US-based Space Travel Company Space Perspective Raises US$ 7M
Florida, US-based company Space Perspective, a space travel company that was established so that humans would explore space for the betterment of all, raised US$ 7 million in seed financing on 3rd December 2020. The financing round was led by Prime Movers Lab and Base Ventures who is a leading Silicon Valley tech fund. Other participants in the round include...
Indo-German Startup Week to be Held From 7th-10th December
The Indo-German Startup Week is initiated by the German Indian Startup Exchange Program. Powered by SAP in partnership with Startup India, it will be held between 7th and 11th December 2020 on online mode. The Indo-German Startup Week is a one-week summit that brings together startup eco-systems of Germany and India to create impact for entrepreneurs looking for support to...
GoSecure bags additional US$ 14M in Series E funding round
Montreal-based IT startup GoSecure has raised an additional US$ 14M for its Series E round, led by W Investments Group, bringing the total amount raised in this round to US$ 35M. John Randall, senior vice president of product management at GoSecure also reported that there were other participants in the funding round but did not reveal their names. The latest...
Indonesia’s Otoklix raises US$ 2M in funding
Indonesia-based automotive aftermarket services platform Otoklix has raised US$ 2M in a fresh funding round held in November 2020, led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge. Other investors include GK Plug and Play, Kopi Kenangan’s Kenangan Investment Fund 1, Lentor Ventures, Noble Star Ventures, and Waresix founder Andree Susanto. Proceeds from the funding round will be used by the startup to...
Everlywell raises $175M to expand virtual care options and scale its at-home health testing
Everlywell, a USA-based Digital health startup has raised a US$ 175 million Series D funding round in December 2020, following a US$ 25 million Series C round it completed in February this year. The investors included BlackRock, The Chernin Group (TCG), Foresite Capital, Greenspring Associates, Morningside Ventures and Portfolio, along with existing investors including Highland Capital Partners. The startup...
Trove raises $16 Million Series A round and unveils rebranding to Pave
Trove, a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2019 provides a set of real-time total compensation tools. It announced today that it raised US$ 16 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and unveiled its rebrand to Pave. a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bezos Expeditions, Dash Fund, and Y Combinator participated in the oversubscribed round. It...
Biotechnology enterprise Avant Meats secures US$ 3.1 million seed funding
A biotechnology startup based in Hong Kong, China, Avant Meats that deals in cultivated meat announced closing its US$ 3.1 million seed funding round on 3rd December 2020. The round included participation from some of the leading venture capitals of Greater China including AngelHub, ParticleX and China Venture Capital. Some of the western protein alternative investors like Loyal VC, 208...
Universal Code Search platform Sourcegraph secures US$ 50 million Series C funding
Sourcegraph, a San Francisco based global leader of Universal Code Search raised US$ 50 million Series C funding on 3rd December 2020. The funding was led by the global VC Sequoia Capital. The company intends to use the new financing for addressing rapidly increasing demand for Universal Code Search and empowering the developers for managing challenges of Big Code in...
GreenPark Sports Raises US$ 14M – partners up with NBA
US-based company GreenPark Sports, a novel combination of sports fan experience and mobile game raised US$ 14 million in a Series A investment round and also signed a partnership with the NBA on 2 December 2020. The funding round was led by Galaxy Interactive, a Los Angeles fund that specializes in the gaming space and is headed by Sam Englebardt....
US-based Ridecell Secures US$ 45M in Series C
San Francisco, US-based Ridecell Inc., a provider of software to power mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), including car-sharing, ride-sharing, fixed-route and dynamic transit services, raised US$ 45M in Series C financing round on 2nd December 2020. The funding round was led by a new investor, Fort Ross Ventures. Other participants include Solasta Ventures and existing investors Activate Capital, DENSO, LG Technology Ventures and...
