India-based audio platform Pocket FM has secured $ 103 million in Series D funding led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from Stepstone Group. The company, which counts Tencent and Times Internet as backers, aims to expand into Europe and Latin America after looking at positive results in the U.S. market. The company has now raised […]
The Carevoice raises $10M Series B, bucking the funding slowdown in health tech
The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt the insurance industry with new tech, but today, most of those companies have either been acquired or are floundering in the public markets. Fortunately, insurtech has found a new wave to ride in the past […]
Bluesky is funding developer projects to give its Twitter/X alternative a boost
Would-be Twitter/X rival Bluesky is looking to more directly invest in its developer community in order to foster growth. The company last week announced “AT Protocol Grants,” a new program that will dole out small grants to developers building on its new social networking protocol. Initially, Bluesky said it would release $ 10,000 in grants […]
Silence Laboratories, a cryptographic security startup, secures funding
Silence Laboratories, a startup that builds infrastructure using multiparty computation (MPC) to help enterprises keep data private and safe, said it has raised a $ 4.1 million funding round. Pi Ventures and Kira Studio co-led the recent funding, which brings its total raised to $ 6 million, along with angel investors. The startup will use the funding […]
Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup, raises maiden funding to tackle tech talent crunch
Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup helping tech professionals acquire career-advancing skills, has raised $ 10 million in its maiden funding from Blume Ventures, the companies said on Monday. The San Francisco-based startup, founded in 2014, assists engineers learn from employees of top tech companies or their alumni. Though always profitable, 2023 was pivotal for Interview […]