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ElevationSpace Inc. has raised seed funding of $2.7 million from six investors, bringing its total raise to approximately $3 million. Its seed round investors included Genesia Ventures, Inc., Plug and Play Japan, Tohoku University Venture Partners Co. Ltd, Innovations and Future Creation Inc, MAKOTO Capital Co., Ltd. and Leave a Nest Capital.

Taiwan-based conversation management tool Cooby announced Tuesday that it has raised $2.9 million to date led by Sequoia India’s Surge and Pear VC.

Otipy has raised Rs235 crores ($32 million) in its Series B round led by Westbridge Capital. Existing investors SIG and Omidyar Network India also participated in the round. These fresh funds have come in six months for Otipy, after its series A funding of Rs76 crores ($10.2 million). The funding will help the startup to further strengthen its supply chain,…

Mighty Jaxx announced Monday the first close of $20 million in its oversubscribed Series A+ funding round, pushing the company’s valuation to over $200 million. The funding round, fuelled by burgeoning interest in the phygital and metaverse future, was led by East Ventures (Growth Fund) and includes new strategic investor Mirana Ventures - the venture…

Wavemaker Partners has closed its fourth fund at $136 million, making it the largest fund focused on early-stage (Seed/Pre-A) enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups in Southeast Asia. Surpassing its $120 million fundraising goal, Wavemaker's Fund 4 is 22 percent bigger than the previous fund ($111 million) that closed in October 2020. Fund 4…

Canner has raised a total of $3.5 million in a Series Pre-A funding round. Led by Taiwania Capital, the funding round was also participated in by global venture capital firm Hive Ventures and SparkLabs Taipei. Canner will use this funding to accelerate product development, expand local and international marketing efforts, and grow its internal teams.

AI Rudder has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing total funding in the last 12 months to $60 million. New investors Tiger Global, Coatue, Cathay Innovation, First Plus and VenturesLab participated and were joined by previous investors Sequoia Capital India and Huashan Capital. To power this next phase of growth, the company will use the…

Immutable has secured $200 million in Series C financing led by Temasek, with investments from leading blockchain game juggernaut Animoca Brands and technology company Tencent, bringing its valuation to $2.5 billion. ParaFi Capital, Princeville Capital, Arrington Capital, Mirae Asset and Liberty Global also joined the round as new investors. King River…

Insider announced Monday a $121 million Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), at a $1.22 billion valuation. Other investors participating in the round include Sequoia Capital, Riverwood Capital, 212, Wamda Capital, Esas Private Equity, and Endeavor Catalyst. The additional capital will be used to fuel rapid global expansion, enhance the…

Binance on Monday announced the launch of Bifinity, a payments technology company and its official fiat-to-crypto payments provider. Bifinity's on- and off-ramp solutions will empower businesses to adopt crypto and reach new audiences with easy, direct fiat-to-crypto transactions.