Top 10 E-commerce startups in India
The Indian e-commerce industry is a rapidly growing area. The Covid-19 pandemic has only boosted the need for e-commerce platforms. It has been on an upward growth trajectory and is expected to outdo the US to become the World’s second-largest E-commerce market by 2034. Indian e-commerce will reach US$ 99 billion by 2024 and it is growing at a...
AdaKerja secures US$ 1M in funding
Indonesia-based blue-collar job search platform AdaKerja has secured US$ 1M in a funding round held in October 2020, led by BEENEXT. The latest round brings the startup’s total funding raised to date to a total of US$ 1.4M. Proceeds from the funding round will be used by the startup in developing its technology and product suite. Founded in 2017 by Ashwin Tiwari...
Quebec’s AddÉnergie raises 53 million CAD in Series C funding
Québec City-based startup AddÉnergie has raised 53 million CAD in a Series C funding round consisting of both equity and debt financing, led by Mackinnon, Bennett & Company. The round also included participation from Business Development Bank of Canada, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Export Development Canada along with existing investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and...
Healthtech startup Synex Medical raises 6.99M CAD in seed funding
Toronto-based healthtech startup Synex Medical has raised $6.99 million CAD in a seed funding round held in October 2020, led by Accomplice. Existing investors Radical Ventures and angel investor Naval Ravikant also participated in the funding round. Proceeds from the funding round will be used by the startup to increase its headcount and in expanding its operations to the United...
PORTL Hologram secures US$ 3 million seed funding
A holographic telepresence enterprise PORTL Hologram Company based in Los Angeles, California has collected US$ 3 million seed funding from Tim Draper on 30th October 2020. The other investors include Joe Lewis, Jim Boykin and Doug Barry. Tim Draper is a technological venture capitalist who has previously invested in renowned enterprises like Skype, SpaceX and Tesla. Joe Lewis is an award show...
Onfleet raises US$14 million to innovate last mile deliveries
A San Francisco based logistics software development enterprise, Onfleet have added US$14 million Series A funding on 30th October 2020. This round was led by UK based Venture Capital Kennet Partners. The San Francisco based enterprise founded in 2015 by Mikel Cármenes Cavia, Khaled Naim and David Vetrano is a business to business technology enterprise that develops software for last...
Marine Pro Boxing Promotions brings a paradigm shift to Pro Boxing in India
Marine Pro Boxing Promotions is India's first of its kind startup company whose prime focus is to promote professional boxing across India. It is seeking investors who are keen to join & develop the combat sports business which is a billion-dollar industry across the globe. Marine Pro Boxing Promotions is Asia's fastest-growing boxing promotions & management company. It aims to...
LA-based MarketerHire Raises Funds to Help Companies Hire Marketing Experts
LA-based Algorithmic Matching Platform MarketerHire, the talent marketplace and hiring platform that pairs the world's top remote marketing talent with companies of all sizes, raised US$ 3M in funding on 29 October 2020. The company has raised US$ 4M to date. The funding round saw participation from Zillow, Thrive Market, FabFitFun, Seamless, Notion and others. MarketerHire also launched MarketerMatch™, its...
Q32 Bio secures US$ 60M in Series B funding
Q32 Bio, a Cambridge-based biotech startup which develops therapies for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases has secured US$ 60 million in Series B funding co-led by Acorn Bioventures and OrbiMed Advisors, held in October 2020. Other investors include Abingworth, Atlas Venture, Children's Hospital Colorado, Osage University Partners, Sanofi Ventures and University of Colorado The company has also announced the onset...
Nigerian startup SeamlessHR raises funds to propel pan African expansion
SeamlessHR, a Nigerian HR startup has raised a seven-figure seed fund today (30.10.2020) with an aim to propel its pan African expansion. The round was led by Lateral Capital and Consonance Investment Managers, with participation from Ingressive Capital and Kenyan-based Enza Capital. The Lagos-based startup secured a pre-seed investment from Tofino Capital in 2019. Tofino Capital is an early-stage investor...
