Crunchbase Daily: Ola, Truphone, Angaza, Tinubu Square, OpsRamp, Forensic Logic - October 3, 2017

?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171003&send_email={EMAIL} October 3, 2017 [Share on Twitter ]( [Share on Facebook ]( mailto:?subject=See the Crunchbase Daily US early stage funding share falls The share of global early stage investments going to U.S. companies has [fallen markedly]( since last year, Crunchbase News reports. Meanwhile, startup hotspots in China, India, Latin America, and Europe are showing increasing maturity and growth. Ola said to secure $2B Indian ride-hailing service [Ola]( has raised $2 billion in a new funding round backed by investors including SoftBank and Tencent, according to a Bloomberg [report]( citing unnamed sources. The new round would bring total funding for the seven-year-old company to about $3.75 billion. Truphone raises $335M [Truphone]( a London-based mobile provider known for low-cost international voice and data plans, has raised $335 million in fresh funding to retire debt and expand its platform. The funding came from Truphone’s existing majority shareholders, Minden and Vollin Holdings, two investment firms with ties to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, TechCrunch [reports](. ForeScout files for $100M IPO Network security provider [ForeScout Technologies]( has filed to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of shares. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, founded in 2000, previously raised $125 million in venture funding. [ ] Recent Activity on Crunchbase [232]( [Funding Rounds Added]( [296]( [Acquisitions Recorded]( [$4.0B]( [Fundings Captured]( [13,946](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171003&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [Entities Updated](?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171003&utm_content=recent_activity&utm_term=entities&send_email={EMAIL}) [ ] [Advertise on Crunchbase]( Crunchbase Enterprise Arm your team with real-time company data to close deals faster. LEARN MORE [ ] Featured Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Upcoming Accelerator Application Deadlines]( Investors 98 [US Companies that went public in the last year]( Companies 114 [Ride-sharing companies in Crunchbase]( Companies 185 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [ ] Recent Investments [Ola]( [$2.0B]( / [Private Equity]( Ola is a mobile app for cab booking. The Bengaluru-based company will use the funding towards driver shortages in lower-tier cities across India. Categories: Bengaluru IND · Internet · Transportation · Mobile · E-Commerce · Ride Sharing · Apps Founders: [Bhavish Aggarwal]( [Ankit Bhati]( Investors: [Tencent Holdings]( (Lead), [SoftBank]( (Lead), [RNT Capital]( [Truphone]( [255M GBP]( / [Private Equity]( Truphone offers low-cost international mobile voice and data plans. The London-based company is valued at $491M. Categories: London GBR · Mobile · Telecommunications · Internet of Things Founders: [Alexander Straub]( [James Tagg]( Investors: [Vollin Holdings]( (Lead), [Minden]( (Lead) [Angaza]( [$10M]( / [Series B]( Angaza offers a technology platform for energy distributors to sell Pay-As-You-Go products. The San Francisco-based company has enabled 2M people in over 30 developing countries. Categories: San Francisco · Social Entrepreneurship · Energy Founders: [Lesley Marincola]( [Bryan Duggan]( [Victoria Arch]( [Bryan Silverthorn]( Investors: [Laurene Powell Jobs]( (Lead), [Social Capital]( [Salesforce Ventures]( [+ 2 more]( More Investments Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Tinubu Square]( 53M EUR / Venture [Long Arc Capital]( [OpsRamp, Inc.]( $20M / Venture [Sapphire Ventures]( [Forensic Logic]( $20M / Venture [Mainsail Partners]( [Kryon Systems]( $12M / Series B [Aquiline Capital Partners]( [Vertex Ventures]( [Cloud4Wi]( $12M / Series B [Opus Capital]( [United Ventures]( [Vestwell]( $8.0M / Series A [F-Prime Capital Partners]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( [ ] Recent Acquisitions [Parcel]( Acquired by [Walmart]( More Acquisitions Company Acquired by Amount [RealAs]( [ANZ]( – [Digital Telepathy]( [ServiceNow]( – [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( [ ] Upcoming Tech Events [TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017]( October 11, 2017 in Nairobi TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017 in Nairobi More Events Start Date Event Location Oct 1, 2017 [Oracle Openworld 2017]( San Francisco Oct 9, 2017 [GeekWire Summit 2017]( Seattle Oct 11, 2017 [Women in Machine Intelligence Dinner, Montreal 2017]( Montréal Oct 21, 2017 [Startup CIS Summit Su&IT 2017]( Minsk [More Upcoming Events]( Demo Days Start Date Event Location Oct 11, 2017 [TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017]( Nairobi Oct 24, 2017 [500 Startups Batch 22 Demo Day]( San Francisco Oct 28, 2017 [Igniter Annual Conference 2017, Oct 29 at Computer History Museum]( Mountain View [More Upcoming Demo Days]( Accelerator Deadlines Date Accelerator Location Oct 6, 2017 [Startupbootcamp Digital Health Miami]( Miami Oct 14, 2017 [Alchemist Accelerator]( San Francisco Oct 15, 2017 [Techstars]( Boulder Oct 31, 2017 [Boomtown Accelerator]( Boulder Nov 3, 2017 [The Yield Lab]( St Louis [More Upcoming Deadlines]( Don’t see your event? 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