Dataloop, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based technology company that builds data infrastructure and a data operating system for AI companies, raised $33M in Series B funding. The round was led by NGP Capital and Alpha Wave Ventures, with participation from Amiti Ventures, F2 Venture Capital, and OurCrowd. The company intends to use the funds for global… Continue reading Dataloop Raises $33M in Series B Funding
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Emplifi Acquires Pixlee TurnTo
Emplifi, a New York-based provider of an unified customer experience platform, acquired Pixlee TurnTo, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of user-generated content solutions. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. With the acquisition, Emplify will incorporate Pixlee TurnTo’s capabilities across its social marketing, live commerce and customer care workflows as part of its unified… Continue reading Emplifi Acquires Pixlee TurnTo
Journey Acquires Squint/Opera
Journey, a NYC-based innovation and design agency, acquired Squint/Opera, a London, UK-based creative agency which bridges the worlds of architecture, design, media, and technology to produce compelling narrative driven immersive experiences in physical and virtual worlds. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Squint/Opera’s expertise combined with Journey’s capabilities in physical, spatial voice, gaming… Continue reading Journey Acquires Squint/Opera
Fox Robotics Raises $20M in Funding
Fox Robotics, an Austin, TX-based autonomous forklift company, raised $20M in funding. The round was led by BMW I Ventures, with participation from Zebra Technologies, Japan Airlines & Translink Innovation Fund, Foothill Ventures, Menlo Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, and SignalFire. Concurrent with the closing of the round, Till Reuter, former CEO of KUKA, and David Fuller,… Continue reading Fox Robotics Raises $20M in Funding
Ascend Elements Raises $300M in Funding
Ascend Elements’ Apex 1 sustainable EV battery material facility under construction in Hopkinsville, Ky. The company’s Series C funding round will accelerate construction of the one-of-a-kind facility, which will produce sustainable, engineered battery materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries. Ascend Elements, a Westborough, MA-based engineered materials and lithium-ion battery recycling company, raised $300M in equity and… Continue reading Ascend Elements Raises $300M in Funding
Odyssey Raises $4.75M in Seed Funding
Odyssey (formerly known as Agora), a New York-based provider of a platform that helps states connect families to public funding and education services, raised $4.75m in Seed funding. The round was led by a16z through its American Dynamism practice, which invests in founders and companies that solve important national problems, with participation from Village Global, Bling… Continue reading Odyssey Raises $4.75M in Seed Funding
AM Batteries Raises $25M in Series A Financing
AM Batteries, a Boston, MA-based lithium-ion dry-electrode technology company, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by Anzu Partners, with participation from TDK Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Zeon Ventures, SAIC Capital, VinFast, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, and Creative Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand its team and accelerate its… Continue reading AM Batteries Raises $25M in Series A Financing
RapidSOS, Interview With CEO Michael Martin
RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin RapidSOS, a New York-based provider of an intelligent safety platform, just raised $75m in financing. In conjunction with the announcement, CEO Michael Martin answered to our questions about the company, the product and the funding, as well as their plans. FinSMEs: Hi Michael, can you tell us a bit more about… Continue reading RapidSOS, Interview With CEO Michael Martin
WorkGenius Acquires JBC
WorkGenius, a New York-based freelance technology company, acquired JBC, a NY-based staffing company. Investments were provided by Carlos Medeiros, former partner at Softbank, and Chad Leat, former Vice Chair of CitiGroup, who join existing equity investors including John Jahr and Axel Sven Springer. Investcorp BDC and CION Invest Corp provided the debt facility and also invested in the equity. Carlos… Continue reading WorkGenius Acquires JBC
Shippeo Raises $40M in Funding
Shippeo, a Paris, France-based provider of a multimodal supply chain transportation visibility platform, raised $40M in funding. Backers included Battery Ventures, Partech, NGP Capital, ETF Partners, Bpifrance Digital Venture and SAP.io, LFX Venture Partners, and Yamaha Motor Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, expand partnerships and operations across Asia-Pacific. Led… Continue reading Shippeo Raises $40M in Funding