Directus, a Brooklyn, New York-based open-source software company focused on democratizing data across the enterprise, announced that it raised $7 million in Series A financing, bringing its total raised to $8.5 million to date. True Ventures led the round, with participation from seed investor Handshake Ventures. This funding will allow …

Overstory, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based global vegetation intelligence platform, announced that it raised $5.2 million in funding. The round was led by Convective Capital, with participation from B Capital Group, Semapa Next, Bentley iTwin Ventures, Pale Blue Dot, CapitalT, Moxxie Ventures, Toba Capital, and Climate Capital. This additional funding will enable …

Budibase, a Belfast, Northern Ireland-based open-source low-code platform helping IT teams build internal applications in minutes, raised $7 million in Seed II funding to help every company on the planet build their own tools. The round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Angular Ventures, TechStart, and several angel investors. …

Blnk, an Egypt-based consumer credit startup, has raised a $32 million debt and equity funding round to further build out its AI-powered lending infrastructure and finance its fast-growing portfolio of customers. The startup has just raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding-The combined pre-seed and seed funding rounds of …

Near, a Pasadena, CA-based full-stack data intelligence software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform that stitches and enriches data on people and places announced that it raised $100 million in funding. The investment was from Blue Torch Capital as it prepares for its next phase of growth by becoming a publicly traded company. “The …

Spintly, a San Jose, CA-based SaaS-based physical access control and smart buildings startup, raised $2.5M in a pre-series-A round of funding. Investors in the round include Lets Venture, Accel Nest, SucSEED Indovation Fund, Riso Capital, Defang Technology, 91ventures, Kyto Technology, and Life. Some notable angel investors include Dheeraj Pandey, co-founder, …

PureFDA, a China-based SaaS+Data new digital cross-border medical device CRO company, announced that it completed over CNY100 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Legend Capital, followed by the existing shareholder Bayland Capital. The funds will mainly be used for the construction of overseas medical device resources, …