A new kind of PE fund plans to roll up German startups into potential unicorns and bigger exits techcrunch.com German private equity investor FLEX Capital (based out of Berlin) says it has now closed its second fund of €300 million with the aim of effectively rolling-u...

News aggregator SmartNews raises $230 million, valuing its business at $2 billion – TechCrunch techcrunch.com SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Appl...

How did Atlanta become a top breeding ground for billion-dollar startups in the Southeast? – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Over the past five years, the Southeastern region, led by Atlanta, has gone from being “one of the best kept secrets” in tech, to a vibrant ecosyste...

Sales Startup Aircover Secures $3 mln In Seed Funding - Grit Daily News gritdaily.com Aircover, a sales startup based in San Mateo, has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand its real-time sales intelligence platform....

Carousell becomes S'pore's newest unicorn after raising US$100M - now valued at US$1.1B vulcanpost.com 'Carouselling' unicorns....