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Parthean cares about personal finance so you don’t have to

TechCrunch

Third, and finally, he thinks that strong business incentives and for-profit businesses specifically are the most sustainable way to make impact last — not nonprofits or government organizations. Today, Hezarkhani is the CEO and founder of Parthean , a personal finance monitoring and education app that just raised $1.1

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

TechCrunch

Cocos is free to use, so over the years, it has generated capital from a mix of sources, including providing support and tutorials to third-party developers, getting funding from its Chinese parent Chukong and running gaming industry events. South America and India are among its fastest-growing regions. New arenas.

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Orb, which helps B2B companies price their products, raises $19.1M

TechCrunch

The initiatives were painful for both the engineering and finance departments, they say — which is when the pair realized that they wanted more flexibility over how software-as-a-service (SaaS) products were billed and monetized. “They should, instead, enable the flexibility to meet customers where they are.”

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend.

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Gorillas grabs ‘close to’ $1BN, Series C values the on-demand grocery delivery biz at $2.1BN

TechCrunch

an Sümer, CEO and founder, said: “The size of today’s funding round by an extraordinary investment consortium underscores the tremendous market potential that lies ahead of us. “Gorillas has been setting new standards for the delivery industry by offering an efficient and sustainable alternative to traditional grocers.

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London’s Jiffy scoops $28M for speedy grocery delivery

TechCrunch

The fast-following financing is a measure of how hyper competitive the on-demand grocery space has become in the UK capital — as well as being a clear signal investors are impressed with the startup’s early execution. unicorn goPuff is also in the mix — having acquired UK startups Fancy and Dija.

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Indonesian aquaculture startup DELOS raises $8m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

Register DELOS, an Indonesian aquaculture-tech company , has raised $8 million in Seed extension financing co-led by Centauri, a collaborative fund between MDI Ventures and KB Investment Co., Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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