Heavybit Raises $80M Fund
Heavybit, a San Francisco, CA-based investor in developer-first startups, closed Heavybit Holdings IV, L.P., at $80m. Over 40 founders and early executives central to the DevOps, CI/CD, Jamstack, and serverless software movements personally invested in the fund, a move that speaks to the firm’s success with technical teams. Among others, they include Guy Podjarny, serial […]
Gravity Co Raises £5M in Funding
Gravity Co, a London, UK-baserd co-living operator, raised more than £5M in funding. The backers were not announced. The company intends to use the funds to expand globally. Co-founded in 2017 by Capital Riccardo Tessaro and Susanna Rock, Gravity Co provides a community-focused, international living experience via four properties currently located in London and one in Reading. The […]
SUGAR Cosmetics raises undisclosed funding from Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh
With an investment in the direct-to-consumer (D2C) firm SUGAR Cosmetics, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has become the latest to join the Indian start-up scene. The statement was made by the Homegrown Cosmetics brand on Saturday, but no details about Ranveer’s investment were provided. The involvement of the film star follows the company’s USD 50 million […]
Rahul Yadav’s Broker Network raises Rs 90 Cr from Info Edge
Broker Network, the proptech business founded by Housing.com founder Rahul Yadav, has received another Rs 90 crore from its existing and sole backer, Info Edge. With this latest investment, Info Edge’s subsidiary Allcheckdeals India now owns 59.8% of the Mumbai-based company. According to regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies, the board of Broker Network’s […]
Healthcare startup Glamyo kicks off new round
Healthcare startup Glamyo Health is raising $2.5 million or Rs 19.71 crore in fresh funds led by existing investor Agility Ventures Fund. Tejal Merchantile Private Limited, Anicut Capital LLP, VISTRA ITCL, Nelum Gidwani, and Ramrod Advisors LLP also participated in the round The board at Glamyo has passed a special resolution to issue 2,408 CCPS […]
Fintech startup iPiD bags $3.3 Mn in seed round
International payments addressing startup iPiD has raised $3.3 million in its seed round led by Rapyd Ventures, Jungle Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Resolution Ventures, Saison Capital, the XA Network and Wing Vasiksiri. Founded in 2021 by Damien Dugauquier, Eddie Haddad and Geertjan van Bochove, iPiD enables market participants to simplify the cross-border payment experience, reduce failed […]
Apricity Raises €17M in Series B Funding
Apricity, a London, UK-based virtual fertility clinic, raised €17m in Series B funding. The round was led by MTIP, with participation from Iris Ventures. Marc Dietrich joined the board of directors on behalf of MTIP. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth in the UK, expand geographically (to Spain before the end of […]
Singapore’s Silence Laboratories raises $1.7M seed funding led by Pi Ventures
Silence Laboratories, a web3 focused cybersecurity startup headquartered in Singapore, said Thursday it has closed a $1.7 million round in a seed funding led by Pi Ventures. The round also included participation from web3 centric funds such as imToken ventures and prominent angels like Daniel Ari Friedman, Mahin Gupta, CK Vishwakarma, Priyeshu Garg, Ashish Tiwari, […]
Declout Ventures leads $4.5M investment in Charged Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered DeClout Ventures Pte. Ltd. has led a $4.5 million investment in Indonesia-focused e-mobility scale up Charged Indonesia, as part of their inaugural funding round. “Carbon emissions from traditional combustion motorcycles are one of the main sources of air pollution in Indonesia, and Charged Indonesia aims to improve this by leading the transition of combustion motorcycle […]
Grab rival Be Group gets $60M loan for Vietnam expansion – report
Vietnam-based ride-hailing start-up Be Group JSC said it had received a loan facility of at least $60 million, as it seeks to further challenge Grab Holdings Ltd in the country, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The loan from Deutsche Bank AG includes a provision that would allow financing to increase to as much as $100 million, Be Group chief executive […]