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Cerebras Valued at $4 Billion With $250 Million Round

SUNNYVALE – Cerebras Systems, the pioneer in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) computing, has raised $250 million in a Series F financing round, valuing the company at over $4 billion. To-date, the company has raised $720 million. The Series F round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures, a global growth stage Falcon Edge | Chimera partnership, […]

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Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, Giannis Invest in Alt

Alt, which lets users invest in trading cards like stocks, has raised a $75 million Series B round from pro athletes including superstars Tom Brady, Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo. AngelList Co-Founder Naval Ravikant and Accomplice Co-Founder Jeff Fagnan ignited the round via Spearhead, a program that gives seasoned founders a first fund to angel […]

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Safebreach Secures $53.5 Million Series D

SUNNYVALE – SafeBreach, a specialist in breach and attack simulation (“BAS”),  has raised $53.5 million in Series D funding, led by Sonae IM and Israel Growth Partners (IGP), with additional participation from Sands Capital and Leumi Partners. The latest round also includes strategic investment from ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, as well as participation from existing […]

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Naked Market Closes $27.5 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — The Naked Market, a company building a portfolio of food & beverage brands, has raised $27.5 million in Series A funding. Integrated Capital led the round with participation from Great Oaks Venture Capital, Pacific Tiger Group, Sope Creek Capital and Clearco. The Naked Market was founded in 2019 by Harrison Fugman, Alex Kost and Tim Marbach with a mission to […]

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Density Secures $125 Million Series D

SAN FRANCISCO — Density Inc., developer of an analytics platform for measuring and optimizing workplace performance, has secured $125 million in Series D funding led by existing investor, Kleiner Perkins. Other new investors include Altimeter Capital and Lachy Groom of LGF, with participation from existing investors 01 Advisors; Upfront Ventures; and Founders Fund. Density provides an […]

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Color Valued at $4.6 Billion With $100 Million Round

SAN FRANCISCO  — Color, a health technology company committed to advancing public health, has secured a $100 million Series E financing round. This brings Color to $378 million in total financing, with a valuation of $4.6 billion. The round was led by Kindred Ventures and by certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation […]

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Trademo Reels In $12.5 Million Seed Round

PALO ALTO — Trademo, a global supply chain intelligence company, has secured $12.5 million in seed round funding. Trademo is building a global supply chain knowledge graph to help global-trade participants discover new opportunities, remain compliant with regulations, build operationally resilient supply chains, and grow commerce. Investors include Silicon Valley venture capitalists Amit Singhal (former SVP Google), Saama […]

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Mekonos Lands $25 Million Oversubscribed Round

SAN FRANCISCO — Mekonos, a biotech company building the future of cell therapies on a chip, has raised $25 million in an oversubscribed Series A round co-led by Reimagined Ventures, Fiscus Ventures, and PEAK6 Strategic Capital, a division of PEAK6 Investments. New institutional and strategic investors, including Section 32, Sands Capital, TDK Ventures, and the venture arm […]

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Calixa Raises $12 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — Calixa, which operates a product-led growth Go-to-Market (GTM) platform, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins with new investors Salesforce Ventures and Twilio. Calixa will use the funds to aggressively hire across all functions. “Today’s fastest growing software companies – Twilio, Slack, Calendly, Netlify – leverage a product-led GTM. […]

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Cradlewise Rocks $7 Million Funding Round

SAN FRANCISCO — Cradlewise, a baby technology company that makes smart cribs for babies, has raised a seed round of $7 million led by new venture capital firm Footwork with significant participation from CRV and follow on from existing investors SOSV and Better Capital. Other notable investors participating include Katrina Lake (founder of Stitch Fix), Jeremy Cai (CEO […]

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Datafold Secures $20 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — Datafold, a data reliability platform that automates the most tedious parts of data engineering workflows, has secured $20 million Series A funding round. Backed by NEA and Amplify Partners, Datafold seeks to expand its proactive approach to data reliability to help companies unlock more growth using high-quality data. “Poor data quality is the primary […]

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137 Ventures Closes $350 Million Fund

SAN FRANCISCO — Venture capital firm 137 Ventures has announced the closing of 137 Ventures Fund V, a $350 million fund. This is the largest fund in the firm’s 10-year history and brings assets under management to approximately $2 billion. [Photo above: Partners at 137 Ventures: (L) Alex Jacobson, Justin Fishner-Wolfson, Andy Laszlo, Ching Wu, Nick Procaccini] Fund […]