Forte has raised $185 million at a $1 billion valuation for its behind-the-scenes blockchain game platform. Griffin Gaming Partners led the investment in the latest unicorn to rise in the blockchain gaming market. The Forte deal comes a week after Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands raised $88 million at a $1 billion...
Jackpocket, the first and only licensed third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, announced today the conclusion of a $50M Series C funding round. After seven years of operation, Jackpocket has won regulatory approval in New York and New Jersey, and...
Proterra Inc., which makes electric buses and batteries, agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. The deal represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion for Proterra and includes $415 million from investors Daimler Trucks, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Management &...
Self Financial, a fintech startup that helps consumers build credit and savings, regardless of their past credit history, has raised $40 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Meritech Capital with participation from its existing investors, including Altos Ventures, Conductive Ventures, and Silverton...
San Francisco-based construction startup Versatile is announcing today that it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round was led by Insight Partners and Entree Capital, along with existing investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Root Ventures and Conductive Ventures. The round follows $8.5 million...
Nice Healthcare, an innovator in in-home and virtual primary care services, has raised a $5 million Series Seed round of financing to pioneer the next phase of “Frictionless Primary Care”. The Company plans to use the funds to launch its model of care into several...
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Earlier this summer we introduced Rally, an open network for creators and brands to create easier, better, and more aligned token communities. Our mission is to help onboard the next 100 million users into crypto through a community-based, self-governed protocol. Rally is a decentralized network and economic...
The push to work-from-home may have accelerated the exit out of Silicon Valley for now, but tech startups that remain are turning to a different type of workforce: remote workers overseas. As more and more companies adjust to a distributed reality, executives say they are increasingly...
Nothing like being in the right place at the right time, as one corporate travel startup is finding out....
