Atlanta based Flock safety secures US$ 47 million funding
An Atlanta based enterprise Flock Safety that provides license plate readers that help in stopping crime announced on 4th November 2020 that it has secured US$ 47 million in a series C round of funding. This round was led by VC Meritech Capital with the participation from new investors Kevin Hartz and Julia who are the co-founders of Eventbrite and Zac Bookman from...
Insurtech startup Fedo raises US$ 1M in pre-Series A funding
Bengaluru, India-based insurtech startup, Fedo has raised US$ 1M in a pre-Series A funding round held in October 2020, led by Unicorn India Ventures. Other participants in the funding round include SEA fund and Ashish Mehrotra, ex-MD and CEO of Max Bupa. Proceeds from the funding round will be utilized by Fedo to augment the computer vision competencies for non-intrusive...
Logisly bags US$ 6M in Series A funding
Jakarta, Indonesia-based B2B logistics startup, Logisly has bagged US$ 6M in a Series A funding round held in November 2020, led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The latest round brings the total funding raised to date by Logisly to US$ 7M. Proceeds from the funding round will be used by the startup to augment its operations in Indonesia by increasing the members...
Startup Failures Case Study Series: Part 1
Startup failures are very common, yet the least talked about. In this startup failure series, we will give you case studies that focus on startups that nearly succeeded, and gradually failed, where they went wrong and provide insights into how you can avoid making those same mistakes. Fab. Startup failure is like the Titanic and the iceberg. The factors that lead...
Portfolio of Asia Pacific Venture Capital Sequoia Capital
Innovation and Invention are the two preeminent factors that give a push to starting something new. And when these two meet, what emerges out is a startup. The institutions which fuel such startups are the Venture Capital Firms. Sequoia Capital is one of the renowned names in the Venture Capital market. The American firm provides right nourishment to the...
ATLAN Space raises US$ 1.1M in Series A funding
ATLAN Space, a Morocco-based startup which utilises Artificial Intelligence (AI) to empower Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for tracking missions with autonomy has raised US$ 1.1 million (MAD 10 million) in Series A funding round held in November 2020. The round was led by Maroc Numeric Fund II, with participation from Hilmi Law Firm and Cadex Group. Utilising its funding and...
The Protein Brewery raises € 22M in Series A funding
The Protein Brewery, a Netherlands-based innovative animal-free protein-rich food ingredients developer, announced today (03.11.2020) that it has raised € 22 million in Series A funding, led by Novo Holdings and participation from new investors Roquette Ventures and Unovis Asset Management. This round brings the total funding to date to € 26 million. This Series A funding will support The Protein...
Scaleway invites Central and Eastern European startups to apply to its dedicated Startup Program
Scaleway, the second European cloud computing provider, has launched its Startup Program. With a special edition dedicated to promoting startups from CEE countries, they want to allow young companies to gain business experience and enable them to scale faster. To do so, Scaleway provides them with exclusive access to cloud solutions, technical support, mentoring, media visibility, and the list...
TOP 10 EdTech Startups in the USA
EdTech startups are on a rise throughout the world and especially with the onset of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent shutdown of schools and colleges everywhere. Students have been studying and learning online for the last 5-6 months and all due to the presence of multiple online educational platforms. The USA leads the team with 43% of the EdTech...
Estonian startup Warren raises USD 1.4M to boost its cloud platform
Tallinn-based Estonian startup Warren has closed a seed round of around USD 1.4M on 2nd November 2020. The seed funding round was led by London-based early-stage venture capital fund, Passion Capital. Other participants in the funding round include early-stage fund Lemonade Stand and notable tech industry angels, such as Nokia’s former Vice President Paul Melin and Marek Kiisa, the co-founder...
