– Sternum from Tel Aviv develops a scalable platform to bring security, observability and data capture to every IoT device.
– Series B $27m round was led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investors Square Peg Capital, the Hinrich Foundation, btov, and other private investors.
– The new investment will be used for R&D – to advance its scalable platform – and for team expansion as the company ramps up global go-to-market efforts.

– Zeal (formerly Puzzl), an API-first payroll infrastructure provider, announced a $13m Series A round led by Spark Capital, with participation from Commerce Ventures and notable individual investors including: Marqeta CEO and Founder Jason Gardner and CRO Omri Dahan, Robinhood Founder Vlad Tenev, UltimateSoftware EVP Mitch Dauerman and SVP Bob Manne, and Namely Founder Matt Straz.
– Zeal also announced it has added Spark Capital’s partner Natalie Sandman to its Board of Directors.
– Zeal is a leader in the embedded fintech ecosystem, empowering platforms to build highly individualized payroll products.

– Rapyd received a $300m Series E funding round led by Target Global.
– The round was joined by several new investors including funds managed by Fidelity Management and Research Company, Altimeter Capital, Whale Rock Capital, BlackRock Funds, and Dragoneer, along with participation from existing investors: General Catalyst, Latitude, Durable Capital Partners, Tal Capital, Avid Ventures, and Spark Capital.
– Rapyd plans to use the funding to make several more strategic acquisitions to both support expansion in key markets and grow payment products and experiences. This will increase the scale of Rapyd’s platform not just across geographies, but also across verticals and solutions.

– Fireblocks, the preeminent platform that empowers the entry of traditional institutions into the digital asset space, has raised $310m in Series D funding.
– The round is co-led by Sequoia Capital, Stripes, Spark Capital, Coatue, DRW VC and SCB 10X.
– This extension of capital marks a significant milestone for Fireblocks, boosting the company’s valuation to over $2b.

– Mark43 from New York provides a public safety CAD, RMS, analytics, and property and evidence platform.
– The company raised $101m in Series E funding.
– The round was led by The Spruce House Partnership and Tiger Global Management with participation from Radcliff Companies, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and former Lord Mayor of Sydney Lucy Turnbull, Goldman Sachs, General Catalyst, Spark Capital, HighSage Ventures, and Avenir Capital.
– The company intends to use the funds to develop new products, foster dialogue between public safety agencies and the communities they serve, and continue to invest in its growth across the U.S. and abroad.

– Instawork is a digital marketplace connecting local businesses with qualified professionals across the U.S.
– The company raised $60m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Craft Ventures with participation from Greylock, Corner Ventures, Four River Group, WndrCo, and Tilman Fertitta, owner of Landry’s and the Houston Rockets, alongside existing investors Benchmark, Spark Capital, GV, Burst Capital, and SV Angel.
– The new investment will be used to continue expanding into new markets, job categories, and industries.

– ShipHero from NYC develops an e-commerce fulfillment and logistics platform.
– The company raised $50m in funding.
– The round was led by Riverwood Capital with participation from existing investors including Greycroft, RRE Ventures, and Spark Capital.
– The new investment will be used to accelerate the company’s product roadmap and consolidate its leadership in enabling brands and mid-large merchants to manage their e-commerce shipping and fulfillment needs.

– Zeller, a fintech company, raised $50m funding.
– The round was led by Spark Capital and joined by Square Peg, Apex Capital Partners and Addition.
– It brings Zeller’s total raised in less than a year to $81m.
– The company launched its first products for small businesses on May 4, including EFTPOS (electronic funds transfer at point of sale) terminals, business accounts and cards.
– About 80% of businesses that started using Zeller switched from Australia’s four biggest banks, citing their desire for lower fees and better customer support.
– Zeller’s new funding will be used to grow its research and engineering hub, including filling 18 new engineering roles that will support Zeller’s plan to become a fully regulated business bank.

– Virtuix from Austin TX is the developer of Omni – the first omni-directional treadmill that enables 360-degree movement in virtual environments.
– The company raised $19M in Series A-2 funding.
– The round was led by venture capital firm Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors Tencent, GVR Fund, and Shanda Group.
– The new investment will be used to launch Omni One, a consumer version of the Omni for the home market.

– Ada Support is a chat bot startup.
– The company raised $130m in funding at a $1.2bn valuation.
– Spark Capital led the round of funding with participation from Tiger Global Management and existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, and FirstMark Capital.
– Ada’s clients include Facebook and Zoom Video.

– Lightmatter is a leader in photonic computing.
– The company raised $80m in Series B funding.
– Viking Global Investors led the round with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Lockheed Martin, Matrix Partners, SIP Global Partners, Spark Capital, and several others.

– Vancouver-based Dooly, a platform that helps salespeople manage data in their CRM, has raised $80m in Series B funding.
– Spark Capital led the round and was joined by Greenspring, Tiger Global, Lachy Groom, boldstart ventures, BoxGroup and Addition.
– The company has raised $20m in Series A and seed funding previously.
– Dooly automates the busywork that goes into updating data in sales software, specifically apps like Salesforce.

– Wunderite announced a $3m seed funding round led by Spark Capital with participation from Boston Seed and leading insurance industry firms and their executives, including John Wepler from MarshBerry, Scott Addis from Beyond Insurance, Brian Hetherington from The ABD Team, Ty Harris from Openly, Andrew Krantz from York International, Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Trustco Inc, and BrokerTech Ventures.
– The new capital will fuel the company’s rapid growth by accelerating product development and increasing distribution to agencies across the country.
– Wunderite also announced it has added Spark Capital’s General Partner Alex Finkelstein to its Board of Directors.
– Wunderite’s annual subscription-based platform delivers an intuitive workflow for independent agents, enabling them to better serve customers purchasing or renewing Property & Casualty insurance.

– Deel announced that it has raised $156m in Series C funding led by the YC Continuity Fund and has welcomed Ali Rowghani to its board.
– The round was co-led by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Spark Capital.
– Dara Khosrowshahi, Lachy Groom, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeff Wilke, and Anthony Schiller also participated in the round, among others.
– With a valuation of $1.25b, Deel has emerged as a market leader in the global payroll and compliance space.
– Deel allows businesses to hire anyone, anywhere, in a compliant manner. Hiring and onboarding international employees or contractors takes under 5 minutes, with no local entity required. Paying them in 120+ currencies takes just a click.

– Benchling has raised $200m in Series E funding led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and joined by Altimeter Capital, Byers Capital and Elad Gil.
– Existing investors participated, including Thrive Capital, Benchmark, Menlo Ventures, Alkeon Capital, ICONIQ, Lux Capital, Spark Capital and Lead Edge Capital.
– The company will use the funding to aggressively invest in product development and global expansion to support enterprise customers.
– Since launching in 2012, more than 300,000 scientists and 1,000 R&D organizations around the globe have adopted Benchling’s cloud platform to manage massively complex experimental datasets and optimize R&D processes.

– Cameo has raised $100m in a Series C financing that values the company at over $1b.
– The financing was led by e.ventures, with participation from Origin Ventures, Softbank, Google Ventures, UTA Ventures, Amazon’s Alexa Fund, other institutional investors, and several celebrities, athletes, and entertainers including legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk.
– Previous investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, and The Chernin Group also participated.

– Capitolis from New York, London and Tel Aviv provides a SaaS platform that drives financial resource optimization for capital markets.
– Total funding to date reached $170m.
– The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, S Capital, Spark Capital, SVB Capital, Citi, J.P. Morgan and State Street.
– The new investment will be used to drive further innovation in its technology and product development, bolster customer support and sales and grow its team from 90 employees to over 150 by year’s end.

– Axis Security from San Mateo develops a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) platform.
– The company raised $50m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investors Canaan Partners, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Cyberstarts.
– The investment will be used to accelerate product development and feature velocity, and expand go-to-market initiatives, including expanding its direct sales team, support for channel partners, integrations, and partnerships with security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), identity management, and endpoint security vendors among others.

– Clarify Health is a San Francisco, CA-based enterprise analytics company delivering real-world insights to healthcare organizations.
– The company raised $115m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by new investor Insight Partners, alongside Spark Capital, Concord Health Partners, and HWVP, with participation from the company’s largest investor, KKR, as well as Rivas Capital and Sigmas Group.
– In conjunction with the funding, Hilary Gosher, Managing Director at Insight Partners, and Will Reed, General Partner at Spark Capital, will be joining the company’s Board of Directors.