Series A Funding news and trends

Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools
Investments // September 06, 2023

Shop Circle has secured $120 million in Series A funding to further develop its suite of eCommerce tools. The firm also aims to solidify its position as a one-stop shop for software for eCommerce merchants, Shop Circle said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) blog post. “Our...

Checkout Solution Startup Fast Closes $20M Series A Led By Stripe
eCommerce // March 26, 2020

Login and checkout startup Fast closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Stripe, Fast said in a statement on Thursday (March 26). Previous investors Index Ventures and Susa Ventures also contributed to the funding. The money will be used to advance the...

Cross-Border Paytech Firm TransferMate Scores Investment From ING
Investments // July 30, 2018

Cross-border business paytech firm TransferMate has received a €21 million investment from ING. In exchange for the funding, ING will receive a minority equity stake in the company. TransferMate will also provide international payment services to all corporate and small and mid-sized enterprise clients of...

DoorDash To Acquire Rickshaw
Retail // September 15, 2017

In a recent TechCrunch article, on-demand restaurant delivery service DoorDash announced it is acquiring Rickshaw to boost same-day delivery offerings. Rickshaw is a Y Combinator graduate startup that helps businesses make same-day deliveries happen by pairing them with courier networks and managing the logistics of the last delivery...

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Attentive.ai Raises $7 Million For Construction-Focused AI Tool

February 08, 2024
Construction/landscaping software startup Attentive.ai has raised $7 million to expand to new businesses. CEO Shiva Dhawan announced the Series A round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday (Feb. 7). According to a Thursday (Feb. 8) report by TechCrunch, the Delaware-based company provides a business management platform with artificial intelligence (AI)-based workflows […]

Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools

September 06, 2023
Shop Circle has secured $120 million in Series A funding to further develop its suite of eCommerce tools. The firm also aims to solidify its position as a one-stop shop for...

Checkout Solution Startup Fast Closes $20M Series A Led By Stripe

March 26, 2020
Login and checkout startup Fast closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Stripe, Fast said in a statement on Thursday (March 26). Previous investors Index Ventures and...

Cross-Border Paytech Firm TransferMate Scores Investment From ING

July 30, 2018
Cross-border business paytech firm TransferMate has received a €21 million investment from ING. In exchange for the funding, ING will receive a minority equity stake in the company. TransferMate will...