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Funding News 1.19.23

Vannevar Labs Announces $75M Series B Funding Round – Vannevar Labs, which provides state-of -the-art technology to overcome critical national security problems, today announced a $75M Series B. The investment was led by Felicis with new investors DFJ Growth and Aloft VC and existing General Catalyst, Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, and Shield Capital. This brings Vannevar’s total funding to […]

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Business Plan Contest – Wisconsin

Gov’s Business Plan Contest open online to vets, other entrepreneurs through Jan. 31 – At a time when more military veterans are expressing interest in becoming entrepreneurs, the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2023 competition through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

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Renton Downtown Partnership to host entrepreneur workshop, pitch competition

Renton Downtown Partnership is partnering with OneEastside, the Port of Seattle, City of Renton, and Renton Chamber of Commerce to offer entrepreneurs and existing businesses an opportunity to share their business ideas and win the resources they need to open a brick-and-mortar business in downtown Renton. The organizations will host a business pitch competition for […]

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Funding News 1.16.23

Arctic Shores raises £5.75 million in Series B funding round – Arctic Shores, the pioneer of behavioural assessments that combine neuroscience, AI and game technology to generate data-driven people insights, has raised £5.75 million. The Series B funding round was led by Praetura Ventures and Calculus Capital. Beringea, an existing investor, also participated. Locad raises $11 million in Series […]

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Funding News 1.13.23

SpiderOak raises $16.4 million in Series C funding round – Cybersecurity specialist SpiderOak raised $16.4 million in a Series C investment round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions, a space technology platform affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Method Capital and OCA Ventures participated in the round. Welcome Homes Raises $29M in Series […]

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Funding News 1.11.23

The Easy Company secures $14.2M funding for new crypto wallet with social features – The Easy Company, a startup focusing on building a consumer layer for the decentralized web, has raised $14.2 million in a seed round for its “social” crypto wallet, which seeks to help onboard more mainstream audiences into the Web3 ecosystem. As reported by TechCrunch, […]

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Funding News 1.9.23

NORTHSTAR RAISES $47 MILLION CAD SERIES C ROUND FOR EXPECTED SATELLITE LAUNCH IN MID-2023 – Montréal-based startup NorthStar Earth & Space, which develops navigation and tracking solutions for earth observation and objects in orbit, has raised $47 million CAD ($35 million USD) in Series C funding. PreAct Technologies lands $14M Series B – Portland sensor […]

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Funding News 1.5.23

Puffin Drinkwear Raises Series A Funding Round – Puffin Drinkwear, makers of personality-infused apparel for your drink to wear, announced today a Series A round led by Village Family Capital and Jim Collis of Colfam Management. The company also announced new CFO Arianna Moore to join the Puffin Drinkwear team, bringing significant financial leadership experience with Private Equity backed companies. This growth investment will […]

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Funding News 1.3.23

Moneyview raises $75m in a Series E funding round – Indian FinTech company Moneyview has raised $75 million in its Series E round, led by private equity giant Apis Partners, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth-stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses. The round also saw participation from Tiger Global, Winter Capital and Evolvence. Vianova Raises […]

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Funding News 12.29.22

Phoenix-based Schola raises $10 million in Series A round – A Phoenix-based education technology company has received an infusion of capital to further its mission of connecting families with schools. Schola Inc. in December closed on a $10 million Series A round led by San Diego-based Channel Equity Partners, whose investment was partly backed by […]