Hotel payment software startup Selfbook on Tuesday (March 8) wrapped up a $15 million extension of its Series A financing round, bringing the total to $40 million for the round and raising the company’s valuation to $300 million, about 2.5 times the valuation it secured...
Retail technology platform Swiftly secured $100 million in a Series B funding round that it will use to offer an enhanced digital shopping experience to more brick-and-mortar retailers, capture digital advertising dollars and build customer loyalty, according to a Tuesday (March 8) press release. Wormhole Capital...
ID verification firm Thirdfort announced this week it has raised $20 million thanks a recent investment from Breega and Element Ventures. Based in the U.K., Thirdfort offers a risk engine for corporate clients in the legal, property and finance sectors, letting them carry out know...
Minority-led, all-in-one payments platform Stax reached unicorn status with a valuation of just over $1 billion after raising $245 million from Greater Sum Ventures, HarbourVest Partners and Blue Star Innovation Partners, according to a press release on Tuesday (March 8). The investors will serve as...
Billionaire Bill Ackman has thrown his support behind a Web3 venture fund focused on the metaverse, gaming, social media and decentralized finance, according to a Monday (March 7) report from Bloomberg. The fund, called OP Ventures Fund I, has been closing in on $50 million...
Egyptian trucking technology platform and marketplace Naqla raked in $10.5 million in a Pre-Series A fundraising round that it will use “to invest further in its commitment to advancing technology and digitization,” according to a company press release Monday (March 7). El Sewedy Capital Holding,...
London-based CIBC Innovation Banking has invested $12 million in growth financing in Phorest, an online booking and management software platform for salon owners. Dublin-based Phorest will use the funding to expand its market growth and boost the launch of new products, the company said in...
Immutable, an Aussie startup for trading NFTs on Ethereum, raised $200 million in a Series C funding round at a valuation of $2.5 billion, according to a press release on Monday (March 7). The funding was led by Temasek, with participation from new investors ParaFi...
Indian B2B seafood and meat marketplace startup Captain Fresh has more than doubled its valuation to $500 million since the beginning of the year following a $50 million Series C round. The founding round — led by existing investors Prosus Ventures and Tiger Global, along...
