| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.03.2023 | AltaIR Capital made an exit from Xperiti: the startup acquired by Ipsos | Xperiti, a start-up specializing in B2B research, was acquired by Ipsos, one of the most significant market research and polling companies. As a result, AltaIR Capital cashed out of the startup, which was supported 2 years ago.
The startup... |
| 02.02.2023 | A female-led waste management platform from California has raised $8M to scale an innovative approach to the refuse problems of U.S. businesses | Trash Warrior, founded by its CEO Lily Shen and the only tech-enabled full-service waste management platform in the U.S., secured $8 million in a pre-A investment round led by AltaIR Capital.
Amino Capital, Operator Partners, Vermilion Vent... |
| 02.02.2023 | Intch, a future of networking app, raises $1.2M. The round led by AltaIR Capital | Intch, a networking app that connects top-level professionals, secured $1.2 million for expansion. The startup aims to disrupt the future of work with its proprietary AI-based user-matching algorithms.
Intch currently connects more than 10... |
| 02.02.2023 | Fibery raises $5.2M to develop next-gen work and knowledge management tool for startups | Fibery's platform enables teams to accumulate knowledge, generate insights, and manage work processes by combining all necessary tools into a single platform, removing friction caused by knowledge and work silos.
Fibery, the work and knowl... |
| 02.02.2023 | Respond.io Raises $7M to Bring Social Commerce to Enterprise | Respond.io, a Malaysia-based social-to-conversational commerce SaaS platform, has announced$7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Headline Asia with participation from Altair Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Lejoka GmbH &am... |
| 02.02.2023 | Igor Ryabenkiy for TechCrunch+: ‘Just break even’ is probably the worst possible advice for startups in these turbulent times | The economic turbulence of the last two years has forced startups to look for new survival strategies. Startups generally fall into two camps: a minority that can afford to continue doing business as usual because they have a strong market ... |
| 26.04.2022 | Food Rocket blasts off after securing funding, grocery delivery deal with Circle K parent |
Many grocery delivery startups begin small, in one city, building up locations to cater to a certain neighborhood. Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. that puts its 15-... |
| 07.04.2022 | Audi of America and Sunbit Announce Record 300% Increase in Revenue Among Participating Dealerships |
Audi of America and Sunbit, the preferred Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) technology for everyday needs and services, announced today the results of their one-year partnership with Audi, as well as their cooperative plans for participating Audi... |
| 22.03.2022 | Fintech startup Jeeves raises $180M, quadruples valuation to $2.1B in half a year |
Less than seven months after closing on a $57 million Series B, fast-growing fintech Jeeves has raised $180 million in a Series C round that values the company at $2.1 billion.
Financial technology companies raising multiple rounds in a ... |
| 09.03.2022 | LegionFarm raises $11M to boost pro gamers, but the Ukraine war has been disruptive |
LegionFarm has raised $11 million in additional funding to enable pro gamers to team up with amateurs in hardcore fighting and shooting games. But the war in Ukraine has brought a lot of disruption to the business.
LegionFarm is based in... |
| 27.01.2022 | Sensi.ai raises $14 million Series A for virtual care management platform |
Sensi.ai, an AI-powered virtual care management platform, announced on Thursday that it has successfully closed its $14 million Series A financing round led by Entrée Capital. Existing investors Flint Capital, Homeward Ventures, as well a... |
| 14.01.2022 | Together lands $6.2 million CAD to pair mentors and mentees in companies |
Together, a software company that brings mentors and mentees, well… together, has raised $6.2 million CAD ($5 million USD). AltaIR Capital led the round with participation from TRAC, Garage Capital, Rebel Fund, and Funders Club.
Together... |
| 05.01.2022 | Miro Raises $400M in Series C Funding Round to Accelerate Innovation Through Visual Collaboration in the New Hybrid Workplace |
Miro, the online platform accelerating innovation through visual collaboration, announced it has closed $400M in Series C financing. This investment will support Miro's continued focus on helping organizations and enterprises unlock creat... |
| 17.11.2021 | UNest raises $26M Series B to help parents save for their kids' expenses |
UNest, a fintech startup that provides financial planning tools for parents saving on behalf of their children, announced today that it raised $26 million in Series B funding led by The Artemis Fund. Existing investor Northwestern Mutual ... |
| 10.11.2021 | New York Times invests in Israeli firm OpenWeb at $1b valuation |
The New York Times Company was among a series of investors who participated in a $150 million Series E funding round for Israeli company OpenWeb, the developer of online community engagement and content solutions for publishers and brands... |
| 04.11.2021 | Babylist Secures $40 Million Series C Funding |
Babylist, the baby-commerce discovery and transaction destination, today announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Halogen Ventures, 500 Global, Next Play... |
| 21.10.2021 | Prodly Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Its Market-Leading DevOps for Low-Code Apps |
Prodly, the leading low-code Salesforce DevOps provider, today announced a Series A investment of $10 million led by Leta Capital, joined by TMT Investments, AltaIR Capital, and Flyer One Ventures. Existing investors Shasta Ventures, Norw... |
| 18.10.2021 | With customers like Coinbase and Shopify, remote hiring startup Deel raises $425M at a $5.5B valuation |
As more people continue to work remotely, organizations globally have had to adjust — particularly when it comes to onboarding new employees and figuring out how to pay them, in some cases, across borders.
As a result, Deel — a San Franc... |
| 14.10.2021 | AI shopping assistant Karma raises $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global |
AI shopping assistant and shopping network Karma announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global followed by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors including NFX and Altair Capital.... |
| 29.09.2021 | EquityBee snaps up $55M for a marketplace that connects employees with capital to help them exercise their stock options |
Stock options can hold a lot of potential reward for employees when their company is doing well, but not every person will have the funds to fully exercise — that is, buy up — the options they have available to them. Enter EquityBee, a ma... |
| 22.09.2021 | PandaDoc, the e-document startup, now valued at $1B as it closes a big Series C |
Business tools have gone completely virtual in the last 20 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today a startup whose e-document platform has played a big role in supporting that shift is announcing a big round of funding on the heels... |
| 22.09.2021 | SoftBank and Demi Lovato back June Homes, a proptech startup emerging from stealth with $50M in funding |
June Homes, a proptech startup that aims to make renting less painful and more flexible for both tenants and landlords, is emerging from stealth today with $50 million in total funding.
SoftBank Ventures Asia led the startup's latest rou... |
| 30.08.2021 | Eight Sleep raises $86M as its smart mattress and 'sleep fitness' technology approaches $500M valuation |
The venture world is — quite literally — waking up to the potential of applying artificial intelligence to a wider variety of real-world, consumer-driven problems, and today comes the latest development on that front: Eight Sleep, which m... |
| 28.07.2021 | As barbershops boom, Squire Technologies draws a $750 million valuation |
As everyone looks to ditch the "COVID manes," Squire Technologies is growing its war chest.
Having benefited from a rash of barbershops digitizing during the era of social distancing, Squire, the maker of software specifically ... |
| 13.07.2021 | Mighty Buildings Raises A Total Of $100M To Make Carbon-neutral 3D Printed Homes A Viable Option |
Mighty Buildings, a construction technology company that is revolutionizing the construction industry by using 3D printing, advanced materials, and robotic automation to create beautiful, sustainable, and high-quality homes, has raised an... |
| 10.06.2021 | Accounting startup Osome gets US$16m in Series A funding |
OSOME, which helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) digitise accounting and compliance, has raised US$16 million in Series A funding from Target Global, AltaIR Capital, Phystech Ventures, S16VC and Monk's Hill Ventures' Ong Peng Tsin, ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Sunbit secures unicorn status with a $130M Series D round and $1.1B valuation |
Sunbit, the preferred buy now, pay later (BNPL) technology for everyday needs and services, today announced a $130 million series D round of funding. The round was led by returning investor Group 11, a leading venture capital firm known f... |
| 11.05.2021 | Lili, a neobank aimed at freelancers, raises $55M as it passes 200K users |
A startup that has built a neobank specifically to address the needs of freelancers and sole traders has picked up a growth round to continue expanding its business after seeing its usage grow by 1,500% in a year.
Lili, which provides a ... |
| 11.05.2021 | Memora Health Closes $10.5M Financing Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Modernize Care Delivery |
Memora Health, a technology company building an intelligent platform for virtual care delivery, patient navigation, and complex care management, today announced the close of $10.5M in financing led by Andreessen Horowitz. Additional inves... |
| 16.03.2021 | Instant Food Deliverer Fridge No More Bags $15.4M Series A To Change Grocery Habits |
Sometimes in the middle of making dinner, you realize you don't have that one vital ingredient. Rather than race to the grocery store, Fridge No More will do it for you.
However, the New York-based 15-minute grocery delivery service aims... |
| 22.02.2021 | EquityBee raises $20M to help startup employees actually afford their stock options |
EquityBee, a stock option marketplace startup, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding.
Group 11 led the financing, which also included participation from Oren Zeev Ventures, Battery Ventures and ICON Continuity Fund. It br... |
| 10.02.2021 | Insight launches a customizable iOS browser with support for extensions |
A new startup called Insight is bringing web browser extensions to the iPhone, with the goal of delivering a better web browsing experience by blocking ads and trackers, flagging fake reviews on Amazon, offering SEO-free search experience... |
| 09.02.2021 | Mighty Buildings Lands $40M Series B To Build Homes With 3D Printing |
Mighty Buildings builds homes using 3D printing, robotics and more sustainable materials. The company, which came out of stealth in August 2020, says it can take care of the entire homebuilding process from permitting to appliance install... |
| 02.02.2021 | Commuting platform startup Hip lands $12 million to help companies bring employees back to the office |
Nearly a year ago, the spread of COVID-19 ended the daily commute for millions of Americans, an abrupt change that sent the ridesharing industry into a free fall.
Hip, which connected commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators ... |
| 28.12.2020 | Tappity raises $1.3M for its interactive and educational video library for kids |
When kids today want to learn about a new topic they're interested in, they'll often turn to YouTube. But the quality of the educational content on the platform can be hit or miss, depending on what specific videos kids happen to come acr... |
| 17.12.2020 | GM leads $23 million investment in on-demand vehicle maintenance service Yoshi |
General Motors is leading a $23 million funding round for an on-demand car maintenance service called Yoshi. It's the second time GM's venture capital arm has invested in the Silicon Valley start-up since 2018.
The Series B funding round... |
| 10.12.2020 | Turing nabs $32M more for an AI-based platform to source and manage engineers remotely |
As remote work continues to solidify its place as a critical aspect of how businesses exist these days, a startup that has built a platform to help companies source and bring on one specific category of remote employees — engineers — is t... |
| 09.12.2020 | Squire, a barbershop tech startup, triples its valuation to $250M in latest round |
Squire, a startup that sells software to barbershops, has raised $59 million in a round led by Iconiq Capital. The raise is $45 million in equity capital, and $15 million in debt financing.
The round comes just months after Squire closed... |
| 02.12.2020 | Jitsu nabs $2M seed to build open-source data integration platform |
Jitsu, a graduate of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 cohort, is developing an open-source data integration platform that helps developers send data to a data warehouse. Today, the startup announced a $2 million seed investment.
Costanoa Ven... |
| 02.11.2020 | Haystack News adds 16 live news channels ahead of Election Day |
Ad-supported streaming news platform Haystack News is announcing a significant expansion ahead of U.S. Election Day. The company this morning introduced 16 24/7 live-streaming news channels, including ABC News Live, CBSN, Al Jazeera, Euro... |
| 02.10.2020 | The Atlanta Falcons will use 'disinfecting drones' to sanitize the team's stadium when it welcomes back fans this month |
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) is the first professional sports venue to sanitize its arena using drones.
MBS, which is home to the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, partnered with Charlotte-based company Lucid Drone Technolo... |
| 28.09.2020 | Snappr Captures $10M Series A To Build Out Visual Content Marketplace |
Basis Set Ventures led the round, with participation from YesVC and Y Combinator. This new cash infusion gives the 4-year-old San Francisco-based company a total of $13 million in total funds raised, which included $3 million in previous ... |
| 18.09.2020 | And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2020 is… Canix |
We started this competition with 20 impressive startups. After five days of fierce pitching in a wholly new virtual Startup Battlefield arena, we have a winner.
The startups taking part in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picke... |
| 09.09.2020 | Deel nabs $30M more for payroll, compliance and other tools to run global workforces |
Remote working has become the norm for many of us not on the front lines, and what's been notable is that this is also changing the mindset for a lot of organizations, which are now hiring from an increasingly global talent pool. Today, a... |
| 08.09.2020 | Bay Area startup Trash Warrior eyes West Coast growth after securing new funding |
The concept of creating an "Uber for trash" has gotten plenty of media buzz in recent years. Now, a new West Coast player called Trash Warrior is also citing Uber as inspiration and has backing from venture capital firms.
Fitti... |
| 06.09.2020 | Bringing an end to recalls: Israeli startup QualityLine sees a future of smart manufacturing |
When walking through a factory, it's not that rare to see a variety of machines made by different manufacturers, with each machine owning its very own control center. Other than a major headache maintaining the different machines, quality... |
| 05.09.2020 | Upflow grabs $2.7 million to streamline payment processes |
French startup Upflow has raised a $2.7 million funding round (€2.5 million) from Kima Ventures, eFounders and various business angels. The company tracks your outstanding invoices and makes sure you get paid on time.
If you're running a... |
| 28.08.2020 | Undermyfork scores $400K seed for its diabetes tracking app and US launch |
Undermyfork, a diabetes tracking app designed to help people with the disease improve "time-in-range" and better manage their condition, has raised $400,000 in seed funding.
Investment comes from AltaIR Capital, AltaClub, and R... |
| 25.08.2020 | Turing raises $14M to help source, vet, place and manage remote developers in tech jobs |
The emergence, and now seemingly extended presence, of the novel coronavirus health pandemic has made remote working into a pretty standard part of office life for so-called knowledge workers. Today, a startup that has built a labor marke... |
| 10.08.2020 | onetool Raises Seed Funding Round |
onetool, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a license management app, raised a seed funding round of undisclosed amount.
Backers included High-Tech Gründerfonds.
The company intends to use the funds to continue to develop the tool.
Fo... |
| 06.08.2020 | Platterz Becomes Thriver; Secures $33M Series B For Workplace Engagement Tools |
Office catering platform Thriver, formerly known as Platterz, is expanding its food-centric roots to provide culture-driven workplace programs aimed at driving employee engagement and promoting wellness.
"Rebranding to Thriver is a ... |
| 05.08.2020 | PandaDoc announces second Series B extension worth $30M |
PandaDoc, the startup that provides a fully digital sales document workflow from proposal to electronic signature to collecting payment, announced a $30 million Series B extension today, making it the second such extension the company has... |
| 14.07.2020 | Mighty Health created a wellness app with older adults top of mind |
Virtual classes might make it easier to work out anywhere, anytime, but not for anyone. Mainstream fitness tech often targets the young and fit, in advertisements and cardio-heavy exercises. It effectively excludes aging adults from parti... |
| 03.06.2020 | Lili raises $10M for its freelancer banking app |
Lili, a startup building banking products to meet the needs of freelance workers, is announcing that it has raised $10 million in seed funding.
The startup takes its name from its founders, CEO Lilac Bar David and CTO Liran Zelkha, who p... |
| 26.05.2020 | Benepass raises $2.4 million to help employees get the most out of their tax-advantaged benefits |
Tax-advantaged benefits, like flexible spending accounts, can save employees in the United States thousands of dollars annually, and reduce the amount of payroll taxes companies pay. But those benefits are often underutilized, simply beca... |
| 12.05.2020 | Bucking the Trend, Spot.IM Announces Major Employee Recruitment |
Until three months ago, new hiring announcements by companies were par for the course. Now, amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, most employee-related announcements are about layoffs, forced leaves, and pay cuts. The first company to c... |
| 11.05.2020 | Wellth Raises $10M to Drive Better Health Outcomes Through Behavioral Economics |
Wellth, a platform designed to improve treatment adherence using behavioral economics, announced today that it has closed $10M in Series A funding. Existing investors yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) co-led the funding r... |
| 08.05.2020 | Bliinx raises $1 million CAD pre-seed round to help map business relationships digitally |
Bliinx, a Montréal-based startup that aims to map out interactions with contacts for professional teams, has raised a $1 million CAD pre-seed round of financing. This brings the startups' total raised to date to $1.2 million.
The round w... |
| 28.04.2020 | Cheetah, a restaurant wholesale app that pivoted to consumers for COVID-19, nabs $36M |
A lot of restaurants have shuttered in the wake of stay-at-home guidance and government orders for non-essential businesses to close down, so a startup called Cheetah that provided a wholesale delivery service for them pivoted to selling ... |
| 25.04.2020 | How to Livestream Your Wedding |
Thanks to video-streaming apps and services, couples who choose to get married while self-isolating can share their special moments with family and friends.
While social distancing and restrictions on travel and large gatherings have for... |
| 23.04.2020 | Miro lands $50M Series B for digital whiteboard as demand surges |
Miro is a company in the right place at the right time. The makers of a digital whiteboard are seeing usage surge right now as businesses move from the workplace and physical whiteboards. Today, the company announced a hefty $50 million S... |
| 23.04.2020 | ampUp Receives Investment From Leading Automakers |
ampUp today announced the Company has raised an undisclosed amount to accelerate development of electric vehicle and charging technologies. Investors include leading automakers SAIC Motor and Hyundai Motor Company, while Forest Ventures a... |
| 14.03.2020 | FitnessAI races past $1M ARR heading into YC Demo Day |
Y Combinator's Demo Day is a key soirée on the startup calendar. This year, however, instead of a packed room replete with short pitches and lackluster catering, Demo Day has gone virtual. Even more, it was moved up by a week, pushing the... |
| 12.03.2020 | PandaDoc announces second Series B extension worth $30M |
Legionfarm, a YC-backed company, is looking to bring coaches to the competitive gaming world. Esports teams at the very top often have coaches, but the rest of the massive competitive gaming scene has to find a way to improve on their own... |
| 10.03.2020 | YC-backed Cleanly merges with NextCleaners to vertically integrate |
Cleanly, the YC-backed company that looked to bring tech to the laundry industry, has today announced a merger with NextCleaners. The New York-based companies signed an all-stock deal after more than a year of negotiations, with Cleanly f... |
| 23.12.2019 | The interview of Naveen Qureshi, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Sable for Ladies in Fintech |
What's your story? What drew you to FinTech?
I've always been interested in finance and technology as far back as I can remember. I studied Economics and Psychology at the University of Toronto during undergrad, and that's where my love ... |
| 18.11.2019 | Israeli video analytics co Viisights raises $10m |
The company's AI-based security system recognizes behavior patterns that precede violence and other safety hazards.
Tel Aviv-based video analytics company Viisights today announced a $10 million Series-A fundraising round led by Canadian... |
| - | Turing is a 'unicorn' that hires IT developers for global business |
AltaClub and AltaIR Capital have a new 'unicorn' in their portfolio — Turing. The founders named it after the famous British mathematician, Alan Turing, who had a huge impact on the development of computer science.
Launched in 2018, the ... |
| - | AltaIR Capital's plans for 2022 |
A new year and business season has begun, and AltaIR Capital's team has a lot of plans. We'll share with you our key plans for 2022 and briefly summarize the results of 2021.
Last year was very productive: we launched a new fund focused ... |
