METAWEB VENTURES RAISES $30 MILLION FOR BUILDER FOCUSED-BLOCKCHAIN FUND
MetaWeb Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in crypto start-ups, announced today the launch of its first fund (“Fund I” or “the Fund”), with total capital commitments of $30 million USD. LPs in the Fund include NEAR Foundation, Sequoia Capital, Dragonfly Capital, GSR Markets, Octopus Network, SevenX, Mentha Partners, […]
Muck Rack Raises $180M in Series A Funding
Muck Rack, a Miami, FL-based provider of a Public Relations Management (PRM) platform for organizations to find the right journalists to pitch, report on media coverage, and prove the value of their work, raised $180M in Series A funding. The minority investment was made by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). This is the first institutional capital […]
Cour Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M in Funding
Cour Pharmaceuticals, a Chicago, IL-based clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immune-modifying nanoparticles (COUR NanoParticles or CNPs) designed to reprogram the immune system in treating autoimmune disorders, raised $30M in funding. The round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures. As part of the financing, Chris Dimitropoulos, Managing Director, Biotechnology at Alpha Wave Global, will join COUR’s Board […]
Code First Girls Raises £4.5M in Series A Funding
Code First Girls, a London, UK-based business that supports women into coding education and employment, raised £4.5M in Series A funding. Backers included Active Partners, and female angels such as Michelle Kennedy, Former Director at Bumble and CEO and Founder at Peanut Rona Ruthen, Co-Founder and COO at Stealth and Former VP at Monzo Clare […]
wi-Q Raises £3M in Funding
wi-Q, a Manchester, UK-based digital payments startup, raised £3m in funding. The round was led by Praetura Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to enhance its product offering and expand its international presence. Founded in 2014 and led by Patience Tucker, CEO, wi-Q provides mobile ordering and payment solutions to the hospitality and […]
LiveScore Group Receives £50M Strategic Investment from Ringier AG
LiveScore Group, a London, UK-based media and technology company focused on real-time sports scores, received a £50M investment from Ringier AG. The investment values LiveScore Group’s gaming and media business at £500m. Following the investment, Stilian Shishkov will join the Supervisory Board of LiveScore Group. Shishkov is currently Senior Partner of the Ringier Sports Media Group, […]
PolyAI Raises $40M in Series B Funding
PolyAI, a London, UK-based provider of enterprise voice assistants, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was led by Georgian with participation from Twilio Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations. Founded in 2017 by Nikola Mrkšić, Tsung-Hsien Wen and […]
VC firm M Venture Partners raises additional capital for MVP Fund I
An early-stage VC fund M Venture Partners (MVP), based in Singapore, has raised an undisclosed amount of additional funding to bring the total amount allocated to companies in MVP Fund I’s portfolio to US$55 million. According to the VC, 30 investments have been completed across India and Southeast Asia since MVP Fund I’s first debut […]
Hexarad Raises Additional £2.2M in Series A Funding
Hexarad, a London, UK-based radiology technology startup, completed its Series A funding round with an additional raise of £2.2 million. This was in addition to £2.3m Hexarad raised in 2021, bringing the full raise to £4.5m. The round was led by Foresight Group, who also invested in 2021, with additional participation from angel investors including […]
Ceezer Raises €4.2M in Funding
Ceezer, a Berlin, Germany-based marketplace for carbon credits, raised €4.2m in funding. The round was led by Carbon Removal Partners and Norrsken VC with participation from existing investor Picus Capital. The company intends to use to expand its impact and sourcing team and to increase the product offering. Led by Founder and CEO Magnus Drewelies, Ceezer is […]