B2B FinTech and eCommerce company udaan announced that Microsoft has joined the company’s debt financing round, The Economic Times reported Monday (April 18). udaan is an up-and-coming Indian B2B platform that operates in a variety of industries, including electronics, home and kitchen, food and more....
Indian FinTech company SaveIN has raised $4 million (about Rs 30 crore) in its seed funding round that it plans to use to develop its product, hire new employees and address its branding, according to a report in The Economic Times Tuesday (April 19). Existing...
B2B FinTech platform Recur Club has raised $30 million in seed funding, the Indian company announced on its website Tuesday (April 19). “We’re cracking open a bottle of champagne here with all our ‘Club’ members and we welcome all of you to join us!” wrote...
Venture capital (VC) firms injected a record $5.2 billion into African startup firms in 2021, a nearly fivefold increase from 2020 levels, which dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). As Reuters reported...
Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking a more active role in shaping the future of restaurant technology. The Newport Beach, California-based fast-casual brand, which owns and operates nearly 3,000 restaurants across five countries, announced Tuesday (April 19) that it is forming a venture capital fund, Cultivate...
Kinara Capital has raised $50 million in an equity round, with the funds designed to help the FinTech disburse $1 billion in loans to Indian small businesses over the next three years. According to a Tuesday (April 19) press release, the funding round was led...
Colorado FinTech Neat Capital has wrapped a Series B-1 funding round with Forecast Labs, a New York City-based venture group and division of Comcast. According to a press release Tuesday (April 19), Neat Capital has already raised more than $40 million, although the price tag...
China-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Laiye on Monday (April 18) wrapped up a $160 million Series C fundraising round that it plans to use to accelerate the worldwide rollout of its intelligent automation platform, according to a company press release. HOPU Magnolia led the latest...
Clipboard Health, an on-demand hiring platform for the healthcare industry, secured $30 million in a Series C round led by Sequoia Capital and $50 million in a Series B led by IVP, according to a press release Tuesday (April 19). The post-money valuation of the...