Ring raises $109M to help build safer neighbourhoods, sights still set on IPO

 Video doorbell and connected security device startup Ring has raised $109 million in a Series D…

Skype’s Niklas Zennström backs London fintech startup Cleo

 London-based Cleo, a startup that’s developed an AI-powered chatbot to help you manage your finances, has…

Cuvva launching pay-as-you-go car insurance aimed at infrequent drivers

 Cuvva, the Scottish startup that reckons it’s spotted a gap in the market by offering hourly…

Why the $3.7 billion AppDynamics acquisition happened right before IPO

 Applications management company AppDynamics was just wrapping up the final touches on its initial public offering…

Spendesk grabs $2.2 million for its next-gen corporate cards

 French startup Spendesk might be just a few months old, but the company is currently firing…

LiquiGlide raises $16 million to get every last drop out of packages or tanks

 If you think it’s frustrating trying to get that last drop of ketchup out of the…

EquipmentShare, the Airbnb of construction, raises $26 million

 It hasn’t even been a year since EquipmentShare raised a Series A round of funding, but…

Alibaba’s local commerce platform, Koubei, raises $1.1 billion

 Alibaba just reported a very impressive quarter of business, but there was a small nugget of notable…