Practice ignition, an Australia-based client engagement, and commerce platform for professional service businesses raised $50 million (65 million AUD) in a Series C round to accelerate its growth and expand globally. Brings the startup’s total raised to $75 million. The fresh funding was led by JMI Equity, marking JMI’s first …

GlossGenius, a technology provider for the spa, studio, and salon industry, announced today it has raised $16.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. A high-profile group of angels also participated in the financing, including Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobias Lütke, Toast CEO Chris Comparato, …

Bit, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of open-source tools and cloud platform for components, raised $25 million in Series B funding. Brought total funding raised to date to $36 million The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Disruptive VC, Wix, and Snyk. The company intends to use …

Mimica Automation, a London-based software company, builds AI that learns to automate repetitive computer tasks, announced that it has secured £4.4 million in Series A funding from Khosla Ventures. This new investment intends to help to further the company’s growth by establishing a sales team in the US and multiplying …

Podium, a Lehi, Utah-based communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced it has raised $201 million in Series D funding. This latest round brings the company's valuation to over $3 billion. The round was led by YC Continuity, with participation from Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album VC, …

Quincus, a Singapore-based enterprise SaaS platform that solves global supply chain challenges, announced the second close of its Series B funding. The round was led by AEI HorizonX, AE Industrial Partners, LP's ventures platform. AEI HorizonX joins Quincus' initial series B investors UP. Partners and GGV Capital at over US$100 …

Carketa, a Pleasant Grove, Utah-based developer of SaaS applications for the automotive industry, announced it closed a $6 million in Seed Financing. The round was led by Origin Ventures and Crosslink Capital, with additional funding from Hack VC, Lancaster, and I2BF. With this round of funding, Carketa is expanding sales …