NES Action Shooter 'Copper Jacket' Hits Funding Goal On Kickstarter

by HendrikWiese - December 24, 20210

It's not coming until early 2023, however.Indie game developer Monsoon Studios has revealed that the crowdfunding campaign for its NES action title Cooper Jacket has been a success.The game – which offers a simultaneous 2-player mode and takes inspiration from the likes of Contra and Commando – had a very

1 change that can fix the VC funding crisis for women founders

by Annie Saunders - September 19, 20210

Claire Diaz-Ortiz Contributor Share on Twitter Claire Diaz-Ortiz is a venture capitalist and author of nine books that have been translated into 11 languages. Her next book is on women founders and funders. An early employee at Twitter, Wired once called her “The Woman Who Got the Pope on Twitter.” More posts by this

Patient monitoring startup Doccla secures $3.3M Seed funding for ‘virtual wards’ platform

by Mike Butcher - September 15, 20210

Doccla, a healthtech startup with a platform that can monitor patients on hospital wards and in the home, has secured a $3.3 million Seed funding round, led by Giant Ventures and Speedinvest. The company allows hospitals to predict when beds will be freed up by monitoring patients remotely via wearable

Indonesia-based Rey Assurance launches its holistic approach to insurance with $1M in funding

by Catherine Shu - September 13, 20210

Rey Assurance co-founders Bobby Siagian and Evan Tanotogono Health insurance is the kind of thing people usually only think about only when they need it. Otherwise, their policies are just paperwork in their files or cards in their wallet. Indonesian insurtech Rey Assurance is taking a new approach. Once someone becomes

Debt versus equity: When do non-traditional funding strategies make sense?

by Ram Iyer - September 8, 20210

David Friend Contributor Share on Twitter David Friend is a serial entrepreneur, six-time founder, and the current co-founder and CEO of cloud storage company, Wasabi Technologies. More posts by this contributor Brand power vs. product power The herd sours on unprofitable unicorns again The U.S. produces more new startups and unicorns each year than any other country

Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million led by Valar in Bangladesh’s largest funding

by Manish Singh - September 7, 20210

ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the largest in the South Asian market. Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures led ShopUp’s $75 million Series B round. Prosus Ventures as well as existing investors Flourish Ventures, Sequoia Capital

A.ID closes Pre-Seed funding for ID verification platform aimed at high-risk clients

by Mike Butcher - September 6, 20210

A.ID, an identity and compliance platform with a focus on high-risk clients, has closed a pre-seed investment round of $500,000 from angel investors including former employees of RobinHood, Square and Snap. The startup says it is addressing a market that traditional Fintech companies and banking instutions can’t seem to deal with:

Extra Crunch roundup: Toast and Freshbook S-1s, pre-pitch tips, flexible funding lessons

by Walter Thompson - August 31, 20210

The digital transformation currently sweeping society has likely reached your favorite local restaurant. Since 2013, Boston-based Toast has offered bars and eateries a software platform that lets them manage orders, payments and deliveries. Over the last year, its customers have processed more than $38 billion in gross payment volume, so Alex Wilhelm

Zoom announces first startups receiving funding from $100M investment fund

by Ron Miller - August 30, 20210

For more than year now, Zoom has been on a mission to transform from an application into a platform. To that end it made three announcements last year: Zoom Apps development tools, the Zoom Apps marketplace and a $100 million development fund to invest in some of the more promising

North Base Media leads $2.7M pre-Series A funding in digital media startup Vietcetera

by Catherine Shu - August 30, 20210

Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietcetera, a digital medial network originally created for millennials and Gen-Z, will broaden its target demographic after getting $2.7 million in pre-Series A funding. The capital was raised over two rounds this year, led by media-focused venture firm North Base Media. Other investors included Go-Ventures, Gojek’s corporate