This year’s edition of StateUp 21 is now live! The leading international resource on public-purpose technology, StateUp 21 offers access to: Key international trends in public-purpose tech backed by tens of thousand data points Detailed profiles of 21 of the most exciting startups around the world addressing today’s most pressing public needs Expert opinions from leading researchers, founders, investors, and more Multimedia visualisations and analysis A first of its kind …
German startup Aleph Alpha, identified in January as a StateUp 21 One to Watch, has raised a €23 million Series A round co-led by Earlybird VC, Lakestar, and UVC Partners. This brings the company’s total funding to €28.3 million. Founded in 2019, Aleph Alpha develops artificial intelligence tools for use in security-critical environments. Jonas Andrulis, CEO and founder of Aleph …
Tel Aviv-based community insights and analytics platform Zencity has just announced a $30 million funding round. The funding was raised exclusively from its previous investors, which include TLV Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel, Salesforce Ventures, M12 – Microsoft’s venture fund, and Canaan Partners Israel. The company gathers data from sources including social media, local news channels, emails, CRMs, Google analytics, and non-emergency …
StateUp 21 member Chainalysis has just announced a $100 million Series E funding round, raising its valuation to $4.2 billion. This latest round was led by Coatue. Altimeter, Blackstone, GIC, Pictet, Sequoia Heritage, and SVB Capital also participated alongside previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital Partners, and 9Yards Capital. This announcement comes just three months after the startup raised …
StateUp 21 member Cyan Forensics has just announced a £5 million Series A funding round led by Par Equity. This brings Cyan’s total funding to over £8 million. Here’s what you need to know. What’s interesting about Cyan Forensics? Cyan Forensics offers tools to help police forces analyse data from seized computers and online sources. This helps public safety departments …
StateUp 21 member Chainalysis has just announced a $100 million Series D funding round, bringing its valuation to $2 billion. This latest round was led by Paradigm, with participation from TIME Ventures, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s investment fund, and previous investors Addition and Ribbit. Here’s what you need to know. What’s interesting about Chainalysis? Chainalysis’ products make it easier to …
StateUp 21 member Remix has been acquired by mobility startup Via for $100m. Here’s what you need to know. What’s interesting about Remix? San Francisco-based Remix, a collaborative mapping platform for transportation decision-making, offers a suite of products aimed at helping municipal workers make better mobility decisions. They prioritise collaboration and interoperability, making it easy to download data and share …
StateUp 21 member Zencity has just announced its acquisition of US-based polling and data analysis startup Elucd. Here’s what you need to know. What’s interesting about Zencity? Tel Aviv-based Zencity enables data-driven decision-making for local government through access to residents’ online feedback. The startup gathers data from sources including social media, local news channels, emails, CRMs, Google analytics, and 311 (non-emergency …
As many governments look to a post-pandemic green recovery, there is more momentum than ever behind the idea of digitalising core facets of our infrastructure and the built environment to benefit both people and the planet. In the latest issue of BIM Today, StateUp founder Dr. Tanya Filer and research fellow Samuel Harrison draw on insights from StateUp 21 to …
StateUp 21 member Logically just launched a new threat intelligence platform that can identify, analyse and disarm harmful online misinformation at scale. Here’s what you need to know. What’s interesting about Logically? Logically was set up to combat online misinformation and disinformation across a variety of online media. Logically’s media intelligence, credibility assessment, veracity assessment, and social network intelligence capabilities …
Quer ler esta matéria em Português? Clique aqui! Astella Investimentos is a leading venture capital firm in Brazil. Here, venture investor Guilherme Lima discusses their decision to add 2 GovTech startups—Gove and Aprova Digital—to their portfolio over the past few months. We recently invested in two GovTech startups: Aprova Digital and Gove. The decision to invest was based on extensive analysis …
Looking for this post in English? Click here! A Astella Investimentos é uma empresa de capital de risco líder no Brasil. O investidor Guilherme Lima discute sua decisão de adicionar 2 startups GovTech – Gove e Aprova Digital – ao seu portfólio nos últimos meses. Recentemente anunciamos investimento em duas Startups GovTechs: a Aprova Digital e a Gove. A decisão de investir veio depois de extenso estudo …
StateUp 21 member Edgybees just raised $9.5 million USD. Here’s what you need to know about them. What’s interesting about Edgybees? Edgybees began life as a gaming company that used AR to create realistic graphics. It subsequently began using drones and automated video analytics to capture live feeds of disaster situations overlaid with geo-information, including maps, building layouts, points of …
To celebrate the launch of StateUp 21, we brought together startup founders, VCs and policy experts to discuss how governments and entrepreneurs can cooperate to develop resilient, adaptive public sectors and societies. Core themes included: How GovTech startups are tackling new challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic The role of investment and procurement in supporting sector growth Who …
As the world begins to emerge from Covid-19, the capacity for governments and the entrepreneurial sector to cooperate in addressing major public needs will be more critical than ever. In Money Flows To Govtech—Has A Cinderella Sector Been Invited To The Ball?, Trevor Clawson notes the importance of GovTech for post-pandemic recovery. The Forbes article cites the data-driven sector insights …