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Jul 6, 2023 • 3min
After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million
Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015. It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. And it’s a bootstrapped company, meaning that it hasn’t opened its capital and raised any funding from VC firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2023 • 4min
PharmEasy seeks funding via rights issue at 90% valuation cut, report says
Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% markdown from the previous valuation, Indian newspaper Economic Times reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2023 • 7min
Google’s Gradient backs YC alum Infisical to solve secret sprawl
Secret sprawl, where companies store authentication credentials and similar sensitive data across multiple locations, is a real and growing problem for any company wanting to avert a security breach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 3, 2023 • 5min
Level wants to back your fund — and your portfolio companies too
In 2023, funds of funds (FoFs) are on track to raise the smallest amount of money this year in more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 3, 2023 • 6min
After aperitif ambitions sour, Haus is back on virtual shelves via The Naked Market
The Naked Market is relaunching Haus favorites, including Citrus Flower, Pomegranate Rosemary and Grapefruit Jalapeño. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2023 • 5min
B Garage raises $20M for its warehouse inventory drones
B Garage, a San Jose-based startup building autonomous drones along with software to track warehouse inventory, said that it has picked up $20 million in a Series A round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2023 • 6min
India startup funding slides 68% after Tiger and SoftBank make virtually no deals
Indian startups experienced a significant contraction in funding in the first half of 2023, revealing the knock-on effect of broader public market instability on young ventures in emerging regions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 29, 2023 • 5min
Workflow automation startup Parabola raises $24M
Parabola, a San Francisco-based startup that uses AI to help expedite back-office processes, particularly in the logistics and ecommerce sectors, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series B funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 29, 2023 • 5min
Astrix Security, which uses ML to secure app integrations, raises $25M
Astrix Security, a platform that helps companies manage and secure third-party app integrations, today announced that it closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by CRV with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and F2 Venture Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 28, 2023 • 7min
AWS launches $100M program to fund generative AI initiatives
Amazon, keen to avoid being left behind in the hyper-competitive AI race, is launching a new program to invest in startups and organizations focused on generative AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
