Africa's ongoing rise as a startups superpower received a massive boost last year with $5.2bn of venture capital investment - more than the previous seven years combined, new research shows. The post Africa soars to
Password management and online security platform 1Password has hit a $6.8bn valuation thanks to a hefty Series C round led by ICONIQ Growth and backed by celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. The
KKR spinout Sageview Capital Partners has led a $80m series C funding round in B2B TV streaming service Atmosphere. The post KKR spinout Sageview Capital leads series C round in B2B TV streaming service Atmosphere first
Identity infrastructure company Persona is the latest RegTech company to join the coveted unicorn status, after its Series C puts its valuation at $1.5bn. The post Persona becomes latest regtech unicorn thanks to VC-backed Series
Global threat intelligence, hunting and response technology developer EclecticIQ has scored €20m in its Series C round.
Paddle, a B2B software-as-a-service platform, has closed its Series C round on $68m to continue its growth momentum.
Truebill, which aims to simplify the tracking and management of subscriptions and bills, has closed a $17m Series C round after celebrating the milestone of saving customers a total of $100m.
Third-party risk management solution developer Venminder has scored $33m in its Series C round, which was led by Silversmith Capital Partners.
Human API, which is helping consumers to connect and share electronic health data with companies, has bagged $20m in its Series C.
Digital mortgage solution Snapdocs has closed its Series C round on $60m to continue a strong period of growth.
Automated investing, borrowing and banking platform M1 Finance has finalised its Series C investment round on $45m.
Lung disease diagnosis and treatment startup Broncus Holding Company has picked up a round of Series C investment from VC houses including Baidu Capital and Lake Bleu Capital.
Bain Capital was among investors in the latest investment round for digital asset infrastructure specialist Zero Hash.
Financial wellness platform PayActiv has bagged $100m in its Series C funding round to increase its customer base.
London-based PropTech Habito has bagged £35m in a Series C round led by Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group and mojo.capital.
Advent International has helped Amazon.com FBA business acquirer Thrasio to a $1bn valuation by leading a hefty investment round for the company.
Cedar, a FinTech company hoping to simplify the financial experience for patients, has netted $102m in a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
API development platform Postman has soared to a $2bn valuation thanks to a Series C investment round led by private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
