Leap, a ‘social knowing’ platform targeted at over 55s, raises a $3.1 M seed round

Leap, a ‘social knowing’ platform targeted at over 55s, raises a $3.1 M seed round

Leap, a platform for individuals over 55 to learn via social interaction, has actually raised $3.1 million in a seed round led by European early-stage financier Creandum and SF-based South Park Commons. Taking part was Learn Start/Learn Capital, alongside angels Michelle Kennedy (Peanut creator), Sahil Lavingia and Tim Tuttle. Leap members gather online to collectively “discover, […] Leap members collect online to collectively “find out, connect and grow together,” states the company, by means of little online groups built around shared interests. Leap was established by Swedish business owner Caroline Ingeborn, previous CEO of Toca Boca, a Swedish app development studio that constructs finding out apps for kids, and Vishal Kapur, former CTO and co-founder of Screenhero, which was gotten by Slack in 2015.

YC-backed Abacum nets $7M to empower finance groups with real-time data and collaboration tools

SaaS to support mid-sized business ‘monetary preparation with real-time information and native cooperation isn’t the sexiest start-up pitch under the sun but it’s one that’s promptly netted Abacum a lot of significant backers — — including Creandum, which is leading a $7M seed round that’s being revealed today. The rosters of existing financiers likewise taking part in […] Abacum was established last year in the middle of the COVID-19 international lockdown, after what it says was around a year of “deep research study” to feed its product development. The concept with Abacum is to change the need for financing teams to by hand update their models.”We enable faster decisions that were not possible prior to Abacum. Martinez states Abacum picked to focus on mid-market financing teams because they face “more difficulties and inefficiencies” vs the smaller (and larger) ends of the market. Abacum’s slick solution empowers financing teams to be more collaborative, effective and better informed with access to real-time data….

Collective iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by Creandum and a ‘Skyscanner Mafia’

Collective iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by Creandum and a ‘Skyscanner Mafia’

Released in only November in 2015, the Craft Docs app– which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative documents– has protected an $8 million Series A round led by Creandum. Also participating was InReach Ventures, Gareth Williams (previous CEO and co-founder of Skyscanner) and a variety of other [ …] — which was developed from the ground up as an iOS app for collective files– has protected an $8 million Series A round led by Creandum. Presently offered on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS, Craft now plans to launch APIs, extended integrations and a browser-based editor in 2021. Fredrik Cassel, general partner at Creandum, said in a declaration: “Since our first discussions we have actually been impressed by both the amount of love users have for Craft, as well as the group’s special capability to produce an item that is powerful and beautiful at the same time. Craft iPad app.

Vivino raises $155 million for white wine suggestion and market app

Vivino raises $155 million for white wine suggestion and market app

If you’re at all thinking about white wine, opportunities are you’ve turned to Vivino a minimum of a few times for recommendations. The app and the business behind it have actually been assisting individuals take pleasure in better white wine because 2010, and now the startup has raised $155 million with its Series D round– an amount over two times as […] The scenario is likely familiar: You’re sitting in a restaurant and browsing the white wine menu, or looking at a crowded rack in a wine shop. For myself, I think I most likely browsed for something like ‘white wine suggestion app’ and found Vivino by means of the App Shop, installed it and was snapping photos of labels or menus within minutes. Vivino’s marketplace part suggests you can frequently purchase the wines you find and take pleasure in directly from the app, by means of collaborations the company fosters and keeps with merchants large and little around the world.
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Meditation app Meditopia secures $15M Series A co-led by Creandum and Highland

Meditation app Meditopia secures $15M Series A co-led by Creandum and Highland

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us in manner ins which stretch well beyond our physical health, and one adverse effects of that in the tech world has actually been a surge of attention for apps that attend to mental health and aid with mindfulness. According to a recent report from app shop intelligence company Sensor Tower, the […]
Amongst market leaders such as Calm and Headspace that have actually ended up being huge hits was a name that might be a little less familiar: Meditopia. Today the eponymous Istanbul and Berlin -based start-up is revealing some financing to continue driving that growth– a Series A financial investment of $15 million co-led by Creandum and Highland Europe. Total financing prior to this round was $ 3.2 million, and this brand-new round takes the overall raised by Meditopia to $ 18.2 million. Fergal Mullen, founding partner at Highland Europe, said:”For too long, the innovation available was produced for English-speaking groups alone….