7 March 2021
Starling Bank swoops in £270m share sale to global investors
Founded: 2014 | HQ: UK | Sector: Fintech |Series D
Investment Raised: GBP 270M | Valuation: GBP 1.1B (pre-money) | Investors: RPMI Railpen, Qatar Investment Authority, Millennium Management, Fidelity Management and Research Company
5 March 2021
Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform
Founded: 2018 | HQ: US | Sector: Fintech / Cryptocurrency |Series A
Investment Raised: USD 26M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: a16z crypto, Valor Capital Group, Tribe Capital, Slow Ventures, Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures and Activant Capital
5 March 2021
Indonesian logistics startup SiCepat raises $170 million Series B
Founded: 2004 | HQ: Asia-Pacific (APAC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia | Sector: Courier Services / E-commerce |Series B
Investment Raised: USD 170 M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Falcon House Partners, Kejora Capital, DEG, MDI Ventures, Indies Capital, Pavilion Capital, Trihill Capital, and Daiwa Securities.
4 March 2021
Exscientia Completes USD 100M Series C Financing Round With BlackRock Funds
Founded: 2012 | HQ: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe | Sector: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical |Series C
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: BlackRock Innovation Capital, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evotec, GT Healthcare Capital Partners, Novo Holdings
4 March 2021
Countingup Raises GBP 9.1M to Make Currents Account and Tax Management Seamless Through Automation
Founded: 2017 | HQ: UK | Sector: Fintech | Series A
Investment Raised: GBP 9.1M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Sage Group, Gresham House Ventures & Framework Venture Partners
4 March 2021
Hopin confirms USD 400M raise at USD 5.65B valuation
Founded: 2019 | HQ: UK | Sector: Social Network / Events |Series C
Investment Raised: USD 400M | Valuation: USD 5.65B | Investors: IVP, General Caatalyst, Anderson Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Salesforce Ventures, Northzone, DFJ Growth & Coatue
3 March 2021
atai Life Sciences Announces the Closing of its USD 157 M Series D Financing Round
Founded: 2018 | HQ: Munich, Bayern, Germany, Europe | Sector: Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science, Therapeutics |Series D
Investment Raised: USD 157M | Valuation: USD 184B | Investors: Apeiron Investment Group, Catalio Capital Management, Falcon Edge Capital, Fearless Ventures, Highline Capital Management, Pura Vida Investments, Subversive Capital, Thiel Capital, Woodline Partners
3 March 2021
Volocopter raises £173M, German flying taxi startup expects to launch services by 2023
Founded: 2011 | HQ: DE | Sector: Aerospace | Series D
Investment Raised: GBP 173M | Valuation: EUR 841M | Investors: Atlantia, Avala Capital, BlackRock, btov Partners, Continental, Daimler, DB Schenker, Intel Capital, Jericho Capital, Klocke, Matthias Hilpert, MS&AD Ventures, Team Europe, Tokyo Century, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
2 March 2021
Beam raises $80 million for AI-driven dental coverage that rewards good hygiene
Founded: 2012 | HQ: US | Sector: AI / Biotech / Dental |Series E
Investment Raised: USD 80M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Mercato Partners, Traverse Fund, Nationwide Insurance, Georgian, Drive Capital and Breakout Capital.
2 March 2021
The Stryze Group to raise $100M in seed funding from Alstin Capital and Upper90.
Founded: 2020 | HQ: DE | Sector: E-Commerce | Private Equity
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: ALSTIN Capital, Upper90
2 March 2021
Humaans raises $5M seed to make it easier for companies to on-board and manage staff
Founded: 2020 | HQ: UK | Sector: HR tech |Seed
Investment Raised: USD 5M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Y Combinator, Moonfire, Frontline Ventures, Lachy Groom, Jeff Weiner (via Next Play Ventures), Claire Johnson, Dylan Field, Des Traynor, David Clarke, Scott Belsky, Akshay Kothari, Emre Baran, Shane Curren and Gerardo Di Giacomo.
2 March 2021
Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe
Founded: 2014 | HQ: CZE | Sector: Food Delievery / Grocery / E-Commerce |Series B
Investment Raised: EUR 230M | Valuation: >EUR 600M | Investors: Partech, Index Ventures, EBRD, Quadrille Capital, J&T Bank, R2G and Enern
2 March 2021
Amsterdam’s Crisp, an online-only supermarket, raises EUR 30M Series B led by Target Global
Founded: 2018 | HQ: NL | Sector: E-Commerce / Grocery / Marketplance |Series B
Investment Raised: EUR 30M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Target Global, Keen Venture Partners and Thomas Plantenga
2 March 2021
ActiTrexx Raises EUR 3.5M in Series A Funding
Founded: 2019 | HQ: DE | Sector: Biotech |Series A
Investment Raised: EUR 3.5M | Valuation: – | Investors: LBBW VC, MediVentures, Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz and High-Tech Grunderfonds
2 March 2021
Heidelberg-based AI startup Quality Match secures USD 5M funding
Founded: 2019 | HQ: DE | Sector: AI / Machine Learning | Seed
Investment Raised: EUR 5M | Valuation: – | Investors: LEA Partners
1 March 2021
Tenaya Therapeutics Raises $106M in Series C Funding
Founded: 2016 | HQ: US | Sector: Biotech |Series C
Investment Raised: USD 106M | Valuation: -| Investors: RTW Investments LLC, T. Rowe Price, The Column Group, RA Capital Management, GV, Fidelity Management and Casdin Capital
1 March 2021
BetterUp Raises $125M in Series D Funding, at $1.73 Billion Valuation
Founded: 2013 | HQ: US | Sector: Education / Training |Series D
Investment Raised: USD 125M | Valuation: USD 1.73B | Investors: ICONIQ Growth, Threshold, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Plus Capital, Mubadala Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners
1 March 2021
Skydio Raises USD 170M In Series D Funding
Founded: 2014 | HQ: US | Sector: AI / Robotics / Drones | Series D
Investment Raised: USD 170M | Valuation: >USD 1B | Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP and UP.Partners.
1 March 2021
Vilnius-based CGTrader lands EUR 7.8M to scale its 3D product visualisation software
Founded: 2011 | HQ: LT | Sector: Augmented Reality | Series B
Investment Raised: EUR 7.8 M | Valuation: – | Investors: Evil Growth Partners, Karma Ventures and LVV Group
1 March 2021
Germany-Based Online Broker nextmarkets Scores $30 million Through Series B Investment Round to Further Accelerate European Expansion
Founded: 2014 | HQ: DE | Sector: Financial Services | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 30M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Alan Howard, Cryptology Asset Group, DEWB
1 March 2021
Soccer Manager Raises £3M in Funding
Founded: 2004 | HQ: UK | Sector: Gaming / Analytics | –
Investment Raised: GBP 3M | Valuation: – | Investors: Mercia, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and the Government’s Future Fund
1 March 2021
Vestiaire Collective Raises EUR 178M in Funding
Founded: 2009 | HQ: FR | Sector: E-Commerce / Fashion / Marketplace | –
Investment Raised: EUR 178M | Valuation: – | Investors: Tiger Global Management, Kering, Vitruvian Partners, Maximilian Bittner, Luxury Tech Fund, Korelya Capital, Fidelity International, Eurazeo, Cuir Invest, Condé Nast and Bpifrance
1 March 2021
Baseload Capital Closes $25M Equity Funding Round
Founded: 2018 | HQ: SE | Sector: Banking / Financial Services | –
Investment Raised: USD 25M | Valuation: – | Investors: Chevron Technology Ventures
