Village commerce startup 1Bridge secures US$ 2.5M in Seed funding
1Bridge, an Indian village tech startup offering a last-mile logistics and dispensation network to the remote regions of the country, has raised US$ 2.5 million in a Seed funding round led by Netherlands-based investor C4D Partners on 31 August 2021. Investors: The latest funding round featured C4D Partners as the lead investor with participation from KAAJ Ventures and a pool of...
Drinking Water: Global enterprising with the elixir of life
Drinking water is the core of life’s existence simultaneously spawning large global enterprises and new startups. When scientists explore new planets water is sought first as it is the key ingredient for life formation. The World Bank quotes “Water touches every aspect of development, and it links with nearly every Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). It drives economic growth, supports...
Skit raises USD 23 Million as a part of its Series B funding
01. September.2021 - Skit, a Bengaluru-based AI-first SaaS voice automation startup announced that it raised USD 23 Million in its Series B funding round. This funding round was led by WestBridge Capital. The participants of this round were Exfinity Ventures and Kalaari Capital. Aryaman Vir Shah from Prophetic Ventures led Angelist syndicate and Sense AI leading the LetsVenture syndicate also...
Amsterdam-based VanMoof secures USD 128 Million Series C funding round
1. September.2021 - Amsterdam-headquartered VanMoof, a company that designs, develops and sells electric bikes that are popular in few regional markets, has announced that it has secured a funding of USD 128 Million in a Series C round. This Series C round was led by Hillhouse Investments with the participation of some existing investors Felix Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Balderton Capital,...
Japan-based B2B manufacturing startup CADDi bags US$ 73 million in Series B funding
CADDi, a Tokyo-based online ordering platform for the manufacturing industry, has raised US$ 73 million in a Series B funding round held on August 24 2021. The venture round was led by Globis Capital Partners and World Innovation Lab (WiL), with partook of fresh financial backers Arena Holdings, DST Global, Minerva Growth Partners, Tybourne Capital Management, JAFCO Group and...
US-based AI platform – Databricks soares to US$ 3.5B after raising US$ 1.6B in Series H
Based in San Francisco, California, Databricks is a data-and-AI company that interacts with corporate information stored in the public cloud. It has secured to receive a fundraise of US$ 1.6 billion in Series H funding round on August 31, 2021. Counterpoint Global led the financing bout with fresh investors Alta Park Capital, a suite of BNY Mellon funds, Discovery...
Artificial intelligence startup Peak secures US$ 75M in Series C funding
Peak, a UK-based startup offering AI-enabled software to corporations in different domains such as manufacturing, consumer goods, and retail, has bagged US$ 75 million in a Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund on 31 August 2021. Investors: The latest investment round featured Softbank Vision Fund as the lead investor with participation from Praetura Ventures, Oxx, Octopus Ventures, MMC...
Rattle raises USD 2.8 Million in a Seed funding round
31. August.2021 - San Francisco - based Rattle, an Orchestrion and BizOps Automation raised USD 2.8 Million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed Ventures Partners. The participants of this round were the angel investor Ellen Levy, an early investor in Outreach; Amy Chang, EVP at Disney board member and Cisco; Jake Seid. an early investor...
Doctor Anywhere raises USD 65.7 Million in Series C round
31. August.2021 - Singapore-based Doctor Anywhere, a healthcare startup, announced that it raised SGD 88 Million (USD 65.7 Million) in Series C funding round. This Series C round was led by Asia Partners. The participants of this round were Philips, OSK-SBI Partners, and Novo Holdings, IHH Healthcare, Pavilion Capital, Square Peg, EDBI and Kamet Capital. After this round Novo Holdings senior...
New Zealand-based edtech startup Komodo bags US$ 1.26 million in Seed funding
Based in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Komodo is a well-being edtech platform student. Yesterday, on August 30 2021, it had raised US$ 1.26 million (NZD 1.8 million) in a seed funding round led by Folklore Ventures. The financing bout also saw Icehouse Ventures, Flying Fox, and the angel investor club, including Rod Hamilton (Culture Amp co-founder), Kirsti Grant (Director...
