Japanese QR code payment gateway provider Netstars Co. has completed a $60 million (6.6 billion yen) funding round, the company announced Wednesday (April 14). This round came about through a combination of a capital infusion and the allotment of new shares, and includes $40 million...
Digital pizza ordering platform Slice raised $40 million in a funding round led by Cross Creek, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 14). The startup’s valuation following the fundraise was not disclosed. Additional new investors included two former Twitter executives — Dick Costolo, who was CEO...
In a late-stage funding round, digital car insurance firm Clearcover has raised $200 million, Reuters reported. The round was headed up by Eldridge, the investment firm notable for being run by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Todd Boehly, according to Reuters. Clearcover, founded in 2016 and...
Silicon Valley fitness platform Tempo has raised $220 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund, according to Yahoo. Other backers included new investor Steadfast Venture Capital, and returning investors DCM, General Catalyst, Norwest Venture Partners and Bling Capital. This is the...
Epic Games, maker of the colossal hit Fortnite, said on Tuesday (April 13) that its latest funding round has raised $1 billion, bringing the gaming company’s valuation to $28.7 billion. As PYMNTS reported last month, Epic set out to raise $1.7 billion, double the amount...
Car companies around the world are speeding forward with their electric car programs. Now, Huawei Technologies Co. said it wants to take on market leader Tesla. Eric Xu, Huawei’s deputy chairman, said the company “will invest more than $1 billion on car component development this...
Byju’s, the Indian online education startup, is raising around $1 billion from investors, Bloomberg reports, in an infusion valuing the company at around $15 billion. The company is also in talks to try and raise another $200 or $300 million, at a slightly higher valuation,...
Dunzo, India’s Google-backed delivery startup, plans to double the amount of capital it has raised to expand across the country and become a $1 billion revenue business over the next two years, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9). Dunzo, which is based in Bengaluru, has...
Community, the text messaging platform that lets brands and celebrities message consumers and fans, has raised $40 million in investments from Salesforce, the company announced on Friday (April 9). This new round of funding brings the total amount raised to $90 million, with investments coming...
