ACQUISITION Joby Aviation acquires Uber Flying Taxi Business December 9th, 2020 Joby Aviation acquires Uber Flying Taxi Business 'Uber Elevate' and raises $75 million in funding.
FUNDING Step Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding from Stripe, Justin Timberlake & others December 4th, 2020 Step raises $50 million in Series B funding following massive consumer demand from its recent launch.
FUNDING AI-powered Home Maintenance Platform Dobby Secures $1.7 Million in Seed Round December 3rd, 2020 Dobby, The AI-powered home maintenance platform, secures $1.7 million in seed round to put homeownership on auto-pilot.
FUNDING Y Combinator backed Digital Payment Firm Cashfree raises $35 million November 25th, 2020 Cashfree raises USD 35.3 million as part of its Series B round led by Apis Growth Fund.
FUNDING MindTickle raises $100 mn by Softbank Vision Fund 2 November 16th, 2020 MindTickle raises $100 million in a combination of equity and debt financing led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.
FUNDING Escooter platform TIER raises $250 mln in funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 November 10th, 2020 Germany based eScooter platform TIER raises $250 mln in funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
FUNDING Reliance Retail Raises $1.3 billion from PIF November 5th, 2020 Reliance Retail raises $1.3 billion from the Saudi Arab based Public Investment Fund for a 2.04 stake.
FUNDING Plenty Secures $140 Million from Softbank Vision Fund October 15th, 2020 Plenty secures $140 million USD Series D round, led by Softbank Vision Fund 1 and including new investor Driscoll’s.
FUNDING Razorpay Raises USD 100 mn in funding, Become Unicorn October 13th, 2020 Online Payment firm Razorpay raises USD 100 million in funding from GIC, Sequoia Capital, and existing investors.
FUNDING The Logistics arm of Uber, Uber Freight Raises $500 Million October 3rd, 2020 Uber Inc and Greenbriar invest $500 million in Series A funding round of Uber Freight to expand the reach of the company in the logistics domain.
FUNDING Axis Security Raises $32 Million to Accelerate Growth October 2nd, 2020 Axis Security raises $32 million in Series B funding led by Canaan Partners & others.
BUSINESS Walmart to Invest $25 bn in Tata Group's 'Super App' September 29th, 2020 Walmart group looking to invest up to $25 billion in a super app that will be hosted under a Tata Sons unit.
