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Dec 10, 2021 • 6min
First Resonance brings its space-scale manufacturing OS to hardware makers with $14M A round
First Resonance makes software for making hardware. The company’s Ion platform provides an all-in-one option for anyone who has to manage manufacturing lines, supply chains, engineering and design, among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 10, 2021 • 3min
Deed raises $10M for its workplace giving platform
As I wrote earlier this year, Deed‘s mission is a clearcut one: take the employee giving/charity/volunteer program that many big companies have, and make it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 9, 2021 • 4min
Petra emerges from stealth with $30M raised for tunnel-boring robot, Swifty
Petra emerged from stealth this week, announcing a $30 million Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 9, 2021 • 5min
Black Ops Ventures launches to invest in Black founders
The venture capital market is on a tear, pumping capital into a host of startups around the world. It’s generally considered a great time to raise capital and build a technology-centered, disruptive business. For some, that is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2021 • 5min
Lydia grabs another $100 million for its European financial super app
Just a few weeks after announcing stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup Lydia is announcing that it has raised a $100 million Series C round. With this funding round, the startup has reached a unicorn valuation, which means that it is currently valued at more than $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2021 • 4min
Ursa Major raises $85M to disrupt the vertically-integrated launch sector
The launch sector is getting crowded. Many of the biggest players are building their own rocket engines, but space startup Ursa Major is betting that many new launch providers would rather outsource the engine than build it in-house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 7, 2021 • 4min
Supplier, grocer connector Clubbi secures $4.5M to expand in Brazil
Clubbi launched in October 2020 with 24-hour delivery, no minimum order quantity and flexible payment terms. It is currently working with 1,000 grocery stores in Rio de Janeiro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 7, 2021 • 4min
Berlin’s Everphone raises $200M in debt and Series C equity
Berlin-based smartphone-as-a-service provider Everphone has topped up with $65 million in a Series C equity raise in addition to taking $135 million in debt financing — for a total raise of $200 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 6, 2021 • 4min
TamatemGames raises $11M Series B led by PUBG maker Krafton
Jordan-based mobile game publisher TamatemGames announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series B led by KRAFTON, a South Korean game developer behind PUBG, marking its first investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 6, 2021 • 6min
Umamicart bags $6M to deliver traditional Asian ingredients right to your home
Umamicart aims to be a one-stop shop for home cooks, offering staple products and pantry essentials, recipe inspirations and occasion-specific kits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
