Swiss startup RaiseNow bags €5 million in Series A+ funding
Zurich-based startup, RaiseNow has bagged €5 million in a Series A+ funding round held in October 2020, led by SIX Fintech Ventures along with participation from PostFinance and Ivo Francioni. Following the investment, Ivo Francioni is all set to join RaiseNow’s board of directors. Proceeds from the funding round will be used by RaiseNow in developing its product suite and...
iiRcade – ‘Made for Gamers by Gamers’ raises seed funding
iiRcade Inc., the connected arcade machine for gamers of all ages to own and play their favourite retro and modern arcade games at home, has closed a seed investment round of US$ 5.5 million on 20 October 2020. The funding round was led by Gauss Capital Management and Mirae Asset Venture Investment. Gauss Capital Management is based in South Korea...
Bengaluru-based Signzy raises funds to enhance AI Research
Bengaluru-based fintech startup, Signzy, a no-code AI platform has raised US$ 5.4M in a fresh funding round on 23 October 2020. The total funds raised by the startup till now stands at US$ 9.6M. The funding round was led by Arkam Ventures and Mastercard. Other participants in the funding round include Signzy’s existing investors, Kalaari Capital and Stellaris Venture Partners. The...
Top 10 Early Stage VC Investors of Europe 2020
The Venture capitalists are there to support entrepreneurs and startups through thick and then, in return for a piece of equity. They vary is focus and the type of funding they do, but in the end they are all connected by the fact that they want to support global development and investment. But, Venture capital is not a long...
Nordic Banking Challenger Lunar Raises €40M Series C fund
Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank that began as a Personal Finance Manager (PFM) app but obtained a full banking license in 2019, has raised €40 million Series C funding held in October 2020. The investment came from existing investors like Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker and private investors Alan Howard and Klaus Østergaard from Brevan Howard Asset Management. This funding round follows...
San Francisco-based biotech company InCarda raises US$ 30M in Series C
San Francisco based InCarda therapeutics announced the first portion of its Series C on 21 October, amounting to US$ 30 million in new funding. The Series C financing was led by an affiliate of Innoviva and included existing investors Deerfield Management, HealthCap and Morningside Venture. Two years ago InCarda had raised US$ 42 million in its Series B round. The funds...
Creative niches for starting a business in India
Starting a business is not something that happens overnight. What takes the most time is idea formation. Some people brainstorm a lot to find that one perfect idea for their startup, while for some, ideas come naturally. Our world is facing innumerable problems and so is India. the govt., private businesses and of course, the citizens. It becomes the responsibility...
TOP 10 FoodTech Startups in the USA
New technologies have changed the globe and brought in many innovations to every industry. The FoodTech industry is no exception, a sector that has adapted various technologies like IoT, big data, artificial intelligence, etc. to create a sustainable and secure future for us. FoodTech startups along with performing the basic task of either producing or delivering food also tackle...
RVShare bags US$100 million from KKR
RVShare, the Ohio based company, has raised US$100 million fresh investment in a fundraising round on 21st October 2020. The round was led by KKR with the participation from its existing funding partner Tritium Partners. The company said this new investment will provide them the needed capital and also the access to Venture Capital’s global network and operational resources. The...
Lendify secures US$115 million to streamline credit model
Lendify, a Swedish P2P lending startup has bagged US$115 million funding from global Venture Capital Insight Investment on 21st October 2020. After striking this new investment deal, they are ready to scale their services across Europe. Lendify streamlines the traditional business model of banks, so that borrowers and people who save can gain more than what they used to. They...
