A lot has been made of Iran’s fledgling startup community recently, and how the easing of western-imposed sanctions could herald an explosion in tech activity. That may be true, but some of…
Intercom grabs $35m Series C funding round
Customer communication platform Intercom has raised $35 million in Series C funding. ICONIQ Capital led the round, with participation from previous backer The Social + Capital Partnership and Bessemer Venture Partners. The…
Coursera secures $49.5m in funding
Coursera, an online education platform, has closed a Series C round of funding worth $49.5 million. The company expects a second closing of the round in the fall which will bring the…
ZocDoc raises $130m at $1.8bn valuation
Healthcare technology company ZocDoc has raised $130 million in funding at a valuation of $1.8 billion. Baillie Gifford and Atomico led the round with participation from existing backer Founders Fund. The new…
Carbon3D secures $100m funding round
Carbon3D, a 3D printing company, has raised a $100 million funding round led by Google Ventures. Yuri Milner, Reinet Fund SCA, FIS and others participated in the round as did existing investors…
Is it really all doom and gloom for Alibaba?
It has, for once, been a tough week for Alibaba. The Chinese online retail giant posted disappointing growth figures in its Q2 2015 report last week, leading some experts to suggest that…
GrabTaxi raises $400m – report
China Investment Corp. has invested $400 million into GrabTaxi, the Southeast Asia ride-hailing startup, the Wall Street Journal reports. The $740 billion Chinese sovereign wealth fund also invested in another taxi app,…
Tanium reportedly raising financing at $2.5bn valuation
Cyber security company Tanium is raising a new round of financing which will value the startup at $2.5 billion or even higher, according to a report by Fortune. One of Fortune’s sources…
Editas Medicine raises $120m for genome editing
Editas Medicine, a genome editing company, has raised $120 million in a Series B round of financing. The funding was led by a new firm called Bng0, led by Boris Nikolic, which…
Super Evil Mega Corp. raises $26m in funding
Super Evil Mega Corp., the mobile games developer behind the popular Vainglory game, has raised $26 million in funding. Index Ventures led the round, with participation from all of the company’s existing…