Indian LGBTQ+ Companionship Dating App Glii raises USD 100K in Seed round

Glii, India’s dating companionship application for all communities irrespective of gender, raised USD 100K in a Seed funding round led by We Founder Circle on 28 December 2021. Investor: We Founder Circle is a global community of successful founders & strategic angels who want to actively collaborate with early-stage startups to help them grow fast by offering seed funding, business...

Indian Automobile startup Motozite raises an undisclosed amount in pre-Seed round

Motozite, IIM Lucknow-incubated startup, raised an undisclosed amount in the pre-Seed funding round from We Founder Circle on 28 December 2021. Investor: We Founder Circle is a global community of successful founders & strategic angels who want to actively collaborate with early-stage startups to help them grow fast by offering seed funding, business development and global networking. We Founder Circle...

Top 10 FinTech Startups in Australia

FinTech startups are changing the competitive landscape and have led us to reconsider the role of finance, more as an enabler than just a provider of financial products and services. The growing influence of FinTech on the market is redrawing the lines of the financial services industry.  FinTech startups are driving market changes by focusing on emergent technologies such...

US-based financial security startup MetaMap secures US$ 70M in Series B

MetaMap, a San Francisco-based security management startup supporting service providers in serving more customers with the help of individualised trust workflows, has raised US$ 70 million in a Series B funding round led by Tribe Capital on 28 December 2021. Investors: The latest investment round featured Tribe Capital as the lead investor with participation from Titan Capital, Craft Ventures, Alameda Research...

UK-based e-commerce startup Purple Dot raises Euro 3.5 million in the latest round

UK-based Purple Dot, a waitlist management platform, raised Euro 3.5 million on 24th December 2021. Investors: The investment round was led by Unusual Ventures. Several existing investors Connect Ventures, Moxxie Ventures, and the family office of Indeed co-founder Paul Forster also participated. However, the investment round is still undisclosed by the startup. Purpose of funding: Funds raised from this round of...

Spanish aerospace startup PLD Space raises USD 28 million in Series B

Spain-based PLD Space, a startup that provides suborbital and orbital commercial launch services for payloads and nanosatellites, raised USD 28 million on 27th December 2021. Investors: The investment round was led by Arcano Partners, Aciturri and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). In addition, ArcanoBlueBull from Arcano’s specialized Tech M&A division participated as well. Purpose of funding: The...

US-based recruiting platform Paradox secures US$ 200M in Series C

Paradox, an Arizona-based AI-enabled recruiting firm that allows its clients to screen and hire employees, answer every candidate question, and optimise conversions, has secured US$ 200 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Thoma Bravo, Stripes and Sapphire on 27 December 2021. Investors: The latest investment round featured Thoma Bravo, Stripes and Sapphire as the lead investors with participation...

Jordan based edtech startup Hello World Kids raises an Undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A round

Hello World Kids, a Jordanian EdTech startup, raised an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A round led by Oman Technology Fund, Daam Almonsha’at Holding, and with participation from Vision Ventures. Investors: The latest funding round is led by Daam Almonsha'at Holding and Oman Technology Fund (OTF) with participation from Vision Ventures. The Objectives behind the funding: The company plans to deploy the...

Indian gaming startup EsportsXO raises USD 1.1 million in Seed round

EsportsXO, an Indian esports company that offers tournament management, creator management and content, raised USD 1.1 million in a Seed funding round led by We Founder Circle on 27 December 2021. Investors:  A founder-driven angel network, We Founder Circle led the latest funding round with participation from SOSV,  SucSEED, Eximius Ventures, Wami Capital, Mumbai Angels Network, The Gaming Lounge and Faad...

Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan raises US$ 96M in Series C

Kopi Kenangan, a Jakarta-based grab-and-go coffee chain attempting to take advantage of the growing demand for grounded coffee beverages, has raised US$ 96 million in a Series C funding round led by Tybourne Capital Management on 27 December 2021. Investors: The latest investment round featured Tybourne Capital Management as the lead investor with participation from B Capital, Horizons Ventures, Kunlun and...