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Singular is a new Paris-based VC firm with $265 million Mar 29, 2021

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Meet Singular, a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven partners — Raffi Kamber and Jérémy Uzan. They have some ambitious goals and an interesting investment model that could help them remain involved even during late-stage rounds.

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Headless commerce startup Swell raises $3.4M Mar 29, 2021

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While new headless commerce platforms are emerging all the time, Swell CEO Eric Ingram told me that it remains “really hard to do something new in e-commerce.” Specifically, he told me that most headless platforms (which offer back-end infrastructure separate from the front-end shopping experience) allow businesses to build a faster shopping experience.

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R/GA Ventures announces its new Coalition Venture Studios to support Black founders Mar 26, 2021

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Design and marketing consultancy R/GA is expanding its Venture Studios program with the launch of a new Coalition Venture Studio focused specifically on supporting Black-led and Black-owned startups. The initiative is led by R/GA Entrepreneur in Residence Davyeon Ross, a Black entrepreneur who founded sports analytics company ShotTracker.

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CoScreen launches its screen-sharing product, announces $4.6M in fundraising Mar 26, 2021

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This morning CoScreen, a startup that helps teams share screens and collaborate in real-time, formally launched its product to market. It also disclosed that it has raised $4.6 million to date. Unusual Ventures led its Seed round. Till Pieper, CoScreen’s co-founder and CEO told TechCrunch in an interview that it raised the bulk of its […]

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Pie Insurance raises $118M for data-driven workers’ comp coverage Mar 25, 2021

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Pie Insurance, a startup offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced this morning that it has closed on $118 million in a Series C round of funding. Allianz X — investment arm of German financial services giant Allianz — and Acrew Capital co-led the round.

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Bevy raises $40M Series C with 20% coming from Black investors Mar 25, 2021

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You might expect that a startup that makes community building software would be thriving during a pandemic when it’s so difficult for us to be together.

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Neighbor raises $53M for self-storage marketplace after 5x YoY revenue growth Mar 24, 2021

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Neighbor, which operates a self-storage marketplace, announced Wednesday that it has raised $53 million in a Series B round of funding. Fifth Wall led the financing, which notably also included participation from returning backer Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and new investors DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and StockX CEO Scott Cutler.

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Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups Mar 24, 2021

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Y Combinator’s latest batch — W21 — features 350 startups from 41 nations. 50% of the firms, the highest percentage to date, in the new batch are based outside of the United States. India is the second largest demographic represented in the new batch.

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Social shopping-focused Chums announces $3.5M raise ahead of YC Demo Day Mar 23, 2021

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With Y Combinator Demo Day kicking off tomorrow morning, startups in the current batch are hurrying to make a little news before they show off their recent growth to investors. The list includes Runway, Mono, Pangea and Flux. Add Chums to the mix.

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Do we need so many virtual HQ platforms? Mar 23, 2021

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Teamflow, founded by ex-Uber manager Flo Crivello, has raised an $11 million Series A just three months after raising a $3.9 million seed for its virtual HQ platform. The latest round in the startup was led by Battery Ventures, with Menlo Ventures leading its previous financing event.

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