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Roofing technology startup Roofr raises $23.5m to build end-to-end roofing software
Roofr, a roofing technology startup, has raised $23.5m in funding.
Lottie raises £16.35m to confront the social care crisis, elevate the standard of later living
London-based Lottie has raised £16.35m Series A funding round.
Proptech AI startup Zenerate partners with SoLa Impact to automate affordable housing developments
Zenerate has partnered with SoLa Impact.
Vesalius Biocapital announces first close of fourth fund raising €95m
Vesalius Biocapital announced the first close of its fourth fund, Vesalius Biocapital IV, securing over €95m.
Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its marketplace
Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu has raised $1m pre-seed funding.
Brex taps Jason Mok to support the next generation of founders
Brex announced that Jason Mok has joined the team to support commitment to serving startups and their founders.
IP Fabric announces $25m Series B funding to accelerate adoption of network assurance
IP Fabric announced it has closed $25 million Series B funding round.
Swiss medtech startup Berlin Heals completes financing round for its ongoing CE- study
Berlin Heals has developed a breakthrough method for therapy of heart failure.
Belgian startup NineID raises $2.6m to bridge the digital and physical worlds of corporate security
Belgian startup NineID announced raising $1.2m, closing its $2.6m seed round.
Kenyan startup MESH grows to reach 150,000 young entrepreneurs
Kenyan startup MESH, announced it has reached 150,000 members.
Nigerian healthtech startup Helium Health raises $30m Series B funding
Helium Health announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.
AdvisorCheck raises $1.8m to transform the way people vet and monitor financial advisors
AdvisorCheck has announced its $1.8 million seed round of funding.
1Fort raises $2m to automate and simplify cyber insurance for businesses
1Fort has completed a successful $2 million pre-seed round financing.
Italy’s Planckian closes €2.7m pre-seed round to develop quantum batteries
Planckian has raised over €2.7 million in pre-seed funding round led by Eureka! Venture.
NBA superstar Chris Paul joins plant-based startup Wicked Kitchen as investor
10-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul has joined the Wicked team as an investor.
Federato raises $25m Series B funding to continue catalyzing insurance's "AI moment"
Federato has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Caffeinated Capital.
Kenyan mobility startup Stima secures €100k investment
Stima Mobility has secured €100,000 investment from DEG Impulse.
Seedstars, Fondation Botnar launch youth Wellbeing Ventures with $20m investment in Africa
Seedstars Capital and Fondation Botnar have invested $20m for early-stage startups.
The role of crypto-friendly banks in facilitating financial inclusion, Plug and Play
Financial inclusion is a key aspect of economic growth and development.
Molten Ventures leads €5m round in Oliva to expand workplace mental health support
Molten Ventures has led a €5 million round in Oliva.
Focused Energy startup raises $82m funding to advance laser-based nuclear fusion
Focused Energy raised $11m in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $82m.
AI-enabled startup AvoMD raises $5m to combat clinician burnout
AvoMD announced it has closed $5 million in seed funding led by early-stage venture fund AlleyCorp.
SEI appoints Sneha Shah as Head of New Business Ventures
SEI has announced the appointment of Sneha Shah as an Executive Vice President and Head of New Business Ventures.
Stellantis Ventures seeds innovation with investments into sustainable mobility
Stellantis Ventures has been formed to support 'Dare Forward 2030' strategic plan.
Haul247 secures $3m seed funding to drive innovation in Africa’s logistics industry
Haul247 has raised $3 million in a seed funding round.
Germany joins Europe Startup Nation Alliance (ESNA)
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Europe's largest economy, has joined Europe Startup Nation Alliance (ESNA).
Orange partners with Digital Africa to strengthen the growth of African startups
Orange has partnered with Digital Africa, to promote and strengthen African startups.
Decentralized identity startup Intuition raises $4m funding round
Decentralized infrastructure provider Intuition has raised $4 million in a seed round fundraise.
Chatbots with fraud detection software are revolutionizing underwriting, Plug and Play
Chatbots are dramatically reshaping the insurance industry.
Manganum attracts second round of seed investment from Mitgo
Manganum has received has two rounds of investment from global IT company Mitgo.
Hexagon calls for startups to apply for its third Sixth Sense cohort
Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced a call for startups to apply for its third Sixth Sense cohort.
Foodtech startup PartnerSlate raises $4m from to accelerate growth
PartnerSlate has raised $4 million round led by Supply Change Capital.
German autonomous, electric trucking startup FERNRIDE raises $31m Series A funding
FERNRIDE has secured $31m Series A funding.
UK renewable energy startup tem. raises £2.5m to transform the broken energy market
tem., the UK-based renewable energy startup, has secured £2.5m funding round.
Financial IT launches Fintech Pathfinder, showcasing the most promising fintech startups
Financial IT announced the launch of its highly anticipated Fintech Pathfinder.
AI-driven pet biometrics startup Petnow launches in France
Petnow, the provider of advanced pet identification solutions, announced the expansion of its groundbreaking app to the French market.
Montfort Ventures opens inaugural branch in San Diego, California
Montfort Ventures, a boutique startup fundraising advisory firm, announced the opening of its inaugural branch in San Diego.
Customer success platform ZapScale secures $2.5m seed funding to accelerate growth
ZapScale announced it has successfully raised $2.5 million in seed funding.
Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Trucksters to manage innovative relay trucking in Europe
Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Madrid based startup, Trucksters.
SAP selects YOOBIC for an exclusive startup program
YOOBIC, the all-in-one Frontline Employee Experience Platform, announced it has been selected by SAP.
Mental health startup Anise raises $1.2m pre-seed to expand culturally-responsive care
Anise Health, a digital mental health company, completed $1.2m pre-seed round.
[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: Journey to the centre of the cloud; why Kenya should store data locally
Kenyan businesses are migrating to the cloud en masse.
Africa among top 3 regions prone to mobile financial scam, report
Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made.
[Interview] Caroline Mutuku, General Manager, Glovo, Kenya
Caroline Mutuku is Kenya's General Manager of multi-category app Glovo.
Cambridge-based biotech startup Uncommon raises $30m
Biotech startup Uncommon has raised $30m to pave way for scalable cultivated meat utilising RNA technologies.
Karoo Health raises $3.4m in oversubscribed seed round
Karoo Health announced the closing of an oversubscribed seed round of $3.4 million.
Fintech firm LemFi expands diaspora remittance services to Kenya
LemFi announced it has formally launched its diaspora remittance services in Kenya.
SK networks invests $2m in AI farming Dutch startup Source.ag
SK networks announced it will invest $2m Series A funding round of $27 million for Source.ag.
[Interview] Renate Swanepoel, COO, INC. Networking
Renate Swanepoel is an entrepreneur, global networker and inspirational speaker.
Web3 and the rise of the digital asset investor, Plug and Play
Web3 is a more decentralized system for sharing data and managing digital assets.
Reseda Group invests $2m in five fintech startups
Reseda Group announced it is investing more than $2 million to support five emerging fintech companies.
GGV Capital launches NextGen Fellowship 2023 program
GGV Capital announced NextGen Fellowship 2023 program to promote diversity, inclusion in the tech Industry.
Aena launches the second call of its startup acceleration program
Aena has launched Aena Ventures, an open innovation program for accelerating startups.
WEMIX, Hub71 partner to grow global blockchain startup ecosystem
WEMIX and Hub71 have partnered to accelerate growth of their Web3 for startups.
[Column] Nixon Gecheo: Agtech, a pivotal force driving climate change action in agriculture
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
AWS selects 25 African startups for its Fintech in Africa accelerator
25 African fintech startups have been selected for the inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort.
Woflow acquires European startup XtremeAI to expand reach bolster AI capabilities
Woflow, the data infrastructure company, announced the acquisition of XtremeAI
Travel experience marketplace GetYourGuide secures $194m to accelerate global expansion
GetYourGuide announced the closing of $194 million in equity and credit financing.
Swiss lender Teylor secures €275m to support SMEs through its credit platform
Swiss fintech Teylor has secured €275m funding from Barclays and other investors.
Lawyer.com launches Million Dollar AI Challenge to expand legal access
Lawyer.com is ramping up a worldwide search to discover the next groundbreaking innovation in Legal AI.
[Column] Somesh Adukia: Paper versus digital; the future of work
Digitization is revolutionizing the way businesses operate across the globe.
Plug and Play, Suncor partner to accelerate sustainable energy, digital transformation
Plug and Play has announced a new relationship with Suncor.
Kiilto Ventures invests in Asumma, a Finnish ecological CLT housing startup
Kiilto Ventures has led equity investment in Asumma, a Finnish startup that designs and sells high-quality, move-in-ready single-family homes
Building construction startup Boxabl unveils the home of the future
Boxabl, the innovator in building systems, made a huge impact at this year's International Builders' Show (IBS) with its two-story building display.
Pre-sale home renovation startup Freemodel raises $19.5m Series A funding to expand its service offering
San Francisco Bay Area-based tech-enabled home renovation company Freemodel, announced it has secured a $19.5 million series A investment led by QED Investors.
Belgian coliving startup Cohabs joins forces with real estate investors to accelerate growth
Cohabs, a Brussels-based company specializing in coliving, announced the entry into its capital of three new institutional investors: Ivanhoé Cambridge, Belfius Insurance, and the real estate arm of the Belgian Sovereign Fund (SFPIM - Real Estate).
Buying a home with NFT
When talking about NFT, many people usually relate them to any image created in JPEG format, which generally has a reasonably high value.
Las Vegas startup Boxabl raises capital to continue disrupting the housing market
Las Vegas based startup Boxabl announced an undisclosed capital raise to continue disrupting the housing market.
South Africa’s student housing startup DigsConnect secures investment to spearhead international growth
DigsConnect.com, South Africa’s digital student accommodation platform, announced the closure of its Pre-Series A seed extension round after securing undisclosed multi-million rand investment.
DeFi for construction finance startup Rigor raises $3.5m to end housing's affordability crisis
Rigor, an innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for construction lending and payments, has secured $3.5m in institutional seed financing from an honor roll of venture funders.
Habitat for Humanity launches ShelterTech accelerator seeking affordable housing innovations in sub-Saharan Africa
Global nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for the ShelterTech sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program.
U.S. housing technology startup Jupe raises $9.5m seed round to build pop-up shelter system
Housing technology startup Jupe announced $9.5 million in seed funding led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator. The money will be used to hire a CTO and a wider team of software and hard tech engineers.
Home fashion startup Modern Matter raises $1.2m seed round to accelerate growth of its e-Commerce platform
Modern Matter, a design company and manufacturer of decorative and architectural hardware, raised $1.2 million in seed capital. Modern Matter collaborates with leading designers to develop exclusive hardware designs for luxury homeowners.
Proptech startup Nomad Homes raises $20m to digitize residential real estate across Europe, Middle East and Africa
Nomad Homes, a property technology startup that offers an end-to-end buyer experience for real estate across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has closed a $20 million Series A funding round.
Proptech startup Kocomo raises $56m to tackle cross-border co-ownership of luxury vacation properties
Kocomo, a pre-seed stage proptech startup backed by U.S., European, and Latin American investors, has raised $56 million in debt and equity to tackle cross-border, co-ownership of luxury vacation properties.
RentCheck startup raises $3.6m to automate rental property inspection process
After stealthily achieving product-market fit, RentCheck, world's first vision-based, automated property inspection platform, is ready to change the tenant-landlord dynamic. The company will take aim at the tenant "deposit deduction" problem.
Atlanta-based startups GROUNDFLOOR and PadSplit team up to create affordable housing
GROUNDFLOOR, a wealthtech platform that allows everyone to build wealth through real estate, and PadSplit, a mission-driven marketplace that helps solve the affordable housing crisis, are teaming up to create hundreds of new affordable housing units.
Clearent acquires field-services-management solution Wintac
Payment-solutions provider Clearent has acquired Wintac, a field-service-management software solution primarily targeting residential contractors.
3D printed home builder ICON lands $35m funding led by Moderne Ventures
Developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials ICON announced it has completed a $35 million series A round of financing led by Moderne Ventures.
British startup Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya
British startup Planet Smart City has joined forces with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat to provide digital tools, community management and social innovation to help improve lives in informal settlements in Kenya.
Egypt startup Sakneen secures Y Combinator investment
Cairo based real estate startup Sakneen has been backed by Y Combinator in its mission to help homebuyers digitally search for and buy homes in Egypt.
[Startup Interview] Rense van Dijk, CEO, Woon Duurzaam, The Netherlands
Woon Duurzaam, a Netherlands-based startup, assists customers who are in pursuit of a sustainable lifestyle by providing every homeowner with an affordable energy sustainable home.
UK startup Planet Smart City expands further in Brazil with new smart city launch
Planet Smart City startup, the global leader in smart afordable housing, has expanded its presence in Brazil with the launch of its fourth smart project in the country- Smart City Aquiraz.
Interviews.
[Interview] Caroline Mutuku, General Manager, Glovo, Kenya
Caroline Mutuku is Kenya's General Manager of multi-category app Glovo. Caroline joined Glovo in December 2022 from Swvl Kenya where she also served as the General Manager from December 2021. In this interview...read more here
[Interview] Renate Swanepoel, COO, INC. Networking
Renate Swanepoel is an entrepreneur, global networker and inspirational speaker that has helped thousands of people around the world to find their purpose. She has gained significant networking and communication...read more here
[Interview] Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa
Anne-Marie Chidzero is the Chief Investment Officer at the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) Investments. In this interview, she talks about the risks and opportunities in backing Africa’s early-stage startups...read more here
[Interview] James Kilpatrick, Chair, Gravitilab, UK
Gravitilab is a "Space as a Service" business providing research, testing and qualification facilities to space agencies, government, academia and commercial enterprises. The company’s Chair and Chief Finance Officer...read more here
[Interview] Ramanjeet Singh, CEO, Woosper, USA
Woosper is a US-based digital advertising and marketing agency focused on creating experiences that help clients discover their place in the digital world. The CEO Ramanjeet Singh...read more here