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Capdesk , an equity management platform, has raised a £5 million Series A extension led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures. This followed a first raise of £3 million in 2020, led by Fuel Ventures, and brings the Series A total to £8 million, and total funding raised to £11.7
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Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups. Mbwana Ally (Managing Partner, Savannah Fund).
million in additional funding. Cledara picks up pre-seed funding to help companies manage their SaaS spending. The product is available in over 20 countries across Europe, including U.K., This round brings us the funding to do that, and more”. Image Credits: Cledara. France, Ireland, Germany and Spain. post-Brexit.
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Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched a new program to help its portfolio’s early-stage founders connect with international operators who can help the startups expand to new markets, the venture firm said, as it aggressively scales its offerings in the key regions. the UK, Europe and other international markets.
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Today, an adtech out of Spain that’s doing just this has raised a big round of funding to double down on the opportunity. The money is coming in the form of an equity investment from a single investor, Advent International, and it will be used to help the company expand beyond Europe, specifically deeper into the U.S.
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million in pre-Series A funding. Flow intends to use the funding to include other social media platforms such as TikTok and LinkedIn and other advertising channels like digital out-of-home billboards. It is in talks with partners, mainly property portals and CRM platforms, to expand into Europe (France, Germany, Belgium and the U.K.)
French startup Didomi has raised a $40 million Series B funding round led by Elephant and Breega. Didomi is already doing well in Europe with billions of consent interactions per month — it plans to expand to the U.S. with today’s funding round. You might think about GDPR in Europe for instance.
million ($5 million) seed round of funding, as the French startup prepares to expand its NFT fantasy sports platform beyond football (“soccer”) and into the basketball realm. million pre-seed round of equity funding last April from several VCs and angels, including German international footballer Mario Götze.
Ubco, the New Zealand-based electric utility bike startup, has raised $10 million to fund a global expansion focused on the U.S. Europe and the U.S. market and scale up its commercial subscription service business. . mu, or Landcorp Farming Limited and other local restaurants and stores. “We Ubco expects revenue to climb from $2.1
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AttackIQ, a cybersecurity startup that provides organizations with breach and attack simulation solutions, has raised $44 million in Series C funding as it looks to ramp up its international expansion. The round brings the company’s total funding raised to date to $79 million. . How to respond to a data breach.
million in Series B funding. The company’s latest round of funding — led by PureTerra Ventures, with investment from Israeli venture fund SIBF, Moore Capital and Phoenix Contact — comes amid an escalation in attacks against operational infrastructure. million in Series A funding.
Forto , a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. It made the list of the Top 20 Freight Forwarder from Asia to Europe in just under four years of existence.
Planted , a startup pursuing a unique method of creating a vegetarian chicken alternative, has raised an $18M (CHF 17M) Series A to expand its product offerings and international footprint. “The funding will be used to expand our tech stack, to commercialize our prime cuts that are currently produced at lab scale,” said Jenny.
million) in pre-seed funding. and Europe to customers globally. There’s Jendaya Editorial, showcasing not only the brands stocked through the platform but also key historical and seasonal news aiming to inspire an international audience. for relatives back in Nigeria. So far, Jendaya has seen the most traction from the U.K.,
The funding is coming from a single investor, the U.S. And yet, “the main source [of funding] for them right now is the traditional banking system. These could be international sellers on marketplaces, or a company that supplies those sellers with products or services. trillion and will grow to $6.1
million seed round led by Founders Fund, an early investor in SpaceX, backed by Luminous Ventures, 7percent Ventures and Entrepreneur First. Meanwhile, large international companies with huge technology portfolios are working on improving chemical propulsion and making it non-toxic to handle, such as Aerojet Rocketdyne and Moog ISP.
billion in a massive funding round that values the company at $16.5 General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital and sovereign wealth funds, ADQ (UAE) and Qatar Investment Authority co-led the round. . Trendyol , an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5 billion valuation.
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