Wayflyer, a startup that connects e-commerce platforms with funding, is the recipient of a $10.2 million seed round. The backing, led by Washington, DC-based QED Investors, will help Wayflyer scale its product…
Startups
Genius Quiz App Raises $2m; Seeks Far More for E-Learn Scale
Genius Quiz App, an e-learning venture from one of India’s startup stars, has won $2 million in seed funding from a constellation of Indian and American angel investors. The firm is the…
SoftBank Leads $140m Funding in FarmTech Firm Plenty
Californian agricultural startup Plenty has won a $140 million Series D funding round, as it continues to scale out its vertical farming solution. The San Francisco-based company won the injection from Japan’s…
British AI Startup Edgify Raises $6.5m Seed Fund
London-based AI firm Edgify has secured a $6.5 million seed funding round, as it seeks to expand work processing data generated at so-called “edge” devices. The round was led by Octopus Ventures,…
German Code Startup Gitpod Secures $3m Funding
German startup Gitpod, a devtool popular with some of the world’s most successful tech teams, has raised a $3 million seed funding round, and will natively integrate with San Francisco’s GitLab. The…
Italy’s Phononic Vibes Raises $2.7m for Noise-Reduction Tech
Italian deeptech startup Phononic Vibes, which creates solutions for noise and vibration reduction, has secured a €2.3 million ($2.7m) funding round led by compatriot firm EUREKA! Venture SGR. The round, which builds…
Google Invests in Atlanta’s Black Entrepreneurs
Google for Startups, the tech giant’s entrepreneur wing, will invest in a host of Black entrepreneurs in Atlanta, as part of the company’s $5 million Black Founders Fund. Thirty-five of the Fund’s…
UK’s Kindred Capital Closes $105m Fund
London-based VC outfit Kindred Capital has closed a second fund for £81 million ($105m). It is a small increase on Kindred’s first fund, which closed in 2018 and has invested in 29…
Egypt’s DigiFi Network Raises US Pre-seed Cash
DigiFi Network, an Egyptian startup via which users swap profile information for WiFi connection, has won a pre-seed funding round from Toronto’s Loyal VC, as it aims to scale its product beyond…
Cape Town’s DataProphet Wins $6m Series A Round
South African AI manufacturing startup DataProphet has secured a $6 million Series A funding round, as it plans to scale internationally. Cape Town and London-based VC firm Knife Capital led the round…