Startup
- Sep- 2021 -15 SeptemberNews
Snyk gets another investment of $530M
Snyk gets another investment of $530M as its valuation rises to $8.5B. It is a Boston-based late-stage startup that is trying to help developers deliver more secure code. Out of the $300 million in new money and $230 million in…
- Aug- 2021 -31 AugustNews
Electric vehicle company Rivian filed for an IPO
The Electronic Vehicle startup, Rivian has filed for an IPO. Moreover, all the paperwork was done confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Furthermore, a host of institutional and strategic investors back the startup. These investors include Ford and…
- 31 AugustSouth Korea
PIS 2021, preparing for a hybrid exhibition
Korean Federation of Textile Industries is in preparation for the successful hosting of ‘Preview in Seoul 2021 (hereinafter referred to as PIS 2021)’ held at COEX (Halls A and E) in Seoul for three days from September 1 (Wed) to…
- 30 AugustNews
Seoul Try Everything festival fosters innovation for next startup unicorns
With the goal of making Seoul a global startup city, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has invested heavily in the creation of infrastructure for technology startups, investment in each growth stage such as nurturing talents, and establishment of a global network.…
- 20 AugustNews
Don katsu without meat! SY Solution’s Meat Change showcases “Farmer Sowed Farm Katsu”
Farmer Sowed Farm Katsu released by Meat Change, an alternative meat brand of SY Solution (CEO Park Seo-young), was finally selected as the certified product in healing category in SEOUL FOOD AWARDS 2021 held in last July. Alternative food is…
- 14 AugustNews
Student labor marketplace startup Pangea bags $2M
Student labor marketplace startup Pangea is a Providence, Rhode Island-based startup. It connects youthful talent and businesses in need of freelance labor. The startup announced this morning that it has closed an oversubscribed $2 million seed round. Pangea CEO and…
- 13 AugustNews
Summit invests in Odoo $215 million
Odoo is a Belgium-based open-source business management software developer. Recently the software company got a funding injection. The news came that Summit invests in Odoo $215 million. Since its inception in 2005, it has made a profitable operation by developing…
- 10 AugustNews
Colombia’s Merqueo gets funding of $50M
A full-stack, on-demand delivery service operator in Latin America, Merqueo gets funding of $50 million in a Series C round. IDC Ventures, Digital Bridge, and IDB Invest co-led the round. It also included participation from MGM Innova Group, Celtic House…
- Jul- 2021 -20 JulyNews
Wecasa raises $17.7 million for its wellness startup
French wellness startup Wecasa has raised a $17.7 million funding round (€15 million). Blisce is leading the funding round with existing investors Serena, ISAI, and Frédéric Mazzella also participating. A little about the wellness startup Wicasa Wicasa has been building a marketplace…
- 19 JulyNews
Opaque raises $9.5M in seed round
Opaque is a new startup born out of Berkeley’s RISELab. It announced a $9.5 million seed round to secure sensitive data in the cloud. Opaque raise the money to be able to securely access and work with sensitive data. Intel Capital…
- 17 JulyNews
Edge Delta raises $15M Series A
It was announced that Edge Delta raises a Series A round of $15 million. The Seattle-based company is a startup building a modern distributed monitoring stack. This is competing directly with industry heavyweights like Splunk, New Relic, and Datadog. The Series…
- 12 JulyNews
Mmhmm – the startup, raises $100M
Mmhmm, the startup, has managed to raise funding worth $100M recently. It’s Phil Libin’s second act after Evernote. Mmhmm was born during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it provides improved video chat tools that include automatic background removal and advanced presentation…
- 1 JulyNews
FamPay, a fintech in India, raises $38 million
Fampay has raised $38 million in its Series A round led by Elevation Capital. General Catalyst, Rocketship VC, Greenoaks Capital and existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital and Venture Highway also participated in the new round,…
- Jun- 2021 -19 JuneNews
Aurora to merge with Y – talks in the final stage
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is in talks to merge with Y, a newest SPAC, and reinvent technology partner.
- 18 JuneNews
SentinelOne files for $100M IPO
AI cybersecurity provider SentinelOne files for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). it uses AI and machine learning for security,
- 8 JuneNews
QuintoAndar lands $300M at a $4B valuation
Brazil’s proptech QuintoAndar lands $300 million in a Series E round of funding that values it at an impressive $4 billion.
- 7 JuneNews
MotoRefi gets $45M led by Goldman Sachs
In another round of investment led by Goldman Sachs MotoRefi gets $45M, just 5 months after $10 million were put into the fintech startup.
- May- 2021 -28 MayNews
OpenUnit raises a $1M seed round to be the online face of self-storage
OpenUnit is a startup that gives the needed technology to the mom-and-pop stores to help them keep up with the giant chain stores. Self-storage companies now move their services like rentals, leases, and payments online. Hence, it’s becoming increasingly difficult…
- 28 MayNews
The MSS holds P4G Startup Challenge as part of the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups of the Republic of Korea (Minister Kwon Chil-seung, hereinafter “MSS”) announced that it will hold “P4G Startup Challenge,” an online IR pitching event for the startups representing 12 P4G member nations and investors at home and…
