TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A seven-month-old fintech app that is helping millions of Indians to begin their investment and saving journeys for the first time in their lives has attracted the attention of Tiger Global. The Bengaluru-based Jar said on Thursday it has raised $32 million in its Series A financing round, just months after securing its seed funding.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Claroty, an industrial cybersecurity company that helps customers protect and manage their Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) assets, has raised $140 million in its latest, and potentially last round of funding. . The company, which is based in New York, currently has around 240 employees. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The two companies underscore how possible it is to build large startups in markets outside of the traditional collection of cities most associated with technology entrepreneurship in the United States, like Boston, New York City and San Francisco, to name a few. A funding boom. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Moov, a data-fueled marketplace for used manufacturing equipment , has closed a $41 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. Investors joining the round include public semiconductor investor Gavin Baker of Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Avenir Growth Fund, and existing investors. With close to $1.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

9) Global Goods Partners :: globalgoodspartners.org. Global Goods Partners have partnered with over 60 artisan groups in more than 20 countries throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas to help bring to market the fair trade, handcrafted products they produce. 25) World Wildlife Fund Gifts :: gifts.worldwildlife.org.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The dramatic images of wealthy neighborhoods burning during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires captured global attention, but the damage was much more widespread. There are also innovative approaches to fund resilience efforts that can include insurers. Many working-class families lost their homes , businesses, and jobs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On Friday, Tiger Global said it is backing their startup, CreditBook , to help address those challenges. This is the New York-headquartered firm’s first investment in Pakistan. Grocery delivery startup Krave Mart announced earlier this week it had raised $6 million in its pre-seed funding round.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For nonprofits whose target audience is primarily underserved youth, the task of finding funding shouldn’t be difficult. See if any of the funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Global Fund for Children. Daniels Fund.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. China postpones Ant’s colossal IPO after closed-door talk with Jack Ma.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

You can count on one hand the number of funds bigger than Tiger Global. Last year, the New York-based firm, known for its famous bets on Stripe, JD.com, Meituan and Roblox, raised $6.7 billion for its Private Investment Partners 14 fund. However, Tiger Global limited its activity in Africa from 2009 to 2014.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Pod Foods is keeping grocery shelves full of the emerging food brands that consumers are asking for and announced today $10 million in Series A funding to continue developing its digital wholesale business-to-business marketplace. Then the global pandemic hit. Pod Foods 2021 from Blank Space Studio on Vimeo.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Vets , a tech-enabled pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, has raised $40 million in seed funding led by Target Global, PICO Venture Partners and Bolt Ventures. Starting today, The Vets’ services are now available in New York City as well. The Vets has served more than 7,000 pets to date.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Indian insurtech Acko is in late-stage discussions to secure $120 million in a funding round at a time when weak global market conditions have subdued large financing deliberations in the South Asian market. Amazon-backed Acko nears $120 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Greycroft , the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds. ” We are thrilled to announce the closing of over $1 billion of capital commitments across new funds.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

For many of us, going to work these days no longer means going into a specific office like it used to; and today one of the startups that’s built a platform to help cater to that new, bigger world of employment — wherever talent might be — is announcing a major round of funding on the back of strong demand for its tools.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

June Homes , a proptech startup that aims to make renting less painful and more flexible for both tenants and landlords, is emerging from stealth today with $50 million in total funding. He was motivated after his one struggle with apartment hunting in New York City. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Vinay Menda and Issam Freiha are two coffee-obsessed friends who came to New York from Dubai and Lebanon to study at NYU and Columbia, respectively, and started researching the New York coffee scene. Soon after graduating, they co-founded Reshape, a venture capital fund with $100 million of assets under management.

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APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. As this list makes clear, many foundations tend to primarily fund organizations in their city and/or state.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Doola, a startup that aims to help global entrepreneurs form a U.S. business, has raised $3 million in seed funding. We wanted to focus on building product, talking to users and growing our new business, and we thought, ‘ what if we could click a button and initialize a company?’ ,” said co-founder and CEO Arjun Mahadevan.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Spruce House.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Tiger Global is one of the most prolific investors in India and is a backer of over a third of all unicorn startups in the country. The New York-headquartered firm, which counts India among its top three markets globally, has deployed over $6.5 In Flipkart alone, Tiger Global has invested over $1 billion.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Givz , which has developed an API-powered platform that gives brands a way to convert discounts into donations, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Eniac and Accomplice co-led the financing for the New York-based startup. In the future, we have our sights set on restaurants, the gaming industry and global expansion.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The study, which is open to babies born at New York-Presbyterian Hospitals, has sequenced more than 17,000 newborns to date. GeneDx has also partnered with the New York Center for Rare Diseases at Montefiore,PacBio, and Google Health to deliver genetic diagnoses forBronxfamilies living with rare diseases.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

And third, although early believers who witnessed InstaDeep’s growth from a local firm to a global startup knew it had enough exit options, they didn’t think the acquisition would happen this fast, said Khaled Ben Jilani , senior partner at AfricInvest, one of InstaDeep’s earlier investors, on a call with TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas. The startup currently offer users integration to local banking in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

The New York-based company raised a $20 million Series A in a round of funding led by Sonoma Brands and including Global Founders Capital, Monogram Capital, Lakehouse Ventures and Brand Foundry. The new investment gives Mixlab total funding of $30 million, said Fred Dijols, co-founder and CEO of Mixlab.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Xreal announced in January 2024 it had raised an additional $60 million in funding for further development of its AR glasses. And in October, it shared that it has sold more than 430,000 pairs of glasses as it promoted new retail distribution deals around the world, including with Micro Center in the United States.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

million in funding. Unagi will also be expanding its service in New York and L.A. metropolitan regions, including all five NYC boroughs, Long Island, Westchester and Northern New Jersey, as well as the Westside, Southeast L.A., cities in an expansion fueled by $10.5 the San Fernando Valley and Orange County. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Bangalore-based Zetwerk said on Monday it has raised $150 million in a Series E financing round led by New York-based D1 Capital Partners. New investors Avenir and IIFL also participated in the round, along with existing investors Greenoaks Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

The company has closed a $450 million Series C round with Tiger Global Management leading the round — Greenoaks Capital and all existing investors are also participating. Just a year later, Checkout.com added $150 million in funding at a $5.5 Checkout.com is now valued at $15 billion based on today’s funding round.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The New York-based company is poised to launch the new website and app this fall with about 200 retailers, but has a waiting list of approximately 1,000 retailers, Liseda Shelegu, The Main Tab’s founder, told TechCrunch. “We The Main Tab landing page. Image Credits: The Main Tab.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Behind such transactions is cross-border commerce, where African brands, via personal shoppers, export their items to a global audience. million) in pre-seed funding. Other co-founders include COO Kemi Adetu , CCO Teni Sagoe, and CSO David Elikwu ; split across London, New York and Lagos, they launched Jendaya in December 2021. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

of Africans are insured , which is less than half the global average of 6.3%, making it the least insured continent in the world. Despite the abysmal number, there’s some good news. Nigeria’s Curacel raises funding to power insurance offerings and expand into North Africa by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Global financial transactions are facilitated mainly by payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard. Dash’s seed round, led by New York-based Insight Venture Partners , is one of the largest of its kind in Africa; only PalmPay’s $40 million tops it at the moment. Africa has it different.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Zola Electric , one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy. ” The $90 million funding raised is a combination of debt and equity, $45 million each. “This group brings more than just capital to the equation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Amagi, which offers cloud broadcast and targeted advertising software to scores of media and entertainment giants, has raised a large new funding round as it looks to expand its tech offerings and invest in AI-powered personalization stack. The Series F funding has propelled Amagi’s valuation to $1.4

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