Delivery Hero, a food ordering service, has raised $568m from Rocket Internet. Delivery Hero currently operates in 24 countries, and acts as an ordering platform for more than 90,000 restaurants, according to…
Lisbon’s rising tech scene needs major exits
February has already been a good month for Lisbon’s startup crowd. On Wednesday the Lisbon Challenge, an ambitious three-month-long accelerator project, began whittling a shortlist from 1,392 applications, 35% of which are…
Taboola grabs $117m funding round
Taboola, a content discovery platform, has raised a $117 million Series E financing round led by Fidelity Management and Research Company. Previous backers Marker LLC and Steadfast Capital also participated, along with…
Qumolo secures $40m Series B funding round
Qumulo, an enterprise data storage startup and former Red Herring Top 100 winner, has closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Previous backers Highland…
Purple WiFi looks to take social hotpsot service global
Purple WiFi, a social-led hotspot service, is expanding fast. Last month the Manchester, U.K.-based firm secured a $5 million funding round led by Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of retail giant TESCO.…
Pley grabs $10m Series B for Lego sharing platform
Pley, a “Netflix for Lego” company, is the recipient of $10 million in Series B financing from Sozo Ventures, Floodgate, Correlation Ventures, Maven Ventures, and Allegro Venture Partners.
Apttus raises $41m Series B round
Apttus, which helps companies manage their sales cycles, has raised $41 million in a Series B funding round led by Salesforce Ventures. K1 Capital and Iconiq also participated. The company previously raised…
The Exit Report: Travelocity, Box, Pixelapse
Travelocity, a pioneer in online travel booking founded in 1996, has been purchased by Expedia for $280 million from the Sabre Corporation.
GIPHY lands $17m for GIF search engine
GIPHY, a GIF search engine, has raised $17 million in Series B financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from General Catalyst and previous backers.
Meta raises $23m for augmented reality glasses
Augmented reality wearable startup Meta has closed a $23 million Series A funding round. Horizons Ventures, Tim Draper, BOE Optoelectronics and Y-Combinator partners, Garry Tan and Alexis Ohanian led the round.