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...

Sugar raises $2.5M in seed funding to connect apartment residents – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Sugar, a startup that aims to turn apartment buildings into “interactive communities,” has closed on $2.5 million in seed funding.  A slew of investors par...

H2O Hospitality Raises $30 Million for Lodging Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week skift.com H2O Hospitality, a startup that manages travel accommodation on behalf of owners, has raised $30 million. Plus more startup news....

Coral Capital closes third fund with $128M for startups in Japan – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Coral Capital, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today that it has closed its third fund, Coral Capital III, raising $128 million (14 billion yen). ...

10 European startups with the potential to disrupt the sports industry | EU-Startups eu-startups.com The sports-tech industry in Europe is experiencing quite exciting times! All kinds of organisations are embracing technology for higher community...

Untitled Ventures joins the scramble for Russian & Eastern European startups with a $118M warchest – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Sorry Mr. Putin, but there’s a race on for Russian and Eastern European founders. And right now, those awful capitalists in the corrupt West are starting to o...