Funding alert: Tech startups that raked in moolah this month

The Tech Panda takes a look at recent funding events in the tech ecosystem, seeking to know where the cash is flowing.

Startup: Entrepreneurs First

Sector: Entrepreneurship

Amount: US$200 M  

Led by: Veteran technology founders

Entrepreneurs First (EF), a global talent investor and company builder, raised $200m of fresh capital from a group of veteran technology founders and investors including investors like Reid Hoffman, John and Patrick Collison, Eric Schmidt, Claire Hughes Johnson, Charlie Songhurst, Sara Clemens, Danny Rimer, and Matt Cohler, alongside leading institutional investors including Greylock.

“We have raised this capital to double down on what we do best: identifying extraordinary individuals early and helping them build outlier companies from scratch,” said Alice Bentinck, co-founder and CEO of EF. “Once we have identified the talent, our role is to create the environments, peer groups and standards that push exceptional people to operate at the edge of their ...