Miro (online collaboration platform)
Miro, an online collaboration platform, tops the Forbes’ list. It attracted $400 million from a variety of investors, such as ICONIQ Capital, which manages the wealth of Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and other tech billionaires. Miro also managed to secure funding from American investment companies such as Accel, Dragoneer, TCV, Singapore’s GIC, Australian IT company Atlassian, and Salesforce Ventures. The online platform allows teams to hold virtual meetings, seminars, and discussions, as well as exchange photos, videos and other documents. The start-up’s platform is used by developers and designers for communication. It supports integration with such services as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Jira, Trello, Google Docs, and Concept.
Bolt (online checkout service)
Bolt is second on the list. The online checkout service received $355 million of investments in January 2022. Since 2014, the startup has attracted $961.3 million from such American investment funds as BlackRock, Schonfeld, Invus Opportunities, H.I.G. Growth и CE Innovation Capital, as well as Russia’s Digital Horizon. Bolt greatly simplifies payments in online shops - users can use a single Bolt account for logging in numerous e-shopping sites. The checkout service speeds up orders, increasing the purchase rate by 50%.
Paaсk (logistics platform)
Paack, a logistics platform, is third on the list of startups. The company raised $225 million from Softbank’s Vision Fund II, Infravia Capital Partners, First Bridge Ventures, and Endeavor Catalyst. Paack is set to promote its e-commerce logistics platform in Europe. The service allows companies to organize express deliveries, set and control the time of delivery, as well as track the location of goods in real time. Paack’s API can be integrated into websites and ERP systems.
Lattice (performance management platform)
Lattice came fourth on Forbes’s list of startup funding rounds. The company attracted $175 million from several renowned investment funds such as Thrive Capital, Tiger Global, and Dragoneer. Founders Fund, HighSage Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Fuel Capital, and Khosla Ventures invested in Lattice as well. The company offers a personnel performance management platform, which allows managers to evaluate the performance of employees, set up tasks, and track the company’s operations. The service can also be used to conduct performance surveys, collect analytics data, and consult employees on their career development.
Verana Health (digital health data company)
Verana Health, a digital health data service, is fifth on the list of top startups. The company raised $150 million in investments from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Novo Growth, GV (previously known as Google Ventures), Casdin Capital, Brook Byers, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, THVC, and Breyer Capital. Verana’s platform collects and analyzes data from medical records, which can be then used for post-clinical trials of medications and treatment methods. Data from a patient’s medical record can be checked against information from other sources, such as insurance companies.
Green Labs (smart farming service)
South Korean ecological start-up Green Labs attracted $140 million from major Asian investment funds Skylake Incuwest and SK Square, as well as BRV Capital Managements. Green Labs offers a digital smart farming service which allows monitoring and control over all aspects of agricultural production, such as watering, growing, and ventilating crops. Furthermore, the company operates a fresh produce marketplace and a platform for buying agricultural equipment. More than 500,000 farmers and 10,000 corporate clients from South Korea, China, and Vietnam use Green Labs’ services.
Athletic Greens (powdered health beverage producer)
Athletic Greens is seventh on Forbes’ start-up funding list. The US producer of powdered health beverages is known for its AG1 beverage – a powdered drink mix made of 75 vitamins, minerals, superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens. The startup, which previously received investments from such celebrities as Hugh Jackman and Cindy Crawford, attracted $115 million from Alpha Wave Global and SC.Holding this year.
Domestika (online learning platform for creatives)
Domestika is an online learning platform for creatives, featuring courses in art, photography, design, animation, and other subjects. The platform offers content in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Italian, as well as a community for its users. In January 2022, Domestika received $110 million in investments from US venture capital fund Zeev Ventures, GSV, and numerous private investors. The project has raised $130 million in total since its launch in 2002.
A few firms can withstand mounting inflationary pressure and interest rate increases. This year, market sentiment has been mainly determined by soaring consumer prices and aggressive monetary tightening. Currently, there are 3 companies that are considered locomotives of their industries and able to outperform the market in the face of monetary tightening by central banks
Warren Buffett's opinion is of the highest value to most stock market participants. In order to achieve striking results, some of them prefer to listen to the Oracle of Omaha's advice. This year, the Berkshire Hathaway founder has put $51 billion in the shares of 6 large companies. Let's find out what firms he has chosen to invest in.
In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II marked seven decades as the head of the British monarchy. While British broadcasters are lining up the festive events, let us remember films and TV series about Britain's longest-serving monarch. Each of them highlights some episodes from the life of Elizabeth II, her husband Philip Mountbatten, as well as her 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Here's a handful of the best TV shows about the legendary queen.
