Earlier in the year, Park Bo Gum and Suzy had netizens obsessed with their chemistry in the movie Wonderland, and their promotions and social media posts raised dating rumors. Park Bo Gum and Suzy | Acemaker Movieworks Park Bo Gum and Suzy are both ambassadors for CELINE, and on November 28, they both attended an event […]
XP Health grabs $32M to bring employees more affordable vision care
Antonio Moraes, the grandson of a late prominent Brazilian billionaire, was never interested in joining the family-owned conglomerate of construction companies and a bank. Shortly after graduating from college, he founded one of Brazil’s first impact funds, which invested primarily in companies that made healthcare more accessible and affordable. But while attending Stanford University, where […]
Siddhi Capital grabs $135M for Fund II to invest in consumer packaged goods startups
When Siddhi Capital’s Melissa Facchina started working in her family’s juice manufacturing businesses at a young age, she got hooked on how to be an efficient operator. As she grew up, she saw how the food system was changing: More people starting to demand transparency in the supply chain and caring about better quality ingredients […]
Energy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more households and support Europe’s energy transition
The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round to expand its energy management platform into neighbouring Nordic countries (so around $ 8.7M at current exchange rates). The energy tech startup is serving […]
Quantum Rise grabs $15M seed for its AI-driven ‘Consulting 2.0’ startup
Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup which does AI-driven automation for companies like dunnhumby (a retail analytics platform for the grocery industry), has raised a $ 15 million seed round from Erie Street Growth Partners. Its approach is somewhat akin to UIPath’s, a company famous for bringing robotic process automation to the enterprise, but with a […]