Funding stories - Page 10
Kiwi student wellbeing company closes $1.8m funding round
Wed, 1st Sep 2021
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icehouse
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students
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mental health
New Zealand-based platform Komodo has closed a NZ$1.8m seed round led by Folklore Ventures to advance student wellbeing.
Dovetail raises $5m, continues to innovate in customer research space
Wed, 11th Aug 2021
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martech
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data analytics
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planning
Dovetail raises AU$5m to expand its customer research platform. It has gained over 1,000 customers, including IBM and Harvard University.
LawVu raises $17m in funding round, sets sights on global expansion
Tue, 10th Aug 2021
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funding
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lawvu
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cloud services
New Zealand legal tech startup LawVu has raised $17m in Series A funding, led by Insight Partners and supported by AirTree Ventures.
Culture Amp officially valued at $1.5bn after latest funding round
Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
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hcm
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salesforce ventures
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funding
Culture Amp, an Australian tech company focused on employee engagement, has reached a valuation of over $1.5bn following a $100m funding round.
Commerce logistics firm Locad raises $5m to support APAC expansion
Wed, 7th Jul 2021
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supply chain systems
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inventory management systems
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funding
Singapore-based eCommerce logistics integrator, Locad, has raised $4.9m in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India's Surge.
HIVERY continues to scale up following closure of debt funding round
Mon, 5th Jul 2021
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healthtech
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funding
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venture fund
AI specialist HIVERY has secured undisclosed debt financing from the 1V Venture Credit Fund ahead of its next funding round to support its growth.
Wellington startup secures $1.25m, looks to develop team and tech
Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Wellington-based startup Marama Labs secures $1.25m in funding to expand its chemical analysis tools for industrial customers.
Illumio closes $225m funding round, drives zero trust security
Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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malware
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multi-cloud
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cybersecurity
Illumio secures $225m in Series F funding, with Thoma Bravo leading the round, to reach a valuation of $2.75bn.
Claroty raises $140m, marks largest investment ever for the sector
Mon, 21st Jun 2021
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network infrastructure
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firewalls
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network security
Claroty raises $140m in funding round to meet growing demand for industrial and critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
Financial services company completes funding round, launches to SMBs
Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Paytron, a financial services business, has raised $4.35 million in seed funding to help SMBs manage their finances more effectively.
Prismatic completes $3.25 million seed funding round
Tue, 4th May 2021
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b2b
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integration
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funding
Prismatic has raised $3.25 million in seed funding, and states the investment will help to propel growth and empower B2B software companies.
AIIA pushes for Aus Govt to fund AI research and commercialisation
Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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australian government
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aiia
Australian Government urged to allocate $250 million in May budget to support AI research and commercialisation, says AIIA.
ComCom seeks increase in telecommunications, fibre funding
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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fibre
Commerce Commission seeks feedback on funding for regulation of telecommunications, electricity, and gas sectors. Increased funding proposed.
Seven Dunedin game developers granted $450k
Tue, 24th Nov 2020
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game developers
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funding
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enterprise dunedin
The funding, which is part of a wider $10 million allocation, is designed to create and nurture the game development industry in the region.
Alkira raises $54m to expand cloud networking IaaS exchanges
Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The Alkira team of Amir and Atif Khan have a strong track record and approach to network cloud that could be ‘more disruptive than SD-WAN’.
Accurics raises $20m, continues mission to enhance cloud-native security
Wed, 14th Oct 2020
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
Accurics raises $20m in seed & series A funding to support development of its cloud cyber resilience technology.
Christchurch-based startup hits its stride with $600K seed funding
Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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christchurch
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funding
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voicemail
New Zealand startup Vxt raises NZ$600,000 in seed funding round to expand its voicemail-to-text app and broaden its product offering.
Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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ai
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funding
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cognitive systems
Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
Longtail UX raises $2.25m through Woolworths VC venture arm, W23
Thu, 27th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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woolworths
Longtail UX, an Australian-founded tech firm, has raised $2.25m in funding through a partnership with W23 and Global Retail Brands.
PPRO announces growth over COVID-19 and successful US$50m investment round
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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investment
PPRO, the local payments platform-as-a-service provider, has announced an 85% volume growth and new investment from Sprints and Citi.