TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

The startup, which runs a platform that connects manufacturers directly with suppliers, announced today it has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding from Tiger Global and Zayn Capital. This marks the first time Tiger Global has made a pre-seed investment in a Pakistani startup.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” As large donors tighten their spending, you may be wondering how to get charity donations during a global pandemic. See why hundreds of charities are choosing GoFundMe Charity to raise funds for their cause.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The latest company to score a significant funding round is Zuoyebang , which announced toda y (link in Chinese) that it has raised a $1.6 Other participants included returning investors Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital China and FountainVest Partners. Chinese online learning app Zuoyebang raises $750M.

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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. He met Kim, a user experience expert, whose family owns a pharmacy, and wanted to bring technology into the industry.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

One year after raising $16 million , construction technology company Buildots is back to claim another $30 million, this time in Series B funding. There is no more blaming or cutting corners because the system validates that and also makes construction a healthier industry to work in.”. Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia and China.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rival IQ Social Media Industry Benchmark Report ] Nonprofits have an average engagement rate of 0.066% on Facebook. Rival IQ Social Media Industry Benchmark Report ] 53% of nonprofits spend on social media advertising. 35% of nonprofits raised more money than they expected while 23% raised less. Facebook Facebook has 3.05

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2021

German startup Moss has raised a $25.5 Existing investors Cherry Ventures and Global Founders Capital are also participating. But Moss expects to expand to other industries soon thanks to today’s funding round. million (€21 million) funding round led by Valar Ventures. Right now, its clients include startups and tech companies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

Healthcare startup Color has raised a sizable $167 million in Series D funding round, at a valuation of $1.5 Rowe Price, along with participation from Viking Global investors as well as others. billion post-money, the company announced today. including those related to the “last mile” delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In fact, the global crisis resulted in its revenue dropping to $0, according to CEO and co-founder Ariel Cohen. That pivot has proven to be a smart move for the company, which today announced it has raised $275 million in a Series F “growth” funding round at a $7.25 With the latest round, the company has raised a total of $1.3

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

PhonePe has raised another $100 million as part of an ongoing round , a deliberation that has now helped it pull $450 million in recent weeks despite the market downturn, as the Indian fintech giant bulks up its war chest following the recent separation from the parent firm Flipkart. PhonePe clocked a revenue of $234.3

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OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Raise 2023, presented by OneCause, is for nonprofit and fundraising professionals wanting to raise their fundraising game. RAISE is part interactive learning + part crowd-sourcing = and 100% FUNdraising! Here are the top 7 reasons to be at RAISE 2023: 1. The schedule for Raise 2023 will be released in summer of 2023.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As the global pandemic continues to limit the ability to hold in-person fundraising events , nonprofits are forced to create new and “virtual” giving opportunities. No one would have guessed that the whole events industry was going to turn upside down. The number one concern was “if we go virtual, will we raise money?”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

With its Series C round , the company raised $450 million at a $15 billion valuation — it represents a 167% valuation jump in 12 months, which is not too bad. Unlike Stripe , Checkout.com focuses specifically on large global enterprise merchants with a high volume of transactions. Why did Checkout.com raise so much money?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Refyne has raised a new financing round, just seven months after securing its previous funding, as the Bengaluru-based startup scales its platform that helps workers access their earned salaries in real time. Tiger Global led Refyne’s $82 million Series B funding, the two said Wednesday. times since the Series A in June.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

Clear Street , which says it is building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, has raised $270 million in the second tranche of a Series B funding round at a $2 billion valuation. New York-based Clear Street raised the first tranche of the round in May of 2022 at a $1.7 billion valuation. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

The fintech which provides credit lines for businesses has raised $17 million, funding that it will be using to bolster its offerings and expand geographically. While Cauris provided debt financing, Tiger Global and JAM Fund, the investment firm of Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen co-led the equity bit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

Superscript , an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding. Germany’s Wefox last year raised $400 million at $4.5 ” The company had previously raised around $24.4 The underwriting factor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2024

Rival IQ Social Media Industry Benchmark Report ] Nonprofits have an average engagement rate of 0.066% on Facebook. Rival IQ Social Media Industry Benchmark Report ] 53% of nonprofits spend on social media advertising. 35% of nonprofits raised more money than they expected while 23% raised less. Facebook Facebook has 3.05

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Given the likely global recession, small businesses are reaching for new kinds of financing. Playter has raised backing to do this, as has Hokodo, Billie and Tranch, to name a few other players. Mondu has now raised a $43 million Series A round led by U.S.-based The company has now raised $57 million to date. million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Autio, a location-based audio entertainment app co-founded by actor Kevin Costner and formerly known as HearHere, has raised $5.9 A growing market : Christine writes that Italy’s ban on cultivated meat could set the industry back. Spera raises $10 million for its identity security posture management platform, Frederic reports.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2021

German drone technology startup Wingcopter has raised a $22 million Series A – its first significant venture capital raise after mostly bootstrapping. ” Wingcopter 178 cargo drone performing a delivery for Merck. With its U.S. The one market that Wingcopter doesn’t intend to pursue, however, is military and defense.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Sensat , a platform that helps physical infrastructure companies map and visualize all their data, has raised $20.5 Prior to now, Sensat had raised around $15 million in funding, including a $10 million Series A round from 2019 that was led by Chinese tech titan Tencent. ” Sensat raises $20.5M Infrastructure as a service.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

Per reports, the continent’s cloud computing industry coupled with the Middle East is expected to grow to $31.4 He also hinted at the possibility of SeamlessHR scaling beyond Africa into other global markets, referencing the recent strides made by India’s Freshworks. “We billion in 2026 from $14.2 billion last year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

During her work, she met Jake Soberal, an intellectual property lawyer, who shared Olguin’s desire to leverage the tech industry to effect change at the local level. “Bitwise Industries is working to change entrenched bias and make people in positions of power see that sharing privilege actually strengthens companies.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

His startup, Terraform Industries , aims to operate at these ambitious scales. Terraform Industries has developed a system that captures carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from the air and creates hydrogen from water, all using cheap solar power. to the global automotive industry,” the white paper says. Trillions of acres.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

At the same time, our industry has shown remarkable resilience in times of greatest need, and this year has been no exception. Arguably the biggest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nonprofit industry was the cancelation of in-person fundraising events. millions followers on Twitch to raise over $2.3

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” Both the firms raised capital in their most recent rounds at over $2.5 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

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

That helped them notice the industry’s strong reliance on China. The co-founder said the startup’s battery management systems comply with the Automotive Industry Standards (AIS)-156 that the Indian government introduced last month to address EV battery fire issues. Tiger Global co-led the pre-Series A round of $5.2

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. The investment and finance industry is no exception. Akros Technologies wants to disrupt the current asset management industry via its AI-driven asset management software platform that mines market data for stocks. Akros just raised $2.3

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

‍Eco, which has built out a digital global cryptocurrency platform, announced Friday that it has raised $26 million in a funding round led by a16z Crypto. You’ll hear firsthand how some of the most successful founders and VCs build their businesses, raise money and manage their portfolios.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Juno, a startup that provides checking accounts to crypto enthusiasts and allows them to take their paychecks in digital tokens, has raised a new funding round as it expands its offerings to include a tokenized loyalty program. On Saturday, Juno announced it has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

The startup, which offers credit cards to underserved populations in Mexico, told TechCrunch it has raised an additional $50 million in equity at a $1.2 With this latest raise, Stori has raised more than $200 million in equity funding since its 2018 inception. . Enter Stori. billion valuation. Its new $1.2

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that aims to build “DeFi for traditional finance,” has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding led by CM Ventures. We see massive parallels in what Productfy is building and larger movements in distributed and decentralized finance across the industry.” . Productfy Inc. ,

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally. And that is basically why Einride is having to raise such a large pot of financing now, having already raised around $150 million since its inception including its $110 million Series B last year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Tuna is on a mission to “fine tune” the payments space in Latin America and has raised two seed rounds totaling $3 million, led by Canary and by Atlantico. Alex Tabor, Paul Ascher and Juan Pascual met each other on the engineering team of Peixe Urbano, a company Tabor co-founded and he referred to as a “Groupon for Brazil.”

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