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Genesys closes monster $580M round
San Francisco-based call center software developer Genesys closed a $580 million round of funding led by Salesforce Ventures1 with participation from ServiceNow Ventures, Zoom Video Communications, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, D1 Capital Partners and an unnamed U.S.-based West Coast mutual fund manager.
The round values Genesys at $21 billion.
— Chris Metinko
Everphone raises $200M
Berlin-based everphone, a B2B smartphone and tablet rental provider, raised $200 million in a funding round led by Cadence Growth Capital.
The 5-year-old company will use the money toward international expansion, increased hiring and growing its stable of devices, which currently numbers over 100,000.
Everphone pitches its service as a flexible way for corporate customers to provide mobile devices for their workforce while lowering environmental impact and requiring fewer in-house IT resources.
— Joanna Glasner
Funding rounds
Africa’s TradeDepot lands $110M: TradeDepot, a Nigeria- and U.S.-based startup that connects consumer brands to retailers and helps enable distribution, raised $110 million in a debt and equity funding round. IFC led the $42 million Series B equity funding while Arcadia Funds led the $68 million debt financing.
— Joanna Glasner
Pocket FM picks up $22.4M: Bangalore-based Pocket FM, a provider of podcasts and audiobooks, raised $22.4 million in a Series B funding round led by Lightspeed India Partners.
— Joanna Glasner
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