Centralway Numbrs, the Swiss-made banking app that is launched in Germany, has picked up a prominent new backer. Read More
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Today’s Deals – All-flash storage startup Kaminario snares $75 million investment
Kaminario, the all-flash storage vendor based near Boston, announced an oversubscribed $75 million round today. The investment was led by private equity firm, Waterwood Group. Sequoia Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Lazarus, Silicon Valley Bank and Globespan Capital Partners also participated. Today’s investment brings the total raised to $218 million, according to the company. CEO… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Michelin backs motorhome and campervan rental marketplace Campanda
Berlin startup Campanda, which offers an online booking site for Recreational Vehicles (that’s motorhomes, caravans and campervans, to you and me), has raised €10 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Michelin Travel Partner, the subsidiary of tyre manufacturer Michelin. Previous backers also participated, including Accel, idinvest, Le Peigné, Ringier Digital Ventures,… Read More
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Today’s Deals – ‘Uber for logistics’ startup Lalamove raises $30M to expand beyond 100 cities in Asia
Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based logistics on-demand service, has closed a $30 million Series B as it begins to consider a public listing. Read More
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Today’s Deals – Kayak co-founder Paul English raises $15M for his travel startup Lola
Lola, a startup that connects travelers with live travel agents, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The Boston-based startup was founded by Paul English, who previously co-founded and served as CTO at Kayak. In contrast to many other assistant services that hype their automation and technology, Lola proudly highlights the fact that its iPhone app uses human travel agents —… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Sources: Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai for around $20M
Amazon’s AWS cloud services division quietly acquired cyber security firm harvest.ai last year, TechCrunch has learned. Read More
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Today’s Deals – Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M
Atlassian today announced that it has acquired project management service Trello for $425 million. The vast majority of the transaction is in cash ($360 million), with the remainder being paid out in restricted shares and options. The acquisition is expected to close before March 31, 2017. This marks Atlassian’s 18th acquisition and, as Atlassian president Jay Simmons noted when I… Read More
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Today’s Deals – Boohoo a step closer to acquiring Nasty Gal’s assets for $20M
British online fashion retailer boohoo.com is a step closer to acquiring the brand and customer database of US fashion retailer Nasty Gal, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in November. Read More
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Today’s Deals – MyTomorrows raises further €10M to help access drugs in development
MyTomorrows, the Netherlands-headquartered startup that has built a platform to help physicians and patients access drugs that are still in development, has raised €10 million in further funding. Leading the round is EQT Ventures, and Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing backers Balderton Capital, and Sofinnova Partners. Read More
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Today’s Deals – Carousell eats up another struggling startup to boost its social commerce app in Southeast Asia
Newly-minted classifieds startup Carousell is officially on the prowl to eat up struggling startups in Southeast Asia. The Singapore-based company closed a $35 million Series B in August, and this week it acquired Malaysia-based rival Duriana in an undisclosed transaction that represents its third piecemeal M&A deal since that fundraising. Read More
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