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New technologies and innovative platforms launched by 6 promising Korean startups will be showcased at the virtual ConnecTech Asia 2020, one of Asia's largest information and technology events held in Singapore from September 29 to October 1. The Korean pavilion in ConnecTech Asia will feature the most modern and advanced technologies, services, and platforms by 6 startups. … [Read more...] about Promising Korean Startups Showcase at Virtual ConnecTech Asia 2020

Mosa Meat, the European food technology company which introduced the world's first cultured beef hamburger in 2013, announced the first closing of $55M as part of a larger Series B funding round. Mosa Meat will use the funds to extend its current pilot production facility at its home in Maastricht, develop an industrial-sized production line, expand its team, and introduce … [Read more...] about Mosa Meat raises Series B funding to prepare for large-scale cultured meat production

Company unveils world's first Camera Marketing platform; Empowers brands across platforms to reach consumers everywhere AR is outperforming other social formats like video and photo by 200%; Leading brand marketers are now reaching up to 34x their follower base with a single AR experience, compared to a 5% reach of an average social story post Camera IQ, the world's first … [Read more...] about Camera IQ Raises Series A led by Shasta Ventures to Define the Future of Camera Marketing

SpotOn Transact, Inc (“SpotOn”), an innovative software and payments company, today announced $60 million in Series C funding. The round is led by DST Global, one of the world’s leading Internet investment firms, with participation from existing investors including Dragoneer Investment Group and Franklin Templeton. The new funding comes on the heels of SpotOn’s Series B funding … [Read more...] about SpotOn Raises $60 Million in Series C Funding

Salsify, Inc., the leading commerce experience platform that helps brands win on the digital shelf, today announced that it has closed a $155 million Series E round of financing led by Warburg Pincus, a leading global investment firm focused on growth. "From skyrocketing traffic across major online retail sites to step function growth in direct to consumer channels, this … [Read more...] about Salsify Closes $155 Million Series E Financing to accelerate product development of Salsify’s commerce experience management platform

Servify, the device lifecycle management platform that integrates multiple OEM Brands and their sales and service ecosystem to deliver great after-sales service experience today announced that they have raised $23M in Series C financing. This round was led by its existing investor Iron Pillar, an India focused venture growth investor from its recently concluded Top Up … [Read more...] about Servify Raises $23 Million in Series C, Led by Iron Pillar

API enables software developers to easily build products with farm data and create value for farmers, consumers, and agribusinesses Leaf, food and agriculture’s data infrastructure company, today announced that it has raised a $2 million seed round led by Cultivan Sandbox Ventures with participation from SP Ventures and existing investor Radicle Growth to fuel the growth of … [Read more...] about Leaf Raises $2M to Scale Unified Farm Data API

daring, the leader in clean plant-based chicken, announces the close of an $8 million Series A funding round led by Maveron, the prominent venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer brands. Additional investors include GoodFriends (from the founders of Allbirds, Harry’s and Warby Parker), Stray Dog Capital, Palm Tree Crew Investments (Kygo and Myles Shear), and … [Read more...] about Not Chicken: Plant-based Protein Brand daring Raises $8 Million

Growing Family On-Demand Company Connects Older Adults with a Curated Network of Companions to Curb the Negative Health Effects Caused by Social Isolation Papa, a nationwide provider that pairs older adults and families with Papa Pals for companionship and assistance with everyday tasks, today announced it has raised an additional $18 million for its Series B round led by … [Read more...] about Papa Secures $18 Million in Series B Funding Led by Comcast Ventures to Combat the Loneliness Epidemic Intensified by COVID-19

The funding will be used to expand MPL’s workforce and towards product development Mobile Premier League (MPL), Asia’s largest esports and mobile gaming platform, raised $90 million in Series C funding, led by SIG and early stage tech investor RTP Global, along with MDI Ventures and Pegasus Tech Ventures. Existing investors Sequoia India, Go-Ventures, and Base Partners also … [Read more...] about MPL Raises $90 Million in Series C Funding Led by SIG, MDI and RTP

Graphite Bio today announced a $45 million Series A financing led by founding investor Versant Ventures, together with Samsara BioCapital. Graphite Bio is a next-generation gene editing company focused on targeted DNA integration to precisely insert genetic payloads to treat a variety of severe diseases. The company was co-founded by pioneers in the fields of gene editing and … [Read more...] about Graphite Bio Launches with $45 Million Series A Financing

Digital Quantum Computing Company’s “System-On-A-Chip” Approach Backed By One Of Europe’s Largest Venture Funds Seeqc, the Digital Quantum Computing company, today announced it has secured a total of $22.4 million in its Series A fundraising, led by the EQT Ventures fund (“EQT Ventures”), to advance commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems. In … [Read more...] about Seeqc Secures $22.4 Million In Series A Round

Virtual Events Platform Airmeet Raises $12M Series A Led by Sequoia Capital India and Redpoint Ventures Airmeet accelerates plans to expand globally to become the de-facto events platform Airmeet, the all-in-one platform for event organizers to host interactive and immersive virtual events, today announced that it has raised $12M in Series A funding. New investor Sequoia … [Read more...] about Virtual Events Platform Airmeet Raises $12M Series A

New Investment Supports High Demand For Self-driving Industrial Vehicles As Manufacturing And Logistics Industries Continue To Embrace Automation Seegrid Corporation, the leader in self-driving industrial vehicles for material handling, today announced that it closed a $52 million growth equity financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to more than $150 … [Read more...] about Seegrid Closes $52 Million in Growth Equity Financing

Varada, a big data query acceleration innovator, announced today that it has closed a $12 million Series A round of funding. The round is led by MizMaa Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Israeli technology startups, with participation by Gefen Capital. The round also included participation from existing investors Lightspeed, StageOne Ventures and F2 … [Read more...] about Data Virtualization Innovator Varada Raises $12 Million in Series A to Bring Full Access, Speed and Cost Control to Big Data Analytics

Orchard, the company that is radically simplifying home buying and selling, announced today that it has completed a $69 Million Series C equity funding round led by Revolution Growth, with participation from existing investors, FirstMark, Navitas, Accomplice, and Juxtapose. The latest fundraise brings Orchard's total equity raised to date to $138 Million. Orchard was founded … [Read more...] about Orchard Closes $69 Million Series C Funding Round Led by Revolution Growth

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will present 15 innovative Japanese startup companies at Disrupt 2020, hosted virtually this year by TechCrunch, from September 14th to 18th, 2020. Representatives from the startups will demonstrate their products and services throughout the technology conference at the Japan Innovation Showcase Virtual Pavilion. JETRO will also … [Read more...] about JETRO Showcases 15 Japanese Startups at Disrupt 2020

Casma Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company harnessing autophagy and the lysosome to design powerful new medicines, today announced the completion of a $50 million Series B financing. The financing, led by The Column Group (TCG), adds new investors Eventide Asset Management, LLC and Schroder Adveq, as well as other undisclosed institutional investors. Existing investor … [Read more...] about Casma Therapeutics Announces $50 Million Series B Financing