Cera Care, a London-based home care startup, has raised $70 million in an equity and debt round led by KairosHQ, a US-based startup builder, along with investors Yabeo, Guinness Asset Management, and a New York family office. The new raise coincides with the roll-out of SmartCare, the company’s platform for predicting and preventing health risks […]
L1ght, an Israeli startup using AI to detect and filter harmful online content to protect children, has raised a $15 million seed round co-led by Mangrove Capital Partners and Tribeca Venture Partners, with participation from Western Technology Investment. Headquartered in Tel Aviv with an office in San Francisco, the company has developed technology that can […]
Collective Benefits, a UK insurance tech platform, has raised £3.3 million in seed funding to develop a financial safety net for those working in the gig economy. The round was led by Stride.VC, with support from existing investors Delin Ventures, Insurtech Gateway and several angels. “There are six million self-employed workers in the UK, which […]
European VC firm Speedinvest has closed its third fund at €190 million, reportedly above target and ahead of schedule. Around €100 million of the new fund is set aside for follow-on funding, while the rest will go to seed-stage investments in new startups. This new fund, which brings total assets under management to €400 million, […]
ChatterMill, a London-based platform for understanding customer experience, has raised an $8 million Series A round to expand beyond the UK. The round was led by DN Capital, with participation from Ventech, btov Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. Several angel investors also participated, including Matt Price, a senior vice president at Zendesk who will join […]
CapitalT, a new female-led VC firm, launched its first fund of €40 million for European tech companies. Dutch founders Janneke Niessen and Eva de Mol are entrepreneurs and investors who want to identify overlooked founders. The firm uses its own data-driven model they believe removes common biases that determine which founders are met and funded, […]
OilX, a London-based startup providing data analytics and market intelligence for the oil industry, has raised $2.2 million from Citi and South Korea’s GS Caltex. The funding will allow the company to invest in data engineering and expand its application from crude oil to refined products. Founded in 2018, the company has developed a supply-demand […]