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First Resonance brings its space-scale manufacturing OS to hardware makers with $14M A round 10.12.2021 5:32

First Resonance makes software for making hardware. The company’s Ion platform provides an all-in-one option for anyone who has to manage manufacturing lines, supply chains, engineering and design, among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deed raises $10M for its workplace giving platform 10.12.2021 3:26

As I wrote earlier this year, Deed‘s mission is a clearcut one: take the employee giving/charity/volunteer program that many big companies have, and make it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Petra emerges from stealth with $30M raised for tunnel-boring robot, Swifty 09.12.2021 3:31

Petra emerged from stealth this week, announcing a $30 million Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Black Ops Ventures launches to invest in Black founders 09.12.2021 4:42

The venture capital market is on a tear, pumping capital into a host of startups around the world. It’s generally considered a great time to raise capital and build a technology-centered, disruptive business. For some, that is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lydia grabs another $100 million for its European financial super app 08.12.2021 4:44

Just a few weeks after announcing stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup Lydia is announcing that it has raised a $100 million Series C round. With this funding round, the startup has reached a unicorn valuation, which means that it is currently valued at more than $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ursa Major raises $85M to disrupt the vertically-integrated launch sector 08.12.2021 4:20

The launch sector is getting crowded. Many of the biggest players are building their own rocket engines, but space startup Ursa Major is betting that many new launch providers would rather outsource the engine than build it in-house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Supplier, grocer connector Clubbi secures $4.5M to expand in Brazil 07.12.2021 4:09

Clubbi launched in October 2020 with 24-hour delivery, no minimum order quantity and flexible payment terms. It is currently working with 1,000 grocery stores in Rio de Janeiro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Berlin’s Everphone raises $200M in debt and Series C equity 07.12.2021 3:36

Berlin-based smartphone-as-a-service provider Everphone has topped up with $65 million in a Series C equity raise in addition to taking $135 million in debt financing — for a total raise of $200 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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