Nine years ago, when Rob Kniaz moved to London from Silicon Valley, the U.K. – and Europe – were very different places for entrepreneurs. Kniaz had spent years at Google, Intel and…
Jet.com confirms $350m funding round with more to come
Jet.com, the e-commerce company challenging Amazon, has raised $350 million in new funding and says another $150 million is on the way. The company says it will spend the money on marketing,…
Red Herring names 2015 Global Top 100 winners in L.A.
The Red Herring Top 100 Global event came to a close in L.A. last week, as a formidable list of 100 startups walked away with an award. The event brought together winners…
Deliveroo secures $100m funding round
Deliveroo, the U.K.-based food delivery startup, has raised another $100 million, its third investment round of the year. The company will use the latest funds to expand its business into Asia. The…
Airbnb raises another $100m in funding
Airbnb has reportedly raised more than $100 million in new funding, valuing the company at around $25.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The San Francisco-based home-sharing startup generated $340 million in…
OnDeck senior VP Pamela Rice on alternative finance – ‘it’s not just about rates’
Pamela Rice, Senior VP at OnDeck, talks with Red Herring about the future of alternative finance.
Ola raises $500m at reported $4bn valuation
Ola, an on-demand transportation app and competitor to Uber in India, has raised $500 million in funding led by Baillie Gifford, Falcon Edge, Tiger Global, SoftBank Group, DST Global and Didi Kuaidi.…
Op-ed: Paris and Beirut terror attacks threaten the values of the technology sector
The aftermath of Friday evening’s attacks in Paris calls for indignation over the continued cowardice displayed by ISIS and other radical terrorist movements. France, for the second time since January, faces mayhem…
GetYourGuide secures $50m funding round
Berlin-based online travel marketplace GetYourGuide has raised a $50 million investment round led by KKR. The company’s existing investors, Spark Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Sunstone Capital as well as new investor…
Udacity raises $105m at $1bn valuation
Udacity, an online education provider, has raised $105 million in Series D funding led by German media group Bertelsmann. The investment values Udacity at $1 billion. Google Ventures and Emerson Collective joined…