The on-demand cleaning service Helpling has secured $17 million in Series A financing from Mangrove Capital, Phenomen Ventures, Point Nine Capital, and Delivery Hero founder Lukasz Gadowski.
Walls, feeds and long reads: the future of journalism
“News is what a chap who doesn’t care much about anything wants to read,” said Evelyn Waugh in his 1938 polemic about journalism, Scoop. He wouldn’t be much use in a modern…
Narrative Science secures $10 million investment led by USAA
Narrative Science, an automated narrative generation provider, has raised $10 million in Series D funding led by USAA.
The Exit Report: Cooliris, Cimatron, Advanced Computer Software Group
Yahoo has paid an undisclosed amount to acquire Cooliris, an eight year old, Kleiner Perkins-backed photo software company.
African e-commerce company Jumia secures $150m funding round
Jumia, an African e-commerce company, has raised €120 million ($150 million) in funding from existing shareholders.
Flipkart secures another $600m, taking funding total to nearly $2.5bn
In what is being referred to as a “Series H,” the Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart has raised $600 million just months after taking in $1 billion.
Free:Formers’ Emma Cerrone on London, plugging the skills gap and women in technology
Emma Cerrone is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Free:Formers, a London-based group which trains corporates such as Barclays, Asos and Tesco in ‘challenges posed by the digital revolution’. For every businessperson Free:Formers…
Anonymous message board app Yik Yak reportedly raises $62m
Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak has raised $62 million in funding, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Red Herring crowns Global Top 100 winners in California
The Red Herring Global Top 100 Awards came to a close in Pasadena, California last week, and companies from across the world were crowned as among the most promising in technology. The…
The Exit Report: iSocket, MYOB, Shiny Ads
Rubicon Project, a real-time bidding (RTB) advertising platform, purchased fellow ad tech providers iSocket and Shiny Ads.