Freelance management platform Stoke raises US$ 15.5M
Tel Aviv-based Stoke, a remote teams and freelance management platform that makes it easy for companies to work with independent contractors, raised US$ 15.5 million in a Series A funding round on 10 June 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from previous investors and angels including TLV Partners, Dynamic and Loop. Stoke has raised...
Top 10 Proptech Startups in the United Kingdom
The Proptech industry is booming across the globe and the real estate sector is evolving year after year. Although the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made a noticeable drop in real-estate rate, the United Kingdom (UK) market is making an uptrend. The British market of Proptech was a clear winner in 2020, as it performed better than the rest of...
High-Stakes: Helion Venture Partners
In this edition of High-Stakes, we’ll be focusing on Helion Venture Partners. Founded in 2006, Helion is an early to mid-stage, India focused venture capital firm with $600 million+ (USD) under management.
Top 10 Fintech Startups in Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in Latin America and the biggest fintech market in the region. There are close to 700 startups located in the country. In the first quarter of 2021 alone, Brazilian startups have attracted investments worth more than USD 400 million. Brazil has become the fifth leading fintech market globally. Even in 2020, the fintech market raised...
Market research platform for the healthcare industry – Thrivable raises seed funding
US-based real-time market research platform Thrivable raised seed funding of US$ 1.7 million on 10 June 2021. Investors: The Investors in the seed round include Allos Ventures, JumpStart, North Coast Ventures and Early Light Ventures. Purpose of the funding: The funds raised will be utilized by the company to expand its global team of full-time employees and focus on the areas...
GameStop’s stocks tumble as it announces its unclear e-commerce strategy and pivot plans
GameStop’s meteoric rise as one of the first meme-stock icons is gradually losing its steam as its shares fell more than 17% after the company said that it plans to sell more shares is eyeing at a turnaround strategy. GameStop is aiming to become an Amazon for gamers. New Strategy GameStop stock, which got a huge Reddit and social media, surged...
Klarna raises USD 639 Million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
On 10th June 2021, Klarna, a European tech giant, raised USD 639 Million in a funding round. The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with the participation of existing investors Honeycomb Asset Management, Adit Ventures, and WestCap Group. After this funding round the company has reached the valuation of USD 45.6 Billion, which is 47.3% more than the last...
Slintel raises USD 20 Million in Series A round
California-based Slintel, a business intelligence and automation company announced that it raised USD 20 Million in a Series A round. This funding round was led by GGV Capital, also based in California. This round also saw the participation of some big-name investors Accel, Sequoia and Stellaris. This investment made the company’s total valuation at USD 24.2 Million after the seed...
NFT Games startup Mythical Games raises US$ 75M in Series B funding
US-based Mythical Games, an NFT games startup for player-owned economies, raised US$ 75 million in a Series B funding round on 9 June 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by WestCap with participation from existing investors 01 Advisors and Gary Vaynerchuk's VaynerFund. The startup has raised US$ 120 million to date. Purpose of the funding: The funds will be utilized...
Personalized digital communications coach Poised raises US$ 4.5M
US-based Poised, a personalized digital communications coach announced on 9 June 2021 that it has raised US$ 4.5 million in seed funding. Investors: The funding round was led by Wing Venture Capital with participation from Jeff Weiner’s Next Play Ventures, Slack Fund, Hyphen Capital, and Concrete Rose Capital. Other investors include Andre Iguodala, Brianne Kimmel, Julia Lipton, Adam Grant and...
