Grocery delivery startup Getir has closed a $768 million Series E funding round, the Istanbul, Turkey-based company announced Thursday (March 17). The transaction brings the company’s valuation to nearly $12 billion, reinforcing its position as a decacorn, a private, venture-backed company with a value exceeding...
Second-hand clothing software company reverse.supply has closed on 5 million euros ($5.5 million), the Berlin-based company announced Thursday (March 17). The cash will be used to launch the company, hire staff, enhance the tech platform and acquire customers. The round was led by Capnamic, the...
Policygenius has raised $125 million in new growth capital, the InsurTech firm announced in a news release Thursday (March 17). The company, based in New York City, said it will use the funds to to continue to invest in the growth of its core businesses...
German startup Payrails raised $6.4 million to continue developing financial operations software for payments and financial services tailored to enterprises, according to media reports on Thursday (March 17). The fresh infusion of capital was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation by HV Capital; Delivery Hero CFO Emmanuel...
Kyash has raised 4.9 billion yen ($41 million) in a Series D funding round, the Japanese digital banking startup announced Thursday (March 17). This company said in a news release that the round brings its total funding to approximately 12.8 billion yen ($107 million). “With...
HIFI, the New York-based financial rights company for the music industry, has completed a strategic funding round backed by investors, managers and Quincy Jones, Music Business World reported Wednesday (March 16). Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Sources estimated the deal was in eight...
Hoxton Ventures announced Thursday (March 17) that it closed a $215 million fund to help Europe’s new startups scale up, a press release said. The fund, Hoxton III, was “significantly oversubscribed” and exceeded its original $150 million target. “This is our largest fund yet and...
From Nigeria’s Interswitch, Andela and Flutterwave to Senegal-based mobile money provider Wave, Africa’s technology landscape has seen the emergence of several unicorns — private companies with a valuation of over $1 billion — in recent years, buoyed by increasing venture capital (VC) being poured into...
All-in-one bill payment platform doxo has raised $18.5 million in a Series C round, a press release said Wednesday (March 16). This will help the company expand its platform, which lets customers improve their financial health by streamlining recurring bill payments. The funding will allow...
