Kleiner Perkins

– 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.

– 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.