Startups

Apna get a $70 Mn funding boost in Series B round at $570 Mn valuation

StartupsJune 16, 2021

Blue collar job platform Apna has secured $70 Mn fund infusion...

What does the future hold for business travel?

StartupsJune 16, 2021

I could start this article off by telling you about how the coronavirus pandemic changed our world. But I’m not going to dwell...

LeoLabs to expand radar network to Europe

AerospaceJune 16, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO – LeoLabs plans to expand its global network of space-tracking radars to the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region about 1,500 kilometers...

Berlin-based Remi raises €1.2 million to become the leading culture building platform for remote teams

StartupsJune 16, 2021

Remi, the culture building platform for remote teams, announces a €1.2 million pre-seed financing round. The investment is led by European early-stage investor...

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

StartupsJune 15, 2021

The Fund Australia’s team (l to r): Elicia McDonald, Adrian Petersen, Georgia Vidler, Ed Taylor and Todd Deacon The Fund, the early-stage investment firm...

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC

StartupsJune 15, 2021

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York...

Apna raises $70 million to help workers in India secure jobs

StartupsJune 15, 2021

Indian cities are home to hundreds of millions of low-skilled workers who hail from villages in search of work. Many of them have...

FamPay, a fintech aimed at teens in India, raises $38 million

StartupsJune 15, 2021

How big is the market in India for a neobank aimed at teenagers? Scores of high-profile investors are backing a startup to find...

Edtech investors are flocking to SaaS guidance counselors

EdTechJune 15, 2021

ApplyBoard, a startup that helps international students find opportunities to study abroad, announced today that it has nearly doubled its valuation in a...

Extra Crunch roundup: TC Mobility recaps, Nubank EC-1, farewell to browser cookies

FintechJune 15, 2021

What, exactly, are investors looking for? Early-stage founders, usually first-timers, often tie themselves in knots as they try to project the qualities they hope...