Learnsoft Closes USD16.7M Series A Funding
Learnsoft, a San Diego, CA-based technology leader meeting the training needs of highly regulated service industries, raised USD16.7M in Series A funding. The round was led by Elsewhere Partners. Michele Perry, an Elsewhere Partners operating advisor, will take on the role of Board Chair, alongside Chris Pacitti and Sloane Child of Elsewhere Partners, who will […]
JOMBONE CLOSES $3.3 MILLION TO MODERNIZE THE BLUE-COLLAR STAFFING INDUSTRY
The blue-collar staffing space is dominated by multinational, legacy, publicly-traded players like Manpower, Randstad, and Adecco, which have seen a lot of success matching employers with job-seekers. But according to Jombone co-founder and CEO Sumit Sahdev, the sector has been working “in an antiquated fashion” for decades, relying on inefficient, expensive, and highly manual processes to find, […]
SUREBRIGHT RAISES $3.2 MILLION CAD TO REINVENT RETAIL INSURANCE
Insurtech startup SureBright has secured a $2.5 million USD ($3.2 million CAD) pre-seed round to hire more staff and build out its embedded insurance and warranty solution. The startup’s solution enables any e-commerce merchant to begin selling insurance and warranty products in their stores in under 15 minutes. SureBright has already embedded its app with three Shopify […]
LUMIQ RAISES $5 MILLION TO EXPAND CPA TRAINING PODCAST PLATFORM TO US
Toronto-based EdTech startup LumiQ sees room to grow south of the border. After establishing a strong presence in Canada and securing $5 million CAD in funding led by Firmex founder and former CEO Joel Lessem, LumiQ aims to build its chartered professional accountant (CPA)-focused podcast platform in the United States (US). While LumiQ was growing before the […]
SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS SAAS STARTUP LYTICA SECURES OVER $13 MILLION IN SERIES A ROUND
Ottawa-based SaaS startup Lytica has secured over $13 million CAD in all-equity financing for its Series A round. The investment was led by growth equity firm Resolve Growth Partners with participation from York IE. The startup refused to disclose the exact amount of the round. Founded in 2005, Lytica uses machine learning and artificial intelligence […]
Indonesia’s KLAR Smile bags $4.55M pre-series A funding co-led by AC Ventures and East Ventures
Klar Smile, an oral wellness startup in Indonesia, announced Wednesday that it has raised a $4.5 million pre-series A funding round co-led by AC Ventures and East Ventures. Other participating investors included Venturra Discovery, and several angel investors, Klar Smile said in a statement. As Klar Smile’s seed investor in 2021, AC Ventures decided to […]
Singapore’s iPiD secures $3.3M seed funding to grow industry support and senior hire
Singaporean FinTech start-up iPiD announced Wednesday a $3.3 million seed funding round by strategic investors Rapyd Ventures, Jungle Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Resolution Ventures, Saison Capital, the XA Network and Wing Vasiksiri. “We are delighted that Rapyd Ventures, Jungle Ventures and several fintech-focused Venture Funds can see the potential of iPiD’s solution in the creation of […]
Fairmatic Raises 42M in Series A Funding
Fairmatic, a New York and Bangalore, India and Tel Aviv, Israel-based commercial auto insurtech company, raised $42M in Series A funding. The round was led by Foundation Capital, along with Aquiline Technology Growth. The company is also backed by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang; Israeli-American investor Oren Zeev; Hippo Insurance co-founder Assaf Wand; and entrepreneur and […]
iQure Pharma Raises $600K in Early Closing of Series A
iQure Pharma, a Princeton, NJ-based biotech company, raised $600K in Early Closing as part of its Series A funding. The round was led by Keiretsu Mid-Atlantic, together with business angels associated with Keiretsu’s Accelerator Fund and the Keiretsu North-West chapter. The company intends to use the funds for research into neuropathic pain compounds. Led by […]
Landa Launches With $33M in Venture Funding; $62M in Debt
Landa, a NYC-based real estate investing company, raised $25m in Series A funding. The funding was led by investors including NFX, 83North, and Viola Ventures. The round brought total equity raised to $33m with the inclusion of a previously raised $8m seed round. The company has also raised $62m in debt financing. Founded by Yishai […]