Hivebrite, the Paris-based community management and engagement platform, has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. Launched in 2015, Hivebrite was initially intended to help alumni connect and network with each other, but the founders quickly realised it could be used in many more industries and market segments. Today the platform […]
Israeli startup Vicarius has raised $5 million in seed funding to grow its predictive cyberthreat technology, which helps companies proactively manage software vulnerabilities in real time. The round was led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), with innogy Innovation Hub and Goldbell. Founded in 2016, cybersecurity experts Michael Assraf, Roi Cohen, and yossi Ze’evi built Vicarius, […]
Israeli startup Ubeya has raised $3.5 million in funding, led by ICV VC and joined by Cornerstone OnDemand, a global people development company that recently acquired French startup Clustree. Existing investor Magma VC also participated in the round. The Ubeya software is designed for companies that rely on hourly staff at the core of their […]
Barcelona-based rental platform Badi has surpassed 300,000 room listings in Europe and released insights from its rapid growth since launching in 2015. Based on the data of nearly two million users, the proptech startup’s findings hint at the urgency and transience of the European rental market, reflecting the nomadic nature of millennials. With 450 percent […]
StoryChief, the Belgian creator of a content marketing tool, has raised 1.1 million, led by Peak Capital, to continue scaling around the world. Since launching in 2017, more than 25,000 content teams across 70 countries have started using the SaaS platform. After running a creative agency for 8 years, Storychief founders Valeri Potchekailov, Gregory Claeyssens, […]
Proxyclick, the Belgian provider of enterprise visitor management software, has raised a $15 million Series B round led by Five Elms Capital, with participation from Series A investor JOIN Capital. Founded in Brussels in 2008, the company helps enterprise companies manage visitor access to offices and production sites. Proxyclick has thought about the entire “visitor […]
Busuu, the London-based leader in language learning, has acquired Verbling in a double-digit million dollar deal. In the $60 billion language learning industry, Busuu aims to be the most comprehensive product on the market, which is why the business is buying Verbling, a live-video tutoring platform. So far, the London-based edtech company offers AI-powered grammar […]
