News & Analysis

driven by the PitchBook Platform
Articles
reports
All articles
All
reports

Search results

150 results

Remote working undermines London's European tech hub status

January 20, 2021

London's position as a tech hub is under pressure as the rise in remote working has led to an exodus of startup talent from the city center.

VC deals and Trumpism: How much changed in four years?

January 20, 2021

Donald Trump moved into the White House four years ago as Americans debated a growing divide between the so-called coastal elites and basically everybody else. Trump's populist rise to power came...

DevOps automation startup Quali lands $54M

January 20, 2021

Quali, a developer of cloud automation software for DevOps teams, has secured $54 million in a new round co-led by Greenfield Partners and JVP. During the pandemic, the Austin-based startup has...

Payments company raises unicorn round

January 20, 2021

PPRO has reached a valuation of more than $1 billion after raising $180 million from investors including Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capital and Wellington Management. Based in London, PPRO is a...

Lightspeed leads $35M round in Brigit

January 20, 2021

Brigit has raised a $35 million Series A led by Lightspeed. Other investors that took part in the funding round include DCM, Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures and Canaan. Brigit provides a consumer...

Telemedicine startup collects $132M

January 20, 2021

K Health has raised $132 million in a Series E co-led by GGV Capital and Valor Equity Partners. LTS Investments and the pension fund of Kaiser Permanente also participated in the round, which...

Volta recharges with $125M

January 20, 2021

Electric vehicle charging startup Volta has raised $125 million from investors including Energize Ventures. The San Francisco-based company partners with retailers like Albertsons, Regency Centers...

Aledade picks up $100M for healthcare platform

January 20, 2021

Aledade has raised a $100 million Series D led by Meritech Capital, with participation from Tiger Global, IVP and OMERS Growth Equity. Founded in 2014, the company provides independent primary care...

On the podcast: Navigating the promise of autonomous vehicle technologies

January 19, 2021

This week, we talk with Joy Tuffield, partner at Generation Investment Management, and Luminar CEO Austin Russell about the latest advancements in self-driving cars, as well as the remaining barriers to ubiquity.

SoftBank backs OneWeb with fresh funding

January 19, 2021

OneWeb has received an investment from SoftBank and Hughes Network, bringing the company's total funding to $1.4 billion. Based in London, OneWeb is developing a network of low-Earth-orbit...

SPACs and mobility startups: A $100B boom that's just getting started

January 19, 2021

Until recently, mobility and electric-vehicle startups were the domain of VCs and a few strategic corporate backers. But the 2020 explosion of blank-check dealmaking has remade the landscape by...

Games developer Huuuge eyes $150M Warsaw IPO

January 19, 2021

US mobile games developer Huuuge is hoping to raise around $150 million in an IPO in Warsaw. The startup, which has a significant user base in Poland, first submitted an IPO prospectus in August....

Grab mulls US IPO this year

January 19, 2021

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Grab is considering raising more than $2 billion in a US IPO this year, Reuters reports. Earlier this month, Grab's financial services unit...

Cruise, Rivian raise billions to ready technology for the road

January 19, 2021

Rivian and Cruise have each closed multibillion-dollar financing rounds as investor appetite for electric vehicles and self-driving technology grows.

Fintech startups begin year with blistering fundraising pace

January 18, 2021

Investors have kicked off 2021 with big bets on fintech companies, which have been bolstered by a spike in digital payments and an appetite among financial institutions for new technology.