Aircall raises $65 million for its cloud-based phone system

Aircall has raised a $65 million Series C round (€60.2 million) with DTCP leading the round, Adam Street participating and existing investors eFounders, Draper Esprit, Balderton and NextWorld injecting more money in the company. Overall, Aircall has raised $106 million. Aircall is building a software-as-a-service company around phone calls. You could use it to operate a…

Paris-based Back Market raises $120 million to expand electronics marketplace and add new services

Back Market, the Paris-based online marketplace for refurbished electronics, has raised $120 million from Goldman Sachs, Aglaé Ventures (the venture arm of Groupe Arnault), and Eurazeo Growth. “Back Market has a clear mission to build a category leader in the circular economy, supporting the world’s transition to more sustainable consumption,” says Alexandre Flavier, an investor…

French company Alan secures €50 million Series C to expand digital health insurance

Alan, a Paris-based digital health insurance provider, has closed a €50 million Series C round led by Singapore’s Temasek, with support from other investors such as Index Ventures. The funding brings the company’s total amount raised to €125 million. “Once the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 health crisis, we believe that patients’ expectations…