Quip's new $100M round will usher in more than just clean teeth
Quip is on a mission to be the go-to platform for both personal and professional oral care, and a new $100 million cash infusion is giving the New York-based company fuel to do it.
The new round from Cowen Sustainable Investments (CSI), labeled a Series B, follows the company reaching profitability
Kevala raises $21M to improve tools for managing energy grid infrastructure
Kevala, the startup that collects and analyzes energy grid infrastructure data for utility companies, renewable energy providers, EV charging companies, regulators and other energy industry stakeholders, has raised $21 million in a Series A round.
The company says it will use the funds to grow its
Minnesota twins raise $3M to increase accessibility to disability care
Having a loved one with specialized care needs is incredibly challenging, but not something that people who have never had to deal with the issue would necessarily quite understand.
For anyone who has had to help care for someone with special needs, the lack of options out there to navigate finding
Hum Capital thinks the future of funding is a return to old-school Wall Street
Hum Capital CEO Blair Silverberg thinks that the future of fundraising requires a return to old-school Wall Street — sans the fraud.
Back in the day, he explained, people would go to Wall Street and request funding for different projects, such as a rail line from New Jersey to St. Louis or a
Gatik expands autonomous box truck operations to Texas with $85 million in new funds
In the two years since Gatik AI came out of stealth, the autonomous vehicle startup has launched pilots with Walmart and Canadian retail giant Loblaw in its bid to prove that self-driving technology combined with box trucks is the secret economic sauce for hauling goods short distances.
Now, the co
Power Global eyes India’s auto rickshaw industry with swappable battery and retrofit kit
In India, a country that is more densely populated and has lower rates of car ownership, auto rickshaws and other two- or three-wheeled vehicles play a central role. While many auto rickshaws on Indian roads are already electric, they tend to rely on lead-acid batteries that need to be replaced eve
LoftyInc Capital launches third fund at $10M for a more diverse portfolio of African startups
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced today that it is launching its third fund — LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3 — at $10 million for tech startups in Africa.
The firm has reached the first close of $5.5 million. Some of the limited partners in the vehicle include those from
Dance launches its e-bike subscription service in Berlin
German startup Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown of Berlin. For a flat monthly fee of €79 (around $93 at today's exchange rate), users will get a custom-designed electric bike as well as access to an on-demand repair and maintenance service.
Founded by the former fou
This Sequoia- and Henry Kravis-backed prediction market wants to turn opinions into money
More than 15 years ago, both the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2008, and another since-sold exchange called HedgeStreet, announced they intended to offer something called event contracts to investors. The idea was to allow people to bet “yes” or “no&
Southeast Asia “omnichannel” health startup Doctor Anywhere gets $88M SGD
Doctor Anywhere, a startup that takes an “omnichannel” approach to healthcare, announced today it has raised $88 million SGD (about $65.7 million USD) in Series C funding. The round was led by Asia Partners, with participation from Novo Holdings, Philips and OSK-SBI Partners. It also included r
Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America's startup ecosystem
There has been significant hype around Latin America's startup success. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3 billion in just the first half of 2021, almost double the amount in all of 2020, and mega-rounds are a growing trend.
But while the industry hails the rise of the region's
Lessons from COVID: Flexible funding is a must for alternative lenders
Rachael runs a bakery in New York. She set up shop in 2010 with her personal savings and contributions from family and friends, and the business has grown. But Rachael now needs additional financing to open another store. So how does she finance her expansion plans?
Because of stringent requirement
Luminate aims to make hair loss from chemotherapy a thing of the past
Hair loss resulting from chemotherapy is one of the most recognizable side effects in all of medicine, and for many is an unwanted public announcement of their condition and treatment. Luminate Medical may have a solution in a medical wearable that prevents the chemical cocktail from tainting hair
TikTok owner ByteDance buys a top virtual reality hardware startup
TikTok parent company ByteDance seems to be looking to one-up Facebook anywhere it can. After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico.
The deal