Abdulla AlBanna’s Post

Linkby has gone from strength to strength since we arrived on the scene four years ago — from achieving profitability last November and hitting 15 million+ clicks on the platform, to onboarding 1,500 brands and 250+ publishers worldwide. Our most recent achievement? Closing our Series A! 🙌 Thanks to the continued support of OIF Ventures and our new partners at Perennial Partners, we’ve raised $4 million in funding to help fuel the next phase of our growth. Our co-founder and CEO, Chris Wirasinha, says: “Our Series A raise is testament to the hard work our talented team has put in over the last four years. We’re pumped to work with a huge range of brands from Aesop and Fenty to ALDI and Disney+ and are excited to ship product faster, scale our teams and expand further into international markets.” Shout out to Chris, co-founders Andrew Chak and Adrian Fagerlund, and the entire team (now 65+!) on our latest milestone. Read more via Startup Daily at the link below and The Australian Financial Review in the comments. #LinkbyWins #StartUp #VentureCapital #VCRaise #SeriesA

Super excited to announce that we at Wishlink have raised $7 million in funding, led by The Fundamentum Partnership , alongside Elevation Capital. In addition, we also obtained debt financing from Trifecta Capital. We have witnessed remarkable growth, esp. in the last 3 months, growing 3x in terms of the monthly GMV we drive for our partner brands and eComm platforms. We've also witnessed an exponential increase in the number of creators onboard & their activity with Wishlink. We're witnessing a new playbook for 'discovery' emerge in eCommerce, which is more curation, content & creator led. And the fact that 15M+ users are already using Wishlink's stack to discover these products every month - solidifies our conviction to build for this next evolution in eComm. These funds will fuel our efforts in scaling up, diversifying into new categories, and advancing our tech stack to further enhance the experiences of creators, brands, and end users. Great to have partners like Nandan Nilekani, Ashish Kumar, Mukul Arora, Amit Aggarwal, and Sahil Aggarwal on board as we continue to build Wishlink. Chandan Yadav Shaurya Gupta https://lnkd.in/gP6zBrYG

Jena, a UK SaaS startup targeting solopreneurs, has successfully closed a £1.2 million pre-seed funding round. The platform stands out by offering an all-in-one solution for small business management, integrating functionalities like AI-driven bookings, payments, and e-commerce into a single interface. This funding initiative was spearheaded by VC firms True and G-FUND, with additional support from several angel investors. The capital injection is earmarked for accelerating product development and expanding JENA's customer base, aiming at empowering solopreneurs with efficient business management tools. By consolidating essential business functions, JENA aspires to streamline operations for solopreneurs, enabling them to focus on growth and productivity. This approach not only simplifies the technological landscape for small businesses but also offers a pathway towards sustainable self-employment in the UK.

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Wishlink through our venture debt vertical, super excited to back Shaurya Gupta, Divyansh Ameta, and Chandan Yadav in their mission of making creator-driven commerce a norm. Wishlink is a leading discovery-led commerce startup, it enables creators to drive commerce via their content. The company built a suite of products for creators to simplify their content creation process. Wishlink also enables creators to sell partner products through a unique multi-brand e-commerce store. Currently, Wishlink has a network of over 2000 creators and 250 brands, including H&M, and Westside, among others. Through this fundraise, the company plans to double down on its existing fashion category and grow some of the new categories like beauty and personal care, health, and fitness, along with scaling up its creator network. On Wishlink's partnership with Trifecta Capital, Shaurya Gupta, the co-founder of the company commented, "We are excited to partner with Trifecta Capital at this inflection point for the company as well as the sector. Trifecta Capital with the capital support also brings in a large network of portfolio companies, many of which are consumer brands, opening a direct channel of communication for partnerships in the future. The expertise of the team in the consumer sector is another added benefit that makes this relationship much more fruitful." We are proud to back the incredible Wishlink team and the product they have built. We are excited to play a part in their journey and can’t wait to witness the exponential growth that the company is destined for in the coming year. Nilesh Kothari, Sahil Aggarwal, Nevil Kathiria #ecommerce #creatoreconomy #startupfunding #consumer

🎵𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 $𝟏𝟒𝟒 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤 Social commerce startup Flip has successfully raised $144 million in its latest funding round, led by Streamlined Ventures. This significant investment boosts Flip's valuation to an impressive $1.05 billion and underscores the company's growing prominence in the e-commerce sector. Notable among the investors is advertising software firm AppLovin Corp., contributing $50 million, signaling a strategic partnership that will fuel Flip's expansion and competitiveness in the market. Flip's innovative approach to online shopping, featuring shopper-generated product review videos, has garnered widespread acclaim for its ability to provide consumers with informed purchasing decisions. With this substantial funding injection, Flip is poised to further enhance its platform and offerings, positioning itself as a formidable contender against industry giants like Amazon and TikTok. As Flip continues to evolve and shape the future of social commerce, stakeholders eagerly anticipate the company's next milestones and contributions to the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape. Flip TikTok Streamlined Ventures AppLovin #startup #flip #tiktok #ecommerce #investment #networth #funding #funds #investing #investors #amazon #stakeholders #advertising

My latest article for my Forbes column! Forget warm intros, this method works better! Admittedly, as a BIPOC female founder who didn’t previously work at Google or PayPal, I’m not the most networked in venture capital circles. After trying the warm intro process, which is entrenched in the established network of VCs and founders, I’ve found a faster, better method for getting VC meetings. As a bonus, it also works for getting organic press and customer connections. #warmintros #warmintroductions #femalefounder #BIPOCfounder #startupfounder #startup #leadgeneration #venturecapital #warmintros #fundraising #fundraisingstrategy #vc #vcfunding #buildinginpublic #thoughtleadership

Funding + an expert network to help with growth is a winning combo. And I don’t mean like the snack combos that I scarfed down while playing Super Nintendo as a kid. These mentors can and will help guide you to skip over the pitfalls of hyper growth and get you learning fast and making a more viable product! #businessbuilding #entrepreneurship #fundingopportunity

#fundingalert 💼Company: Confetti 💰Funding: $16Million ⚡Round: Series A 👥Investors: Entrée Capital and IN Venture Confetti allows users to browse and reserve incredible corporate and team building activities. It facilitates the creation of more contented and well-rounded teams for businesses such as Shopify, Amazon, Google, and others by means of its worldwide virtual event booking platform. The money will be used by the company to grow both its operations and its clientele. Under the direction of CTO and co-founder Eyal Hakim and CEO Lee Rubin, Confetti is an online platform that assists businesses in quickly organising social events with a variety of suppliers. Jacopo Mauri Denise Prichard Adi Gozes Dan Bonnet Travis Greenbaum Read more - https://lnkd.in/gRWbJ2CR To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #Confetti #corporate #bussiness #booking #funding #startupnews #fundingnews #news #startuprise

Our startup Streamline just got through its first week of production, and we were pleasantly surprised to see it produce off-market leads after just a few phone calls. The VCs said there’s probably not that many people seriously interested in selling… Our first lead on the platform was far above the average 2.5M deal size we anticipated - it was a $9 million shopping center! It only took 10 calls. The next steps will be generating buyer leads to match the available off-market properties we’re discovering, by following up with leads and asking what they want to buy. In order to get to profitability as fast as possible, we’re raising funds to increase our sales team -> produce more leads, optimize the product, manage runway, and get deals closed. We see a tremendous inflection point after closing the first deal, and will aim to expand our model across various CRE markets. Feel free to reach out to me for investment or interest in joining our growing team: [email protected]