Language-Learning Platform TutorGroup Raises $100M From Investors Including Alibaba
TechCrunch English-learning platform TutorGroup announced that it has raised a $100 million Series B round from investors including Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group, Singaporean investment firm Temasek, and Qiming Venture Partners. TutorGroup says it plans to use...
Curated Shopping Service Outfittery Raises €13M To Improve Men’s Fashion Sense
TechCrunch Outfittery, a curated shopping service for men’s clothing, has raised €13 million in new funding to expand into other European markets beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland where it currently operates. The round was led by Germany’s Highland...
Telenav Acquires Skobbler For $24M To Power Up An OpenStreetMap Challenge To Google Maps
TechCrunch Last summer we heard that German startup Skobbler was being courted as an acquisition target, in the wake of Google’s purchase of Waze. Today Skobbler has achieved that exit — albeit not Waze-sized — selling to Telenav, maker of the Scout...
Georgian Partners Closes $100M New Fund For Expansion-Stage Enterprise Startup Investments
TechCrunch The investment pool in Toronto just got bigger thanks to a new $100 million fund closed by Canadian VC Georgian Partners, which is its second growth equity fund. The first one, closed back in 2010, was half the size at $50 million, and this new one includes...