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Dec 17, 2020 • 6min
Lydia raises another $86 million to build European financial super app
French fintech startup Lydia has extended its Series B round. Accel is leading the extension with all major existing shareholders also participating. Lydia first raised $45 million in January 2020 — Tencent led that investment. The startup is now raising another $86 million, which means that Lydia has raised $131 million in total as part […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 17, 2020 • 4min
The team behind Jumpcut and SnappyTV is building a new collaborative video tool
Mike Folgner has had his share of success building video editing tools, having sold Jumpcut.com to Yahoo and SnappyTV to Twitter. But as he explained in a new Medium post, he still sees “unfinished business” in the video industry. “Today, most major productivity software categories have made the leap from desktop software to the web,” […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 16, 2020 • 4min
Revolut launches mid-tier subscription plan
Fintech startup Revolut is tweaking its subscription plans with a new mid-tier offering called Revolut — it costs £2.99 per month. Like N26 Smart and Monzo Plus, the new plan is a pandemic-proof package that doesn’t focus as much on travel. For the past couple of years, challenger banks and alternatives to traditional bank accounts […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 16, 2020 • 6min
Social stock trading services Public raises $65M Series C
Less than a year after it raised a $15 million Series B, Public, a social-focused free stock trading service, has raised a $65 million Series C. The startup is not the only company to raise successive rounds this year. Welcome has managed the feat, along with Skyflow and others. Public’s Series C, therefore, fits into […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2020 • 3min
Dott to expand beyond e-scooters with bike-sharing service
Dott is better known for its electric scooter service that is available in a few cities across Europe. But the company is working on electric bikes and wants to launch a bike-sharing service in London and Paris in March 2021. Dott currently doesn’t operate in London. So it looks like it’ll be the company’s 16th […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2020 • 4min
iCIMS acquires video recruiting startup Altru for $60M
Enterprise recruiting company iCIMS is announcing that it has acquired Altru. iCIMS declined to comment on the terms of the deal, but a source with knowledge of the companies told us that the price is a combination of cash and stock, totaling around $60 million. Founded in 2000, iCIMS offers a “talent cloud” used by […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 14, 2020 • 5min
Reddit acquires Dubsmash
Reddit announced that it has acquired short video platform Dubsmash. The deal’s terms were undisclosed. Dubsmash will retain its own platform and brand, and Reddit will integrate its video creation tools. Its co-founders, Suchit Dash, Jonas Drüppel and Tim Specht, will join Reddit. According to Crunchbase data, the app has raised $20.2 million from investors […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 14, 2020 • 3min
In&motion raises $12 million for its wearable airbag systems
French startup In&motion has raised a $12 million (€10 million) funding round led by Upfront Ventures with 360 Capital also participating. The company has been working on wearable airbag systems for motorbikes. Integrated in a vest, the airbag is completely autonomous and can detect crashes in 60 milliseconds. The company has worked on a device […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2020 • 5min
Fairmarkit lands $30M Series B to modernize procurement
As the pandemic has raged on, it has shined a spotlight on the importance of procurement, especially in certain sectors. Fairmarkit, a Boston startup, is working to bring a modern digital procurement system to the enterprise. Today, the company announced a $30 million Series B. GGV Capital and Insight Partners led the round with help […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2020 • 6min
Boast.ai raises $23M to help businesses get their R&D tax credits
Nobody likes dealing with taxes — until the system works in your favor. In many countries, startups can receive tax credits for their R&D work and related employee cost, but as with all things bureaucracy, that’s often a slow and onerous task. Boast.ai aims to make this process far easier, by using a mix of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
