Hospitality technology firm Bear Robotics has raised $81 million in a Series B funding round, the Redwood City, California company announced Tuesday (March 15). Known for “Servi,” its self-piloting robotic waiter/busser, Bear Robotics has raised a total of $117 million to date. On its blog,...
San Francisco-based FinTech EarnUp, which focuses on payment and data solutions for the mortgage industry, has closed an oversubscribed $31 million Series C financing round, according to a company press release Tuesday (March 15). New strategic investors LendingTree and KeyBank joined EarnUp’s fundraising round along...
As restaurants’ labor challenges continue with no end in sight, demand is rising for robotic solutions to automate time- and work-intensive tasks. Investors are taking note. On Tuesday (March 15), Bear Robotics, the Redwood City, California-based hospitality technology company behind “Servi,” a self-driving robotic waiter...
Playter, a U.K. growth platform that offers buy now, pay later (BNPL) invoicing to startups, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding. The London-based company announced the funding on its blog Tuesday (March 15), saying it would use the money to sustain its growth over...
Bazaar Technologies, a B2B eCommerce startup based in Pakistan, has raised $70 million in what was the country’s second-largest funding round on record, according to published reports Tuesday (March 15). Founded in 2020 by friends Hamza Jawaid and Saad Jangda, Bazaar provides small merchants in...
AiFi, the artificial intelligence (AI) platform for retailers to access autonomous shopping solutions, announced Friday (March 11) that a Series B funding round raised $65 million, a press release said. The money will be used to expand AiFi’s technical team. AiFi’s total funding is now...
Brand aggregator Flummox has raised $12.9 million (11.8 million euros) in a round led by Fasanara Capital, the Swiss company said in a news release Monday (March 14). With the new funding, Flummox said it will invest in its portfolio, adding at least 15 new...
FinTech Stellar closed an oversubscribed $7 million initial funding round and launched a public beta on its credit-building and financial tools platform, according to a Monday (March 14) company press release. Stellar will also develop “comprehensive money management tools, partnerships for loan and credit card...
Mobility FinTech Moove has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round, and now plans to take its mission of closing the vehicle financing gap in Africa to new markets. The funding, announced in a news release Monday (March 14), will let Moove expand...