Private Equity
India’s ride-hailing company Ola on Monday secured $2 billion in new funding from a group of investors, including SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK), Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Altibbi, a digital health platform focused on businesses and consumers in the Middle East-North Africa region, raised a $6.5 million funding round. Dash Ventures and Middle East Venture Partners led the round, while three new strategic investors -- TAMM, RIMCO Investments and Endeavor’s Catalyst Fund – participated.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Dutch start-up messaging company MessageBird has landed $60 million in first-round funding, the largest ever early-stage venture capital investment into a European software company, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 03 October 2017
New Haven, Connecticut-based PatientWisdom, a digital application that makes it easy for patients to share stories about themselves, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor is OSF Ventures.
3 min read · 03 October 2017
Partech Growth has promoted André Francois-Poncet to principal and hired Victor Huberson as a senior associate based in Paris. Francois-Poncet joined the firm two and a half years ago while Huberson previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
2 min read · 03 October 2017
Virginia and California-based Urgent.ly, a digital roadside assistance platform, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. The investors included American Tire Distributors, Verizon Ventures and Forté Ventures.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Helsinki-based TrademarkNow, a provider of an intelligent web-based trademark management platform, has secured 3 million euros in funding. The investors were Karma Ventures, Balderton Capital and Montiko GmbH.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Nanotronics, a creator of an automated microscope, has secured $30 million in Series D funding. Investment Corporation of Dubai led the round with participation from previous backer investor Founders Fund.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Salesforce Ventures has raised $50 million for its newest fund. The Salesforce Impact Fund will focus on companies using Salesforce technology. So far, the fund has invested in companies that include Angaza, Ellevest, Hustle and ViridisLearning.
4 min read · 03 October 2017
Wysdom.AI (formerly CrowdCare), a Toronto provider of advanced cognitive digital care solutions for businesses, has raised $8.5 million in funding. ScaleUP Ventures led the round with participation from Brightspark Ventures and Mantella Venture Partners.
1 min read · 03 October 2017
