Bijan brings venture capital experience as a co-founder and general partner at Spark Capital. He also served as the United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
The seed round was co-led by AlbionVC and Spark Capital to support product development.
"AI gives us the opportunity to transform not only how developers create games, but also how players experience them. While many companies are using AI to optimise existing workflows, we're focused on enabling something fundamentally new – emergent, interactive animation that reacts in real time. Our aim is to evolve the animation paradigm towards emergent physical behaviors, opening up new creative possibilities for developers and dynamic experiences for players."
The funding round was led by Highland Europe with participation from multiple existing investors.
"From the moment we started building at our kitchen table, 9fin has pioneered the use of AI in debt capital markets, setting a new industry standard. By investing in the best product and engineering talent, we’ve dramatically increased product velocity, delivering capabilities to give our customers the best workflows, tools and insights, and helping them navigate easily through complex financial markets."
The Series B round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Spark Capital to support product development for tendering teams.
"The investment in AutogenAI by Salesforce Ventures highlights our conviction that AutogenAI’s software is a game-changer for enterprises that secure business via tendering and drafting proposals,"
Spark Capital led the Series A round, which will fund US expansion and team growth.
"Steven, Hussam and the 9fin team are updating an industry that desperately needs it. They’ve made so much progress out of their London office, we’re excited to see them take on the US and continue growing with new customers."
Northzone led the seed round to help the startup launch its compensation benchmarking platform and expand its team.
"We’ve experienced first hand how hard it is to hire and retain great teams and scale internationally. Getting compensation right from day one is crucial and it only gets harder the larger you become. When we were growing, we couldn’t find any reliable or real-time data to help us determine the right compensation for each person on our team. We lost great people, and missed out on key hires as a result. We’re surprised that no one has built a better solution to this problem yet"
Target Global led the Series E round to support product enhancements and strategic mergers and acquisitions.
"Enabling digital payments has become one of the most fundamental business needs across every industry as the past year and a half have irrevocably demonstrated. Being in a position to help companies enhance their ability to serve customers and expand their reach across global markets is both a tremendous responsibility and an extraordinary opportunity. We are grateful to our investors for acknowledging the new needs of our ecosystem and supporting our aspirations,"
Coatue led the Series D round, which will fund platform expansion and strategic acquisitions.
"The demand for online payments has skyrocketed following the restrictions due to the effects of COVID, and as a company, we are well placed to provide businesses across the globe with the solutions they need and to get them up and running fast,"
The financing round was led by Spark Capital and General Catalyst to accelerate platform development as the company exits its beta phase.
"The need for building and maintaining community connection remotely has always been essential, and there's an obvious demand for tools that do more than just livestream our faces. We've created a platform that puts us back in the room together so we can do what we do best and what we miss the most when we're remote—connect with others and create communities."
