Booksy raises $70M war chest to acquire salon appointment apps, expand internationally
Beauty and wellness appointment booking apps have proliferated of the last few years, but it appears the race is still on as today one of the leaders, Booksy, raises $70 million in a Series C round led by Cat Rock Capital, with participation from Sprints Capital.
The round was also joined by OpenOcean, Piton Capital, VNV Global, Enern, Kai Hansen, Zach Coelius and Manta Ray Ventures, and takes the total raised by the firm to $119 million. The funding will be used for expansion plans across North America, expanding to new verticals, and acquiring complementary businesses.
Roblox buys digital avatar startup Loom.ai TechCrunch 12/14/2020 Lucas Matney
Roblox announced today that it s buying a digital avatar startup called Loom.ai. Purchasing a company that has focused singularly on creating more realistic human avatars is an interesting play for a gaming platform that has made such an impact by building experiences that tend to cast realism to the wayside.
We covered the company s $1.35 million seed round back in 2016. The company brought in additional seed funding since then, scoring $5.9 million in total capital raised. The startup s investors include Y Combinator, Samsung Ventures, Anorak Capital and Zach Coelius.
Terms of the deal weren t disclosed.
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