Amini, a Nairobi startup founded this year that uses AI to pull together data from satellites and other sources to help agricultural concerns and other organizations understand the impact of climate events such as drought, raised a $2 million pre-seed round. Pale Blue Dot was the deal lead; Superorganism, RaliCap, W3i, and Emurgo Kepple Ventures also invested. TechCrunch has more here.
Axis, an Egyptian startup that offers digital banking services for small businesses and their employees, raised an $8.25 million seed round from Tiger Global, Sawari Ventures, Raba, Firstminute Capital, and RaliCap. TechCrunch has more here.
Azteco, a three-year-old startup based in Santa Monica, Ca., that equips users with Bitcoin vouchers that allow them to make purchases and access credit without a bank account, raised a $6 million seed round led by Jack Dorsey, with additional participation from Lightning Ventures, Hivemind Ventures, Ride Wave Ventures, Aleka Capital, Visary Capital, and Gaingels. Built in LA has more here.
Bloom Finance, a three-year-old Toronto startup that has developed a reverse mortgage product for seniors, raised a $5.2 million Series A round. SixThirty Ventures was the deal lead. More here.
Neura Health, a three-year-old New York startup whose virtual neurology clinic provides telemedicine services for conditions such as migraines, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis, raised an $8 million seed round co-led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and Norwest Venture Partners, with Pear VC, Next Play Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Plug and Play Ventures also participating. The company has raised a total of $10.3 million. Forbes has more here.
Omaha Productions, a three-year-old Los Angeles startup that has developed programming for ESPN, documentaries for Netflix, and commercials for big brands, raised a $10 million round from North Road Co. (Peter Chernin's firm) at a $400 million valuation, according to Bloomberg, which has more here.
Planera, a two-year-old startup based in San Jose, Ca., whose building project schedule software streamlines the planning and estimation process for construction companies, raised a $5.4 million seed round. Sorenson Ventures and Firebolt Ventures were the deal co-leads. The Real Deal has more here.
StepChange, a one-year-old Bengaluru startup that helps enterprises manage their ESG compliance, raised a $4.1 million seed round co-led by BEENEXT and Global Founders Capital, with Genesia Ventures, Whiteboard Capital, Saison Capital, Seedstars, Antler, and Speciale Invest also piling on. Entrackr has more here.
Tangible, a two-year-old San Francisco startup that is building a tool to help construction companies find more sustainable building materials, raised a $3 million seed round led by Foundamental and previous investor Fifty Years, with Redstone Built World Fund, Pi Labs, Asymmetric, and Deco Ventures also pitching in. TechCrunch has more here.
Unitea, a startup whose platform rewards fans who engage with artists and their music, raised a $7 million seed round led by 1st Class Guernsey, Chaos Capital, TokenSociety, and Fuel Venture Capital. Music Ally has more here.
Vault, a one-year-old Toronto startup that is building a platform for businesses to manage their finances across borders, raised a $3.7 million seed round co-led by Gradient Ventures and Fin Capital, with The Fintech Fund, Exponent Capital, and Thirdbase Capital also contributing. More here.
VoxelSensors, a three-year-old Brussels startup that claims its sensor technology enables complete immersive experiences in consumer electronics as well as AR/VR/MR wearables, raised a $5.4 million round co-led by Capricorn Partners and Qbic, with participation from finance&invest.brussels. The company has raised a total of $6.7 million. Silicon Canals has more here.
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