The on-demand grocery delivery industry in Europe (and beyond) continues to heat up amidst the pandemic,…
Author: Steve O'Hear
Humaans raises $5M seed to make it easier for companies to on-board and manage staff
Humaans, a London-based HR startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development…
Klarna confirms new $31B valuation
Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank, has raised $1 billion in…
Sources: Lightspeed is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of…
TreeCard raises $5.1M seed to plant trees as you spend
TreeCard, a U.K. yet-to-launch fintech offering a spending card made out of wood and the promise…
VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation
Virtual events platform Hopin is hopin’ for a mega valuation. According to multiple sources who spoke…
Katana raises $11M Series A to be the SaaS powering ‘manufacturing entrepreneurs’
Katana, an Estonian startup that has built manufacturing-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for SMBs, has…
Gophr, the U.K. last-mile delivery company, picks up £4M funding
Gophr, a U.K.-based last-mile delivery provider, has raised £4 million in funding, as it looks to…
TransferWise rebrands as Wise ahead of an expected IPO
“Ten years in, TransferWise is now Wise,” screams the press release that landed in my in-box…
Podimo, the podcast and short form audio subscription service, picks up €11.2M in new funding
Podimo, the Copenhagen-founded subscription service for short form audio stories and podcasts, has raised an additional…