Kindred lands $125M to expand home-swapping platform San Francisco-based home-swapping startup Kindred has raised $125 million in new funding as the company bets that swapping primary residences can become a mainstream alternative to hotels and short-term rentals. The round includes…
Fleet opens capital in first LBO, valued at €100 million Fleet, a Paris-based scale-up focused on IT fleet management, equipment provisioning and security for small and mid-sized businesses, has completed its first leveraged buyout transaction, welcoming ISAI Expansion into its…
Additive Drives lands €25 million to scale high-efficiency electric motors Dresden-based Additive Drives, a manufacturer of high-performance electric motor technology that combines additive and conventional production, has raised more than €25 million in new financing. The round includes a significant…
Bits secures €12 million to scale automation in financial crime compliance Bits, a Stockholm-based provider of compliance and onboarding infrastructure for regulated fintechs and banks, has raised €12 million in Series A funding to deepen automation across financial crime workflows…
Waymo prepares major funding round led by Alphabet Waymo, the autonomous driving company owned by Alphabet, is in talks to raise about $16 billion in fresh funding, a deal that could lift its valuation to roughly $110 billion, according to…
Amazon in talks for up to $50B stake in OpenAI Amazon is in discussions to make a massive investment in OpenAI, a move that would underscore how aggressively the world’s largest technology companies are competing to secure influence over the…
GuestReady expands into the Canary Islands with Lightbooking deal GuestReady, a Switzerland-based short-term rental management company, has acquired Lightbooking, a Spanish vacation rental management and distribution operator, in a move that significantly strengthens its presence in Spain and adds a…
Propy lands $100M credit facility to scale AI-powered home closings Propy, a Miami-based proptech company focused on automating real estate closings, has secured a $100 million credit facility to expand its AI-driven title and escrow operations and accelerate acquisitions across…
Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based battery recycling and energy storage company founded by former Tesla executive JB Straubel, has completed the final close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total raised in the round to $425 million. The company…
HomeCooks lands €1.6m to scale UK supermarket rollout HomeCooks, a London-based meal-prep marketplace that sells home-cooked dishes made by independent chefs, has raised €1.6 million (£1.4 million) to accelerate its retail expansion and grow its footprint across the UK. The…
