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…
China Approves Ant Group’s Potentially Massive IPO
China’s securities regulator has approved fintech company Ant Group’s IPO – and paved the way for what will likely be the world’s biggest-ever listing. Ant, backed by current title-holder Alibaba, will seek…
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,…
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…
Seaya Ventures Launches $100m DeepTech Fund
Spanish VC Seaya Ventures has announced the launch of its third fund, Seaya Ventures III, which will plough €85 million ($100m) into leading-edge deeptech startups. The fund, which has a target of…
Treasure8 Scales its Revolution Against Food Waste
Humans waste around 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year – that’s enough to fill around two-thirds of Lake Eerie. Agriculture contributes almost a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and…
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…