SB RSSIn August, venture capital fundraising rounds worldwide continued to fall. According to Crunchbase News research, global venture capital dropped to $25.2 billion in August 2022, the lowest monthly funding level seen in the two years since August 2020.
There is a variety of pet tech innovations out there, and here we will look at their naming choices.
Qapita is a Singapore and India-based equity management company. Qapita raised several funding rounds in 2021 and invested in the domain name Qapita.com shortly after.
Autopilot, a leading marketing automation solution, recently announced a complete rebrand to Ortto. The rebrand is a reaction to the significant growth the company has experienced and its expanding capabilities to match the new vision. Christopher Doyle, Co-founder of Ortto, shared that the decision to rebrand also comes from the company’s desire to strengthen its global presence and create greater market distinction.
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, the travel audio entertainment app Autio uses geolocation to automatically play stories about iconic landmarks, cities, and towns in the area. The startup joined with The Moth, a famous storytelling nonprofit, last month to contribute $1 from each Autio membership sold to support storytelling workshops and resources and to provide […]
Satellite-enabled connectivity start-up R3-IoT announced a rebrand to Krucial and officially launched its new flagship product – Krucial CONNECT. The company, founded in 2018 by Allan Cannon and Kevin Quillien, has seen significant growth in recent years, doubling its headcount and closing a $4.3 million seed investment round in July 2021.
Overview Investors’ focus continues to move from late-stage to early-stage companies in July. According to Crunchbase data, funding in July 2022 was close to $28 billion, down 34% from $42 billion in June. Furthermore, funding has decreased by 56% from $63 billion in July 2021 and has been the lowest funding month since November 2020. […]
Overview The global funding reached $120 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Crunchbase data reveals that the amount was the lowest for a single quarter since the beginning of 2021. The financing in the second quarter decreased by 26% from $162 billion in the first quarter and by 27% from $165 billion in the […]
Electra is a US-based startup on a mission to “slash carbon emissions from the US electrical grid by 2030”. The company acquired electra.co in April 2022 and shortly after invested in the exact brand match name electra.com. Domain name upgrades are often seen when startups launch on a compromise extension due to budget restraints.
Crunchbase data shows that global venture funding in May 2022 totaled $39 billion, the first time it fell below $40 billion in almost a year. Overall, VC financing plummeted 14% month over month in May from $45 billion in April. For comparison, it was $49 billion last May, 20% up from the current figures. The […]
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has sent shockwaves throughout the globe and worsened the financial market slowdown seen in the first quarter of this year. The aftermath of the conflict has affected major economies’ efforts to recover from the pandemic, resulting in a $47 billion total invested in private companies in April 2022 – […]
The performance sock brand, Endur Apparel has just announced a refreshed brand identity with Outway as its new brand name. Endur Apparel was founded in 2016 by Canadian ex pro cyclist Rob Fraser. It just received a $3.2 million investment, which was led by Andrew Wilkinson of Tiny.com The company said that the decision to rebrand was a result […]
