by The Brio Team | May 10, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Anna Escher / Source: TechCrunch Growth and consolidation in vacation marketplaces has driven investment into the short-term rentals market. Some analysts are even projecting the short-term rentals market to hit $169.7 billion by 2019 and $193.9...
by The Brio Team | May 9, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: John Mannes / Source: TechCrunch Fresh off closing a $10 million fund earlier this year for Latin American startups, 500 Startups has pulled together capital for a new $15 million fund that will exclusively target startups in the Middle East and...
by The Brio Team | May 9, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Sarah Perez / Source: TechCrunch San Francisco-based Tubi TV has raised an additional $20 million for its advertising-supported streaming service for TV and movies. Investors in the round are betting on the fact that the next big streaming competitor...
by The Brio Team | May 9, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Gail Barnes / Source: SnapMunk Good news for food entrepreneurs who have amazing ideas for innovation but not the funding or sales-savvy to make them happen. Crowdfooding – a platform that connects food entrepreneurs with investors – is aiming to be...
by The Brio Team | May 9, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Steve O’Hear / Source: TechCrunch It is no secret how much tougher it has become over the last few years to raise VC dollars in the home services space. Even Rocket Internet’s Helpling reportedly had to take a down round when it raised a...
by The Brio Team | May 9, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Natasha Lomas / Source: TechCrunch UK teleconference company StarLeaf, which sells cloud-based video and conferencing services to businesses, has taken on its first external capital close to a decade after first being founded, back in 2008. The $40...