Daily funding roundup - August 18th, 2021
Postman raised $225M, MobileCoin secures $66M, One landed $40M; Rapid Robotics picks up $36.7M
Postman: Postman is a San Francisco-based collaboration platform for API development. Postman has raised $225 million in Series D funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Coatue, Battery Ventures, Bond, CRV, and Nexus Venture Partners. Read more
Canada Drives: Canada Drives is a Canada-based online shopping and delivery platform centered around used cars. Canada Drives has raised $79.4 million in Series B funding led by former SoftBank Vision Fund exec Jeff Housenbold’s Honor Ventures, with participation from KAR Global and other strategic investors. Read more
MobileCoin: MobileCoin is a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency startup that counts founder Moxie Marlinspike of the encrypted messaging app Signal as its earliest technical advisor. MobileCoin has raised $66 million in Series B funding from a long list of investors. Among them is Alameda Research, Berggruen Holdings, BlockTower Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Vy Capital and earlier backers General Catalyst and Future Ventures. Read more
CloudPay: CloudPay is a U.K.-based global employee pay platform. CloudPay has raised $58 million in funding led by The Olayan Group, with participation from Pinnacle Investment Partners and Rho Capital Partners. Read more
Immunitas Therapeutics: Immunitas Therapeutics is a Waltham, Ma.-based cell genomics-based therapeutics company. Immunitas Therapeutics has raised $58 million in Series B funding led by Agent Capital. Read more
One: One is a Northern California-based startup that aims to bring “all-in-one banking” to the middle class. One has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Progressive Investment Company led the round, joined by Obvious Ventures, Foundation Capital, Core Innovation Capital and others. Read more
Rapid Robotics: Rapid Robotics is a San Francisco-based robotic machine operator. Rapid Robotics has raised $36.7 million in Series B funding co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global . Other participants in the round include NEA, Greycroft, Bee Partners, and 468 Capital. Read more
TrustLayer: TrustLayer is a San Francisco-based risk management platform.
Imubit: Imubit is a Houston, Tex.-based maker of optimization software for refiners and chemical operators. Imubit has raised $30 million in funding led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, Spider Capital, and UpWest. Read more
Kairos Aerospace: Kairos Aerospace is a Mountain View, Ca.-based company whose instruments identify oilfield methane leaks and emissions. Kairos Aerospace has raised $26 million in Series C-1 funding. DCVC led the round, joined by OGCI Climate Investments, John Crane, and Energy Innovation Capital. Read more
TrustLayer raised $15.1 million in Series A funding. Craft Ventures led the round, joined by Abstract Ventures, Box Group, Propel Venture Partners, NFP Ventures, Sure Ventures, and PruVen Capital. Read more
Blumira: Blumira is an Ann Arbor, Mi.-based cybersecurity provider. Blumira raised $10.3 million in Series A funding. Mercury led the round, joined by Ten Eleven Ventures, Duo Security and Zendesk executives Zack Urlocker and Jim Cyb. Read more
ForeVR Games: ForeVR Games is a L.A.-based VR gaming company. ForeVR Games has raised $7 million in additional seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Other investors in the round include Galaxy Interactive, All Star Capital, and entrepreneurs Mark Pincus and Emmett Shear. Read more
Parallax: Parallax is a Edina, Mn.-based startup that makes business analytics software. Parallax raised $7 million in Series A funding. Grotech Ventures led the round, joined by Matchstick Ventures and Rally Ventures. Read more
Hashnode: Hashnode is a Dover, Del.-based blogging platform for the software development community. Hashnode has raised $6.7 million in Series A funding. Salesforce Ventures led the round, joined by Sierra Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Accel Partners. Read more
LitPic: LitPic is a Seattle-based social network for creators. LitPic has raised $1.5 million in funding from a Arrington Capital, Tribe Capital, and numerous founders and startup executives, including ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman and BrightRoll founder Tod Sacerdoti. Read more
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