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Clovers Scores $15M Seed Financing Round
Clovers Scores $15M Seed Financing Round
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Clovers Scores $15M Seed Financing Round

– Clovers, a human resources technology firm leveraging conversational intelligence to improve interviewing and hiring practices, today announced it has raised $15m in seed funding.
– The round was led by Greycroft and Alpha Edison with participation from Crosslink Capital, Acadian Ventures, Fika Ventures and Act One Ventures.
– Clovers is the intelligent interview platform that uses human and conversational intelligence to accelerate hiring, uncover bias, and put the right people in the right role every time.

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Facetune maker Lightricks raises $130 million ahead of M&A plans
Facetune maker Lightricks raises $130 million ahead of M&A plans
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Facetune maker Lightricks raises $130 million ahead of M&A plans

– Lightricks, an Israeli mobile photo and video editing company, raised $130m funding.
– The round was led by Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital and includes new investors Migdal Insurance, Altshuler Shaham and Shavit Capital.
– Existing investors Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Claltech, Harel Insurance and Finance, and Greycroft also participated.
– The company has raised $335m to date.
– It has been best known for its photo-editing app Facetune.

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Addi Raises $140M in Series B Extension Funding
Addi Raises $140M in Series B Extension Funding
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Addi Raises $140M in Series B Extension Funding

– Addi is a fintech and digital commerce startup based in Bogota, Colombia, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
– Company raised $75m in extension Series B funding.
– The round was led by Greycroft with participation from new investors GGV Capital, Citius Capital, and Intersection Growth Partners, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Citius VC, Endeavor Catalyst, Foundation Capital, Monashees, and Quona Capital. Union Square’s Opportunity Fund also participated in the round.
– The company will use the funds to continue to scale its current operations in Brazil and Colombia, expand into Mexico in early 2022, enhance its BNPL offering while allowing customers and merchants to pay in new ways through its platform and its app, which launches later this month.

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TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding
TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding
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TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding

– Social music app mayk.it launches on iOS and announces its $4m seed round from investors including Greycroft, Chicago Ventures, Slow Ventures, firstminute, Steven Galanis, Randi Zuckerberg, YouTuber Mr. Beasts’ Night media, Spotify’s first CMO Sophia Bendz, Cyan Banister, artist T-Pain and music industry veteran Zach Katz, among others.
– The app lets users create, own and share music that they can create using just their phone.
– Users can upload their own beat or select an existing beat from another user, then add vocals (voice effects and somewhat corny lyric generators are available if you’re shy), and then add a visual from Giphy.

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Ellipsis Health Raises $26M in Series A Funding
Ellipsis Health Raises $26M in Series A Funding
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Ellipsis Health Raises $26M in Series A Funding

– Ellipsis Health is a San Francisco, CA-based developer of a voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale.
– The company raised $26m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by SJF Ventures with participation from AblePartners, Akhil Paul at Caparo Group, Alumni Ventures, Divesh Makan, Gaingels, Gary Loveman, Generator Ventures, Greycroft, Helmy Eltoukhy, Joanne Bradford, Khosla Ventures, Luminous Ventures, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Richard Socher, Ricardo Villela Marino, SpringTide Ventures, and What If Ventures.
– The company intends to use the funds to continue to grow its customer base, expand global partnerships, build a multidisciplinary team, research, and develop new voice-based technology, expand its voice vital sign to address the mental health of children and adolescents.

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involve.ai Raises $16M in Series A Funding
involve.ai Raises $16M in Series A Funding
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involve.ai Raises $16M in Series A Funding

– Involve.ai is a customer intelligence platform, based in Los Angeles.
– The company raised $16m in Series A funding from Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing investors Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft, Launch Capital, BDMI and new investors GTMfund, Fenwick, Gokul Rajaram, Stanford University and Michael Whitmire.
– The new investment will be used to accelerate the company’s product roadmap, expand its go-to-market teams and improve customer experience.

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Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies
Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies
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Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies

– Breef, a marketplace for brands and agencies, raised $3.5m in funding.
– The round was led by Greycroft and joined by Rackhouse Ventures, The House Fund, John and Helen McBain, Lance Armstrong and 640 Oxford Ventures.
– Including the new round, the New York and Colorado-based company has brought in total funding of $4.5m since its inception in 2019 by husband-and-wife co-founders George Raptis and Emily Bibb.
– Bibb’s background is in digital marketing and brand building at companies like PopSugar, VSCO and S’well, while Raptis was on the founding team at fintech company Credible.com.

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Automation-as-a-service startup Rapid Robotics raises $36.7M
Automation-as-a-service startup Rapid Robotics raises $36.7M
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Automation-as-a-service startup Rapid Robotics raises $36.7M

– Rapid Robotics, a startup providing out-of-the-box automation solutions for manufacturers, announced it has raised $36.7 million in a series B round co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global, with participation from NEA, Greycroft, Bee Partners, and 468 Capital.
– The round, which values Rapid at $192.5 million post-money, brings the company’s total funding to date to $54.2 million.
– According to a study from Deloitte and the National Manufacturing Institute, by the end of 2020 the manufacturing industry had only recouped 63% of jobs lost during the pandemic — even with openings at near-record levels.

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StatusPRO Raises $5.2M in Seed Funding
StatusPRO Raises $5.2M in Seed Funding
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StatusPRO Raises $5.2M in Seed Funding

– StatusPRO is a sports technology and gaming company based in Miami, FL.
– The company raised $5.2m in seed funding.
– The round was led by KB Partners and TitletownTech with participation from Greycroft, Verizon Ventures, Haslam Sports Group, 49ers Enterprises, SC Holdings and additional strategic investors.
– The new investment will be used to accelerate the expansion of products aimed at reshaping how players and coaches prepare for games, while defining a new form of engagement between athletes and fans.

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Avaline Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Exponential Growth and Series A Funding
Avaline Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Exponential Growth and Series A Funding
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Avaline Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Exponential Growth and Series A Funding

– Avaline, co-founded by Cameron Diaz (Wellness author: The Body Book, The Longevity Book) and Katherine Power (Who What Wear, Versed Skincare, Merit), celebrates its one-year anniversary and the closure of its $9.5M Series A round of VC funding.
– In it’s seed round, Avaline had support from established VC partners Greycroft and Sonoma Brands in addition to celebrity investors Nicole Richie and Gwyneth Paltrow.
– The Series A will fund building out the team, funding the brand’s continued growth in retail, accelerating the direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform, as well as expanding both internationally and into new categories.

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Guidewheel Raises $8M in Series A Funding
Guidewheel Raises $8M in Series A Funding
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Guidewheel Raises $8M in Series A Funding

– Guidewheel from San Francisco CA provides a cloud-powered FactoryOps that allows factories to digitize their operations and reach sustainable performance.
– The company raised $8m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Greycroft, which was joined by angels, and Fortune 500 executives.
– The new investment will be aimed at accelerating growth, expanding operations and its business reach.

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Coast raised $6m in funding
Coast raised $6m in funding
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Coast raised $6m in funding

– Coast, a company that is aiming to meet the needs of the vast and vital fleets segment, raised $6m in funding.
– The round was led by Better Tomorrow Ventures and joined by Avid Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Colle, Foundation Capital, Greycroft, Max Levchin’s SciFi VC, and more than a dozen angels including founders of Plaid, Flexport, Marqeta, Bread, Albert, Addi, Lithic, and other fintech and logistics startups.
– Coast’s goal is to use technology to provide fleet business owners and their employees payments products that are intuitive and easy to use.

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Tapcart Raises $50M in Series B Funding
Tapcart Raises $50M in Series B Funding
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Tapcart Raises $50M in Series B Funding

– Tapcart is a mobile commerce platform that enables Shopify-powered brands to launch mobile apps.
– The company raised $50m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from Shopify, SignalFire, Greycroft, Act One Ventures and Amplify LA.
– The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand its go-to-market strategy, accelerate team growth, and launch innovative new products into the market.

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HealthVerity Raises $100M in Series D Funding
HealthVerity Raises $100M in Series D Funding
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HealthVerity Raises $100M in Series D Funding

– HealthVerity from Philadelphia develops an IPGE (Identity, Privacy, Government and Exchange) platform to strengthen the healthcare industry using real-world data infrastructure.
– Series D $100m round brings company valuation to more than $1b.
– The round was led by Durable Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Flare Capital Partners, Foresite Capital and Greycroft.
– The new investment will be aimed at expanding the real-world data ecosystem and patient identity resolution technology.

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ShipHero Raises $50M in Funding
ShipHero Raises $50M in Funding
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ShipHero Raises $50M in Funding

– 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.

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Branch Insurance Raises $50M in Series B Funding
Branch Insurance Raises $50M in Series B Funding
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Branch Insurance Raises $50M in Series B Funding

– Branch Insurance from Columbus, OH provides home and auto insurance services to its customers.
– The company raised $50m in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Anthemis Group with participation from Acrew, Cherry Creek Holdings, and existing investors Greycroft, HSCM Bermuda, American Family Ventures, SignalFire, SCOR P&C Ventures, Foundation Capital, and Tower IV.
– The new investment will be aimed at accelerating the company’s rollout across the U.S. to enable more national embedded partnerships.

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Branch raises $50M to offer bundled auto & home insurance via an API
Branch raises $50M to offer bundled auto & home insurance via an API
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Branch raises $50M to offer bundled auto & home insurance via an API

– Branch Insurance, a startup offering bundled home and auto insurance, has raised $50m in a Series B funding round.
– The round was led by Anthemis Group and joined by Acrew, Cherry Creek Holdings and existing backers Greycroft, HSCM Bermuda, American Family Ventures, SignalFire, SCOR P&C Ventures, Foundation Capital and Tower IV.
– With this latest financing, Columbus, Ohio-based Branch has raised $82.5m in total funding since its 2017 inception.

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Thirty Madison Raises $140M in Series C Funding
Thirty Madison Raises $140M in Series C Funding
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Thirty Madison Raises $140M in Series C Funding

– Thirty Madison, a New York-based healthcare company that focuses on people with chronic conditions, raised $140M in Series C funding.
– The round was led by new investor HealthQuest Capital with participation from Mousse Partners and Bracket Capital and existing investors Polaris Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., Northzone, Greycroft, and others.
– The company intends to use the funds to expand access to its care model for people who suffer from chronic conditions and enhance the capabilities of its proprietary platform.

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Ditto raises $1.5 million to help teams collaborate on copy
Ditto raises $1.5 million to help teams collaborate on copy
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Ditto raises $1.5 million to help teams collaborate on copy

– Ditto, a startup building software focused on finding a “single source of truth” for copy, raised $1.5m seed round.
– The round was led by Greycroft, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Decent Capital, Twenty Two VC, Holly Liu and Scott Tong.
– The company’s founders are Jessica Ouyang and Jolena Ma.

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

– Yieldstreet, a NYC-based digital investing platform, raised $100m in Series C funding round.
– The round was led by Tarsadia Investments, joined by Kingfisher Investment, Top Tier Capital Partners and Gaingels, as well as existing investors Edison Partners, Soros Fund Management, Greenspring Associates, Raine Ventures, Greycroft and Expansion Venture Capital.
– The new investment will be used to expand its user base, develop new investment products, explore international expansion, and pursue strategic acquisitions.

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Octave Raises $20M in Series B Funding
Octave Raises $20M in Series B Funding
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Octave Raises $20M in Series B Funding

– Octave, a San Francisco CA-based company which specializes in behavioral health, raised $20M in Series B funding.
– The round was led by Health Velocity Capital and joined by Cigna Ventures as well as existing investors Greycroft, Obvious Ventures, Company Ventures and Felicis Ventures.
– The company plans to use the funding for technology and clinical innovation and expansion of business operations.

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Prima Closes $9.2M Funding Round
Prima Closes $9.2M Funding Round
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Prima Closes $9.2M Funding Round

– The Uplifters’ Prima, PBC, a Los Angeles, CA-based company which specializes in botanicals innovations, closes a $9.2m funding round.
– The round was led by Greycroft, H Ventures, Defy, and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Adam Zeplain (mark vc), Global Founders Capital, Emerald Health, One Gun, and Purple Arch Ventures.
– The company will use the funds for upcoming retail expansion, remedy-focused clinical research, portfolio refinement and education initiatives along its path to profitability.

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B2B Insurtech Platform Boost Raises $20M Series B to Make Insurance Market Accessible for All Companies
B2B Insurtech Platform Boost Raises $20M Series B to Make Insurance Market Accessible for All Companies
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B2B Insurtech Platform Boost Raises $20M Series B to Make Insurance Market Accessible for All Companies

– Boost completed a $20m Series B financing round to fuel growth of its platform, new product development and partner marketing.
– The round was led by RRE Ventures and included new investors Fin VC, Gaingels, Hack VC and a global publicly traded reinsurance company along with existing investors Greycroft, Coatue, and Conversion Capital.
– Boost’s funding since inception totals $37m.
– Boost is the leading B2B digital insurance platform.

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Sales tax compliance and audit startup LumaTax raises $4M
Sales tax compliance and audit startup LumaTax raises $4M
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Sales tax compliance and audit startup LumaTax raises $4M

– LumaTax, a tax compliance startup, raised $4m in funding.
– The round was led by Trilogy Equity Partners and joined by Madrona Venture Group, Cowboy Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Vulcan Capital, and KPMG.

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Kandji nabs $60M Series B as Apple device management platform continues to thrive
Kandji nabs $60M Series B as Apple device management platform continues to thrive
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Kandji nabs $60M Series B as Apple device management platform continues to thrive

– Kandji, a startup that helps IT do just that, announced a hefty $60m Series B investment.
Felicis Ventures led the round, with participation from SVB Capital, Greycroft, Okta Ventures and The Spruce House Partnership.
– Today’s round comes just seven months after a $21m Series A, bringing the total raised across three rounds to $88.5m.

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Knox Financial raises $10M to take the pain out of being a landlord
Knox Financial raises $10M to take the pain out of being a landlord
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Knox Financial raises $10M to take the pain out of being a landlord

– Knox Financial, a startup that aims to help people identify and manage residential rentals, raised $10m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by G20 Ventures and joined by Greycroft, Pillar VC, 2LVC, and Gaingels.
– The company closed on a $3m seed round in January.

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Fetch Rewards Raises Over $210M in Series D Funding
Fetch Rewards Raises Over $210M in Series D Funding
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Fetch Rewards Raises Over $210M in Series D Funding

– Fetch Rewards is a Madison, Wis.-based consumer-loyalty and retail-rewards app.
– The company raised $210m in Series D funding.
– The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from existing shareholders ICONIQ, DST, Greycroft and e.ventures.
– The new funding will be used to expand the company’s business reach.

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Leading Digital LTL Shipping Platform MyCarrier Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding
Leading Digital LTL Shipping Platform MyCarrier Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding
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Leading Digital LTL Shipping Platform MyCarrier Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding

– MyCarrier, an Arizona-based tech-enabled transportation management platform designed to revolutionize the shipment workflow process and provide shipping data transparency, today announced that it has closed an $8 million Series A round co-led by Greycroft and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Andrew Leto, Founder and CEO of Emerge.
– MyCarrier’s platform streamlines the freight shipping process to offer customers direct access to carriers for shipping needs, bypassing intermediaries and eliminating system contracts.
– MyCarrier gives customers the ability to compare rates and shipments, identify shipping commitments and exceptions, and track deliveries.
– The platform connects directly with over 99% of freight revenues to digitize and streamline the freight shipment process for both shippers and carriers.

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Pie Insurance Completes $118M Series C Round
Pie Insurance Completes $118M Series C Round
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Pie Insurance Completes $118M Series C Round

– Pie Insurance, an insurtech specializing in workers’ comp insurance for small businesses, today announced the completion of a $118m Series C funding round.
Allianz X and Acrew Capital led the round, and existing investors Greycroft, SVB Capital, SiriusPoint, Elefund, and Moxley Holdings also participated in the round.
– This funding round follows Pie’s $127m Series B extension round in May 2020, in which it formed Pie Carrier Holdings with a $100m equity capital commitment to create and purchase licensed insurance companies.
– In total, Pie has raised over $300m in funding since being founded in 2017.

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Trullion Announces Real-Time, AI-Powered Accounting Platform, Secures Seed Financing
Trullion Announces Real-Time, AI-Powered Accounting Platform, Secures Seed Financing
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Trullion Announces Real-Time, AI-Powered Accounting Platform, Secures Seed Financing

– Trullion, formerly known as SMRT, has raised a financing round co-led by Greycroft and Aleph.
– Additional strategic investors participating in the round include Verissimo Ventures and industry leaders like Bob Mylod, Artie Minson, Jody Padar and Zac Bookman.
– Trullion translates vast data sets from PDF contracts, Excel and other sources into a single system for accounting teams.
– The platform creates real-time visibility into company financials by using AI to review items such as leases and revenue agreements and translating them into a live data image, with 360° transparency to the source data.
– Through automated data entry, the company prevents costly errors, saves time, and streamlines the often complicated process required of accounting stakeholders.

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Haystack Launches With $8.2M in Funding
Haystack Launches With $8.2M in Funding
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Haystack Launches With $8.2M in Funding

– Los Angeles, CA-based Haystack launched with $8.2M in funding.
– The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach.
– Backers included Coatue Management, Greycroft, BoxGroup, and Day One Ventures.

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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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Sustainable Online Grocery Company Imperfect Foods Raises $110 Million
Sustainable Online Grocery Company Imperfect Foods Raises $110 Million
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Sustainable Online Grocery Company Imperfect Foods Raises $110 Million

– Imperfect Foods is a sustainable online grocery company.
– The company raised $110m in Series D funding.
– The round was led by Hamilton Lane and Blisce, and joined by existing investors, including Accel, Greycroft, and Advancit Capital.

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Ternary Launches Cost Management Tool for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Ternary Launches Cost Management Tool for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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Ternary Launches Cost Management Tool for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

– Ternary Launches Cost Management Tool for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
– Ternary Inc. raises $1.6 Million in initial funding led by Greycroft, Oceans Ventures, Operator Partners, Great Oaks Venture Capital and Correlation Ventures with participation from key industry angels.
– Ternary creates tools at the intersection of Finance and Engineering with features based on FinOps principles. FinOps is the operating model for managing the variable spend of cloud: a combination of systems, best practices and culture that ensures companies get the most value out of every cloud dollar spent.
– Ternary encourages Engineers to review and make smart decisions on cost optimizations. Ternary helps create a culture of accountability, collaboration and trust between finance and engineering so the company can focus on growth and innovation.

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Capitalize, a startup that wants to make it easy to roll over your 401(k), closes on $12.5M Series A
Capitalize, a startup that wants to make it easy to roll over your 401(k), closes on $12.5M Series A
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Capitalize, a startup that wants to make it easy to roll over your 401(k), closes on $12.5M Series A

– Capitalize, a startup that wants to make it easy to roll over your 401(k), closes on $12.5M Series A.
– The round was led by Canapi Ventures and joined by existing backers including Bling Capital, Greycroft, RRE Ventures and Walkabout Ventures.
– The company aims to address this very problem with a platform that it claims makes it virtually painless to locate misplaced 401(k) accounts, select and open individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and consolidate retirement plans – for free.

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MutualMarkets Announces $3.0M Seed Funding
MutualMarkets Announces $3.0M Seed Funding
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MutualMarkets Announces $3.0M Seed Funding

– MutualMarkets, an AI platform enabling the brand economy, today announced its seed capital raise of $3 million.
– The capital will support the development and launch of its proprietary AI powered marketing technology.
– The round was led by Greycroft and Bessemer Venture Partners.
– Other investors include Peak Opportunity Partners, Michael Kempner (founder/CEO of MWWPR), Gerald S. Hobbes (Managing Director/Operating Partner, BV Investment Partners), Itzhak Fisher (founder, PEREG Ventures), and Russell Farscht (former Managing Director, Carlyle).
– MutualMarkets was founded by Alan and Eric Gould, founders of IAG Research and Peak Opportunity Partners.

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SmartHop Secures $12M in Series A Funding
SmartHop Secures $12M in Series A Funding
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SmartHop Secures $12M in Series A Funding

– SmartHop from Miami, FL, is a tech-enabled platform giving truckers easy load booking, end-to-end back-office support, and above-market RPMs so they can truck smarter not harder.
– The company announced a $12m Series A financing round, led by Union Square Ventures with participation from RyderVentures – a new corporate venture capital fund by leading logistics company Ryder System; as well as Equal Ventures and Greycroft.

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