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Drone data analytics provider DroneBase nabs $20M
Drone data analytics provider DroneBase nabs $20M
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Drone data analytics provider DroneBase nabs $20M

- DroneBase, a company providing drones as a service to capture high-resolution aerial photos, announced that it raised $20 million in a funding round led by Euclidean Capital with participation from Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Energy Transition Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. - The company says that the funds will be put toward expansion in the renewable energy industry and other segments with “high-value” infrastructure, like commercial real estate and insurance. - Investments in drone startups are growing as the benefits of AI applied to aerial photography become clear. For example, algorithms analyze images from drones to monitor for corrosion, pests, and even livestock health. And insurers like State Farm leverage drones for claims inspections, assessing on-the-ground damage, and emergency resources following a disaster.

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Lilac Solutions Announces $150 Million Series B to Scale Lithium Supply for the Electric Vehicle Era
Lilac Solutions Announces $150 Million Series B to Scale Lithium Supply for the Electric Vehicle Era
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Lilac Solutions Announces $150 Million Series B to Scale Lithium Supply for the Electric Vehicle Era

– Lilac Solutions announced a $150m Series B financing round led by Lowercarbon Capital and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates.
– The round was also joined by Mercuria Energy Trading and Valor Equity Partners; existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and The Engine also participated in the round.
– Lilac has developed a new ion exchange technology to increase production of lithium from brine resources.
– Lilac will use the new funds to ramp production of the company’s unique ion exchange beads, expand its teams of engineers and field operators, and deploy the technology globally.
– Most of the world’s lithium is contained in brine resources – naturally occurring deposits of salt water. These brines are abundant, but resource developers have struggled to bring projects into production due to a lack of cost-effective technology.

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Eight Sleep Raises $86M Series C to Scale Sleep Fitness Movement
Eight Sleep Raises $86M Series C to Scale Sleep Fitness Movement
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Eight Sleep Raises $86M Series C to Scale Sleep Fitness Movement

– Eight Sleep, the world’s first sleep fitness company, announced it has closed $86M in Series C funding led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from other funds, including SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst.
– Antonio Gracias, Valor’s Founder, CEO, and CIO, joined the Eight Sleep Board. Mr. Gracias sits on the boards of Tesla, SpaceX, and K Health and has led investments in other highly disruptive companies, including Bird, Reddit, and Uber.

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DigiSure Scoops Up $13M
DigiSure Scoops Up $13M
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DigiSure Scoops Up $13M

– DigiSure, the first company to go beyond credit and driving history for mobility and shared economy businesses, announces the launch of its embedded protection platform to offer instant, individualized micro-insurance policies for better, safer coverage.
– The company is also announcing $13M in funding led by Morado Ventures, with participation from Xplorer Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, True North Cos, and ex-Upwork CEO Fabio Rosati.
– The funds will be used to help grow its team and scale operations.

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Graphite Solutions Raises $15M in Funding
Graphite Solutions Raises $15M in Funding
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Graphite Solutions Raises $15M in Funding

– Graphite Solutions, Inc. closed a $15M equity funding.
– The round was led by Valor Equity Partners, Siren Ventures with participation from existing investors Communitas Capital Partners, Accomplice, Alumni Ventures Group and Cianna Capital.
– The new investment will be used to scale its sales, marketing, recruitment, customer success and product development efforts.

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Eco Raises $60M in Funding
Eco Raises $60M in Funding
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Eco Raises $60M in Funding

– Eco, a San Francisco, CA-based smart money company, raised $60M in funding.
– The round was co-led by Activant Capital and L Catterton with participation from existing investors, including a16z Crypto, as well as new backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, LionTree Partners, Valor Equity Partners, and dozens of others.
– The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its product roadmap to consolidate all financial tools into a single wallet.

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Little Spoon scoops up $44M to grow its children’s nutrition delivery service
Little Spoon scoops up $44M to grow its children’s nutrition delivery service
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Little Spoon scoops up $44M to grow its children’s nutrition delivery service

– Little Spoon, a baby and children’s meals startup, raised $44m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Kairos HQ.
– The company has raised $73m in total funding since it was founded in 2017.

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Genvid Holdings Raises $113M in Series C Funding
Genvid Holdings Raises $113M in Series C Funding
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Genvid Holdings Raises $113M in Series C Funding

– Genvid is a NYC-based provider of interactive livestreaming technologies and services.
– Company announced $113m Series C funding.
– The round was co-led by existing investors Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management with participation from new investors Third Point Ventures, Cobalt Capital, LightShed Ventures, XN, and Lux Capital, existing investors Galaxy Interactive, Horizons Ventures, OCA Ventures (via OCA’s new growth equity fund), and Makers Fund and strategic partners Huya, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, and Samsung Ventures.
– The company intends to use the funds to establish Genvid Entertainment LLC, a new publishing subsidiary dedicated to producing Massive Interactive Live Events.

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Anduril Raises $450M in Series D; Valued at $4.6 Billion
Anduril Raises $450M in Series D; Valued at $4.6 Billion
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Anduril Raises $450M in Series D; Valued at $4.6 Billion

– Anduril Industries, an Irvine, Calif.-based defense technology company, raised $450m in Series D funding and a post-money valuation of $4.6b.
– The round was led by Elad Gil with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and D1 Capital Partners.
– The new investment will be used to develop advanced technologies (AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics and automation) to solve some of the most important & complex national security challenges.

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Redacted Launches With $35M Series B
Redacted Launches With $35M Series B
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Redacted Launches With $35M Series B

– Tenable, a cyber security company from Columbia, has raised $20m in Series C funding.
– The round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from Valor Equity Partners and SVB Capital.
– The company will use the funding to scale and accelerate adoption of its state-of-the-art platform and advanced threat intelligence and response capabilities that enable organizations to level the playing field against sophisticated attackers, disrupt their adversaries and protect their businesses.

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[redacted] Closes $35M in Series B Funding to Disrupt Adversaries and Hold Attackers Accountable
[redacted] Closes $35M in Series B Funding to Disrupt Adversaries and Hold Attackers Accountable
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[redacted] Closes $35M in Series B Funding to Disrupt Adversaries and Hold Attackers Accountable

– [redacted] emerged from stealth with $35M in Series B funding led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from Valor Equity Partners and SVB Capital.
– [redacted] is a cloud-native security platform that protects companies from cyber attacks.
– The company’s solution is built for modern cloud architectures, and it is designed to protect companies from the most advanced cyber threats.
– The company’s platform is built to protect companies from both external and internal threats.

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Salted Raises $9M in Seed Financing
Salted Raises $9M in Seed Financing
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Salted Raises $9M in Seed Financing

– Salted is a Los Angeles, Calif.-based platform that scales digitally native QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) brands.
– The company raised $9M in seed financing.
– The round was led by Kamine Development Corporation, with participation from Craft Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Proof Ventures and Wonder Ventures.
– The new investment will be used to continue to expand the company’s business reach.

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Atmosphere Raises $25M in Series B Funding
Atmosphere Raises $25M in Series B Funding
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Atmosphere Raises $25M in Series B Funding

– Atmosphere is a streaming TV provider based in Austin, Texas.
– Company raised $25m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Valor Equity Partners.
– The new investment will be used to expand Atmosphere’s business reach.

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Crusoe Closes $128M Series B
Crusoe Closes $128M Series B
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Crusoe Closes $128M Series B

– Crusoe Energy Systems from San Francisco has closed a $128m Series B equity financing led by Valor Equity Partners.
Lowercarbon Capital, DRW Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, KCK Group, Upper90, Winklevoss Capital, Exor, Zigg Capital and JB Straubel participated.
– The company provides solutions for the energy industry.

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Dataminr Closes $475M Financing at $4.1 Billion Valuation
Dataminr Closes $475M Financing at $4.1 Billion Valuation
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Dataminr Closes $475M Financing at $4.1 Billion Valuation

– Dataminr is a real-time information discovery company based in NYC.
– The company closed $475m round of financing at a $4.1b valuation.
– The round was led by Eldridge, Valor Equity Partners, MSD Capital, Reinvent Capital, ArrowMark Partners, IVP, Eden Global, investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value and Lurra Capital.
– The new investment will be used to accelerate the company’s growth.

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Counterpart Launches First of Its Kind Insurtech in Partnership With Markel and $10M in Funding, Led by Valor Equity Partners
Counterpart Launches First of Its Kind Insurtech in Partnership With Markel and $10M in Funding, Led by Valor Equity Partners
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Counterpart Launches First of Its Kind Insurtech in Partnership With Markel and $10M in Funding, Led by Valor Equity Partners

– Counterpart has raised $10m in funding led by Valor Equity Partners, early backers of pioneering ventures like Tesla, SpaceX, Addepar, and GoPuff.
– Hundreds of brokers nationwide are already using Counterpart to serve thousands of small businesses across most industries.
– Counterpart offers the only management liability insurance platform that leverages technology at every touchpoint – application submission, coverage selection, binding, claims management, and loss prevention.
– Counterpart’s data-centric approach has given them a unique advantage in underwriting small to medium sized businesses.

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Xsight Labs Closes Series D Funding Led by Valor and Atreides, Joined by Fidelity
Xsight Labs Closes Series D Funding Led by Valor and Atreides, Joined by Fidelity
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Xsight Labs Closes Series D Funding Led by Valor and Atreides, Joined by Fidelity

– Xsight Labs announced the closing of its Series D funding.
– The round was led by Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management and was joined by new investor Fidelity Management & Research Company.
– Existing investors Battery Ventures, Intel Capital, M12 Microsoft’s Venture Fund and Xilinx, increased their investments.
– Additionally, Accton Technology joined as a new strategic investor.
– Xsight Labs’ Series D was significantly oversubscribed and is the largest round ever raised by our group.
– Xsight Labs emerged from stealth in December 2020 and announced the sampling availability of X1, the industry’s first 25.6T data center switch with 100G PAM4 SerDes.

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