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☆ This startup wants to find cancer faster with AI-powered full-body scans. See the 22-slide pitch deck that got Ezra $21 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLast August, Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram that she'd gotten a full-body MRI scan from the startup Prenuvo, which sparked a national conversation about the merits of preventive imaging. With Kardashian's help, the scans were finally making headlines — and healthtech startup Ezra felt their impact. "The day that Kim Kardashian got a scan, even though it wasn't an Ezra scan, our day-over-day revenue spiked," Ezra CEO and cofounder Emi Gal told Business Insider. Those tailwinds have propelled growth for Ezra, which partners with radiology clinics to perform full-body MRI scans. And, with Ezra's scans, that startup has "helped hundreds of people find cancer," he added.

Persons: —, Kim Kardashian, she'd, Ezra, Emi Gal, Amir Dan Rubin, Anne Wojcicki, Vlad Tenev, David Prior, Esther Dyson, — Gal, Ezra Flash, radiologists, Gal, We've Organizations: Service, Business, VC, FirstMark, Firms, Allianz Life Ventures, Mana Ventures, Ventures, Seedcamp, LDV Locations: Gaingels, Republic

☆ Climate tech startups Montinutra, Harvest Thermal, Bisly, and Twig recently raised a combined $13.6 million. We got a look at the pitch decks they used to raise the funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Climate tech startups Montinutra, Harvest Thermal, Bisly, and Twig have recently raised a collective $13.6 million between them as early-stage deals continue to dominate the venture capital industry. Biochemicals startup Montinutra, founded in 2018, raised 2 million euros, $2.1 million, in October to convert forestry sidestreams into sustainable alternatives to petrochemicals. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck below:MontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraMontinutraHeat pump startup Harvest Thermal raised $4 millionCalifornia-based Harvest Thermal raised a $4 million round for its heat pump and thermal storage combination in October. It is riding political tailwinds amid the US' recent commitment to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030. Check out the redacted pitch deck that it used to raise the funds below:Harvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest Thermal Harvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalHarvest ThermalBuilding energy management startup Bisly secured $3.8 millionEstonian startup Bisly, which wants to make it cheaper to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, just raised 3.6 million euros, $3.8 million, in seed funding in October.

Persons: Twig, Pajunen, Portfolia, Russ Tucker Organizations: Metsä, Earth Foundry, Climate Partners, Starshot, National Science Foundation, California Energy Commission, International Energy Agency, Aconterra, Second Century Ventures, SmartCap, Fund, Pinorena, Innovation, Seed Fund Locations: California, London

☆ Deutsche Bank and UniCredit back $4.5 billion insurance startup Wefox with $55 million in fresh funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wefox, the $4.5 billion German insurance technology group, has raised $55 million of fresh funding from Deutsche Bank and UniCredit , two anonymous sources familiar with the deal told CNBC. The deal was structured as a convertible debt agreement, meaning that the debt will be converted into equity when Wefox next raises cash, the sources told CNBC. The fresh funding follows on from a $55 million debt round Wefox raised from JPMorgan and Barclays and a $55 million internal fundraise earlier this year. As Wefox didn't raise equity, its valuation remains unchanged at $4.5 billion. Wefox is also pushing into a new model of selling insurance called "affinity" distribution.

Persons: Wefox, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Deutsche Bank, CNBC, JPMorgan, Barclays, VC, Salesforce Ventures, Target, Horizon Ventures, UBS, Mubadala Capital Ventures, Jupiter Asset Locations: U.S, Germany, Paris, Barcelona, Milan

☆ Carbon data and credit rating startup Sylvera just raised $57 million as it heads to the US. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise the fresh funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Climate tech startup Sylvera has just raised $57 million for its carbon data platform. Sylvera, a startup helping businesses invest in high quality carbon credits, has just raised a $57 million Series B round led by Europe's Balderton Capital. The London-based startup, founded in 2020, provides carbon data and carbon credit ratings in an effort to bring integrity to a market plagued with quality issues. One carbon credit represents 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide or equivalent that has been removed from or prevented from entering the atmosphere. As well as decarbonization, many companies look to compensate for their hard-to-abate or historic emissions, which is where carbon credits come in.

Persons: Sylvera, Furey, it's, Serge Kruppa, 9yards Organizations: Balderton Capital, Fidelity Strategic Ventures, Bain & Company, Europe's, McKinsey, Paris, Index Ventures, Insight Partners Locations: London, New York

☆ Trezy, a fintech that uses AI to help small businesses manage cash flow, just raised $3.3 million with this 23-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Trezy, a fintech startup that helps small businesses manage cash flow, has raised $3.3 million. Trezy, a fintech startup that uses AI to help small businesses manage cash flow, has raised $3.3 million. Trezy also automatically identifies and categorizes payments while also tracking cash position in real-time as well as monitoring unpaid invoices. In effect, Trezy's offering is designed to remedy the often opaque world of accounting and financial planning for small business owners. The startup has raised $3.3 million in seed funding in a round led by Seedcamp and Playfair Capital, with participation from Kima Ventures.

Persons: Trezy, Quentin Lacointa, Seedcamp, Lacointa Organizations: Playfair, Kima Ventures, SME Locations: Seedcamp, Paris, Amsterdam, Netherlands

☆ Banking-as-a-service fintech Griffin just raised $13.5 million. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck it used to land the fresh funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Banking-as-a-service startup Griffin just raised $13.5 million in fresh funds. The startup enables businesses to skip the process of finding a banking partner. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck Griffin used to raise the Series A round below. British fintech startup Griffin has raised $13.5 million in fresh funds just months after it secured a UK banking license. Griffin has raised $35.7 million to date, including a $15.5 million raise in July 2022.

Persons: Griffin, David Jarvis, Allen Rohner, we've, Maria Campbell, Campbell Organizations: Financial, MassMutual Ventures, EQT Ventures Locations: London

☆ Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Lindus Health used to convince Peter Thiel to back its clinical trials platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has invested in British health tech startup Lindus Health. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Lindus Health used to raise the fresh funds below. Billionaire Peter Thiel has invested in a startup that aims to dramatically speed up clinical trials, bringing its total funding raised to $6 million. The British Medical Journal estimates that clinical trials in the UK have fallen by 41% between 2017 to 2021. With the cash injection, Lindus Health will focus on growing its commercial team, and expand its trials globally.

Persons: Peter Thiel, Michael Young, Thiel, Young, Firstminute, Hambro, Peter Thiel's, Sifted Organizations: Tech, PayPal, British Medical, Lindus Health Locations: London, Berlin, Germany, Europe

☆ This startup uses generative AI to speed up the property-buying process. Check out the 14-slide pitch deck Orbital Witness used to raise $9 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Orbital Witness uses generative AI to speed up the due diligence process when buying properties. The London-based startup has raised $9 million in a round led by US property tech investor Parker89. A startup that uses generative AI to streamline the lengthy due diligence associated with buying property has raised $9 million in a round led by US investor Parker89. Amid a tougher funding environment, Pearce said that the team was still very specific about who they took money from and skewed towards property tech investors. The round was led by property tech investors Parker89, which has backed Properly, Flyhomes, and Orchard.

☆ Yonder, a fintech startup that helps expats get credit cards and offers rewards for spend, raised $78 million in debt and equity using this 11-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

London-based fintech startup Yonder has raised $78 million in debt and equity. Yonder, a London-based credit card startup, has raised $78 million in debt and equity in a new funding round. Yonder previously brought in $26 million in debt and equity as part of a seed funding round. This latest raise comes in the form of £12.5 million, about $15.7 million, in equity and £50 million, roughly $62.6 million, in debt. Yonder also plans to launch in two further unspecified cities and offer more events to users with its new capital, Chong said.

☆ This startup has developed an operating system for GPs that cuts down on admin. Check out the 13-slide pitch deck Doctorly used to raise $10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

German health tech startup Doctorly has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The startup, founded in 2018, offers practice management software for healthcare providers. A German health tech startup that has developed an operating system for medical practices has raised $10 million in fresh funds. The startup wants to "re-digitize" practices and make it easier for them to adapt to external innovations in health tech. Doctorly is one of the very few regulated health tech startups in Germany and it believes its technology can help cut the time spent by practitioners on administration in half.

☆ StudentFinance helps people upskill and switch careers to red hot industries like AI and cybersecurity. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck it used to raise a $41 million Series A.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

StudentFinance has secured $41 million in debt and equity funding, with backing from Tom Blomfield. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck StudentFinance used to raise the fresh funds. A startup that aims to facilitate career mobility for people who want to upskill or switch jobs has just raised $41 million in debt and equity financing. Amid a tougher funding environment, the startup secured a $41 million Series A in debt and equity funding, bringing its total funds raised to $47.5 million. With the fresh funds, StudentFinance will ensure it has a sustained runway as it expands into new geographical markets.

☆ Peppy provides employees with personalized care for gender-based health conditions. Check out the 9-slide deck used to raise $45 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup offers personalized consultations for gender-based health issues as an employee benefit. London-based Peppy has raised a $45 million Series B from AlbionVC to bring its employee benefits platform to the US. Peppy's app provides live chats and one-to-one consultations with specialists, so users can get personalized advice in real time. Peppy's app offers employees live consultations with specialists. Peppy has now partnered with some of the biggest health insurers in the UK, such as Axa Health and Vitality.

☆ Peter Thiel's VC fund backs TreeCard, a fintech that plants trees when you spend
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

TreeCard offers users a spending and money management platform tied to a debit card made from wood. TreeCardTreeCard, a climate-conscious digital money app, raised $23 million from investors in a new financing round. Though based in the U.K., TreeCard chose the U.S. as its launch market. The TreeCard app includes a game that lets users visualize how many trees their activity has helped produce. TreeCard offers clients up to 3% of annualized interest on their deposits, a feature it offers through third-party vendors.

☆ Surfboard wants to replace spreadsheets in customer support teams. We got an exclusive look at the 13-slide deck it used to raise $5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup has designed a collaborative planning tool for customer support teams. London-based Surfboard launched in 2021 with the aim of making work more human, and efficient, for customer support teams. Typically in support teams, there are three main actors; the agents who do the customer support work, their managers, and the end customers — who usually have to wait a long time for services. In turn, Surfboard hopes that support teams save time otherwise spent manually altering spreadsheets, and curb lost revenue and employee churn. With the cash injection, it will develop its product and focus on customer acquisitions by investing in its marketing efforts.

☆ Buynomics uses behavioral economics to help predict customer behavior. Here's the 14-slide deck it used to raise $13 million led by Twitter-backers Insight Partners.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cologne-based Buynomics has raised $13 million from Insight Partners. The startup collects customer transaction data and market insights to help inform companies' commercial decisions. Check out the 14-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds. "Our model builds on an insight that people as groups are very predictable," said cofounder Sebastian Baeir. With the fresh funds, Buynomics will focus on developing its user interface and plan its expansion into the US.

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