Browsing Category: Startups

  • Claimer raises seed backing to make it easier for UK startups to claim R&D tax credits

    Claimer, a London-based startup that makes it easy for companies to claim R&D tax credits in the U.K., has raised £300,000 in seed funding. Backing the already revenue-generating company is Ben Holmes (who was previously at Index Ventures), Nick Telson and Andrew Webster (the founders of DesignMyNight, which recently exited), Rupert Loman (founder of Gamer …

    March 20, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Wag! CEO Garrett Smallwood explains his firm’s ‘radically different path to profitability’

    Garrett Smallwood Contributor Share on Twitter Wag! CEO Garrett Smallwood is a three-time entrepreneur with previous experience at Redbeacon (acquired by The Home Depot), Pillow (acquired by Expedia via Home Away Group) and Finrise (acquired by Wag!). Wag!, the petcare company known for connecting pet owners with local dog walkers, has recently undergone a series …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Gaming company Scopely adds $200 million more to its M&A stockpile

    Scopely, the mobile gaming publisher behind titles including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble Go, Yahtzee with Buddies and Star Trek Fleet Command, has added another $200 million to its hoard of cash for mergers and acquisitions. While some startups are fearing a cash crunch, other businesses seem to be preparing to go on a shopping spree. …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Despite canceled trade shows, gaming startups can still win an extra life

    Dave Struzzi Contributor Share on Twitter Dave Struzzi is the founder of Fame Arcade, a consultancy that works with innovative technology brands. His book, “App Store Fame and Fortune,” was among the first to explore best practices for mobile app marketing. As organizers cancel events with massive attendance, like SXSW (400,000 attendees), E3 (66,000), GDC …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • GC’s Niko Bonatsos on Y Combinator, edtech and investing in the shadow of coronavirus

    This week, Extra Crunch hosted a call with General Catalyst managing director Niko Bonatsos to discuss a number of startup topics, including what the novel coronavirus is doing to investing in the Valley, as well as his thoughts on robotics, homeschooling, edtech, SMBs, international investing and what he’s looking to see today in startups. Joining …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Just Eat cuts its take for 30 days to help restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis

    U.K. takeout marketplace Just Eat has announced a 30-day emergency support package for restaurants on its platform to help them through disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis. From tomorrow (March 20) until April 19 the package — which Just Eat says is worth £10 million+ — will see funds directed back to U.K. partner restaurants …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • ‘Cloud-first’ game studio Mainframe raises $8.1M led by Andreessen Horowitz

    With most new social media startups seeming to dial in on specific communities to thrive in a still Facebook-dominated sphere, some of the more broadly focused social investments from top VCs are going into online gaming. The latest is Mainframe Industries, a Nordic game studio building a massively multiplayer online title. The team doesn’t have …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Quantum Machines raises $17.5M for its Quantum Orchestration Platform

    Quantum Machines, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building both hardware and software to operate quantum computers, today announced that it has raised a $17.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Israeli tech entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz (who, among other companies, co-founded Habana Labs and Anapurna Labs and sold them to Intel …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Remote Year, which helps you work while traveling the world, lays off 50% of staff

    Remote Year wants to help people travel around the world and keep their job while doing so. The Chicago startup relies on the idea that “great work can be done anywhere.” And to prove it, it brings people to 12 cities in 12 months, all while they’re working full-time jobs. Think co-working spaces in Ljubljana, …

    March 19, 2020 | by Raheel