NY-based investment platform Republic raises US$ 36M
NY-based Republic, an investment platform to invest in private deals, startups, real estate, video games and crypto, raised US$ 36M in a Series A funding round on 17 March 2021. Investors: The funding round was led by Galaxy Interactive with participation from Tribe Capital, Motley Fool Ventures and Broadhaven Ventures. Prosus Ventures made a strategic investment in Republic by purchasing...
CEO of the revolutionary Greentech startup Quadloop – Dozie Igweilo speaks to VCBay
Quadloop is a Lagos-based electronics manufacturing company, leveraging technology to build sustainable hardware devices. It has created Solar-powered lamps and gas monitoring systems and is working to build eco-friendly solutions to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. For the interview, we had Dozie Igweilo, who leads Quadloop as the CEO. He is an innovator, passionate about solar energy, electronics...
Innovative work-space provider Workchew secures US $ 2.5 million in seed round
Washington based startup Workchew, which provides co-working spaces for remote working groups, announced on 17th March 2021 that it has raised US $ 2.5 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by Harlem Capital along with participation from many other investors including RW Capital Partners, Relish Works, Techstars Ventures, Wilshire Lane Partners, Chris Maguire, Kyle Tibbitts...
Electric vehicles: The future of the automotive industry
Electric vehicles could be the next big step towards reducing the carbon footprint on our planet. That is not to say that they are yet to be introduced into the world. They are already here, with leading companies like Tesla, General Motors, Rivian, Nio and more already making big strides in the industry. However, the transition to their widespread...
Casavo bags €200 million in Series C funding
Italy-based proptech startup Casavo announced in March 2021 that it has bagged €200 million in a Series C funding round led by Exor Seeds. Other funding round participants include Greenoaks Capital, Project A Ventures, 360 Capital, Picus Capital, P101 and related funds (including ITALIA 500 from Azimut Libera Impresa), and Bonsai Partners. About the startup Giorgio Tinacci founded Casavo in 2017....
PatSnap raises US$ 300M in Series E funding
London- and Singapore-based AI startup PatSnap announced in March 2021 that it has raised US$ 300M in a Series E funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment. Other funding round participants include CPE Industrial Fund, Vertex Growth, Sequoia China, Shun Wei Capital and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. This round places PatSnap into the unicorn...
Trading Investment Network, eToro, to go public through SPAC merger in US $10.4B deal
An Israel-based FinTech and social trading investment network, eToro, has just announced, on March 16, 2021, its intention to go public through a merger deal worth US $10.4 billion. The merger will be carried out with SPAC FinTech Acquisition Corp. V and is expected to be completed sometime during the third quarter of this year. The transaction includes commitments for...
Emerging Trends: The arrival of the no-code/low-code movement
Overview The tech space continues to surprise and baffle the world with its ground-breaking developments. A prime example of this is the no-code/low-code movement shaking the industry today. The world is barely able to absorb cutting-edge innovations from this sector before another is dished out. It seems just when people are starting to recognize the indispensability of programming and coding...
Mumbai based Ankur Capital raises USD 45 Million
Maharashtra, Mumbai based Ankur Capital has secured USD 45 million funds on 15th of March, 2021 in the intermediate funding round led by BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) and NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development). Investors: The acquisition of USD 45 million funds was held in the intermediate round led by BIRAC and NABARD along with the...
Israel based company Vulcan Cyber raises USD 21 Million
Tel Aviv, Israel based organization Vulcan Cyber has raised USD 21 Million funds on 17th of March in Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital, Wipro Ventures along with previous investors. The company has raised a total of USD 21 Million in funding over 3 rounds. Investors: The capitalization of USD 21 Million funds took place in Series B...
