
New Zealand's Partly gets $21m Series A

New Zealand’s Partly, a company that uses big data to source replacement parts for the global automotive industry, has raised a NZD 37m (USD 21m) Series A round led by UK-based Octopus Ventures.
Shasta Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Blackbird, Ten13, Hillfarrance Venture Capital, and Icehouse Ventures also participated. They were joined by Randy Reddig, a co-founder of US financial services giant...
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