Gaming Payments platform Tiv raises seed funding from 4490 Ventures

Gaming Payments platform Tiv

US-based Tiv, a new payments platform dedicated to the gaming community, raised US$ 3.5 million in a seed funding round on 26 May 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by 4490 Ventures. Other participants in the round include Silverton Partners and many angel investors. The funding represents the first institutional capital raised after self-funding the company since inception. Purpose of...

Startup Nation Series: The Singapore startup ecosystem

Singapore startup ecosystem

What comes to your mind when you think about Singapore? Skyscrapers, beautiful aquariums or the Merlion? But these aren’t the only attractions of the Lion City. Many entrepreneurs believe that Singapore is a ‘startup paradise’. In this part of the Startup-Nation Series, we will dive into the thriving startup ecosystem of Singapore. According to a 2017 report by US-based Startup...

Dublin based startup Wayflyer raises USD 76 million

Dublin-based startup Wayflyer raised USD 76 million in a Series A funding round, as announced on May 27, 2021. This raise comes just after the company raised USD 100 million in debt funding to help its cash advance product, and 14 months after it launched its first product.  The funding round was led by Left Lane Capital. Other participants of...

French startup Agicap raises USD 100 million

French startup Agicap has raised USD 100 million in another founding round, as announced on May 27, 2021. After this round of funding, the valuation of the company has reached more than USD 500 million.   The funding round was led by Greenoaks. Existing investors BlackFin Capital Partners and Partech also participated in the round. This round shows a big jump...

Cuvette Tech raises USD 180K from Titan Capital

On Wednesday 26th May 2021, Cuvette Tech, a Bengaluru-based Intern Hiring startup announced that it raised USD 180,000 in a seed funding round. The round was led by Titan Capital. The round saw the participation of angel investors like the Co-founder and CEO of Mamaearth Varun Alagh; Lumenci’s co-founder Harish Daiya and some others. The startup stated that it will use...

US-based live-stream shopping platform Whatnot raises US$ 50M

Live-stream shopping platform Whatnot

US-based Whatnot, a live streaming platform and marketplace that enables collectors and enthusiasts to connect, buy and sell verified products, raised US$ 50M in Series B funding round. Investors: The funding round was led by Anu Hariharan of Y Combinator Continuity Fund, and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Animal Capital and a number of angels. The total funding raised by the...

Indian alternative to Twitter Koo receives investment from Tiger Global

Indian alternative to Twitter Koo

Indian alternative to Twitter, Koo raised US$ 30M in a funding round on 26 May 2021. Investors are now backing Koo at a time when tension is brewing between the social media giants like Twitter and the Indian Govt over new Media policies. Investors: The funding round was led by Tiger Global Management. Other participants included Mirae Asset, IIFL’s venture...

Scenes by Avalon raises Pre-Series A round

On Tuesday 25th May 2021 Avalon’s community platform Scenes, announced that it raised an undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding round. This round was led by angel investors like Kunal Shah, Tanmay Bhat, Kalyan Krishnamurthy and Gaurav Munjal as well as investment giants like Better Capital, Whiteboard Capital, iSeed Ventures, Blume Ventures, and Tanglin Ventures. The company stated that the...

Atlan raises USD 16 Million Series A investment round

Atlan, a Singapore based Data democratisation startup, has raised USD 16 Million in a Series A funding round on 25th May 2021. This funding round was led by Insight Partners, global private equity, venture capital firm.  This funding round also saw the participation of Investors like Bob Muglia, former CEO of Snowflake, Auren Hoffman, founder of Safegraph and Liveramp; Jake...

Melbourne based startup Little Birdie raises USD 23.2 million

Melbourne-based e-commerce startup, Little Birdie has raised USD 23.2 million as announced on May 24, 2021. The startup will be launching next month and with this funding, its valuation has reached USD 100 million.  The prelaunch funding was done by the Largest of Australia’s “Big Four” Banks, Commonwealth Bank of Australia who has now become a major investor for the...