Dubai, UAE, February 28th, 2024, FinanceWire Dubai, UAE, February 28th The Backpack ecosystem of companies, creators of the Backpack wallet, the Mad Lads NFT collection, and Backpack Exchange, today announced the first joint closing of their $17 million strategic Series A round at a $120 million combined valuation. The round was led by Placeholder VC,… Continue reading Backpack Raises $17 Million Strategic Series A Round Led by Placeholder VC
Author: FINSMES Online News
Catch+Release Receives Investment from Roller Labs Ventures
Catch+Release, a San Francisco, CA-based content licensing marketplace, received an investment from Roller Labs Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund of Canadian Tire Corporation. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to further expand adoption among brands to properly license authentic visual content. Led by Analisa Goodin, CEO… Continue reading Catch+Release Receives Investment from Roller Labs Ventures
Glean Raises Over $200M in Series D Funding
Glean, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an AI-powered work assistant, raised over $200M in Series D funding, at $2.2 Billion valuation. The round was led by existing investors Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital, new investors Coatue, ICONIQ Growth, IVP, Latitude Capital, and Adams Street, strategic investors… Continue reading Glean Raises Over $200M in Series D Funding
Interview Kickstart Raises $10M in Funding
Interview Kickstart, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an education platform that enables working professionals to learn the scaled thinking and advanced technical and problem-solving skills required to achieve careers at tech companies, raised $10M in funding. The round was led by Blume Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to establish its position… Continue reading Interview Kickstart Raises $10M in Funding
dub Raises $17M in Seed Funding Round
dub, a NYC-based provider of a copy-trading platform, raised $17M in Seed funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners with participation from a group of venture capital firms and individual investors including Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, Nathan Rodland, Co-founder of Robinhood, Apex Fintech Solutions CEO Bill Capuzzi, former Federal Reserve Board of Governors… Continue reading dub Raises $17M in Seed Funding Round
Recogni Raises $102M in Series C Funding
Recogni, a San Jose, CA-based AI-based computing company, raised $102M in Series C funding. The round was led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures. Existing investors Mayfield, DNS Capital, BMW i Ventures, and SW Mobility Fund also participated. New investors included Pledge Ventures and Tasaru Mobility Investments, with debt provided by HSBC Innovation Banking. The… Continue reading Recogni Raises $102M in Series C Funding
Skylo Technologies Raises $37M in Funding
Skylo Technologies, a Mountain View, CA-based direct-to-device satellite connectivity service provider, raised $37M in funding. The round saw participation from from investors including Intel Capital, Innovation Endeavors, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst, Next47, and Seraphim Space. David Johnson of Intel Capital joined the board. The company intends to use the funds to support its direct-to-device satellite connectivity solution… Continue reading Skylo Technologies Raises $37M in Funding
Swirl Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding
Swirl, a Vadodara, India-based live shopping mobile SaaS platform provider, raised $1.1M in Seed funding. The round was led by Shastra VC with participation from angel investors spanning India, Middle East, and USA, including Aakrit Vaish (CEO Haptik), Shan Krishnasamy (Ex-CTO Freshworks), Mohammed Dewji (CEO MeTL), Naim Siddiqui (CEO Momentum), Anil Goteti (Ex-SVP Flipkart), Jiten… Continue reading Swirl Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding
River Raises $40M in Series B Funding
River, a Bengaluru, India-based startup building multi-utility electric scooters, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was ed by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. The round also saw participation from existing investors Al-Futtaim Group, Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures and Maniv Mobility. The company intends to use the funds to scale the distribution and service network across… Continue reading River Raises $40M in Series B Funding
NinjaOne Raises $231.5M in Series C Funding
NinjaOne, an Austin, TX-based provider of an IT platform for endpoint management, security, and visibility, raised $231.5M in Series C funding. The round was led by ICONIQ Growth. Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake, and Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, among others, also participated. This minority investment valued the company at $1.9 Billion. With… Continue reading NinjaOne Raises $231.5M in Series C Funding