June 16, 2021
Apna raises $70 million to help workers in India secure jobs
Indian cities are home to hundreds of millions of low-skilled workers who hail from villages in search of work. Many of them have lost their jobs amid the…
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June 15, 2021
FamPay, a fintech aimed at teens in India, raises $38 million
How big is the market in India for a neobank aimed at teenagers? Scores of high-profile investors are backing a startup to find out. Bangalore-based FamPay said on…
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Uberall raises $115M, acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services
Location-based services may have had their day as a salient category for hot apps or innovative tech leveraging the arrival of smartphones, but that’s largely because they are…
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Solar concentration startup Heliogen basks in $108M of new funding
Sunlight is a great source of energy, but it rarely gets hot enough to fry an egg, let alone melt steel. Heliogen aims to change that with its…
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Fraud protection startup nSure AI raises $6.8M in seed funding
Fraud protection startup nSure AI has raised $6.8 million in seed funding, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, AXA-backed venture builder Kamet, Moneta Seeds and private investors. The round will…
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Yana’s mental health tool for Spanish speakers nears 5 million users
Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral to pharmacotherapy. In 2017,…
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Fresha raises $100M for its beauty and wellness booking platform and marketplace
Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of COVID-19 restrictions, and a startup that’s built a platform that caters to the many…
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Tiger Global in talks to invest in Classplus at over $250 million valuation
Tiger Global is in talks to lead a $30 million round in Indian edtech startup Classplus, according to sources familiar with the matter. The new round, which includes…
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What SOSV’s Climate Tech 100 tells founders about investors in the space
Benjamin Joffe Contributor Share on Twitter Benjamin Joffe is a partner at SOSV. More posts by this contributor 10 key lessons about tech mergers and acquisitions from Cisco’s…
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TestBox launches with $2.7M seed to make it easier to test software before buying
When companies are considering buying a particular software service, they typically want to test it in their own environments, a process that can be surprisingly challenging. TestBox, a…
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