Tagged: fundraising

August 22, 2024 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team behind Story Protocol is announcing $140M in total fundraising to build Story, which is described as the world’s IP blockchain. As explained by the Story Protocol developers, Intellectual property (IP) is one of the world’s biggest asset classes. Training data, AI models, memes,… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The world of SaaS startup fundraising is unique, according to an extensive update from Capchase. It’s fast-paced, data-heavy, and can be “unpredictable at times,” Capchase notes in a blog post. As explained by Capchase, today’s funding landscape “has more to offer founders than ever before.”… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta has released their State of Private Markets: Q1 2024 report. Carta notes that the venture capital fundraising market “remained slow in Q1 2024, but valuations held steady or climbed at almost every stage.” Carta also mentions that the startup fundraising market “got off to… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo is reportedly expanding its fundraising to £500 million as part of a round which includes capital from Hedosophia. This, according to an update from Sky News. Sources revealed on Sunday that Monzo might confirm as soon as this week that Hedosophia and… Read More

April 15, 2024 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DynamEat explains that it helps restaurants boost their profit by applying dynamic pricing and smart menu strategies. DynamEat has so far raised 62% (€169,481 from 38 investors) of its fundraising €270,005 target with 27 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs…. Read More

February 3, 2024 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaldi App, whose developers are on a mission is to transform the savings habits of Gen Z & Millennials by getting them to save earlier & better, has raised £472,875 from 140 investors at the time of writing with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bracket Labs completed a $2 million pre-seed fundraise round to support the launch of “Passage,” a volatility trading product available on the project’s BracketX trading platform. The debut of the range-bound product “makes trading long and short volatility entirely on-chain easy for traders of all… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Preqin, the global firm focused on alternative assets data, tools, and insights, published its Preqin Global Report 2024: Real Estate. The report shows that high interest rates will “continue to deter real estate fundraising and dealmaking in 2024, while also outlining a shift towards opportunistic… Read More

December 6, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Horiz.io, an SaaS platform aiming to simplify real estate investment for property search, yield calculation & rental management, has secured over €200,000 from more than 210 investors at the time of writing via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube with currently less than two… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

INTELLITHING, which aims to develop customized applications of Generative AI With no code, has raised 132% (£265,325) of its £200,000 target from 116 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs with 12 days left in the offering. Located… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PonchoPay says it is on a mission to streamline payments in the childcare ecosystem. PonchoPay has raised 98% (£393,383) of its £400,012 target from 86 investors with 26 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Based in London, United Kingdom, Ponchopay… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HAATCH SEIS Fund is an SEIS fund focused “on accelerating Pre-Seed B2B SaaS companies to their first £1m ARR and building the infrastructure to get to £10m+.” HAATCH SEIS Fund has raised £377,873 in capital via Crowdcube from 121 investors (at the time of writing) with… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The downturn that has defined the venture capital industry for much of the past two years continued in the third quarter of 2023, according to an update from Carta. The amount of capital raised by startups on Carta “declined by 38% from Q2 to Q3,… Read More

November 4, 2023 @ 1:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spendology,  a Fintech licensing a digital-first SaaS-based travel money platform to retailers worldwide, has raised 117% (£351,210) of its £300,000 target (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs, with contributions from 199 investors. Located in London, Spendology operates in the… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid was pleased to support FTSE 250 storage company Big Yellow Group plc (LSE:BYG), on its recent fundraise. Big Yellow raised approximately £110 million through “a placing to institutional investors, the company’s executive directors, plus a retail offer via the PrimaryBid platform with the proceeds… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uk’s digital bank Monzo is reportedly holding discussions in order to potentially sell a new £300 million stake. As first reported by Sky News, the share sale, which may value Monzo at over £3.5 billion, is probably the final such transaction before it goes after… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SquareBook, the auction technology platform for equity capital raises, has acquired 101% (£507,320) of its £500,000 target from 153 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 2 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, SquareBook operates in the… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Homki, which aims to transform the real estate industry, has raised 118% (€355,308) of its €300,000 target from 157 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube with 14 days left in the sale. Homki says its mission is… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The “chill” in startup fundraising is having major ripple effects on startup employee compensation, according to a comprehensive update from Carta. Startups on Carta collectively raised “about $28 billion through the first half of 2023.” That was less than half of the total funds “raised… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tred, which aims to build one of the UK’s green banking platforms, has secured 114% (£171,707.44) of its £150,000 target from 428 investors with 3 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Tred explains that they are B Corp pending as well… Read More