Workpay, a Nairobi, Kenya-based HR payroll startup that offers HR management services, raised $2.7 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its operations across Africa. The round was backed by Launch Africa, Saviu Ventures, Acadian Ventures, Proparco, Foundation Botnar, Kara Ventures, Axian, P1 Ventures, and Norrsken. The funding will enable …

OnePlan, a London, UK-based company that provides a live event site and venue planning platform, raised $6 million in new funding, bringing its total funding to $15.1 million. The round was led by Elysian Park Ventures and Verance Capital. OnePlan plans to use the funds to expand its presence in …

SpotDraft, a New York-based AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution for high-growth startups and scaleups, today announced it closed $26 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Premji Invest, with participation from Prosus Ventures, 021 Capital, Arkam Ventures, Riverwalk Holdings, and 100x Entrepreneur Fund. The funds will …

EvolutionIQ, a New York-based AI-powered claims guidance platform for disability, workers' compensation, and property & casualty insurance, announced that it successfully raised $7 million in Series B at a valuation of more than $200 million. Brewer Lane Ventures led the round, with participation from all major existing investors including First …

AssistIQ, a Montreal, Canada-based medtech startup that developed an AI supply intelligence platform to reduce medical waste, raised CAD 2.5 million in funding. The round was led by StandUp Ventures, with participation from N49P, The Kale Fund, and several individual investors, including Kerry Liu, founder of Rubikloud and an investor …

Indent, a Seoul, South Korea-based startup that provides video-based review management software solutions for e-commerce businesses, raised $8.1 million (10.5 billion won) in Series A funding. The round was led by SV Investment, with participation from strategic investors LG Uplus (a telco unit of LG), Korea Investment Partners, and Crit …

SESAMm, a Paris, France-based natural language processing (NLP), a field of artificial intelligence, announced that it closed a €35 million Series B2 funding to accelerate its ambitious growth and global expansion plans. The round was co-led by Elaia and Opera Tech Ventures, with participation from Unigestion, Elevator Ventures, AFG Partners, …