Vitesse, the United Kingdom-based FinTech, secured $26 million in Series B funding, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 10). This latest round will enable the global payment, liquidity and treasury management platform to connect with the growing digitization of the insurance sector across Europe and in...
Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna is considering a new funding round that would make it the most valuable startup in Europe, with a valuation of $50 billion to $60 billion. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg News Thursday (Feb. 10), citing...
Digital publisher Forbes is inching closer to a New York Stock Exchange listing through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited after a $200 million investment by cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a CoinBase report Thursday (Feb. 10). Forbes, which...
Digital health company Ada Health has raised $30 million as part of an extension of its Series B round from last year, bringing the total funding to $120 million. The Berlin-based company announced the news on its website Thursday (Feb. 10), saying the funding would...
Spirits and tech startup Endless West announced Wednesday (Feb. 9) that it has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total investments to $95 million. Endless West uses a tech-driven process to make molecular spirits, with the products helping drive sustainability...
Thndr, a Cairo-based digital investment platform, announced a $20 million Series A investment Thursday (Feb. 9). The company said the funding will be used for product development and to expand Thndr’s presence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This latest round was led...
Private equity company KKR & Co. is in talks to join the latest fundraising round for Hong Kong-based metaverse gaming company Animoca Brands Corp., bringing the effort near $500 million and the company’s pre-money valuation to $5 billion, insiders told Bloomberg Wednesday (Feb. 9). Animoca raised...
Scandit, which develops augmented reality (AR) and mobile computer vision technologies, is tapping into the cameras on smart devices to interact with retail items and bring more personalized experiences to shoppers, according to a company announcement Wednesday (Feb. 9). The company has wrapped up an...
Shopware announced Tuesday (Feb. 8) that it has raised $100 million in a funding round, with investments coming from PayPal and global investment firm Carlyle. Shopware’s services include an omnichannel digital commerce platform, with features supporting business-to-consumer (B2C), direct-to-consumer (D2C), business-to-business (B2B) and services-driven business...
