Ant Financial, the Chinese fintech company that manages Alipay, is reportedly raising $3.1 billion in funding at a valuation as high as $60 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ant Financial…
AlphaSense Raises $33m Funding Round
AlphaSense, a search engine for finance professionals, has raised $33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners and Quantum Strategic Partners. Individual investors such as former Reuters CEO…
Snapchat raises $175m at previous $16bn valuation
Messaging app Snapchat has raised $175 million in fresh funding at the same $16 billion valuation it had a year ago, according to reports from Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. The…
Mercari Raises $75m at Reported $1bn Valuation
Mercari, a Japanese peer-to-peer marketplace, has raised around $75 million at a reported valuation of more than $1 billion. The company’s Series D investment round includes Mitsui & Co, Development Bank of…
Enlighted Secures $25m Series D Financing Round
Enlighted, an Internet of Things solutions provider for commercial buildings, has secured $25 million in Series D financing. New investor Tao Capital Partners joined existing backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, RockPort…
Souq.com Secures $275m Funding Round
Dubai-based e-commerce company Souq.com has raised $275 million from Tiger Global management and Naspers. Other investors included Standard Chartered Private Equity, International Finance Corp., and Ballie Gifford. The Amazon-like company is reportedly…
Signifyd Closes $20m Series B Round
Fraud prevention startup Signifyd has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. Allegis Capital, IA Ventures, QED Investors, Bill McKiernan and Tim Eades also participated. Signifyd has…
Didi Kuaidi Reportedly Raising $1bn at Valuation of More Than $20bn
Didi Kuaidi, the market leader in the Chinese ride-hailing market, has received commitments worth at least $1 billion for its new fundraising round, which will value the company at more than $20…
Razer’s Series C Round Values Company at $1.5bn – Report
Razer, a gaming technology company, has raised a Series C round valuing the Southern California-based firm at $1.5 billion, TechCrunch reports. $75 million of the total investment reportedly comes from the Digital…
Qubit Secures $40m Series C Investment Round
Qubit, a big data analytics platform for marketers, has raised $40 million in Series C investment led by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. Sapphire Ventures and previous investors Accel and Salesforce Ventures…