• Rippling Raises $200 Million to Enhance Workforce Management Platform

    Workforce management platform Rippling has raised $200 million in new financing in a Series F round that values the company at $13.5 billion. Rippling has also signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590 million in equity from current and former employees and early investors, Rippling CEO Parker Conrad wrote in a Monday (April 22) blog post. The […]

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    Marketing Platform Ibotta And Shareholders Raise $577 Million In IPO

    The company's initial public offering price was estimated to be between $76

  • SME financial management platform Mimo raises £15.5m

    Mimo, a financial management platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has closed a £15.5m funding round. Founded in 2023, Mimo aims to simplify cashflow management for SMEs. The company said the abundance of software tools performing specific financial tasks such as payroll, invoicing and international payments, has created a fragmented and complex system for […]

  • Google-Backed Lawhive Raises $11.8 Million for Online Legal Platform

    Online legal platform Lawhive has secured 9.5 million pounds ($11.8 million) in funding from GV (Google Ventures) and Episode 1 Ventures. The company will use the new funding to further its mission of providing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to help lawyers save time and earn more, Lawhive said in a Monday (April 15) […]

  • Platform versus Platformization: How CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle

    In the second part of VentureBeat's interview, George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, emphasizes the increasing importance of having cybersecurity expertise and leadership on corporate boards.

  • Platform versus Platformization: George Kurtz on why CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle

    Customers and the industry believe that having the data, having it organized, and using the data not only for AI training but for other outcomes, is a big part of the platform story.

  • Nutriband raises millions for drug abuse deterrent product

    Founded by Dubliner Gareth Sheridan, Nutriband listed on Nasdaq in October 2021. Now, its flagship opioid patch product is a step closer to getting FDA approval. : Nutriband raises millions for drug abuse deterrent product

  • Agritech startup Ecozen raises $30 million in funding

    Pune-based agritech firm Ecozen on Friday said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors including US-based global investment manager Nuveen.The debt support in the deal was fulfilled by InCred Credit Fund and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation through Ecozen’s exclusive advisor Setuka Partners, said a company statement.Ecozen said it has grown fivefold over the past two years, with a threefold increase in profit. The maker...

  • Flexible benefits platform Wagestream raises £17.5m

    Wagestream, a flexible benefits platform used by Asda, Burger King and Bupa, has closed a £17.5m funding round. Founded in 2018, Wagestream is a platform for shift workers to access earnings from completed work before designated paydays. Wagestream also offers users debt advice and savings options. The company said a significant portion of its users […]

  • Emergency healthcare startup Medulance raises $3 million

    Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...

  • Startled passengers share train platform with horse in Australia

    SYDNEY, Australia — Well, that’s a horse of a different color. Passengers at a Sydney commuter train station were startled last Friday night to discover they suddenly were sharing the platform with an escaped horse from a nearby stable, which — showing good horse sense — properly remained behind the yellow safety line as a []Read More

  • Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round

    Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]