Overview Venture capital funding for startups continues to stay strong in October, shared by multiple sectors. The startups that got most attention this month are primarily in fintech, business productivity software, consumer goods and health-tech. We’ve looked at 352 startups that raised funding in October and their naming choices. What extensions did they choose? What […]

What is Twiga? Twiga is a B2B food marketplace platform for Africa’s retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls. What does Twiga do? Using technology, the startup builds supply chains in food and retail distribution. Who owns Twiga? Founded in 2013 by Grant Brooke and Peter Njonjo, Twiga is based in Nairobi, Kenya. How much has […]

Tokyo-based startup Section L closed its Seed round for $1 million. Section L is a Japanese hospitality tech company.

Medical equipment manufacturer Wego landed $155 million in its first funding round. Wego is a manufacturer of medical equipment.

N!CK’S, a Swedish-based food tech company, raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led Investments.

What is QuickNode? QuickNode is a blockchain developer platform. What does QuickNode do? The platform helps its users build and operate blockchain-powered applications (dApps). Who owns QuickNode? Alexander Nabutovsky, Auston Bunsen, Dmitry Shklovsky, and Manuel Kreutz founded the company in 2017 under the legal name QuikNode Inc. How much has QuickNode raised? The company picked […]

Alchemy is now valued at $3.5 billion following the latest funding round. Alchemy is a blockchain and Web3 SaaS platform developer.

Yugabyte attains a valuation of over $1.3 billion after the new investment round. Yugabyte is an open-source distributed SQL database.

Neobank startup Zolve raises $40 million at a valuation of $210 million. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Malaysia-based Poladrone is looking to expand to Indonesia after closing $4.29M seed round. Poladrone is a drone technology company.