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| 09.12.2024 | Building Asia's Future: Omni HR Secures $7.4mn for HR Tech Expansion | Multi-country HR platform Omni HR secures USD 7.4mn to fuel demand for localized HR solutions across APAC.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-focused employee management platform, Omni HR, today announced it has recently closed US... |
| 09.12.2024 | Singapore SaaS firm Omni HR raises $7.4m led by Picus Capital | Singapore SaaS startup Omni HR has secured $7.4 million in a fresh funding round led by Munich-based existing backer based Picus Capital, according to a statement on Monday. |
| 23.10.2024 | Tide's Strategic Wave: Acquiring Onfolk to Enhance SME Solutions | In the fast-paced world of fintech, agility is key. Tide, a London-based business financial platform, has made a significant move by acquiring Onfolk, a payroll solution tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This acquisition, an... |
| 18.10.2024 | Energy storage start-up terralayr raises CHF67 million |
Established in 2022, terralayr is a developer, owner-operator and aggregator of battery storage assets in Germany, introducing an innovative approach to the market through its asset virtualization platform aggregating own as well as third ... |
| 14.09.2024 | The Future of Programming: Teaching Kids to Code at an Early Age | In a world driven by technology, programming is the new literacy. It’s the language of the future. Teaching children to code at a young age is not just a trend; it’s a necessity. As kids dive into the digital realm, they learn to navigate t... |
| 12.09.2024 | NVIDIA Serial Inventor Raises $4.4M with Blitzy to Build Autonomous Enterprise Software Development Platform | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blitzy, a GenAI company born out of the Harvard Innovation Lab and founded by NVIDIA Serial Inventor Sid Pardeshi and Serial Entrepreneur Brian Elliott, is on a mission to automate end-to-end... |
| 29.02.2024 | Enviria sammelt 200 Millionen ein – Aktiia bekommt 30 Millionen – CycloTech erhält 20 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 29. Februar werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 29.02.2024 | +++ Picus Capital +++ Deel +++ Zavvy +++ Thrasio +++ Startup Factories +++ Point Nine +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 29. Februar) #STARTUPTICKER
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| 17.11.2023 | Amsterdam fintech Silverflow raises €15M to fuel its “aggressive” global expansion plans | Read this article in:
Amsterdam-based Silverflow, a payment processing technology startup, has raised €15M in a fresh round of funding led by Global Paytech Ventures, featuring participation from Picus Capital, Coatue, Crane Venture Partner... |
| 06.10.2023 | Finnish Inventure led $6M seed round for getpaid, payments solution provider | Finnish Inventure led $6M seed round for getpaid, payments solution provider
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Düsseldorf-based getpaid, end-... |
| 05.10.2023 | getpaid raises $6M Seed round tailoring B2B payments for marketplaces and platforms | Giving businesses control of their online B2B payments, end-to-end payments solution for marketplaces and platforms, getpaid allows them to take charge of ‘payment splits, fees, and commissions involving multiple parties and geographies, wh... |
| 05.10.2023 | German-based getpaid raises €5.7M to supercharge B2B payment solutions | Read this article in:
Düsseldorf-based getpaid, a comprehensive payment solution for marketplaces and platforms, announced on Thursday that it has secured $6M (approximately €5.7M) in a seed round of funding.
The investment was led by Inven... |
| 26.09.2023 | Genus AI says its automated creativity tool is the better option for your product catalog | The startup celebrates raising an additional $6M in seed capital
These days, companies across the board are turning to generative AI, rushing to offer that optimized solution for anything and everything. And there’s no lack of funds gushing... |
| 27.07.2023 | Picus Capital names ex-MPL exec as India, SEA head | NewsStartups
Deepti Sri · 10 Aug 2023 · 2 min readPicus Capital names ex-MPL exec as India, SEA head
Picus Capital’s Munich office / Source: Picus Capital
Early-stage VC firm Picus Capital has named Naman Jhawar, a former executive at India... |
| 14.06.2023 | UK’s Axle raises $1.6 million to flip the switch on energy use | London-based, energy flexibility start-up, Axle Energy has raised $1.6 million in Pre-seed funding in a round led by Picus Capital with participation from Eka Ventures.
Axle was founded in early 2023 by Karl Bach and Archy de Berker - it ac... |
| 15.05.2023 | Europe could be on the cusp of a golden era in robotics. Here’s why | Robin Godenrath Contributor
Robin Godenrath is founding partner and managing director at Picus Capital. His focus is early-stage technology investments, particularly in HR tech, robotics, and healthcare industries.
Alex Rohregger Contributo... |
| 15.03.2023 | Startup Showcase: Picus Capital – Investing in Innovative Technology Companies | Picus Capital is a Munich-based early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. The firm is committed to supporting technology companies that are changing the world and disrupting traditional industries. Picus... |
| 16.02.2023 | Web3 engine platform Nefta raises $5 million | Nefta, a UK-based Web3 in gaming and entertainment startup, announced raising $5 million in a seed round led by venture firm Play Ventures' Future Fund.
The deal was supported by Nefta's existing investor Picus Capital together with SevenX ... |
| 15.11.2022 | Pet insurance startup Napo raises £15 million series A | UK-based pet insurance startup Napo yesterday announced raising £15 million in a series A funding led by DN Capital, and backed by the pet care-focused Companion Fund.
Around £6.5 billion of value was attributed to the UK pet care market as... |
| 08.11.2022 | Offering crème de la crème, fully digitised, design apartments, limehome plans expansion with €45 million raise | If you’ve ever splurged on a top-of-the-line airbnb stay, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what Munich-based limehome has on tap. But instead of just one or two in the listings, limehome’s entire catalogue is chock full of premium stays.
A... |
| 27.09.2022 | Former Uber and Vay execs put it in park, raise €3 million to make real estate investing accessible with BRXS | Amsterdam-based real-estate investment platform BRXS has raised €3 million in a pre-seed round. The platform allows users to directly invest in rental properties and build out a real-estate portfolio for as little as €100. The pre-seed fund... |
| 08.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: $40m for crop intelligence, using tobacco for cultivated meat, Netherlands’ meat ads ban | This week, crop intelligence platform Taranis secured more capital for its aerial imagery and AI tech and BioBetter landed funds to turn tobacco into growth factors for cultivated meat. Online grocer Motatos bagged new capital, Uber and Nur... |
| 06.09.2022 | One startup’s solution to the carbon-offsetting mess: Downgrade the ‘middle-men’ resellers | As well as the traditional carbon offset resellers and exchanges such as Climate Partner or Climate Impact X, the tech space has also produced a few, including Patch (U.S.-based, raised $26.5 million) and Lune (U.K.-based, raised $4 million... |
| 25.07.2022 | HR automation platform Omni HR raises USD 2.4mn pre-seed funding from Alpha JWC Ventures & Picus Capital to digitize employee management in SE Asia | SINGAPORE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HR automation platform, Omni HR today announced it has recently closed USD 2.4 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and Picus Capital, with participation f... |
| 01.07.2022 | Most startups were overvalued before 2021, and now it’s causing problems | Bastian Hasslinger Contributor
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Bastian Hasslinger is an investor at Picus Capital. He is building Picus’ Berlin office focusing on early-stage technology ventures.
Under normal circumstances, the higher the valuation of a s... |
| 06.04.2022 | Rewriting the rulebook of doctor appointments, Munich startup gets €50-million shot | After raising €28.5 million funding in March last year, Munich-based data-driven healthcare provider Avi Medical has now wrapped up €50 million in a Series B funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital and saw the participation of exist... |
| 05.04.2022 | GoTrade cierra una ronda SerieA de $15,5M liderada por Velocity Capital. Acuden también Mitsubishi UFJ, BeeNext, Kibo, Picus Capital y accionistas anteriores | 05/04/2022
GOTRADE CIERRA UNA RONDA SERIE A DE $15,5M LIDERADA POR VELOCITY CAPITAL FINTECH VENTURES. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN MITSHUBISHI UFJ, BEENEXT, KIBO VENTURES, PICUS CAPITAL Y ACCIONISTAS ANTERIORES.
GoTrade ha cerrado una ronda serie A de ... |
| 17.02.2022 | Munich startup snags $4 million to help small companies enable their staff | Munich-based employee enablement platform Zavvy has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by European early-stage VC fund La Famiglia VC. Additional participants included Emerge Education, Picus Capital, and a number of angel... |
| 10.02.2022 | Nigeria’s Reliance Health eyes expansion with $40M in Series B funding | Credit: Reliance Health |
| 10.02.2022 | Another Klarna rival on the rise? French BNPL Alma shops for €210 million for European expansion | In a market where competition and consumer expectations are continuously growing, French buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Alma has just completed a €210-million Series C financing round. The round consists of €115 million in equity and €95 ... |
| 25.01.2022 | Resilience announces new €40M Series A round led by Cathay, and also followed up by Singular, Exor Seeds, Picus Capital and Seaya Ventures | 25/01/2022
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RESILIENCE ANNOUNCES NEW €40M SERIES A ROUND LED BY CATHAY, AND ALSO FOLLOWED UP BY SINGULAR, EXOR SEEDS, PICUS CAPITAL AND SEAYA VENTURES.
Resilience, the healthtech company specializing in remote monitoring and... |
| 05.01.2022 | Formant is solving the robotic Tower of Babel with a unified platform | If you’re building a SaaS company or a web app, you’re not going to roll your own analytics solution — it’s specialized work with lots of edge cases, rabbit holes and, for most companies, it’s so far removed from the core platform, that it ... |
| 17.11.2021 | Zazume cierra una ronda de €2,5M liderada por Nordstar y Picus Capital | 17/11/2021
ZAZUME CIERRA UNA RONDA DE 2,5 MILLONES LIDERADA POR NORDSTAR Y PICUS CAPITAL.
Zazume ha cerrado una ronda de €2,5 millones liderada por el fondo británico Nordstar y el alemán de capital riesgo (venture capital) Picus Capital.... |
| 17.11.2021 | PayZen secures $15M Series A for ‘care now, pay later’ healthcare platform | Healthcare costs in the U.S. are steadily rising, and the share patients must pay out-of-pocket has increased in tandem. Nearly one in three American households have delayed medical care due to its cost, per a 2019 Gallup poll.
PayZen, a he... |
| 16.11.2021 | Ex-JD.com SEA president joins SG cloud kitchen startup | Briefing
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Deepti Sri · 16 Nov 2021 · 1 min readEx-JD.com SEA president joins SG cloud kitchen startup
“JD.com’s Southeast Asia president has left the China ecommerce giant to join a Sin... |
| 14.10.2021 | TA Ventures invested in Spice AI that helps developers build intelligent apps | TA Ventures invested in Spice AI $1M Pre-Seed round alongside Madrona Venture Group, Picus Capital, Elysium Venture Capital, Cardinia Ventures, Founder’s Co-op as well as Nat Friedman (CEO of GitHub), Mark Russinovich (CTO of Microsoft Azur... |
| 13.09.2021 | Picus Capital Invests in Cayena’s $3.5M Series A | - |
| 09.09.2021 | Telos Brands Raises $2.1M in Seed Funding From Picus Capital | - |
| 25.08.2021 | Europe’s quick-commerce startups are overhyped: Lessons from China | Alexander Kremer Contributor
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Alexander Kremer is partner and head of China at venture capital firm Picus Capital.
More than 10 companies currently compete across Europe with an instant grocery delivery business model. Half ... |
| 13.08.2021 | Tech.eu Podcast: A big problem with startup (over)valuations, with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital | The Tech.eu Podcast is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
In today’s episode, listen to an interview w... |
| 01.07.2021 | Meddo closes pre-Series A round at $6M led by SRI Capital, Picus Capital, and Alkemi Capital | - |
| 01.07.2021 | Meddo lands $6 million from Alkemi Capital, SRI Capital and Picus Capital | ETtechIllustration: Rahul Awasthi
Meddo, a health-technology startup has closed a pre-Series A round at $6 million led by SRI Capital, Picus Capital and Alkemi Capital.
Meddo equips OPD clinics with technology-enabled, digital solutions to ... |
| 17.06.2021 | Berlin’s “bring your suitcase, we’ll handle everything else” coliving platform Habyt closes €20 million Series B round, acquires Frankfurt-based homefully | It’s a banner day at Berlin’s coliving platform Habyt, as they’ve closed a Series B round totaling €20 million, and have announced their third acquisition in six months, this time Frankfurt’s homefully. Let’s unpack.
The €20 million Series ... |
| 14.04.2021 | Berlin-based logistics platform Hive raises €6.6 million | Berlin’s direct-to consumer logistics platform Hive has raised €6.6 million in a seed funding round.
Led by Earlybird Venture Capital, the round also saw participation from Amplifier and existing investors Picus Captial and founders from Fl... |
| 24.03.2021 | The return of neighborhood retail and other surprising real estate trends | The pandemic made remote work and on-demand delivery normal far faster than anyone expected. Today, as the world beings to emerge from the pandemic, location doesn’t matter like it did a year ago.
As shocking as it sounds, we could be enter... |
| 24.03.2021 | 10 proptech investors see better era for residential and retail after pandemic | The pandemic made the internet a lifeline for shopping, earning a living and maintaining personal relationships. Now, as lockdowns start to lift, the real estate industry has to figure out what that means.
Seeking answers, I surveyed the pe... |
| 17.03.2021 | Milan-based proptech Casavo raises (up to) €200 million | Proptech firm Casavo has raised €200 million in an effort to revolutionise the way individuals buy and sell homes in Europe.
Goldman Sachs will provide up to €150 million in financing facility and a €50 million Series-C raise was led by Exo... |
| 01.03.2021 | Emoov makes flipping UK real estate easier with instant buyout scheme | Home buyers in the UK have always faced two notorious issues: fall through and property chain related delays. Announced today, Mashroom proptech’s Emoov becomes the UK’s first platform to bring a data driven instant buyout service to the re... |
| 17.12.2020 | Tipps von Picus Capital: Wie sich in Krisenzeiten Geld einsammeln lässt | Die Covid-19-Pandemie hat für weite Teile der Weltwirtschaft schwerwiegende Folgen. Auch für Start-ups ist die Pandemie eine schwere Zeit. Nur gut die Hälfte von Unternehmen in Investoren-Portfolios bleibt von negativen Auswirkungen verscho... |
| 30.03.2020 | Lido Learning raises $3 million from Paytm president, Picus Capital | Representative image
Online education startup Lido Learning said on March 30 it raised a funding round of $3 million from Paytm President Madhur Deora, and Picus Capital, a fund started by Alex Samver, formerly with German internet firm Roc... |
| 30.03.2020 | Lido Learning raises $3 mn from Paytm exec, Picus Capital, others | New Delhi, Mar 30 () Ed-tech platform Lido Learning on Monday said it has raised USD 3 million from Rocket Internet founder Alex Samwer-backed Picus Capital and Paytm President Madhur Deora, among others.
The Mumbai-based company had previo... |
| 14.11.2019 | Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2) | The multi-trillion dollar global real estate market is getting flipped on its head.
Business model innovation, data accessibility and the proliferation of mobile, SaaS and other cloud-native software have already given rise to a cohort of t... |
| - | Munich startup snags $4 million to help small companies enable their staff | Munich-based employee enablement platform Zavvy has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by European early-stage VC fund La Famiglia VC. Additional participants included Emerge Education, Picus Capital, and a number of angel... |
| - | [Funding alert] Meddo closes pre-Series A round at $6M led by SRI Capital, Picus Capital, and Alkemi Capital | Healthtech startup Meddo has closed pre-Series A round at $6 million led by SRI Capital, Picus Capital, and Alkemi Capital.
Meddo equips OPD clinics with technology-enabled digital solutions to turn them into full-service medical centres co... |
| - | Munich’s digital healthcare startup Avi Medical raises €28.5 million in Series A financing | Munich-based digital healthcare startup Avi Medical has raised €28.5 million in a Series A round led by Heal Capital and Addition. The round also saw participation from existing investor Picus Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, ID Invest, 3VC, and ... |
| - | Munich’s sento.io extends pre-seed funding round to €2 million | Facilitating the automated, digital exchange of B2B documents such as purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices, Munich’s sento.io has extended its pre-seed funding round, now topping out at €2 million. The company plans to use the capi... |
| - | Aiming to assist industrial manufacturers, sustainability startup Tanso raises $1.9 million | Munich’s sustainability management platform Tanso has raised $1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round. The startup provides businesses with an integrated solution to track and report sustainability goals.
One of the most challenging issues ... |
| - | Berlin’s “bring your suitcase, we’ll handle everything else” coliving platform Habyt closes €20 million Series B round, acquires Frankfurt-based homefully | It’s a banner day at Berlin’s coliving platform Habyt, as they’ve closed a Series B round totaling €20 million, and have announced their third acquisition in six months, this time Frankfurt’s homefully. Let’s unpack.
The €20 million Series ... |
| - | Lido Learning Bags $3 Mn Funding From Picus Capital, Paytm President | Mumbai-based edtech startup Lido Learning on Monday announced that it has raised $3 Mn in Series B funding. The investment has come in from existing investors and new investors including Rocket Internet founder Alex Samwer-backed Picus Capi... |
| - | Casavo houses €400 million in new funding round, sets sights on France | Milan-based residential platform redesigning the way homes in Europe are bought and sold, Casavo has raised €400 million in a Series D funding round. Now turning its focus towards France, the €100 million equity portion was led by Exor, whi... |
| - | Tech.eu Podcast: A big problem with startup (over)valuations, with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital | The Tech.eu Podcast is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
In today’s episode, listen to an interview w... |
| - | Offering live digital training for businesses lands €5 million for Berlin-based edtech Junto | As the war for talents and the era of the Great Resignation continue, it is clear to most companies that the career-long development of their employees is one of the highest impact levers to future-proof their business. Yet, most organisati... |
| - | Next day delivery logistics startup Hive adds €29 million to the honeycomb | Just 9 months since a €6.6 million seed round, Berlin-based logistics startup Hive has raised €29 million in a Series A round. Helping direct-to-consumers brands manage their operations from soup to nuts, the company offers customers logist... |
| - | Berlin-based logistics platform Hive raises €6.6 million | Berlin's direct-to consumer logistics platform Hive has raised €6.6 million in a seed funding round.
Led by Earlybird Venture Capital, the round also saw participation from Amplifier and existing investors Picus Captial and founders from Fl... |
| - | Another Klarna rival on the rise? French BNPL Alma shops for €210 million for European expansion | In a market where competition and consumer expectations are continuously growing, French buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Alma has just completed a €210-million Series C financing round. The round consists of €115 million in equity and €95 ... |
| - | French startup scoops up €40 million to take on cancer with remote patient monitoring | French health tech startup specialising in remote monitoring and therapeutic follow-up of cancer patients, Resilience has announced €40 million funding in a Series A. The funding will enable the platform to accelerate the deployment of its ... |
| - | Rex raises €5 million to build chain of modern veterinary practices in Germany | APPA’s Generational Report, published in March, shows that millennials now make up the largest group of pet owners. According to the ZFF (German Association of Zoological Specialists), the number of dogs and cats in Germany more than double... |
| - | Rewriting the rulebook of doctor appointments, Munich startup gets €50-million shot | After raising €28.5 million funding in March last year, Munich-based data-driven healthcare provider Avi Medical has now wrapped up €50 million in a Series B funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital and saw the participation of exist... |
| - | Combining connected devices and telemedicine, MedKitDoc raises €7 million | Berlin-based MedKitDoc has raised €7 million in seed financing. While providing a platform for remote visits to a doctor is nothing new, where MedKitDoc aims to stand apart from the crowd is through its specific focus on chronically ill pat... |