U.S.A-based Bright Machines raises USD 132 million in Series B

San Francisco, the U.S.A-based innovator in software-defined manufacturing, Bright Machines raised USD 132 million in Series B. The company announced the funding round on October 31, 2022. The Series B round was a mixture of equity and debt. Eclipse Ventures led the equity funding worth USD 100 million. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley Bank and Hercules Capital, Inc led the debt...

How to Use the Psychology of Game Design to Improve the User Experience

The psychology of game design is a relatively new field that has been developed in the last 10 years. It is an area of study that looks at how to optimize the user experience through game-like elements. Psychology of game design uses principles from behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience to create interactive experiences that are more engaging and...

Germany-based Crowd.dev raised EUR 2.2 million in pre-seed funding

Berlin, Germany-based open-source community-led growth platform Crowd.dev raised EUR 2.2 million in recent funding. The pre-seed round took place on October 28, 2022. Seedcamp and Lightbird led the financing for the firm. Besides, Possible Ventures, Angel Invest and NevrSeen joined in the funding. The round also saw the participation of angel investors such as Russ Heddleston, Cedric Sellin, Christian...

Romanian tech company Yarooms raises EUR 2 million in recent funding

Romania-based SaaS company providing leading workplace experience solutions, Yarooms, raised EUR 2 million in recent funding. The company announced the funding on October 27, 2022. GapMinder led the financing for the firm. It invested EUR 1.6 million in Yarooms. SeedBlink also participated in the financing. Purpose of funding for Yarooms With the recent proceeds from the latest funding round, Yarooms intends...

Los Angeles-based financial platform Onward raises USD 9.7 million in Series A funding

Fintech software enterprise Zest AI gains US$15 million funding

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 — Onward, a co-parenting financial platform, said today that it has secured USD 9.7 million in Series A investment led by TTV Capital, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Citi Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Gingerbread Capital.  The financing comes on the heels of the company's remarkable growth since it is the first fintech software to meet the...

Portland-based care and navigation startup Gabbi raises USD 4.4 million in funding

PORTLAND, October 27, 2022— The Portland International Film Festival will be held on October 27, 2022. Gabbi, a risk assessment and care navigation startup, said today that it has funded USD 4.4 million to further its aim of ensuring breast cancer is recognized at the earliest possible stage when it is curable and survivable. Bread & Butter Ventures led...

Canada-based Cinchy raises USD 14.5 million in Series B

Toronto, Canada-based Dataware technology and data liberation company Cinchy raised USD 14.5 million in recent funding. The Series B round took place on October 27, 2022. Forgepoint Capital led the financing for the firm. As a part of the deal, Forgepoint Managing Director Leo Casusol will join Cinchy's Board of Directors. Besides, Reynaldo Kirton comes in as an advisor.  Purpose of...

U.S.A-based Canary Technologies raises USD 30 million in Series B

California, the U.S.A-based provider of a hotel tech stack, Canary Technologies, raised USD 30 million in recent funding. The Series B round took place on October 27, 2022. Insight Partners led the financing for the firm. Meanwhile, F-Prime Capital, Y-Combinator, Thayer Ventures, and Commerce Ventures joined in the investment.  The recent funding brings the total amount raised by the firm...

North Dakota-based software development startup Thread raises USD 15 million in Series A funding

Synthetic Data Software startup Syntho

GRAND FORKS, October 27, 2022 - Thread, previously Airtonomy, has announced the first payment of its USD 15 million Series A fundraising round. Thread's software lets companies check critical infrastructure and quickly give accurate information through a robust data and asset management platform. Badlands Capital and Partner Blaine Crissman led the Series A investment round, saying, "We are thrilled to...

Seattle-based renewable energy firm Impact Bioenergy raises USD 3.6 million in Series A funding

European Union awards funding for four future clean energy projects

SEATTLE, Oct. 27, 2022 — Impact Bioenergy, a Seattle-based renewable energy firm, announced today that it has completed its USD 3.6 million Series A investment round. ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan's top general trade corporations, is an anchor investor in the round, including many Impact Bioenergy seed investors.  Impact Bioenergy develops and implements community-wide systems that are able to convert...