Seattle based start-up Level raises USD 1.5 Million

Washington based start-up Level has raised USD 1.5 Million on 9th of February, 2021 in a Pre- seed funding round led by Co- lead investors like Next View and Untapped. The organisation’s aim is to supply different services to gig economy workers. Investors: The capitalization of USD 1.5 Million funds took place in a Pre- seed funding round led by...

London-based knowledge hacking App Uptime raises US $16M seed funding

Images of phones showing the knowledge hacking app, Uptime

A London-based self-proclaimed “knowledge hacking” app of the EdTech industry, Uptime, secured US $16 million in a seed investment announced on the 10th of February, 2021. Led by its founders Jack Bekhor, Jamie True (who previously founded Lifeworks) and Patrick Walker (an ex Facebook and YouTube executive), this is the second official investment carried out by Uptime after their...

Roambee secures funds from Reefknot Investments

Roambee

Silicon Valley-based on-demand supply chain startup Roambee has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Reefknot Investments.  The startup will use proceeds from the funding round to strengthen its technological capabilities and global expansion into new markets, including Asia. It is also looking forward to opening its Southeast Asian headquarters in Singapore by Q1 2021. The startup is also negotiating...

Edtech startup Avion School bags undisclosed funding

Avion School

Philippines-based edtech startup Avion School has announced in February 2021 that it has bagged an undisclosed amount of funding from Y Combinator after being accepted into the global startup accelerator programme. Avion School feels that being accepted into Y Combinator permits it to tap into a comprehensive network of companies employing software engineers. Victor Rivera (CEO) and John Young (COO) founded...

French Startup Homa Games raises USD 15 Million

Paris based Homa Games raised USD 15 Million on 8th of February, 2021 in a seed funding round led by e. Ventures and Idinvest Partners. Investors: The capitalization of USD 15 million funds took place in the seed round led by Idinvest Partners and e. Ventures along with the participation from previous investors like OneRagtime, Zenly and Unity.  What the funding...

US based Monte Carlo raises USD 25 Million

San Francisco based organization Monte Carlo secured USD 25 Million funds on 9th of February, 2021 in Series B funding round led by GGV and Red Point. The company has secured a total of USD 41 Million in funding over 3 rounds. Investors: The association has acquired a capital of around USD 25 million in series B round led by...

San Diego based Nanome start up raises USD 3 Million

California based start-up Nanome has raised USD 3 Million on 8th of February, 2021 in seed funding round led by Bullpen Capital and Formic Ventures. The company’s aim is to expand their engineering and science team and establish new business partnerships.  Investors: The capitalisation of USD 3 million funds took place in the round led by Formic Ventures and Bullpen...

US-based Mobile Gifting Startup, Goody Secures US$ 4M Investment

A phone displaying a mobile gifting startup application, Goody

An online mobile gifting startup, Goody, secured a little over US$ 4 million early investment in a round announced on February 8, 2021. The round enjoyed contributions from several investors including Quiet Capital, Pareto Holdings, Index Ventures, Craft Ventures, Third Kind Venture Capital, Fred Ehrsam (Founder of Coinbase) and Charlie Cheever (Founder of Quora) among others. While there are...

NY-based Cabin Rental startup Getaway raises US$ 41.7M

Cabin Rental startup Getaway

The NY-based startup, Getaway that offers cabin rentals in natural landscapes, raised US$ 41.7M in Series C funding on 8 February 2021. Investors: The Series C funding round was led by travel and hospitality-focused firm Certares. According to Crunchbase, the company has raised US$ 81.8M funding to date. Purpose of the funding: Getaway will utilize the funding to expand to at...

India’s space startup Agnikul Cosmos becomes the first to fire fully 3-D printed rocket engine

India’s space startup Agnikul Cosmos

India-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos becomes the world’s first company to test a 3D printed rocket engine successfully. Its higher stage semi-cryogenic rocket engine is called Agnilet. This entire engine, Agnilet is just one piece of hardware from start to finish, having zero assembled parts. It is pretty difficult to build rocket engines, and even tougher to 3D print as...