Food delivery startup HelloFresh, backed by Rocket Internet, has raised $85 million at a valuation of $2.9 billion. The company offers fresh meal delivery in seven different countries, and now delivers over…
Oscar grabs $32.5m at $1.75bn valuation
Google Capital has invested $32.5 million in health insurance startup Oscar, reports the Wall Street Journal. The deal brings the company’s total funding raised to more than $350 million and values Oscar…
Ipsy raises $100m for subscription-based beauty products
Ipsy, a startup selling monthly subscriptions to bags of beauty products, has raised $100 million in Series B funding from TPG Growth and Sherpa Capital. The company, which was founded by YouTube…
Orchard Platform grabs $30m Series B round
Orchard Platform, an infrastructure provider for marketplace lending, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from Jon Windelried, Victory Park Capital, Thomvest Ventures and…
India’s Bitcoin use set to surge in 2016
India may only be the 10th largest economy in the world, but it is the fourth-fastest-expanding, with a forecasted GDP growth of around 5.5% this year. As the country’s major cities are…
Okta raises $75m at $1.2bn valuation
Identity and mobility management company Okta has raised $75 million in new financing at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners and Sequoia Capital led the funding round, with participation…
Uber raises another $1.2 billion, looks to expand further in China
Ride-hailing app Uber has raised another $1.2 billion, as the company looks to expand into 100 Chinese cities over the next 12 months. Technology giant Baidu provided the funding, which was announced…
Tanium grabs $120m funding round
Enterprise Cyber security company Tanium has raised $120 million in financing from TPG, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and funds advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. The capital will be used to expand…
Julie Meyer: this is the era of design, not disruption
Julie Meyer is an entrepreneur and investor who, since 2008, has helmed EntrepreneurCountry Global, a subsidiary of Ariadne Capital in London, which aims to bring new economies to larger, non-traditionally-tech companies. Here…
Peloton Technology raises $17m for automated vehicle tech
Peloton Technology, an automated vehicle technology company, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by Lockheed Martin, DENSO International America and Intel Capital. The company will use the funds to…