Venti Technologies Raises $8M in Seed Funding

Venti Technologies, a Boston, MA-based provider of safe-speed autonomous logistics systems, raised approximately $8m in seed funding. The round was led by LDV Partners and Alpha JWC Ventures. Representatives of the two lead investors, Lake Dai, Partner, LDV Partners , and Chandra Tjan, co-founder and General Partner, Alpha JWC, joined the Venti Board. The company intends to use… Continue reading Venti Technologies Raises $8M in Seed Funding

Soldo Closes $180M Series C Funding

Soldo, a London, UK-based pay and spend automation platform provider, closed a $180m Series C funding. The round was led by Temasek with participation from new investors Sunley House Capital, Advent International’s crossover fund, Citi Ventures and existing backers Accel, Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital, as well as Silicon Valley Bank for debt financing. The company… Continue reading Soldo Closes $180M Series C Funding

Verkor Raises €100M in Funding

Verkor, a Grenoble, France–based battery cell producer, raised €100m in funding. The round was co-led by EQT Ventures and Renault Group, with participation from the French Government and Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes Region, EIT InnoEnergy, Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Arkema, Tokai COBEX and the Fund for Ecologic Modernisation of Transport (FMET) managed by Demeter. The company… Continue reading Verkor Raises €100M in Funding

Caura Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding

Caura, a London, UK-based vehicle management platform, raised $4.2m in seed funding. The round was led by TwinFocus Capital Partners, with participation from InMotion Ventures (the CVC arm of Jaguar Land Rover), Road Ventures, Pareto Holdings and Quiet Capital, as well as Jon Oringer, founder of Shutterstock, Antony Sheriff, former CEO of McLaren Automotive, and… Continue reading Caura Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding

Upflow Raises $15M in Series A Funding

founders Alexandre Louisy and Barnaby Malet Upflow, a Paris, France-based company which enables businesses to collect customer payments, raised $15m in Series A funding. The round included participation from 9yards Capital, and angel investors including Maximilian Tayenthal of N26, Raffael Johnen of auxmoney, and Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty of Uber. As part of the transaction, the former co-founder… Continue reading Upflow Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Toyota AI Ventures Rebrands as Toyota Ventures; Adds $300M

Toyota’s first early-stage venture capital firm, Toyota AI Ventures, is to rebrand as Toyota Ventures. The San Francisco Bay Area-based venture capital firm has also grown its total assets under management to more than $500m with the addition of two $150m early-stage funds. They are the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund. Founded in 2017… Continue reading Toyota AI Ventures Rebrands as Toyota Ventures; Adds $300M

Pathrise Raises $9M in Series A Funding

Pathrise, a San Francisco, CA-based online mentorship and job placement platform for tech professionals, secured $9m in Series A Funding including $5.5m in new equity capital and $3.5m in venture debt. The round was led by Learn Capital and also included Western Technology Investment and Day One Ventures and existing investors K50 Ventures, Y Combinator, and GoAhead Ventures. Led by Kevin Wu, CEO and Co-Founder, Pathrise is an online… Continue reading Pathrise Raises $9M in Series A Funding

Circulor Raises $14M in Series A Funding

Circulor, a London, UK-based provider of supply chain traceability and dynamic CO2 tracking solutions, raised $14m in Series A funding. The Westly Group led the round with participation from Salesforce Ventures, BHP Ventures, Future Positive Capital, 24Haymarket and Sky Ocean Ventures. Existing investors in the company include Boeing HorizonX, Volvo Cars Technology Fund, Jaguar Land… Continue reading Circulor Raises $14M in Series A Funding

SV Latam Capital Raises $22M for Fund II

SV Latam Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based, Latina-led venture capital firm focused on tech and science startups, closed Fund II, at $22m. Crystal Sacca, an early investor in Uber and Blue Bottle Coffee through Lowercase Capital and the co-founder of Lowercarbon Capital, and her husband, Chris Sacca, a legendary VC, company advisor and entrepreneur who invested in seed and… Continue reading SV Latam Capital Raises $22M for Fund II

Airbase Raises $60M in Series B Funding

Airbase, a San Francisco CA-based spending management platform for small and midsize companies, raised $60M in Series B funding. The round, which brought total venture funding to $91M, was led Menlo Ventures, and includes new investor Craft Ventures. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, First Round Capital, Quiet Capital, Webb Investment Network, and BoxGroup also participated.… Continue reading Airbase Raises $60M in Series B Funding