Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Pipeline, a Denver-based startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to increase financial performance by closing the gender equity gap. Pipeline’s cloud-based AI platform helps companies assess, address and action against gender biases. By analyzing hiring, pay, performance, potential and promotion data, Pipeline helps organizations quickly identify internal…
Deeptech video analytics startup, based in Bengaluru, Pixuate has announced that it has raised $1 million in SucSEED Indovation Fund led seed funding round. The round also saw participation from other investors like CIIE-IIM Ahmedabad, Mumbai Angels Network along with angel investors. The platform has also recently secured debt funding support from the nodal agency…
Mindtickle, a sales readiness technology platform, has announced that it has raised an additional $100 million in Series E funding. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures. The latest fundraise comes on the heels of a $100 million investment led…
Neobanking startup, based in Mumbai and Bengaluru, Jupiter has announced that it has secured $44 million in the Series B funding round. This round saw participation from global investors including Global Founders Capital, Brazil-based Nubank, Matrix Partners India, Sequoia Capital India and Mirae Assets Venture. Existing investors Beenext, Addition Ventures, Greyhound, Tanglin VC and 314 Capital…
tab32, a cloud-based, full-service technology platform, has announced closing a Series B round led by Spark Growth Ventures, a technology VC firm “on a mission to support gritty and exceptional founders.” According to a statement, the fundraising round is the culmination of five consecutive years of 100% year-on-year growth, including two straight years of profitable…
Novakid, an online language learning platform that provides personalized English learning for kids ages 4-12 through artificial intelligence (AI) and gamification, has announced a $35 million Series B round led by Owl Ventures and Goodwater Capital. The existing investors LETA Capital, PortfoLion, TMT Investments, Xploration Capital and LearnStart also joined the round. Judy Park of…
Suma Brands, a platform for acquiring and scaling Amazon FBA businesses, has announced the close of a Series A investment led by Pace Capital and Material alongside a credit facility led by i80 Group. These financings bring the total amount raised by the company, which launched last year and has been operating in stealth mode,…
Dataiku, a platform for Everyday AI, has announced $400M in Series E investment led by Tiger Global, with participation from several existing investors, including ICONIQ Growth, CapitalG, FirstMark Capital, Battery Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, and Dawn Capital, as well as new investors, including Insight Partners, Eurazeo, Lightrock and Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel. This capital, which brings…
Live English-language learning app enguru has raised funding from institutional and individual investors including Potencia Ventures, Bisk Ventures, LetsVenture, Ronnie Screwvala and Arihant Patni. Existing investor Dell Foundation also participated in the pre-series A round for the Bangalore-based startup that provides live English classes for young adults and children. According to a statement, this is…
EduTech startup Rocket Skills has raised INR 2.2 Crores in a pre-seed funding, led by Better Capital, First Cheque and Titan Capital. Angel investors Harpreet Singh Grover (founder, Co-cubes), Aprameya (founder, Taxi for Sure and Koo), Abhinav Jain (founder, Shop101) and, Pravin Jadhav (ex-CEO Paytm Money, founder Raise) have additionally participated in this round. These…
Third Wave Automation, Inc. has announced the closing of its Series B financing, a $40M round led by Norwest Venture Partners including participation from prior investors Innovation Endeavors and Eclipse, along with Toyota Ventures. The additional funds will accelerate growth and commercialization efforts. As a part of the announcement, Matt Howard, General Partner at Norwest…
Octane Lending Inc., a provider of digital products supporting consumers, dealerships, and OEMs throughout the buying journey for major recreational purchases, has announced it has raised $52 million in Series D funding. Progressive Investment Company, Inc., a member of the Progressive Insurance ® group, led the round, with participation from existing investors Valar Ventures, Upper90,…
GoSats, a bitcoin rewards company, has announced that they have raised $700k USD seed funding from a group of investors. The platform focuses on mainstreaming bitcoin adoption to help average consumers become passive earners of bitcoin. The Bangalore based startup was co-founded by Mohammed Roshan and Roshni Aslam introduced GoSats into the Indian market in…
Marama Labs, a deep-tech sensor and data analytics company based in Wellington, New Zealand has received NZ$500,000 in funding from Quidnet Ventures, a New Zealand-based venture capital fund with operations in Auckland, NZ, San Francisco and New York. This round brings Marama Labs’s total raised to date to NZ$2M. According to a statement, “Quidnet Ventures…
yellow.ai, a customer experience (CX) automation platform, has announced that it has raised $78.15M in Series C, led by WestBridge Capital along with Sapphire Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures. Lightspeed Venture Partners again participated in this round, which brings total funding raised so far to $102.15M. Raghu Ravinutala, CEO and Co-Founder of yellow.ai said, “yellow.ai has broken out of the crowded virtual-assistant…