Weekly Tech Pulse
Arrived Raises $27M, BluePill Raises $6M to Help Brands Simulate Consumer Behavior, Patagon AI Opens Offices in Mexico after USD $2.75M Seed Round & More!
US & International Startup & Tech News
Bezos-backed Real Estate Startup Arrived Raises $27M to Help Fuel New Stock Market for Rental Properties
Arrived, a Seattle-based startup backed by Jeff Bezos, raised $27 million in new funding led by Neo to support its Secondary Market platform, which allows investors to buy and sell fractional shares of rental homes.
The company enables people to invest in single-family rental properties for as little as $100, handling property management and tenant relationships while investors earn quarterly dividends and potential appreciation.
Since launching in 2019, nearly 900,000 registered investors have invested more than $340 million through the platform, which has funded over 550 properties across 65 U.S. markets.
Source: GeekWire
Disrupting Focus Groups: Seattle AI Startup BluePill Raises $6M to Help Brands Simulate Consumer Behavior
BluePill, a Seattle-based marketing AI startup founded this year, raised $6 million in seed funding led by Ubiquity Ventures to help brands test products, ads, and campaigns using AI-simulated consumer audiences instead of traditional focus groups.
The platform builds custom AI consumer audiences using real-world data like social conversations and surveys, delivering instant feedback in minutes with claimed 93% accuracy compared to human panels.
The company is already generating revenue through annual subscription fees and works with consumer brands including Magic Spoon, Kettle & Fire, and the Seattle Mariners.
Source: GeekWire
Nigeria Backs Ventures Platform as Seed Fund Hits $64M First Close
Lagos-based Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised $64 million toward a $75 million second fund, marking the first time the Nigerian government has invested in a venture capital fund through its iDICE program.
The fund will focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments across Africa, with investors including IFC, British International Investment, and former Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel.
Since its founding in 2016, Ventures Platform has funded over 90 startups across the continent, including notable companies like Moniepoint and Paystack, with the firm claiming top global performance metrics for its first fund.
Source: Tech Crunch
LATAM Startup & Tech News
Patagon AI Opens Offices in Mexico after USD $2.75M Seed Round
Patagon AI, a Latin American marketing platform that develops artificial intelligence agents, closed a seed round of $2.75 million to expand its business in Mexico with the opening of offices and further technology development, bringing its total capital to $3.85 million.
The company, which operates in 15 countries and serves 100 clients (with Mexico representing 15% of its user base), recently launched a self-onboarding product that enables companies to implement complete conversational marketing flows on WhatsApp in less than 5 minutes.
Patagon AI develops customized AI agents that immediately and personally handle business contacts, eliminating the dependence on call centers or traditional forms, with the AI marketing sector projected to grow from $587 million to over $2.39 billion by 2030 with 22.2% annual growth.
Source: https://dnf.com.mx/patagon-ai-abre-oficinas-en-mexico/
Solfium Raised $10 Million to Accelerate Solar Transition in Mexico and Plans Latin America Expansion
Solfium, co-created by Uruguayan entrepreneur Andrés Friedman, closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Accion and ALIVE Ventures, with participation from Kamay Ventures (Coca-Cola’s corporate fund), to accelerate distributed solar energy adoption in Mexico and prepare for Latin American expansion.
Founded in 2021, the company has installed over 36,000 solar panels equivalent to 25 MW of electrical capacity that will prevent 281,000 tons of CO₂ emissions over 25 years, working with major corporate clients including Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, BBVA, and Santander.
The platform combines technology, financing, and turnkey installation to help large companies decarbonize their operations and supply chains, with plans to expand to other Latin American countries within 18 to 24 months during their Series B round.
Source: Yahoo! News
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