Plume raises $300M as it passes 1.2B devices in 35M homes using its smart Wi-Fi service

Plume — a communications startup that partners with carriers to provide smart mesh Wi-Fi to improve broadband connectivity in homes, and then offers other smart home services on top of that network — has been in the middle of a massive boom in its business fueled by the rapid uptake, us

Cytrio launches with $3.5M to help SMEs meet data privacy regulation demands

Cytrio, a Boston-based data privacy and compliance startup, has launched its software-as-a-service privacy rights management platform after landing $3.5 million in seed funding. The funding was secured from angel investors and institutional seed investors, including Dreamit Ventures, Food Retail Ve

Bond Vet stitches up $170 million from Warburg Pincus

Bond Vet, the New York-based veterinary care clinic, has announced the close of a $170 million investment from Warburg Pincus. The veterinary startup raised $17 million toward the end of 2020, explaining that they’re modeled after the human-focused CityMD. Bond Vet currently offers services i

Canadian pediatric virtual healthcare platform KixCare raises $2M in seed funding

KixCare, a Canadian pediatric virtual healthcare platform, announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Esplanade Ventures, Canada's leading digital health venture capital firm, led the funding round, with participation from Horizon Capital and angel investors. The platform connects

AI chipmaker Hailo raises $136M as it doubles down new opportunities for AI modules in edge devices

Amid a global semiconductor shortage, an upstart in the world of AI chips is announcing a big round of funding to meet a boom in demand for its technology. Hailo, which makes edge-device chips customized to work with AI workloads — typical implementations include smart cities, retail environm

Google and Temasek back Indian neobank Open in $100 million funding

Google has invested in Bangalore-based Open, becoming the latest high-profile investor to back a neobanking platform. Open said on Tuesday it has raised $100 million in a Series C financing round. Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek led the round, and Google and Japan’s SBI Investme

Hubilo picks up $125M to double down on building a more engaging platform for virtual and live events

Virtual became the norm for physical gatherings at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and now, as many jet back into in-person meetings, some believe that the online version, at least in some form, is here to stay — sometimes for the better, but sometimes for the worse. Today, a startup cal

ThoughtFull gets $1.1M seed to make mental health support more accessible in Southeast Asia

Depression and anxiety were taking a serious toll on peoples’ well-being even before COVID-19, and the pandemic prompted more interest (and venture capital) in mental health startups. While many of the highest profile mental health startups, like Calm or Headspace Health, are based in the Uni

Korean robo-advisor Fount bags $33.4M to advance its AI-based platform

Fount, a robo-advisor startup in South Korea, has raised a $33.4 million Series C round to beef up its machine learning-based platform development and hire staff.   The latest round was led by Hana Financial Investment, along with Nice Investment. Returning backers Smilegate Investment, KT Investm

How I went from a college dorm brainstorm to leading edtech

Have you ever sat in a shared college dorm kitchen space with your roommate and decided to start a business? I should be clear here: We didn't really decide to start a business; it was more of a project to create a tool that we could use while studying in school. Born out of our

Varda Space Industries will send its first space factory to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Varda Space Industries, a startup that wants to build in-space manufacturing facilities, will be sending its first spacecraft to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2023. The actual spacecraft — the startup's first to go to orbit — will be made by SpaceX's rival launch comp

SkyCell raises a $35 million series C round and enters COVID-19 vaccine distribution market

SkyCell, a Swiss company developing smart containers for transporting medicines and vaccines, is announcing a significant round of funding. On top of a $62 million round that closed last year, the company has now raised a $35 million Series C to improve shipping of temperature-sensitive drugs ̵

Swile raises $200 million for its employee benefits card and app

French startup Swile has raised a $200 million Series D funding round led by SoftBank Group International. With this funding round, the startup has now reached unicorn status, meaning that Swile has a valuation of $1 billion or more. Swile provides a payment card for employee benefits, such as meal

Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round

Mono, an African startup that helps connect consumers' bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $15 million Series A round, the company confirmed to technewss today. The round, led by Tiger Global — the VC firm's third major investment in Africa this year after Flutterwa