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Mar 9, 2021 • 4min
Eye surgery robotics startup ForSight raises $10M
Israel-based ForSight Robotics announced today that it has raised $10 million for what it has deemed a “mega-seed round.” Led by Eclipse Ventures and Mithril Capital, the round will go toward expanding the company’s headcount and global reach, as it looks to bring its offerings to international markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 9, 2021 • 5min
Vendr raises huge $60M Series A as its SaaS-purchasing service scales
This morning Vendr announced a $60 million Series A round, a huge funding event led by Tiger Global, with participation from Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Craft Ventures, F-Prime Capital, and Garage Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 8, 2021 • 5min
Swiss maker of meat alternatives Planted will expand and diversify with $18M Series A
Planted, a startup pursuing a unique method of creating a vegetarian chicken alternative, has raised an $18M (CHF 17M) Series A to expand its product offerings and international footprint. With new kebabs and pulled-style faux meats available and steak-like cuts in the (literal) pipeline, Planted has begun to set its sights outside central Europe. The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 8, 2021 • 6min
Dan Siroker’s new startup Scribe automates Zoom note-taking
Optimizely co-founder Dan Siroker said the idea for his new startup Scribe goes back to a couple of personal experiences — and although Scribe’s first product is focused on Zoom, those experiences weren’t Zoom-related at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 5, 2021 • 3min
Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries
Fintech startup Revolut has its own banking license in the European Union since late 2018. It lets the company offer some additional financial services without partnering with third-party companies. And the company is going to let customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 5, 2021 • 5min
Deliverr scores $170M to bring fast delivery to every e-commerce vendor
At a time when e-commerce is exploding due in large part to the pandemic, a business that helps any online merchant ship goods to a consumer in one or two days is going to be in demand. Deliverr is a startup that fits that bill, and today the company announced a $170 million financing round. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 4, 2021 • 6min
Hopin confirms $400M raise at $5.65B valuation
This morning Hopin, a virtual events platform and video-focused software service, announced that it has closed a $400 million Series C. The new capital values Hopin at $5.65 billion. Both numbers match prior TechCrunch reporting that the company was targeting a $400 million raise at a valuation of between $5 billion and $6 billion. Andreessen […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 4, 2021 • 6min
Yugabyte announces $48M Series C as cloud native database makes enterprise push
As demand for cloud native applications is growing, Yugabyte, makers of the cloud native, open source YugabyteDB database are seeing a corresponding rise in demand for their products, especially with large enterprise customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2021 • 4min
Indonesian supply chain startup Advotics raises $2.75M led by East Ventures
The rapid growth of e-commerce in Indonesia, especially during the pandemic, is placing increasing demands on its supply chain infrastructure. But the country’s logistics industry is highly fragmented, with companies usually relying on multiple providers for one shipment, and many warehouses are still concentrated around major cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2021 • 6min
Cornea eyes in on fighting wildfires using better data
It’s not yet fire season thankfully, which affords some breathing room for firefighters and emergency responders to begin planning out how to confront the increasingly complex and unwieldy task of preventing and responding to fires in the American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
