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Spenmo Raises US$34M in Series A Funding
Spenmo Raises US$34M in Series A Funding
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Spenmo Raises US$34M in Series A Funding

– Spenmo, a Singapore-based provider of payments software for growing businesses, raised a US$34M Series A funding.
– The round was led by New York-based private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners with participation from Lee Fixel’s Addition, Salesforce Ventures, Alpha JWC, Global Founders’ Capital, Broadhaven, Operator Partners and Commerce Ventures, and angel investors such as William Hockey (Founder of Plaid), Reuben Lai (Senior MD, Grab Financial Group) and Ongki Kurniawan (Head of Stripe Indonesia, Ex-Head of Grab Indonesia).
– After its launch in Singapore last year, Spenmo has since expanded across Southeast Asia and has thousands of customers from various sectors, including high-growth startups, SMBs, mid-market companies, and accounting firms.

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Propel Announces $20 Million Series C to Help Manufacturers Deliver Long Term Customer Engagement
Propel Announces $20 Million Series C to Help Manufacturers Deliver Long Term Customer Engagement
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Propel Announces $20 Million Series C to Help Manufacturers Deliver Long Term Customer Engagement

– Propel announced it has raised $20m in Series C financing.
– The investment was led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Cloud Apps Capital Partners, Green D Ventures and TIFF.
– The company has raised a total of $48m in funding to date.
– With this new round of funding, Propel will continue its development of Product 360 – the only unified quality management (QMS), product lifecycle management (PLM) and commercialization solution built on Salesforce.
– By connecting product, quality, customer and supplier information in a single platform, Product 360 helps manufacturers launch products faster, simplify quality and compliance, and improve their employee user experience.

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Copado Raises $140 Million Series C Round to Expand Its DevOps Platform Across Leading Enterprise SaaS Clouds, Approaches $1.2 Billion Valuation
Copado Raises $140 Million Series C Round to Expand Its DevOps Platform Across Leading Enterprise SaaS Clouds, Approaches $1.2 Billion Valuation
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Copado Raises $140 Million Series C Round to Expand Its DevOps Platform Across Leading Enterprise SaaS Clouds, Approaches $1.2 Billion Valuation

– Copado has raised $140m in Series C financing.
– The round was led by Insight Partners and includes participation from new investors SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Declaration Partners and DG Ventures, as well as existing investors Salesforce Ventures, ISAI Cap Venture, Lead Edge Capital, and Perpetual Investors. Strategic investor IBM Ventures also participated in the round.
– Proceeds will be used to expand its DevOps and AI-enabled testing solutions across the leading enterprise SaaS platforms driving today’s digital transformation projects.

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Process automation startup Leapwork nabs $62M
Process automation startup Leapwork nabs $62M
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Process automation startup Leapwork nabs $62M

– Copenhagen-based Leapwork, which was founded in 2015, announced it has closed a $62 million.
– The series B round was co-led by KKR and Salesforce Ventures.
– With Leapwork, users show the platform which processes they want to automate by recording the processes in context, validating the steps, and entering input data where needed.
– The platform breaks down the workflows in “flowchart language,” with building blocks that handle logic and provide a graphical representation of each step.

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Urbint, which uses AI to predict threats to infrastructure, nabs $60M
Urbint, which uses AI to predict threats to infrastructure, nabs $60M
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Urbint, which uses AI to predict threats to infrastructure, nabs $60M

– Urbint, a company developing software that can predict threats to critical infrastructure, announced that it raised $60 million in a series C funding round led by Energize Ventures with participation from American Electric Power, and OGCI Climate Investments, as well as existing investors Energy Impact Partners, National Grid Partners, Blue Bear Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.
– Founder and CEO Corey Capasso said that the proceeds will enable Urbint to scale its technology, introduce new solutions, and enter new verticals of infrastructure as well as expand its workforce.

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Hashnode Raises $6.7M in Series A Funding
Hashnode Raises $6.7M in Series A Funding
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Hashnode Raises $6.7M in Series A Funding

– Hashnode is a blogging platform built for and dedicated to the global software development community.
– The company raised $6.7m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Salesforce Ventures with participation from Sierra Ventures, Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and Accel Partners, as well as angel investors such as Naval Ravikant (co-founder, Angellist), Des Traynor (co-founder, Intercom), Guillermo Rauch (co-founder, Vercel), Salil Deshpande (general partner, Uncorrelated) and Ed Roman (managing director, HackVC).
– The new investment will be used to continue growing the platform’s user base.

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Monte Carlo Raises Series C, Brings Funding to $101M to Help Companies Trust Their Data
Monte Carlo Raises Series C, Brings Funding to $101M to Help Companies Trust Their Data
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Monte Carlo Raises Series C, Brings Funding to $101M to Help Companies Trust Their Data

– Monte Carlo, the data reliability company, announced that they have raised $60M in Series C funding from ICONIQ Growth with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Accel, GGV Capital, and Redpoint Ventures – bringing their total funding to $101M.
– With this round, Monte Carlo will fuel the growth of the Data Observability category, further develop its product offerings for our customers, support more use cases, and expand to new markets.
– Monte Carlo’s Series C establishes the company as the first Data Observability company to reach this milestone, a testament to the team’s industry-defining thought leadership, new product releases, and rapid customer growth.

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Youreka Labs spins out with $8.5M to provide smart mobile assistant apps to field workers
Youreka Labs spins out with $8.5M to provide smart mobile assistant apps to field workers
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Youreka Labs spins out with $8.5M to provide smart mobile assistant apps to field workers

– Mobile field service startup Youreka Labs Inc. raised $8.5m in Series A funding.
– The round was co-led by Boulder Ventures and Grotech Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures.
– The company also announced its CEO — Bill Karpovich joined to lead the company after previously general manager at IBM Cloud & Watson Platform.
– The company is developing robotic smart mobile assistants that enable frontline workers to perform their jobs more safely and efficiently.
– The company has identified four use cases so far: healthcare, manufacturing, energy and utilities and the public sector.
– The funding will be used to expand the company’s reach and products.

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OwnBackup Approaches $3.35 Billion Valuation with Series E Investment; Expands its Leading Cloud-to-Cloud Data Protection to Microsoft
OwnBackup Approaches $3.35 Billion Valuation with Series E Investment; Expands its Leading Cloud-to-Cloud Data Protection to Microsoft
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OwnBackup Approaches $3.35 Billion Valuation with Series E Investment; Expands its Leading Cloud-to-Cloud Data Protection to Microsoft

– OwnBackup has raised $240m in Series E funding.
– The round was led by Alkeon Capital and B Capital Group, including a secondary investment in the company by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and Tiger Global.
– Existing investors Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Vertex Ventures also participated.
– The company has cumulatively raised nearly $500m, resulting in a $2bn valuation increase in six months.
– OwnBackup plans to expand its comprehensive backup and recovery solutions across other cloud platforms later this year, beginning with Microsoft.
– OwnBackup will help Dynamics 365 customers meet complex regulatory requirements and eliminate data disruptions due to user and integration errors.

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FireHydrant Raises $23M in Series B Funding
FireHydrant Raises $23M in Series B Funding
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FireHydrant Raises $23M in Series B Funding

– FireHydrant is a NYC-based comprehensive reliability platform that allows teams to achieve reliability at scale by creating speed and consistency across the entire incident response lifecycle.
– Series B $23m round was led by Harmony Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Menlo Ventures and Work-Bench.
– The new investment will be used to grow the engineering team, further accelerate product R&D, customer acquisition, and international growth.

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Hopin Raises $450 Million to Accelerate Platform Expansion and Continue to Build the Future of Experiences
Hopin Raises $450 Million to Accelerate Platform Expansion and Continue to Build the Future of Experiences
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Hopin Raises $450 Million to Accelerate Platform Expansion and Continue to Build the Future of Experiences

– Hopin, the leading shared experiences platform that enables immersive and interactive connection from anywhere, announced it has raised $450m in Series D funding co-led by new investors Arena Holdings and Altimeter Capital with participation from new investors Adams Street Partners, Untitled Investments and XN in addition to existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, DFJ Growth, General Catalyst, GIC, IVP, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, Temasek and Tiger Global.
– Since February of 2020, Hopin has raised more than $1b.
– Hopin will use this capital to accelerate growth to further scale the platform and invest in the development of its multi-product platform technologies, including building new product suites.

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yellow.ai Raises $78.15M to Deliver Total Customer Experience Automation
yellow.ai Raises $78.15M to Deliver Total Customer Experience Automation
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yellow.ai Raises $78.15M to Deliver Total Customer Experience Automation

– yellow.ai raised $78.15M in Series C funding led by WestBridge Capital along with Sapphire Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.
Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated in this round, which brings total funding raised so far to $102.15M.
– yellow.ai enables enterprises to leverage its proprietary NLP engine and platform to build chatbots and voice bots, in 100+ languages, across 35+ channels that automate functions like Customer Support, Customer Engagement, Conversational Commerce, and Employee Experience.
– The platform comes pre-integrated with enterprise applications like Salesforce, Shopify, Cisco, Avaya, SharePoint, and 100 more.

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FullStory nabs $103M for customer experience analytics
FullStory nabs $103M for customer experience analytics
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FullStory nabs $103M for customer experience analytics

– FullStory has raised $103m in a series D round of funding led by Permira, Kleiner Perkins, GV, Salesforce Ventures, and others.
– The startup says the the new capital, which brings its valuation to $1.8 billion and total funding to $170 million, will be used to expand FullStory’s business internationally and enhance its digital experience observability platform.
– Dead links, unsubmittable forms, failed scheduling tools, rejected vouchers and other flaws, bugs, and glitches can litter companies’ websites.
– FullStory looks to help companies build better experiences across web and mobile channels by providing analytics and insights to product, customer success, engineering, and marketing teams.

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Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation
Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation
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Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation

– Culture Amp, a human resources software company, raised $100m in Series F funding.
– The round was led by returning investors Sequoia Capital China and TDM Growth Partners.
– New investor Salesforce Ventures also participated in the round.
– The company is now valued at $1.5 billion.

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‘Search-as-a-service’ API platform Algolia raises $150M
‘Search-as-a-service’ API platform Algolia raises $150M
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‘Search-as-a-service’ API platform Algolia raises $150M

– Algolia has raised $110m in a series D round of funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from Twilio, Steadfast Capital Ventures, Glynn Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.
– The company is now valued at $1.1bn.
– Algolia enables customers like Slack, Stripe, Atlassian, and Ubisoft to build Google-like indexing and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API.
– This includes insights into user interactions and a suite of additional tools for A/B testing and analytics.
– Algolia also launched an API for machine learning-powered recommendations, the result of its recent acquisition of Romanian company MorphL.
– Indeed, MorphL specializes in predicting customer behavior on ecommerce sites and delivering personalized recommendations based on the context of a search.

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Go1 raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation to boost its curated enterprise learning platform
Go1 raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation to boost its curated enterprise learning platform
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Go1 raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation to boost its curated enterprise learning platform

– Go1, a learning and development platform for enterprises, raised $200m in Series D funding.
– The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, AirTree Ventures and Salesforce Ventures co-led this Series D, with Blue Cloud Ventures, Larsen Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Microsoft’s M12, SEEK, TEN13 and Scott Shleifer and John Curtius from Tiger Global also participating.
– The company has raised $80m in total funding.
– The company has 3.5 million users and more than 1,600 enterprises globally as customers.

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Simpplr Raises $32M in Series C Funding
Simpplr Raises $32M in Series C Funding
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Simpplr Raises $32M in Series C Funding

– Simpplr from Redwood City, CA, is an employee communications and enablement platform.
– The company raised $32m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Tola Capital, with participation from current investors Norwest Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and George Still Ventures.
– The new financing will be used to expand the development team and develop the platform.

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NewStore Raises $45M in Series B-1 Funding
NewStore Raises $45M in Series B-1 Funding
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NewStore Raises $45M in Series B-1 Funding

– NewStore is a Boston MA-based omnichannel store solution provider.
– Company raised $45M in Series B-1 funding.
– It is backed by General Catalyst, Activant Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.
– The funding will be used to accelerate commercial efforts, expand globally, speed up product development, and increase employee headcount.

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Vercel Announces $102M in Series C Funding to Scale Team Globally and Accelerate Innovation and Adoption of Leading Frontend Development Platform
Vercel Announces $102M in Series C Funding to Scale Team Globally and Accelerate Innovation and Adoption of Leading Frontend Development Platform
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Vercel Announces $102M in Series C Funding to Scale Team Globally and Accelerate Innovation and Adoption of Leading Frontend Development Platform

– Vercel, a platform to develop, preview and ship websites, from single static pages to apps with billions of dynamic pages, and creator of Next.js, the leading React and JavaScript framework for frontend web development, announced that it has secured $102M in Series C funding in a round led by Bedrock Capital with participation from existing investors Accel, CRV, Geodesic Capital, Greenoaks Capital and GV.
– New investors include 8VC, Flex Capital, GGV, Latacora, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger Global.
– The new funding, which brings the total raised to $163M, will be used to scale the Vercel team globally, accelerate research and development, drive platform innovation and accelerate adoption.

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TRM Labs Raises $14 Million Series A Funding Round
TRM Labs Raises $14 Million Series A Funding Round
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TRM Labs Raises $14 Million Series A Funding Round

– TRM Labs closed a $14m Series A funding round.
– The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from PayPal Ventures, Initialized Capital, Jump Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Operator Partners, Blockchain Capital, and executives from Google.
– TRM Labs’ platform integrates with more than a dozen blockchains, and analyzes billions of virtual asset transactions to detect in real-time signs of fraud and financial crime like money laundering.
– TRM Labs drove 600% revenue growth in the last year and has doubled headcount.

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Popmenu Raises $65M Funding Round Led by Tiger Global to Accelerate A.I.-Powered Digital Solution for Restaurants
Popmenu Raises $65M Funding Round Led by Tiger Global to Accelerate A.I.-Powered Digital Solution for Restaurants
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Popmenu Raises $65M Funding Round Led by Tiger Global to Accelerate A.I.-Powered Digital Solution for Restaurants

– Popmenu announced a $65m Series C funding round.
– The round was led by Tiger Global Management and includes participation from new investor Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Bedrock Capital, Base10, and Felicis Ventures.
– Popmenu plans to use the funding to accelerate development of its all-in-one solution, Popmenu Max, that builds on patented menu technology and includes A.I.-powered features to help restaurants around the world attract, engage, transact with, and re-market to guests more efficiently than ever before.

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Circulor Raises $14m Series A to Lead the Future of Sustainable Supply Chain Traceability
Circulor Raises $14m Series A to Lead the Future of Sustainable Supply Chain Traceability
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Circulor Raises $14m Series A to Lead the Future of Sustainable Supply Chain Traceability

– Circulor, the leading provider of supply chain traceability and dynamic CO2 tracking, announced it has closed $14m in Series A funding to accelerate the company’s rapid growth.
The Westly Group led the round with participation from Salesforce Ventures, BHP Ventures, Future Positive Capital, 24Haymarket and Sky Ocean Ventures.
– Existing investors in the company include Boeing HorizonX, Volvo Cars Technology Fund, Jaguar Land Rover’s CVC arm, InMotion Ventures, SYSTEMIQ, Plug and Play and TotalEnergies Ventures.
– Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, will join the Circulor board.
– Circulor will use the investment to drive ongoing innovation and extend its presence in North America and Asia.

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Alation Raises $110M in Series D Funding
Alation Raises $110M in Series D Funding
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Alation Raises $110M in Series D Funding

– Alation, a Redwood City CA-based company provider of enterprise data intelligence solutions, raised $110M in Series D funding.
– The round was led by Riverwood Capital with participation from new investors Sanabil Investments and Snowflake Ventures and existing investors Costanoa Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Icon Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Union Grove Partners.
– The company intends to use the funds to expand into new geographies, verticals, and product areas.

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Guild Education valued at $3.75 billion with newest round
Guild Education valued at $3.75 billion with newest round
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Guild Education valued at $3.75 billion with newest round

– Guild Education, a lifelong learning platform, raised $150m in Series E funding.
– The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Cowboy Ventures, D1, Emerson Collective, General Catalyst, GSV, Harrison Metal, ICONIQ, Redpoint and Salesforce Ventures.
– The company plans to grow its coaching team, expand its learning marketplaces with more short-term certificate opportunities and double down on its outreach with historically Black colleges and universities.

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Spiff Raises $46M in Series B
Spiff Raises $46M in Series B
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Spiff Raises $46M in Series B

– Spiff, a developer of sales commission software, announced $46m in Series B funding.
– Led by Lightspeed Ventures Partners, the new round includes investments from Salesforce Ventures and Stripes, along with existing partner Norwest Venture Partners and all of the original investors.
– In total, Spiff has raised $68m.

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wefox Closes $650M in Series C Funding
wefox Closes $650M in Series C Funding
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wefox Closes $650M in Series C Funding

– wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin.
– The company raised US$650m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Target Global with participation from existing investors OMERS Ventures, Gsquared, Merian, Horizons Ventures, Eurazeo, Mubadala, Creditease, Salesforce Ventures, Speedinvest, Alma Mundi Ventures, Victory Park Capital, GR Capital, Mountain Partners, Seedcamp, and Sound Ventures.
– The new investment will be used to expand into the US and Asia within the next two years while strengthening its presence in its existing markets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland.

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Digital Customer Experience Platform Airkit Raises $40 Million
Digital Customer Experience Platform Airkit Raises $40 Million
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Digital Customer Experience Platform Airkit Raises $40 Million

– Airkit is a low-code Digital Customer Experience platform.
– The company raised $40m in Series B funding.
– EQT Ventures led the round and was joined by Accel, Emergence Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and other existing shareholders.
– The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate the company’s investments in go-to-market and product development.
– Airkit debuted out of stealth mode in October with $28m in funding and has experienced rapid adoption of its low-code Digital Customer Experience (DCX) platform in the 6 months since launch.

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Qualified.com Raises $51M in Series B Funding
Qualified.com Raises $51M in Series B Funding
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Qualified.com Raises $51M in Series B Funding

– Qualified is a conversational sales and marketing platform purpose-built for Salesforce Sales Cloud.
– The company raised $51m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures.
– The new investment will be aimed at accelerating product innovation and expanding the team in all key functions including engineering, sales, marketing and customer success.

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Qualified raises $51M to help Salesforce users improve their sales and marketing conversations
Qualified raises $51M to help Salesforce users improve their sales and marketing conversations
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Qualified raises $51M to help Salesforce users improve their sales and marketing conversations

– Qualified, a startup that builds better interactions for B2B sales and marketing teams that already use Salesforce by tapping into extra data sources to develop a better profile of those visiting your website, in aid of improving and personalizing the outreach has picked up $51m in funding.
– The funding round was led by Salesforce Ventures and joined by Norwest Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures, both previous backers, among others.
– The startup will be using the Series B to continue building out its business with more functionality in the platform, and hiring across the board to expand business development and more.

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Forter Doubles Revenue in Last 12 Months; Raises $300M for a $3B Valuation
Forter Doubles Revenue in Last 12 Months; Raises $300M for a $3B Valuation
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Forter Doubles Revenue in Last 12 Months; Raises $300M for a $3B Valuation

– Forter has raised $300m in Series F funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Third Point Ventures and Adage Capital Management.
– Existing investors also participated including Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, March Capital, NewView Capital, Salesforce Ventures and Scale Venture Partners.
– The announcement comes six months after the company completed its $125m Series E round, almost tripling the valuation to $3bn.
– Forter will use the additional funding to continue expanding its global ecosystem of trust, enabling retailers, e-commerce platforms, issuing banks and payment providers to fight fraud together.
– Forter’s platform brings together merchants, banks and payment providers to dramatically improve authorization rates, eliminate false declines and allow consumers to shop with greater convenience and enjoy a more personalized, secure experience.

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OSF Digital Raises $43M in Funding
OSF Digital Raises $43M in Funding
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OSF Digital Raises $43M in Funding

– OSF Digital, a Canadian global leader in digital transformation strategies, received $43m in funding.
– The round was led by existing investor Delta-v Capital with participation from Salesforce Ventures and personal investments from OSF Digital Board Chairman David Northington, Board Director Jeff Rich and Board Advisor Gary DiOrio.
– The company intends to use the funds to support its acquisition roadmap, which will add new companies in 2021 with strategic services and solutions valuable to customers.

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Salto Secures $42 Million Series B to Unlock Value across SaaS Applications and Bring Agility to Business Operations
Salto Secures $42 Million Series B to Unlock Value across SaaS Applications and Bring Agility to Business Operations
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Salto Secures $42 Million Series B to Unlock Value across SaaS Applications and Bring Agility to Business Operations

– Pioneering BizOps startup Salto announced that it has raised a $42m Series B led by Accel, with significant participation from existing investor Salesforce Ventures, and continued participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
– That brings the total funding to $69m to date, following its Series A in October, and underscores the demand for a new way to improve the productivity of SaaS administrators.
– Early customers expressed their need for Salto to extend its software approach and methodology beyond its initially supported SaaS applications – Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot. Salto plans to expand its support to a total of 10 applications by the end of 2021.
– With a global view of all SaaS applications, it provides insight long thought impossible.

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OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform
OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform
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OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform

– French startup OpenClassrooms has raised $80m funding.
– The round was led by Lumos Capital Group and joined by GSV, CZI, and Salesforce Ventures.
– Existing investors General Atlantic and Bpifrance also participated in the round.
– The company operates an online education platform in French and English.
– Users can choose among 54 training programs and get a diploma at the end of the program.
– The company guarantees that you’ll find a job.
– In 2020, 4,300 students found a job or received a promotion after participating in an OpenClassrooms program.

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Databook Raises $16 Million Series A to Fuel Go-to-market Activity
Databook Raises $16 Million Series A to Fuel Go-to-market Activity
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Databook Raises $16 Million Series A to Fuel Go-to-market Activity

– Databook, a leading platform in enterprise customer intelligence, announced a $16m Series A funding led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and seed investors: Threshold Ventures, Haystack and Firebolt.
– The new capital follows a seed round raised in January 2018 and brings Databook’s total investment to date to $22m.
– Since its founding, Databook has experienced 300% year-over-year growth, reflecting the pace at which enterprise sales organizations have evolved.
– Databook helps enterprise salespeople be successful by automating and augmenting smart pitches with market insights that speak specifically to the target business’ bottom line.
– Databook is an AI-powered SaaS platform that builds customer intelligence on top of CRM.

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Nota Raises $5M in Series B Funding
Nota Raises $5M in Series B Funding
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Nota Raises $5M in Series B Funding

– Nota, Inc. from Kyoto, Japan develops self-service support application Helpfeel, an instant FAQ B2B SaaS that enables high rates of self-service by customers and reduces support costs.
– The company raised $5M in Series B funding.
– The round was led by One Capital with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Hakuhodo DY Ventures, and Persol Process & Technology.

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Zoomin Raises $52M In Series C Funding
Zoomin Raises $52M In Series C Funding
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Zoomin Raises $52M In Series C Funding

– Zoomin is a New York-based provider of knowledge orchestration solutions.
– The company raised $52M in Series C funding.
– The round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from returning investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures and Viola Growth.
– The new investment will be used to further fuel its go-to-market strategy and to expand its product offering and analytics to a wider range of enterprise organizations.

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Aiven Raises $100M in Series C Funding
Aiven Raises $100M in Series C Funding
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Aiven Raises $100M in Series C Funding

– Aiven from Helsinki develops open source technologies with cloud infrastructure.
– Company raised $100m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Atomico and attracted new investors Salesforce Ventures and World Innovation Lab as well as existing investors Earlybird Venture Capital and IVP.
– The new investment will be aimed at doubling the company’s headcount over the next year, bringing new products to market, developing open source technologies and continuing to expand internationally.

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Unite Us Raises $150M in Series C Funding
Unite Us Raises $150M in Series C Funding
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Unite Us Raises $150M in Series C Funding

– Unite Us Raises $150M in Series C Funding.
– The round was led by Iconiq Growth with participation Emerson Collective, Optum Ventures and Transformation Capital, as well as existing investors Define Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Town Hall Ventures, and several healthcare partners.
– The company intends to use the funds to invest in Unite Us Payments, and further fund its interoperability framework.

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Genesis raises $45M to expand its fintech-focussed low-code platform to more verticals
Genesis raises $45M to expand its fintech-focussed low-code platform to more verticals
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Genesis raises $45M to expand its fintech-focussed low-code platform to more verticals

– Genesis, a low-code and no-code tools provider, raised $45m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Accel and joined by new investors GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Salesforce Ventures, in addition to existing investors Citi, Illuminate Financial and Tribeca Venture Partners.
– The company plans to use the funding to bring the tools it has already built to a wider set of verticals that have some of the same needs to manage risk, compliance and other factors as finance — healthcare and manufacturing are two examples — as well as to continue building more into the stack.
– Genesis is not disclosing its valuation with this round.

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Snyk Closes $300M Series E Financing; Valued at $4.7 Billion
Snyk Closes $300M Series E Financing; Valued at $4.7 Billion
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Snyk Closes $300M Series E Financing; Valued at $4.7 Billion

– Snyk from Boston is a cloud native application security company.
– The company closed a Series E financing, totaling $300m.
– The round was led by Accel and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors Addition, Boldstart Ventures, Canaan Partners, Coatue, GV (formally Google Ventures), Salesforce Ventures, Stripes and funds managed by BlackRock; new investors include Alkeon, Atlassian Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Geodesic Capital, Sands Capital Ventures and Temasek.
– The company intends to use the funds to expand its business reach.

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African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B
African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B
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African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B

– African payments company Flutterwave raised $170m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Avenir Growth Capital and joined by U.S. hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global, and new investors DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS and 9yards Capital.
– The company has raised $225m in total.
– Flutterwave helps businesses build customizable payments applications through its APIs.

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Hopin Raises $400M in Series C Funding
Hopin Raises $400M in Series C Funding
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Hopin Raises $400M in Series C Funding

– Hopin Raises $400M in Series C Funding.
– The round was co-led by new investors Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, and existing investor IVP, with participation from returning investors Coatue, DFJ Growth, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger Global.
– The new investment will be used to accelerate growth, including scaling its operations, team and platform.

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FutureFuel.io Raises $10 Million Series A1 Round From the Investment Arms of Established Financial Services Entities Led by UBS
FutureFuel.io Raises $10 Million Series A1 Round From the Investment Arms of Established Financial Services Entities Led by UBS
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FutureFuel.io Raises $10 Million Series A1 Round From the Investment Arms of Established Financial Services Entities Led by UBS

– FutureFuel.io, a student loan repayment platform that helps borrowers pay down debt quickly and efficiently, today announced a $10m Series A1 round, bringing its total Series A funding to $21.6M.
– This latest round was led by UBS, the world’s leading global wealth management firm, with additional participation from the investing arms of established technology, financial services, and insurance leaders, including new investor Aflac Ventures, and existing investors Fiserv, and Salesforce Ventures. Fiserv, Salesforce, and UBS are also customers of FutureFuel.io, leveraging the platform to address student debt within their workplace, as an employee benefit. All previous FutureFuel.io investors also participated in this round of funding, including Rethink Impact, Vulcan Capital, Breton, SixThirty, and the Impact Engine.

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Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation
Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation
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Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

– Highspot, a sales enablement platform, raised $200m funding.
– The round was led by Insight Venture Partners and joined by new investors Meritech Capital Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
– It brings the company to a valuation of $2.3 billion.

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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion
Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion
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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

– Employment Hero, a human resources platform, raised $45m in Series D funding.
– The round was led by SEEK, with participation from OneVentures and AirTreeVentures, and new investor Salesforce Ventures.
– The company plans to use the funding to expand into new markets including Southeast Asia.

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BetterUp Raises $125 Million Series D, Achieves $1.73 Billion Valuation, and Expands Coaching Platform With BetterUp Care
BetterUp Raises $125 Million Series D, Achieves $1.73 Billion Valuation, and Expands Coaching Platform With BetterUp Care
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BetterUp Raises $125 Million Series D, Achieves $1.73 Billion Valuation, and Expands Coaching Platform With BetterUp Care

– BetterUp announced a $125m Series D fundraise, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.73b.
– The global leader in mobile-based coaching, counseling, and mentorship, BetterUp is an all-in-one platform that combines behavioral science, AI technology, and human interaction to optimize personal growth and professional development in support of a person’s whole health, at work and in life.
– This latest financing was led by ICONIQ Growth with participation by existing investors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Threshold Ventures, and Plus Capital, and by new investors, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Mubadala Capital.

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Copado raises $96 million for Salesforce-native DevOps
Copado raises $96 million for Salesforce-native DevOps
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Copado raises $96 million for Salesforce-native DevOps

– Copado, a developer operations (DevOps) platform built for Salesforce, has closed a $96 million series B round co-led by Insight Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
– This follows an initial $26 million series B investment Copado announced last summer.
– The Salesforce ecosystem could be at least 4 times larger than Salesforce itself, according to some estimates, as myriad third parties build sizable businesses off the back of the platform.
– In the past three weeks alone, we’ve seen OwnBackup raise $167.5 million at a $1.4 billion valuation to bring cloud data backups to Salesforce, while fledgling startup Scratchpad secured $13 million for a productivity workspace aimed at Salesforce-powered sales teams.

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Sitetracker Secures $42 Million In Series C Financing
Sitetracker Secures $42 Million In Series C Financing
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Sitetracker Secures $42 Million In Series C Financing

– Sitetracker is a global standard for deploying, operating, and servicing critical infrastructure and technology.
– The company raised $42m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by H.I.G. Growth Partners and Energize Ventures, and followed by NEA, National Grid Partners, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and others.
– Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Telekom Innovation Pool (TIP), Clearvision Ventures, and others also participated in the round.

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