Qwick, a Phoenix, Arizona-based on-demand staffing platform for hospitality businesses and professionals, closed its $40 million Series B investment. The round was led by Tritium Partners, with participation by current investors Album VC, Kickstart, Desert Angels, and Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. With its Series B funding, Qwick …

Roots Automation, a New York-based creator of digital coworkers for the insurance industry, announced that it closed $10 million in a Series A round of funding. Mission OG led the round, supported by Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Vestigo Ventures, and CRV. The funding will enable Roots to increase its impact …

Galen Robotics, a Baltimore, Maryland-based Digital-Surgery-as-a-Service pioneer, announced that it completed a $15 million 1st close for an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Ambix Healthcare Partners. This funding helped complete the final robot prototype and its submission to the FDA. Funds will also be used to develop a …

TouchBistro, a Toronto, Canada-based restaurant management platform transforming the restaurant category, announced that it completed CAD$150 million in growth financing. The investment came from Francisco Partners (“Francisco”), a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. TouchBistro will use the funds to accelerate the company’s growth initiatives, …

Solvo.ai, a London, UK-based AI startup focused on improving decision-making in the supply chain and logistics sectors, raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Speedinvest and Frontline Ventures. The company will use the funds to scale the commercialization of its first product and ramp up sales …

Orderlion, a Vienna, Austria-based SaaS platform for the food and beverage industry, raised €4 million in pre-Series A funding, bringing its total raised to about €7.5 million since its 2018 inception. The startup is now re-planning to step up expansion plans, making B2B food supply chains more scalable. A European …

Aug X Labs, a New York-based AI video technology startup, announced that it raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to use AI to democratize video creation by content creators. Aug X Labs' initial investors and advisers include Yohei Nakajima (Untappd.VC), Noah Gale (Co-Founder, Tribe AI), Marc Whitten (SVP & GM, …