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Cancer Detection Firm Prenuvo Lands $70 Million

REDWOOD CITY — Prenuvo, a provider of advanced, radiation-free whole body imaging for early detection of cancer and other diseases, has raised $70 million in Series A equity and debt funding led by Felicis, with participation from existing investors including Tony Fadell, NYT bestseller author and founder of Nest; Dr. Timothy A. Springer, Lasker award […]

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Endor Labs Emerges From Stealth With $25 Million

PALO ALTO — Endor Labs officially came out of stealth and raised $25 million, launching the company with a Dependency Lifecycle Management Platform that helps development and security teams maximize software reuse by safely evaluating, maintaining, and updating dependencies. Endor Labs has raised $25 million in seed financing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, […]

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Astra Secures $10 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — Astra, a provider of instant card-to-card funding as a service in the U.S., has scored a $10 million Series A funding round led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Slow Ventures and Allegis Capital, as well as a $30 million line of credit through CoVenture to support the company’s rapid expansion in the payments industry. In 2021 […]

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Ambi Robotics Reels in $32 Million

BERKELEY — Ambi Robotics, the first robotics company to deploy Sim2Real artificial intelligence (AI) in commercial production for parcel sortation, has landed $32 million in additional funding. Existing investors Tiger Global and Bow Capital are joined by Ahren and the company’s strategic partner, Pitney Bowes. The funding will fuel the deployment growth of AI-powered parcel sorting systems as customer demand increases […]

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PayPal Ventures Invests in Northstar

LOS ANGELES – Northstar, which provides financial wellness benefit for employees, has raised $24.4 million in new funding led by GGV Capital and joined by new investors PayPal Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, and Canvas Ventures. Existing investors M13, Workday Ventures, Parade Ventures, Foundation Capital, Designer Fund, and RRE also participated, bringing Northstar’s total funding to $40 […]

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DataGrail Closes $45 Million Series C

SAN FRANCISCO — DataGrail, which operates a data privacy platform, has closed $45 million in Series C funding in an oversubscribed round that brings the company’s total funding to $84.2 million. Third Point Ventures led the round, with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures and Sixty Degree Capital as well as previous investors Felicis Ventures, Operator […]

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ServiceUp Scores $14.5 Million Series A

LOS GATOS — ServiceUp, an autotech startup that provides an unique end-to-end full-service car repair experience, has secured its Series A funding of $14.5 million. Global investment firm Tiger Global led the round, along with participation from Hearst Ventures and Chaos Ventures. Founded in early 2021, the South Bay startup connects consumers, via the ServiceUp app, to a ServiceUp […]

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Kumo Lands $18 Million Series B Led by Sequoia

SAN FRANCISCO — Kumo, a graph machine learning-centered AI platform that allows anyone in an organization to harness the power of data to make faster, simpler, and smarter predictions,  has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital. This latest round also includes participation and/or advisorship from existing and new investors including […]

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Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $4.6 Billion in Two Funds

SAN FRANCISCO — Bessemer Venture Partners says it has closed $4.6 billion in new capital across two funds—$3.85 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, BVP XII, and $780 million for its inaugural BVP Forge fund. These two new funds allow the firm to back entrepreneurs and management teams across all stages of growth, regardless of […]

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Chameleon Discovers $13 Million Round

SAN FRANCISCO — Chameleon, a product adoption platform for software companies, has announced $13 million in Series A funding to help SaaS companies personalize and customize their UX, and thereby improve feature discovery and user engagement. The round was led by Matrix Partners, with General Partner Ilya Sukhar joining the board of directors. Previous investor True […]

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Kojo Lands $39 Million Series C

SAN FRANCISCO — Kojo – which operates a materials management platform for the construction industry – has completed a $39 million Series C funding round led by Battery Ventures with participation from new investors Schneider Electric, RXR, and Bienville Capital. Existing investors including 8VC, Suffolk Construction, Human Capital, AME, and BoxGroup also participated in the round. Michael Brown, general partner at Battery Ventures, is joining Kojo’s board […]

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Sequel Reels In $8 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — Sequel, a no-code solution for live video, has raised Series A $8 million funding round led by Javelin Venture Partners. The platform uses proprietary technology that allows companies to host webinars and live events directly on their websites, providing a seamless branded experience to their audience. Sequel has powered over 20,000 live […]