series A led by MMC 19.11.2021 3:33

An electric vehicle is, essentially, just ‘software on wheels’, and requires lots of moving parts, not physical but, of course, virtual. That software needs to continually optimize the performance, efficiency, and safety of the EV it’s running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kandji pulls in $100M Series C on $800M valuation, up 10x since last year 18.11.2021 4:08

Kandji, the startup building an Apple device management business, has been doing pretty well for itself with rapidly growing revenue, a fat valuation and lots of investment capital rolling in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Practice Ignition lands $50M to scale globally 18.11.2021 4:44

Practice ignition, an Australia-based client engagement and commerce platform for professional service businesses, has raised $50 million (65 million AUD) in a Series C round to accelerate its growth and expand globally. It brings the startup’s total raised to $75 million, said Guy Pearson, CEO and founder of Practice Ignition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LiveOak Venture Partners takes in $210M aimed at Texas entrepreneurs 17.11.2021 3:48

The firm touts this fund as “the largest institutional Texas-focused, early-stage venture fund in the past decade” at a time when funding to companies within the state is at an all-time high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Credit-focused company Upgrade raises $280 million at $6 billion valuation 17.11.2021 3:16

Fintech company Upgrade has raised a Series F round just four months after raising its previous round. Today, the company is announcing $280 million in new funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. In August, the company announced its Series E round — $105 million at a $3.325 billion valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real estate marketing software provider Luxury Presence raises $25.9M in a Bessemer-led Series B 16.11.2021 4:06

Luxury Presence, a startup selling marketing software to real estate brokerages, announced today it has raised $25.9 million for its Series B round. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round alongside fellow existing investors Toba Capital and Switch Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices