February 15, 2022 / by Aditi Pathak / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Jio Platforms is investing $200 million in Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on Android handsets’ lockscreen, the two said Monday, the latest in a series of bets from Mukesh Ambani’s empire as it looks to expand its offering to more than 420 million telecom subscribers it reaches in the South Asian […]
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Jio Platforms invests $200 million in Google-backed Glance
February 15, 2022 / by Aditi Pathak / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Jio Platforms is investing $200 million in Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on Android handsets’ lockscreen, the two said Monday, the latest in a series of bets from Mukesh Ambani’s empire as it looks to expand its offering to more than 420 million telecom subscribers it reaches in the South Asian […]
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Superconductive, creators of Great Expectations, raises $40M to launch a commercial version of its open source data quality tool no
February 11, 2022 / by Aditi Pathak / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Data quality — the practice of testing and ensuring that the data and data sets you are using are what you expect them to be — has become a key component in the world of data science. Data may be the “new oil”; but if it’s too crude, you may not be able to use […]
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Tekever raises $23M for industrial drone technology optimized for maritime surveillance
January 25, 2022 / by Aditi Pathak / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes, Uncategorized
Industrial drones — the enterprise complement to the unmanned aerial vehicles that consumers own for leisurely use — are taking off in the market, fueled by a new wave of software and hardware technology that improves their battery life, reach and performance, and a growing number of organizations investing in these services to raise their […]
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Lusha, a platform for B2B sales, gets $205 Million Series B at a $1.5B valuation
November 11, 2021 / by admin / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes, Venture Capital
For many sales and marketing teams, finding leads is a time-consuming and tedious process. Lusha, a sales intelligence platform for B2B sales, is helping with a crowdsourced database that helps companies narrow down their lists of potential customers to the most likely candidates. Founded in 2016, the company was bootstrapped until it raised its Series A […]
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Tekion has raised $250 million in a Series D funding round
October 16, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Tekion, a SaaS unicorn focused on the automotive sector, announced that it has raised $250 million in a Series D round with its valuation rising over three times to $3.5 billion. The round was led by Alkeon Capital and Durable, along with participation from Hyundai Motor, as well as several automobile dealer groups in the […]
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Pagos, a startup founded by ex-Braintree and PayPal executives, has raised $10 million to provide API-driven payment analytics
October 16, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Pagos, a payment intelligence infrastructure business formed by former executives from Braintree and PayPal, has secured $10 million in initial investment. Pagos, a remote-first startup founded earlier this year, is developing a data “platform” and API-driven microservices that it claims can connect with any payment stack. The ultimate objective is to improve a company’s existing […]
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Carousell has reached unicorn status, with a valuation of US$1.1 billion thanks to a US$100 million investment from Korea’s STIC Investments
October 14, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Carousell Group, a Singapore-based classifieds firm that operates in nine countries throughout Asia and Canada, revealed yesterday that it has secured US$100 million (RM415 million) in funding to help it expand. The media announcement made no mention of a listing, despite media rumours from June linking it to a prospective US listing via SPAC (Special […]
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Matik has raised $20 million to automate the creation of tailored client presentations
October 14, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Matik, which has created automated data-driven software for customizing Google Slides or PowerPoint presentations, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Menlo Ventures, BoxGroup and Oceans Ventures also participated in the financing, which brings the San Francisco-based startup’s total raised to just over $23 million since its 2019 inception. […]
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Atomic’s payroll-connecting APIs seek to give users more control over their money
October 13, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Fintech startup Atomic announced this morning that it has closed a $22 million Series A. Core Innovation Capital led the round, which saw participation from preceding investors. The company has raised just under $39 million to date. The company’s API-delivered product, which focuses on payroll data, helps power a number of fintech startups that we track — Dave and Bond, among others […]
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With $20 million in new investment and its eyes set on the Mexican market, Nelo enters the BNPL frenzy
October 13, 2021 / by Taniya Saini / Funding, investment, News, Startup, StartupLanes
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has been making headlines all over the place this year — from Square’s planned acquisition of Afterpay to Affirm going public. Still, Latin America remains an under-penetrated market in the increasingly crowded space. Nelo, a startup founded by former Uber international growth team leads, began offering buy now, pay later services to Mexico […]
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