Unicorn Nest news
London’s Jiffy scoops $28M for speedy grocery delivery
– London grocery delivery startup Jiffy raised $28m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by family-owned investment company Heartland, with Boston-based international VC fund Flint Capital also participating, along with gaming firm Playrix and existing investors Baring Vostok Capital Partners and LVL1 among others.
– The startup operates a network of its own dark stores to do fulfilment — enabling it to offer the promise of “fresh groceries in 15 minutes.”
– It has amassed around 20,000 customers so far across its six delivery zones (all in London for now).
Unicorn Nest news
ElectroNeek Scores $20M Series A Financing
– ElectroNeek, a leading robotic process automation (RPA) platform for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT teams, has raised $20m in a Series A funding round.
– The round was led by Baring Vostok with participation of AICPA and existing investors – YellowRockets.vc, Dragon Capital, I2BF, Angelsdeck, Gokul Rajaram and others.
– Following the new funding influx, ElectroNeek’s valuation now exceeds $100m.