England based startup Anima secures US $ 2.5 million in seed round
Anima, a London based startup, announced on 2nd April 2021 that it has raised US $ 2.5 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by Hummingbird Ventures along with participation from Animo Collective. Investors: Hummingbird Ventures is a Belgium based venture capital fund that was founded in the year 2000 by Barend Van den Brande. It is...
The pandemic-driven surge of the RPA market: Growth of UiPath
Overview Founded way back in 2005, UiPath started gaining recognition around 2017 when the startup obtained Series A funding. It was, at the time, a small startup out of Bucharest, Romania, operating in a little-known field of enterprise software called robotic process automation (RPA). Today the company records multibillion-dollar valuations in the industry. Growth in the industry UiPath progressed through its investment rounds,...
Trust Cloud creator Kintent raises US$ 4M in seed funding
US-based startup Kintent, the creator of the Trust Cloud compliance platform, raised US$ 4 million seed capital on 1 April 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by Tola Capital. Other participants included experienced cloud, SaaS, security and legal experts - Jason Zander (EVP, Microsoft Azure), Chris Hecht (Head of Corporate Development, Atlassian), Carsten Thoma (former President, SAP Hybris), Jen...
Conversational media company Holler raises US$ 36M
NY-based Holler, a conversational media company, raised US$ 36M in a Series B funding round on 2 April 2021. Investors: The Series B round was co-led by CityRock Venture Partners and New General Market Partners. Other participants included Gaingels, Interplay Ventures, Relevance Ventures, Towerview Ventures and WorldQuant Ventures. The startup has raised more than US$ 51 million in total funding...
India’s first Unicorn InMobi targets US IPO with an offering size of US$ 1B
India-based InMobi, a provider of global mobile advertising services is planning to list in the US by the end of 2021. InMobi is India’s first private company to reach unicorn status with venture funding. It is planning to kick off the IPO process in a few weeks when its board is set to meet to consider a listing. IPO Details The...
One-stop construction logistics company Curri secures US $ 6 million
Curri, a California based startup that provides organised delivery of construction materials and supplies, announced on 2nd April 2021 that it has raised US $ 6 million in its Series A round. The round was led by Brick and Mortar Ventures along with participation from Initialized Capital and Rainfall Ventures. Investors: Brick and Mortar Ventures is a California, United States,...
Time optimisation and traits of successful entrepreneurs
The saying that time that is lost does not come back is probably cliche, but it is all the more true for some of us who have multiple things to do before the end of the day. No matter what we do we cannot stretch or slow down time- we have got just 24 hours a day, period. As...
High-Stakes: Amazon Alexa Fund
The Alexa Fund provides up to $200 million (USD) in venture capital funding to promote voice technology innovation. It has largely focused on early-stage startups operating in fields such as voice technology, artificial intelligence, healthcare, robotics, enterprise, internet of things, and frontier technology.
American Company BrightPlan secures US $ 9.5 million in Series A
BrightPlan, a California based financial wellness provider, announced on 1st April 2021 that it has raised US $ 9.5 million in its Series A round. The round was led by Fremont Group and The Cynosure Group along with participation from Still Capital Partners, Hawk Partners and angel investor Promod Haque. Investors: The Cynosure Group is a Utah, United States, based...
StarStock – “The stock market for sports cards” raises Series A funding
US-based StarStock, a marketplace for sports fans and card hobbyists to buy, sell and invest in their favourite athletes, raised US$ 8M in a Series A funding round on 1 April 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by Andreesen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm that invests in early to late-stage technology companies. Other participants included Trae Young, the...
