Israeli-startup Glassbox raises $25 million in new funding round

Glassbox’s expertise lies in providing automatic insights from the entire spectrum of the web experience including mobiles and apps. On Thursday, Tel Aviv-based Glassbox, a provider of customer management technology, stated it had raised $25 million in a funding round led by Updata Partners, a Washington-based software-focused growth equity firm. Ibex Investors, CEIIF, the venture…

Swiss-startup SEBA Crypto AG raises $103 million in latest funding round

SEBA Crypto AG aims to be the bridge between new age financial instruments and traditional institutions. It wants to build a bank that will offer cryptocurrency services to companies and investors while at the same time extend traditional banking services to firms. In an interesting development, SEBA Crypto AG, a Swiss startup, has raised $103…

India’s Ola expands its ride hailing services into New Zealand

Ola is steadily expanding its footprint in overseas markets. Earlier this year, it had forayed into the UK and the Australian ride-hailing markets. On Tuesday, Indian ride-hailing platform Ola said it plans on expanding its operations to New Zealand. The move underscores its latest push overseas as it ups its rivalry with its peer, Uber…

SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund to invest nearly $1 billion in China’s SenseTime Group Ltd

The Chinese facial recognition startup has attracted loads of investor attention so far this year. On Friday, as per a Bloomberg report, SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund intends to invest nearly $1 billion in Chinese facial recognition startup, SenseTime Group Ltd. SoftBank’s Vision Fund and SenseTime are finalizing the terms of the deal and the…

Israel’s Mantis Vision raises $55 million in latest funding round

China-based Luenmei Quantum Co and Samsung Catalyst Fund led investors in Mantis Vision’s latest funding round. On Monday, Mantis Vision, a high-tech Israeli firm which is in the business of providing 3D content and sharing technologies, stated it had raised $55 million in a funding round led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and China-based Luenmei Quantum…

Israel’s ThetaRay raises $30 million in latest funding round

The israeli startup uses advance mathematics in machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to help financial institutions identify the earliest signs of money laundering. On Tuesday, Israel’s ThetaRay stated, it has completed a funding round in which it raised more than $30 million, bringing the total amount it raised to date to more than $60…

SenseTime Group valued at $4.5 billion in latest funding round

The development underscores the fact that the Chinese facial recognition company is gaining strategic bulk. SenseTime Group, a Chinese facial recognition technology company, disclosed that it raised $620 million in its latest funding round which saw its valuation touch $4.5 billion. The funding round was led by Fidelity International, Hopu Capital, Silver Lake and Tiger…