As edtech evolves, LatAm reskilling platforms raise millions to bring outcomes into the mix
As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. In the past week, Coderhouse, a live cohort-based learning platform, and Crehana, an on-demand skills development service for the enterprise, both anno
Octane raises $52M at a $900M+ valuation to help people finance large recreational purchases
Most of the time when people get loans, it's for big life purchases such as a house or a car.
But not every big purchase is a necessity. Some are more for fun, and the financing options for those types of buys — such as motorcycles and ATVs — are more limited. Today, Octane Lending,
Early Affirm employees raise $70M for SentiLink, an identity verification startup
SentiLink, an identity verification technology startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures.
Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and NYCA also participated in the financing, which brings the company's total raised to $85 million since its 2017 incep
Nigerian digital freight provider MVX lands $1.3M to help shippers move cargoes faster
In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely inefficient and fragmented. Merchants also struggle to access finance to perform cross-border trade in the continent. A couple of digital freight companies are tackling this problem, like Nigerian-b
Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global
Data science platform Dataiku announced today it has raised a $400 million Series E, bringing its valuation to $4.6 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors like ICONIQ Growth, CapitalG, FirstMark Capital, Battery Ventures, Snowflake Ventures and Dawn
Nubank co-leads $45 million investment in Indian neobank Jupiter
Industry veteran Jitendra Gupta’s neobank for consumers in India — Jupiter — has raised $45 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore and Mumbai-based startup gears up for its platform’s public launch in about a month.
The new financing round, a Series B, was co-led
5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC
Though 2021 is far from over, it's already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. With larger round sizes announced daily, founders may have their pick of term sheets — but they need to think critically and strategically about which firms to add to thei
What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?
What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?
Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a crucial asset in an early-stage startup.
Here's a framework for how it can help drive success at your company: Strategy, Peo
Japanese startup ispace raises $46M to support planned moon missions
Japanese startup ispace has raised $46 million in a fresh round of Series C funding as it looks to complete three lunar lander missions in three years.
The funding will go toward the second and third of the planned missions, scheduled for 2023 and 2024. The first mission, which ispace aims to condu
Dear Sophie: Which immigration options allow me to launch my own startup?
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says
Reserve Trust raises $30.5M to become the ‘Stripe for B2B payments’
Reserve Trust, a Denver-based financial services provider, has raised $30.5 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors.
FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro and Quovo founder and CEO Lowell Putnam also participated in the financing, which included $17.9 millio
Third Wave Automation raises $40M to bring its autonomous forklifts to warehouses
Fresh off a strategic partnership with Toyota Industries Corporation to build an autonomous forklift, Third Wave Automation has snagged another $40 million from investors.
The California-based startup, which was founded in 2018, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Norwest Venture Part
Robinhood is now a stonk
Update: Trading of Robinhood shares has been halted due to volatility. The company’s stock paused at $65.60 on Robinhood itself. Yahoo Finance has a higher $77.03 price on the company’s equity, up a stunning 64.59% today. Things are fluid, but Robinhood may have been halted and then ros
Apax to combine three social impact software companies in deal valued at $2B
Who says there is no big money in software aimed at helping people? Private equity firm Apax Funds announced this morning that it is combining three social impact firms to create a platform of sorts in a deal valued at $2 billion.
To build this social good juggernaut, Apax went out and purchased Ev