Doctor on Demand, a service which allows doctors to connect with patients via video, has closed a $50 million Series B financing round led by Tenaya Capital. Qualcomm Ventures, Dignity Health, Ann…
Wahanda bags $73m in funding
U.K. beauty salon appointment service Wahanda has secured $73 million in funding, TechCrunch reports. The company has also announced the acquisition of ZenSoon, a beauty platform based in France. All of the…
HomeLane grabs $50m for home based solutions
India-based home solutions startup HomeLane has secured $50 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company had previously raised $4.5 million in February, and will use this latest cash injection for…
Uber to raise $1bn to expand in China, reports suggest
A report from The Financial Times suggests that Uber is preparing a $1 billion round of funding in order to crack the Chinese market. Uber currently operates in 11 Chinese cities, and…
Duolingo raises $45m for language tutorial platform
Duolingo, a website which offers free language tutorials, has raised $45 million in an investment round led by Google Capital. The company, which boasts over 100 million users, has previously attracted funding…
Spotify raises $115m selling 1.4% stake
Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera has confirmed a $115 million investment in music streaming service Spotify, securing a 1.4% stake in the company. The deal values Spotify at $8.2 billion. The investment is…
Blue Apron secures $135m Series D round
Blue Apron, a recipe and fresh ingredient delivery service, has secured $135 million in funding led by Fidelity Management and Research Company. The cash will be used to scale the company’s network…
Delivery Hero secures $110m funding at $3.1bn valuation
Delivery Hero, the German food delivery service, has raised $110 million from two undisclosed U.S. investors. The latest funding round values the company at $3.1 billion. Previous investors in Delivery Hero include…
Softbank makes $1bn Coupang investment
Softbank has revealed it will invest $1 billion in Coupang, the South Korean mobile commerce company. Softbank joins the likes of BlackRock, Sequoia Capital and William Ackman as a Coupang investor. Coupang…
Weibo invests $142m into Didi Kuaidi
Weibo, the Chinese microblogging platform, will invest $142 million in taxi-haling startups Didi Taxi and Kuaidi Taxi. The two firms merged in February to form Didi Kuaidi, which Reuters reports to be…