North America

E-scooter startup Bird raising $300 mln: Axios

Bird, an e-scooter startup, is raising $300 million in funding, according to Axios. Fidelity is the lead investor. The funding will allow Bird to maintain its current $2 billion "pre-money valuation," said the report.

Piano fetches $22 mln in Updata Partners-led round

Piano, a content monetization and audience intelligence technology company, has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Updata Partners led the round.

Edtech company Emeritus snags $40 mln Series C

Emeritus, an edtech company that partners with U.S. and European universities to provide online courses to working professionals globally, has raised $40 million in Series C funding. Sequoia India led the round with participation from Bertelsmann India Investments.

Badi inks $30 mln Series B

Badi, a room-rental marketplace, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Goodwater Capital led the round.

OneLogin pulls in $100 mln

San Francisco-based OneLogin, a provider of unified access management solutions, has secured $100 million in growth financing. Greenspring Associates and Silver Lake Waterman led the round with participation from other investors that included CRV and Scale Venture Partners.

Way Past Shelter acquires virtual realtor services provider Listingly.com

Way Past Shelter has acquired Listingly.com, a provider of virtual realtor services. No financial terms were disclosed. The acquisition follows Listingly raising $2.2 million in a funding round led by WPS Capital.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures leads Series A round for Boston Metal

Woburn, Massachusetts-based Boston Metal, a provider of metals production solutions, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the round with participation from Prelude Ventures and The Engine.

Myplanet secures $2 mln in mezz funding from BDC Capital

Toronto-based software studio Myplanet has raised mezzanine financing of $2 million from the growth and transition capital group of BDC Capital. Founded in 2009 and led by CEO Jason Cottrell, Myplanet's designers and developers help businesses implement software platforms from Acquia, IBM and Salesforce. Its global clients include companies in retail, technology, finance and business services sectors. The funds raised will be used for working capital needs and Myplanet's growth strategy, which includes strengthening strategic partnerships and hiring software developers.

N26 raises $300 mln: Techregister UK

N26, a mobile banking startup backed by Peter Thiel, has raised $300 million in funding from Insight Venture Partners, GIC and existing investors, according to the Techregister UK. The deal values N26, of Germany, at $2.7 billion, the story said.

Aurora to raise $500 mln round led by Sequoia: Recode

Sequoia Capital is leading a funding round of at least $500 million for Aurora, a self-driving car start-up, Recode reported. Aurora, founded in 2016 by Chris Urmson, one of the creators of Google’s self-driving car project that later became Waymo, is expected to be valued at more than $2 billion, the story said.