Daily funding roundup - July 1st, 2021
Zipline raised $250M; FightCamp secured $90M; Sword Health landed $85M
Zipline: Zipline is a San Francisco-based drone delivery startup that got its start delivering medical supplies across Africa and now sees opportunity in delivering healthcare items like prescriptions directly to people’s homes. Zipline has raised $250 million in new funding. Baillie Gifford led the round, joined by Fidelity, Intercorp, Emerging Capital Partners, Reinvest Capital and returning investors Temasek and Katalyst Ventures. Read more
FightCamp: FightCamp is a Costa Mesa, Ca.-based startup offering subscription-based virtual boxing and kickboxing classes. FightCamp has raised $90 million in Series B funding led by NEA and Connect Ventures, an investment partnership between Creative Artists Agency and NEA. Other investors include mixed martial artists Georges St. Pierre and Francis Ngannou. Read more
Sword Health: Sword Health is a New York-based virtual therapy platform that pairs expert physical therapists with FDA-listed wearable technology to treat patients needing musculoskeletal care. Sword Health has raised $85 million in Series C funding. General Catalyst led the round; other participants included Bond, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Transformation Capital and Green Innovations. Read more
Antheia: Antheia is a Menlo Park, Ca.-based startup using synthetic biology to produce medicines currently sourced from plants. Antheia has raised $73 million in Series B funding led by Viking Global Investors, Sherpalo Ventures and Hillspire. Read more
Tomo: Tomo is a Stamford, Ct.-based company that was founded by former Zillow execs to take on big banks when it comes to providing mortgages to consumers. Toma has raised $70 million in seed funding led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from DST Global, NFX and Zigg Capital. Read more
Pietra: Pietra is a New York-based building commerce infrastructure for creators who are looking to scale the sales of their physical goods. Pietra has $15 million in Series A led by Founders Fund, with participation from TQ Ventures, Abstract Ventures, and earlier backer Andreessen Horowitz. Read more
Mandolin: Mandolin is a Indianapolis, In.-based concert live-streaming platform, Mandolin has raised $12 million in Series A funding co-led by 645 Ventures and Foundry Group, with participation from earlier backers High Alpha and TIME Ventures. Read more
Daylight: Daylight is a Brookly-based digital banking platform that says it's on a mission to “build a more equitable financial life for LGBTQ+ folks and their chosen families. Daylight raised $5 million in a seed funding round. Kapor Capital and Precursor Capital co-led the round, which included participation from Anthemis Group, Clocktower, Financial Venture Studio and Citi. Read more
Hammoq: Hammoq is a Phoenix, Az.-based e-commerce operating system for resellers. Hammoq has raised $3 million in funding led by Origin Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and Silicon Road Ventures. Read more
RealSleep: RealSleep is a L.A.-based company making what it says is a fully customizable, cannabinoid-based sleep aid. RealSleep has raised $2.2 million in seed funding from unnamed investors. Read more
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Kristin Karaoglu
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