Perform Founding Advisor Meb Keflezighi Perform, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that helps runners reach their goals with a personal running coach and smart training app, raised $1.2M in funding. The round was led by defy.vc, with participation from Techstars, the Chief Product Officer of Calm, the former Chief Product Officer of Uber, the co-founder… Continue reading Perform Raises $1.2M in Funding
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Shima Capital Closes $200M Maiden Fund to Support Web3 Founders
Shima Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based global venture firm that invests in early-stage blockchain companies across all market cycles, launched its debut fund. Shima Capital Fund I raised $200 million receiving support from notable investors including Dragonfly Capital, Bill Ackman, Animoca, OKex, Mirana Ventures, Republic, and Andrew Yang, among others. Founded in 2021 by veteran investor Yida Gao, Shima… Continue reading Shima Capital Closes $200M Maiden Fund to Support Web3 Founders
StradVision Closes $88M Series C Funding
StradVision, a Seoul, South Korea-based AI-based perception processing company for Autonomous Vehicles and ADAS, raised $88M in Series C funding. The round was led by ZF and Aptiv. With this round closed, StradVision now has $129m USD in cumulative funding from the seed round through Series C. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand… Continue reading StradVision Closes $88M Series C Funding
Xona Space Systems Raises Funding
Xona Engineer Nick Manglaviti setting up hardware-in-the-loop testing at Xona’s R&D lab in San Mateo, California. (Photo: Xona Space Systems) Xona Space Systems, a San Mateo, CA-based pioneer in navigation technologies from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), raised a financing round that brings their total funding to over $25M. The round was led by First Spark Ventures… Continue reading Xona Space Systems Raises Funding
Velocia Raises $2.5M in Funding
Velocia, a Toronto, Canada-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for a mobility rewards platform, raised $2.5m in growth funding. WindSail Capital Group made the investment. Led by David Winterstein, CEO, Velocia Velocia is a SaaS mobility rewards platform designed to incentivize and reward people for their daily commutes. It uses rewards to encourage people to get out of single-occupant vehicles… Continue reading Velocia Raises $2.5M in Funding
Nash Raises $20M in Series A Funding
Nash, a San Francisco, CA-based delivery orchestration platform provider, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with support from Y Combinator and Rackhouse Venture Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate hiring in engineering, sales, and other key business functions, and to expand to new verticals and markets,… Continue reading Nash Raises $20M in Series A Funding
Density Acquires Prevision.io
Density, a San Francisco, CA-based company building hardware and software that helps companies measure, analyze and optimize physical space, acquired Prevision.io, a Paris, France-based data science company. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition is part of a larger global expansion, starting in Europe. Density is also announcing it has hired J… Continue reading Density Acquires Prevision.io
Robin Raises $30M in Series C Funding
Robin, a Boston, MA-based hybrid workplace company, raised $30M in Series C funding. The round was led by Tola Capital with participation from existing investors, including FirstMark, Accomplice, Boldstart, and Allegion Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to continue its platform innovation, accelerate international expansion, expand headcount and deepen strategic partnerships across its… Continue reading Robin Raises $30M in Series C Funding
Moove Closes USD20M Funding Round
Moove, a Johannesburg, South-Africa-based mobility fintech company, raised USD20M in funding. The round was led by Absa Corporate and Investment Banking. The company intends to use the funds to strengthen its product offering, and create more jobs enhancing South Africa operations to strengthen its expanding vehicle financing offering to more customers. Launched in 2020 by… Continue reading Moove Closes USD20M Funding Round
AssemblyAI Raises $30M in Series B Funding
AssemblyAI, a San Francisco, CA-based audio intelligence API provider, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors at Accel and Y Combinator. The company intends to use the funds to build out its AI infrastructure to accelerate AI research, and grow its AI research team,… Continue reading AssemblyAI Raises $30M in Series B Funding