eToro has raised a $250M funding round to make stock investing easier for retail investors. The company is now valued at $3.5B. More: - eToro is a social trading platform that enables users to invest in stocks, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, etc.
- The company claims it has over 30 million registered users.
- This round was led by ON Group, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Velvet Sea Ventures.
- Since its inception in 2007, the company has raised over $570M.
- The company had $265M in revenue in 2021.
- eToro is based in Tel Aviv and has offices in the U.K., U.S., and Australia.
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Gravie has raised a $179M funding round to expand its employee health benefits program. Gravie claims it has over 1,200 clients globally. More: - Gravie offers 100% coverage on services such as:
- office visits,
- labs and imaging,
- prescriptions,
- mental health services, etc.
- The round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from FirstMark Capital and AXA Venture Partners.
- Gravie aims to use the funds to expand its product offering for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Since its inception in 2013, the company has raised over $342M in funding.
- The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Macro has raised a $90M funding round to create movies and TV shows that represent the perspective of people of color. The company has won three Academy Awards. More: - Macro is a production company that writes and produces movies and TV shows that focus on telling stories that represent minorities.
- Some of the movies the company has created are:
- Fences,
- Sorry to Bother You,
- Just Mercy,
- Raising Dion, etc.
- The company has been nominated for an Oscar 15 times.
- BlackRock Alternatives led the funding round, with participation from Emerson Collective, AMC Networks, Essence Ventures, and MNM Creative.
- The company also has two VC investment arms: M Ventures and MaC Venture Capital.
- Macro was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles.
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Iceland-based game studio CCP Games has raised a $40M funding round to launch immersive multiplayer virtual games. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. More: - The independent gaming studio aims to use the funds to develop a new AAA title using blockchain technology.
- This upcoming game will be set within the EVE Universe the company is known for creating.
- Makers Fund, BITKRAFT, Kingsway Capital, HASHED, and Nexon also participated in the round.
- CCP is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has additional studios in London and Shanghai.
- Since its inception in 1997, the company has raised over $65M.
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💵 Today's funding: Cryptocurrency/Web3 - tomi (remote), a DAO-governed internet network that aims to provide a platform where users can express their ideas freely: $40M Growth led by DWF Labs, with participation from Ticker Capital, Piha Equities, etc.
SaaS - DragonflyDB (Israel), provides an in-memory datastore that can support millions of operations per second: $21M Seed and A led by Redpoint and Quiet Capital.
- ketteQ (Georgia), integrates sales opportunities and order history with inventory and production capacity data: $9M A led by Vocap Partners with participation from Circadian Ventures.
Sustainability - HTMS (Ireland), aims to reduce the carbon footprint of commercial real estate: $15M A led by Aramco Ventures, DP Venture Capital SGR, Corporate Partners I, and Progress Tech Transfer fund.
Transportation - Revolv (California), helps medium-to-heavy commercial truck fleets transition to EVs: $15M A led by Greenbacker Capital Management.
Health tech - Mindset Health (Australia), a digital hypnotherapy company that helps its users manage their health conditions: $12M Growth led by King River Capital, with participation from Tenmile, Yard Ventures, and Banana Capital.
Space tech Cybersecurity - Oleria (Washington), offers adaptive Multi-factor Authentication software: $8M Seed led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Tapestry VC.
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- Texas-based StructShare, a company that aims to streamline purchasing building materials by connecting field, accounting, and procurement teams, has raised $8M in a round led by KOMPAS.
- Emma, a California-based multi-cloud no-code management platform, has raised $6M in a Seed round led by RTP Global, with participation from AltaIR Capital and CircleRock Capital.
- Togal.AI, a startup that aims to help construction companies make more efficient estimations, has raised $5M in a Pre-A round led by Florida Funders, with participation from Coastal Construction. The company is based in Florida.
- Previse, a Maryland-based early detection medical device company, raised a $3M Seed round led by TEDCO, Wexford Science and Technology, Riptide Ventures, Gaingels, and angel investors.
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 |  | Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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