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Neko Health, the health tech startup co-founded by Spotify co-creator Daniel Ek, has raised €60 million ($65 million) in its first external round of funding. The Series A round was led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. Founded out of Sweden in 2018 by Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, Neko Health exited stealth […]

Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises $65M for preventative healthcare through full-body scans by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

She will be the fund’s first female partner as it seeks to build a “world-class” team.

Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% markdown from the previous valuation, Indian newspaper Economic Times reported Wednesday. PharmEasy, which earlier deferred a plan to go public, needs the new cash to pay its lender Goldman […]

PharmEasy seeks funding at a 90% valuation cut, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015. It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. And it’s a bootstrapped company, meaning that it hasn’t opened its capital and raised any funding from VC firms. But now, the company has decided to raise its first founding round. Dougs raised $27 […]

After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The United Arab Emirates has given Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide the first national license for self-driving vehicles. The permit allows WeRide to test its Level 4 autonomous vehicles on public roads throughout the country. Level 4 is a designation by SAE that means the vehicle can handle all aspects of driving in certain conditions […]

China’s WeRide secures self-driving vehicle license from UAE by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch