Introvoke secures US$ 2.7 million in a new funding round

Introvoke secures US$ 2.7 million

California based virtual events platform Introvoke announced on 23rd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 2.7 million in a new funding round. The round was led by Struck Capital along with participation from Great Oaks, Comcast, Social Leverage, V1vc and more. Investors: Struck Capital is a California based investment firm that was founded in 2014 by Adam B. Struck....

Denmark’s master data management platform CluedIn secures US$ 15 million

CluedIn secures US$ 15 million

Copenhagen, Denmark, based startup CluedIn announced on 22nd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 15 million in its series A funding round. The round was led by Dawn Capital along with participation from Nordic Makers and angel investor Stijn Christiaens. Investors: Dawn Capital is a London based venture fund founded in 2006 by  Haakon Overli and Norman Fiore. It...

Amazon-backed SmartRent.com to go public in a US$ 2.2B deal

Amazon-backed SmartRent.com to go public

Amazon-backed home technology solutions provider SmartRent.com announced on Thursday that it will go public through a proposed merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I (FWAA), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by venture capital firm Fifth Wall, valuing the equity of the combined company at around US$ 2.2 billion. FWAA had raised US$ 345 million through an...

Instamojo acqui-hires virtual theatre and vernacular content platform Showman

Instamojo acqui-hires

India-based payment provider to small and medium enterprises, Instamojo has acqui-hired the virtual theatre and vernacular content platform, Showman on 23 April 2021. With this acquisition, Instamojo looks forward to strengthening its product and research team. Founders of Showman -Kshitij Bhatawdekar and Rutveez Roopam Rout will join the Instamojo team. In February 2020, Instamojo had also acquired GetMeAShop (GMAS), an e-commerce...

NERv Technology raises CAD 3.32M in seed funding

NERv Technology raises CAD 3.32M in seed funding

Kitchener-Waterloo-based healthtech startup NERv Technology announced in April 2021 that it has raised CAD 3.32 million in a seed round of funding led by existing investor SOSV, with participation from Graphene Ventures, OneValley, Northspring Capital Partners, Boutique Venture Partners, and Threshold Impact, multiple angel investors and physicians. About the startup NERv Technology was co-founded in 2014 by Youssef Helwa and Amr...

Home energy monitor PowerX secures US$ 4 million in seed round

PowerX secures US$ 4 million

New York based startup PowerX announced on 23rd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 4 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by Spring Tide Capital along with participation from Y Combinator and Antler. Investor: Spring Tide Capital is a New York based venture capital firm that was founded in 2018 by Zander Rafael. It is...

New York’s private investment platform Percent secures US$ 12.5 million

Percent secures US$ 12.5 million

Percent, a New York based startup, announced on 22nd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 12.5 million in its series A funding round. The round was led by White Star Capital and B Capital Group along with participation from R&R Ventures, Revel Partners, Recharge Capital, Fantail Ventures, 10X Venture Partners and more. Investors: White Star Capital is a New...

India-based crypto-exchange platform CoinSwitch Kuber raises US$ 25M

crypto-exchange platform CoinSwitch Kuber

India-based CoinSwitch Kuber, cryptocurrency exchange platform raised $25 million in a Series B funding round on 23 April 2021. Investors: The entire funding round was financed by Tiger Global. It valued the three-year-old startup at more than US$ 500 million. Just three months back CoinSwitch had closed its US$ 15 million Series A round from Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital India...

Online driving school Ornikar secures US$ 120 million

Ornikar secures US$ 120 million

Ornikar, a Paris (France) based online driving school, announced on 22nd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 120 million in its series C funding round. The round was led by Kohlberg  Kravis Roberts (KKR) along with participation from Idinvest Partners, Brighteye Ventures, H14, Bpifrance and more. Investors: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a New York based global investment firm that...

Next-generation sports network Overtime secures US$ 80 million

Overtime secures US$ 80 million

Overtime, a New York based startup, announced on 22nd April 2021 that it has raised US$ 80 million in its series C funding round. The round was led by Sapphire Sport and Black Capital along with participation from True Capital Management, Strategic Partners, Rogue Insight Capital, Proof Fund, Micromanagement Ventures and a few angel investors. Investors: Sapphire Sport is a...