Technology moves fast, and so are the startups we’re backing. What’s been happening?
After 18 months of testing, combat sports power UFC has signed a three-year deal to use 4D Sight’s technology to digitally swap lucrative advertising logos onto the surface of its Octagon fighting arenas during bouts.
Less than 18 months from launch, Usage.AI, a leader in identifying cloud savings, has raised $9 million in a round led by Amity Ventures and existing investors TenVC, JAM Fund and Backend Capital
Atomic, the investing API that allows fintechs and banks to seamlessly integrate investing into their products, announced its launch today alongside $25 million in funding. The latest round, Series A, was co-led by QED Investors and Anthemis with participation from Softbank and Y Combinator.
Canva is now valued at $40 billion following a fresh capital injection of $200 million (USD) in a round led by T. Rowe Price. New and existing investors participated in the round, including Franklin Templeton, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer Investments, Blackbird, Felicis and AirTree Ventures.
Last summer, Jeeves was participating in Y Combinator’s summer batch as a fledgling fintech.
This June, the startup emerged from stealth with $31 million in equity and $100 million in debt financing.
People.ai, a Redwood City, Calif.-based premiere revenue operations and intelligence platform, raised $100m in Series D funding at a $1.1 billion post-money valuation.
