| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.07.2024 | AI Turbo Acquires neonVest to Build Leading AI-Powered Growth Engine for Startups. | AI Turbo, an AI-powered platform for founders and entrepreneurs, announces the acquisition of neonVest, a venture-backed startup connecting founders to VCs
AI Turbo, a leading AI-powered platform for founders and entrepreneurs, announced th... |
| 21.07.2019 | White Star Capital eyes Asia growth with new Hong Kong office | For western startups looking to enter Asia and Asian startups expanding globally, more funding has become available as investors are increasingly looking to export local tech solutions to overseas markets.
Globally based venture capital fir... |
| 17.06.2019 | Borrowell closes $20 million Series B as it tops 1 million users | Toronto-based FinTech startup Borrowell has closed a $20 million Series B consisting of equity and venture debt, co-led by White Star Capital and Portag3 Ventures.
“We are exceptionally well-positioned to be at the heart of how consumers ma... |
| 05.05.2019 | The entrepreneur playbook for sourcing a lead investor in NYC | “We have soft-circled all of the capital we need for the round, except for the lead. All we need is a lead!”
New York-based investors hear this daily from entrepreneurs, and we understand their pain. Securing a lead investor is critical, bu... |
| 05.05.2019 | The entrepreneur playbook for sourcing a lead investor in NYC | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
“We have soft-circled all of the capital we need ... |
| 04.06.2018 | White Star Capital closes $180 million fund for early-stage transatlantic startups | White Star Capital, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm with offices in London, New York, Montreal, Paris, and Tokyo, has closed its second fund at $180 million.
The firm closed its inaugural institutional fund at $70 million back in 2... |
| 04.06.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, June 4 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, June 4.
Fintech unicorn startup TransferWise strikes first deal with a major bank to offer cheap currency transfers. TransferWise announced a partnership o... |
| 04.06.2018 | White Star Capital closes $180 million fund for early-stage transatlantic startups | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
White Star Capital, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm with offices in London, New York, Montreal, Paris, and Tokyo, has closed i... |
| 03.06.2018 | White Star Capital raises new $180M fund to help startups go international | Global venture capital firm White Star Capital has closed a second fund of $180 million, money it plans to invest in “transatlantic” companies that need help to go international. The VC already has a presence in London, New York, and Montre... |
| 21.07.2017 | London fintech startup Aire secures $5 million in Series A funding | UK fintech startup Aire has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Sunstone Capital with participation from White Star Capital.
The startup also announced partnerships with online lender Zopa and Toyota Financial Services. The new fun... |
| 06.04.2017 | Canadian SaaS startups, you don’t need U.S. funding | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Time and time again, SaaS startups contemplate wh... |
| 06.04.2017 | Canadian SaaS startups, you don’t need U.S. funding | Time and time again, SaaS startups contemplate who they should approach for investment. There’s a general sense in our community that it’s difficult to raise money in Canada. Software startups have this misconception before they do their ow... |
| 25.10.2016 | London data analytics startup RedSift raises $2 million seed round | RedSift, a data analytics platform-as-a-service, has raised $2 million in a seed round led by White Star Capital, Oxford Capital along with Entrée Capital.
The London-based startup, founded by Rahul Powar and Randal Pinto last year, formerl... |
| 03.10.2016 | Credit Score Startup Aire Raises $2M in Funding | Aire, a London, UK-based consumer credit score startup, raised a further $2m in funding.
The round was led by White Star Capital with participation from Sunstone Capital and Accion Venture Lab.
Led by CEO Aneesh Varma, Aire gives people, es... |
| 03.10.2016 | Fintech startup Aire secures $2 million in funding and regulatory approval | Aire, a London-based fintech startup, has raised $2 million in new funding, led by White Star Capital with participation from Sunstone Capital and Accion Venture Lab.
The startup has also announced that is now authorised by the UK’s Financi... |
| 12.09.2016 | AirTree Ventures raises $250M fund to turn Ozzie funding upside-down | Team Airtree, eager to help grow the Australian startup ecosystem.
Woah, crikey, mate! AirTree Ventures just announced it has raised the largest venture fund Australia has seen to date. The fund will be split down the middle, half for an ea... |
| 25.08.2016 | White Star Leads Series A Round for Salesfloor | Salesfloor, a retail technology platform that enables customers to shop online with their local store and sales associates, today announces continued expansion of its programs with major retail clients. Retailers have used Salesfloor to inc... |
| 17.06.2016 | The Europas Awards 2016 honored the best tech startups in Europe | This week The Europas Startup Conference and Awards — the new type of tech event devised in partnership with TechCrunch and myself — honored The Best Tech Startups in Europe. You can check out all the pictures here and follow the coverage o... |
| 16.06.2016 | Why most of London’s tech sector believes Brexit will prove a disaster | James Silver Contributor
James Silver is a freelance writer.
A decision over the U.K.’s future membership in the European Union is now just days away, with latest polls indicating a race to the wire.
Among the most fearful of a potential Br... |
| 15.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 15, 2016 | Huanxi invested $50M in Mubi; Taulia Inc.received $46M; Keyme secured $20M funding
The Wireless Registry, a San francisco, CA-based global registry for wireless names and identifiers, raised $1.7 million in funding. Backers included members... |
| 24.11.2015 | White Star Capital, Interview with Managing Partner Christian Hernandez Gallardo | In conjunction with the launch of their US$70M first early-stage venture capital fund, Christian Hernandez Gallardo, the co-founder and managing partner at White Star Capital, answered our questions about himself, the firm and their investm... |
| 16.11.2015 | White Star Capital raises $70 mln VC fund anchored by BDC | - |
| 13.11.2015 | White Star Capital Closes $70M For Its First Institutional Transatlantic Fund | White Star Capital, which bides it’s time between London, New York and Montreal, has been active in the market for a couple years but until now has not ‘opened the kimono’ much on its backing. Today that changes with the news of its the clo... |
| 13.11.2015 | White Star Capital closes first fund at $70 million, looks for Series A deals in Europe and North America | White Star Capital, the 'transatlantic' VC firm co-founded by former Google and Facebook executive Christian Hernandez Gallardo, has announced the final close of its first institutional fund.
The investment firm was established in 2013, but... |
| 13.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 13, 2015 | White Star Capital closed $70M funding; GetYourGuide bagged $50M; Zola raised $10M
WriteLab, a browser-based tool that provides feedback on writing, has raised $2 million in a series A round led by Reach Capital with participation from Kapo... |
| 28.07.2015 | Tech City UK’s Downing Street Breakfast | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Last Friday Tech City UK convened a breakfast at Number 10 Downing Street between leading policymakers and some of the UK’s most exciting Founders and CEOs to discuss how the ... |
| 14.05.2015 | mnubo Raises $6m in Series A Financing | mnubo, a Montreal, Canada-based Internet of Things (IoT) data analytics startup, raised $6m in Series A financing round.
The round was led by White Star Capital, a transatlantic venture fund operating between London, New York and Montreal, ... |
| 07.01.2015 | White Star Capital And Idinvest Partners Get In TheFamily Way With Paris | Idinvest Partners and White Star Capital have invested in TheFamily, the Paris-based entity which combines co-working with acceleration and corporate engagement. London’s Index Ventures is an existing investor, as is Blablacar CEO Frederic ... |
| 10.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 10.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. DogVacay, an ‘Airbnb for dogs,’ raises $25M
Today Santa Monica, California-based DogVacay, a site for finding a dog sitter, ... |
| 10.11.2014 | Canada’s Execution Labs raises $5.3M to accelerate mobile game startups | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Canada continues to try to set itself apart as a haven for the game industry. The latest evidence is that Execution Labs, a Montreal-ba... |
| 16.10.2014 | To Stay In The Game, European VCs Wake Up To Offering Services And Software | As the European tech startup market becomes yet more crowded with investors and accelerators, those investors are realising they are – gasp! – going to have to start working harder to differentiate themselves from their peers in the venture... |
| 29.09.2014 | 10/2 Splash LA Agenda w/ Alba, Lee, Heyward, and more | Need a reason why you can't miss Splash LA on 10/2? Check out the agenda
If you haven't already registered to Vator Splash LA, you better do so quickly. The event is three days away. If you need reasons to attend, just check out the agenda.... |
| 20.09.2014 | The State Of Investments In Europe: A Review Of The Last 5 Years | Christian Hernandez Contributor
Stephen Piron Contributor
Editor’s note: Christian Hernandez is a managing partner of White Star Capital and Stephen Piron is co-founder of data-analytics firm BrightSun. The data for this post was compiled f... |
| 23.07.2014 | Glow Digital Media Raises $7M in Series A Funding | Glow Digital Media, a London, UK-based social ad platform, raised $7m in Series A funding.
Backers included Notion Capital and White Star Capital and existing investors Project A Ventures and Avonmore Developments.
The company intends to us... |
| 26.05.2014 | You Talkin’ To Me? — London’s App Car-mageddon Is Underway | Protests by London Black Cab drivers outside Hailo offices. Protests by taxis in Paris against Uber. In some case actual violence is taking place across the globe as private car hire apps and taxi apps gradually start to eat away at the lon... |
| 10.07.2013 | Christian Hernandez Leaves Facebook For White Star Capital, Raising $100M Fund | Christian Hernandez, a long-time employee for Facebook in Europe, is leaving the company to go full-time at White Star Capital, an early-stage VC investment firm founded by Eric Martineau-Fortin. Hernandez was most recently Facebook’s direc... |
| - | Startup Advisory Platform Oddup Gets $6 Mn Funding From Brand Capital, Eyes India Expansion | Image Source
Hong Kong-based startup focussed research platform Oddup has secured $6 Mn in its Series A round of funding led by Brand Capital, the investment arm of Indian media conglomerate The Times Group.
The round also saw participation... |
