#felicis ventures

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Kyklo raises $8.5M to bring electrical distributors online

Kyklo raises $8.5M to bring electrical distributors online

Kyklo, a startup that helps wholesale distributors of electrical and automation products launch e-commerce stores, is announcing that it has raised $8.5 million in seed funding.

The industry may sound a bit arcane, but it’s one that founders Remi Ducrocq (Kyklo’s CEO) and Fabien Legouic (CTO) know from having worked at Schneider Electric. Ducrocq said that the process of selling these products to…

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[lindortech]

Australia’s design unicorn, Canva, picks up two free image-sharing services, and launches new photo product

Australia’s design unicorn, Canva, picks up two free image-sharing services, and launches new photo product

Canva, the design and publishing platform taking on Adobe, PowerPoint and others, has acquired the free stock picture providers Pexels and Pixabay and launched a brand-new subscription service for its premium picture mart, Photos Unlimited.

Taken together, the brand-new strategic moves represent a concerted effort by the company to add more image options to its design toolkit.

“With over 1…

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[lindortech]

HyperScience, the machine learning startup tackling data entry, raises $30 million Series B HyperScience, the device learning company that turns humankind readable data into device readable data, has today announced the close of a $30 million successions B funding circular led by Stripes faction, with participation from existing investors FirstMark Capital and Felicis Ventures, as well as brand-new investors Battery Ventures, intercontinental Founders Capital, TD Ameritrade and QBE.

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Home insurance provider Hippo brings in $70M amid a record year in funding for insurtech startups

Home insurance provider Hippo brings in $70M amid a record year in funding for insurtech startups

Felicis Ventures and Lennar Corporation have co-led the $70 million successions C funding circular for Hippo, a tech-enabled home insurance mart.

Existing investors in the startup, like Comcast Ventures, Fifth Wall Ventures, Horizons Ventures and GGV Capital, also participated in the circular.

Hippo has raised $109 million to date, including a $25 million successions Bearlier this year.…

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[micdousmi]

A former Google executive's advice for Aussie startups looking to get noticed

A former Google executive’s advice for Aussie startups looking to get noticed

The Australian startup scene is truly up and running, and notable success stories, including Atlassian and Campaign Monitor, are encouraging overseas investors to come Down Under to take a look. One such person is Wesley Chan, managing director at respected Silicon Valley venture fund Felicis Ventures, who was in Australia Thursday to visit two of his local investments: online graphic design…

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[micdousmi]

Two Ex-Googlers Reunite at Venture Capital Firm

Two Ex-Googlers Reunite at Venture Capital Firm

Felicis Ventures, a small company (for Silicon Valley) has had some notable investments: Twitch, the video game streaming service that was sold to Amazon, and Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds video game.

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