Freshworks aims for nearly $9 billion valuation in US IPO

Freshworks disclosed on Monday that it is aiming for a valuation of up to $9 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, in which it is hoping to raise over $800 million. The California-based firm, which started its journey in India and rivals Salesforce, said it plans to sell 28.5 million shares

Trade promotion management startup Cresicor raises $5.6M to keep tabs on customer spend

Cresicor, a consumer packaged goods trade management platform startup, raised $5.6 million in seed funding to further develop its tools for more accurate data and analytics. The company, based remotely, focuses on small to midsize CPG companies, providing them with an automated way to manage their

Babyscripts secures $12M to roll out its virtual maternity care model

Obstetrics virtual care company Babyscripts raised $12 million in the first round of a Series B investment that will enable the company to accelerate the roll out of its virtual maternity care tool platform to providers. MemorialCare Innovation Fund led the investment and was joined by Philips and

Pandemic’s shift to remote wellness helps Numan raise $40M Series B led by White Star

Numan, the European subscription service covering erectile dysfunction (ED) and men's wellness/health needs more generally, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by White Star Capital, with participation from existing investors Novator, VNV Global, Anthemis Exponential, Colle C

Egyptian startup Capiter raises $33M to expand B2B e-commerce platform across MENA

Funding startups that help manufacturers and sellers distribute products and merchants access them on a single platform keeps increasing across Africa. Today, Cairo-based B2B e-commerce startup Capiter continues that trend by raising a $33 million Series A round. The investment was

The Station: Apple car shakeup, how Sept. 11 changed travel and a pledge from airlines

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hi readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A t

Commercetools raises $140M at a $1.9B valuation as ‘headless’ commerce continues to boom

E-commerce these days is now a major part of every retailer’s strategy, so technology builders and platforms that are helping them compete better on digital screens are seeing a huge boost in business. In the latest turn, Commercetools — a provider of e-commerce APIs that larger retaile

Chinese crackdown on tech giants threatens its cloud market growth

"speakable-summary" style="font-weight: 400;">As Chinese tech companies come under regulatory scrutiny at home, concerns and pressures are escalating among investors and domestic tech companies, including China's four big cloud companies, BATH (Baidu AI, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud and Huawei C

Billogram, provider of a payments platform specifically for recurring billing, raises $45M

Payments made a huge shift to digital platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic — purchasing moved online for many consumers and businesses, and a large proportion of those continuing to buy and sell in-person went cash-free. Today a startup that has been focusing on one specific aspect of payme

Indonesia-based Rey Assurance launches its holistic approach to insurance with $1M in funding

"attachment_2201335" aria-describedby="" style="width: 1024px">Rey Assurance co-founders Bobby Siagian and Evan Tanotogono. Image Credits: Rey Assurance Health insurance is the kind of thing people usually only think about only when they need it. Otherwise, their policies are just paperwork in their

Southeast Asia-focused Jungle Ventures announces $225M first close for its fourth fund

"attachment_2201231" aria-describedby="" style="width: 1024px">(From left to right) Jungle Ventures' founding partner Amit Anand, managing partner David Gowdey and founding partner Anurag Srivastava. Image Credits: Jungle Ventures Southeast Asia's funding boom is set to continue, with Jungle

Technology giant Olympus hit by BlackMatter ransomware

Olympus said in a brief statement that it is “currently investigating a potential cybersecurity incident” affecting its European, Middle East and Africa computer network. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensi

With sales momentum, Bookshop.org looks to future in its fight with Amazon

If Gutenberg were alive today, he'd be a very busy angel investor. With book sales booming during the COVID-19 lockdowns last year, the humble written word has suddenly drawn the limelight from VCs and founders. We've seen a whole cavalcade of new products and fundings, including algorithmi

Should we care about the lives of our kids' kids' kids' kids'?

We live during a time of live, real-time culture. Telecasts, spontaneous tweetstorms, on-the-scene streams, rapid-response analysis, war rooms, Clubhouses, vlogging. We have to interact with the here and now, feel that frisson of action. It's a compulsion: We're enraptured by the dangers th