Daily funding roundup - January 12th, 2021

Kristin Karaoglu · January 12, 2021 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/51a8

Workato raised $110M;Landing landed $45M; Earli secured $40M; Descript picks up $30M

Snowplow: Snowplow is a London-based behavioral data management platform. Snowplow has raised $10 million in Series A2 funding. Atlantic Bridge led the round, joined by earlier investor MMC Ventures. Read more

JumpCloud: JumpCloud is a Louisville, Co.-based cloud directory platform company. JumpCloud has raised $25 million in new Series E funding that brings the round to more than $100 million. BlackRock led the round, joined by H.I.G. Growth, OurCrowd and earlier investor General Atlantic. Read more

Descript: Descript is a San Francisco-based startup whose tools enable creators to edit audio and video files. Descript has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Spark Capital. Earlier backers Andreessen Horowitz and Redpoint Ventures also joined the round. Read more

Employee Navigator: Employee Navigator is a Bethesda, Md.-based maker of benefits administration, compliance, and HR software. Employee Navigator has raised $34 million from JMI Equity. Read more  

Modern Treasury: Modern Treasury is a San Francisco-based maker of payment operations software. Modern Treasury has raised $38 million in Series B funding. Altimeter Capital led the round, joined by earlier investors Benchmark and Y Combinator. Read more 

AirSlate: AirSlate is a Boston-based no-code business automation startup. AirSlate has raised $40 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, General Catalyst and HighSage Ventures. Read more

Earli: Earli is a South San Francisco-based bioengineering startup focused on cancer. Earli has raised $40 million in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures led the round, joined by Perceptive Advisors, Casdin Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sands Capital, and Jim Breyer, along with other individual investors, including former Goldman exec Marty Chavez. Read more

Landing: Landing is a Bay Area-based membership-based flexible living startup. Landing has raised $45 million in Series B funding. Foundry Group led the round, joined by Greycroft and Maveron. Read more

Jobber: Jobber is a Edmonton, Alberta-based maker of business management software for home services pros. Jobber has raised $60 million in funding led by Summit Partners, with participation from Tech Pioneers Fund and earlier investors OMERS Ventures and Version One Ventures. Read more

Open Farm: Open Farm is a Toronto-based pet food brand. Open Farm has raised $65 million in funding led by General Atlantic, with added participation from Encore Consumer Capital. Read more 

Clark: Clark is a Frankfurt, Germany-based digital insurance platform. Clark has raised €69 million in Series C funding. Tencent led the round, joined by earlier investors Portag3 Ventures, White Star Capital and Yabeo. Read more

M-Files: M-Files is a Plano, Tex.-based company whose software automates enterprise information management. M-Files has raised $80 million led by Bregal Milestone, with participation from Partech, Tesi and Draper Esprit. Read more

Jedox: Jedox is a Breisgau, Germany-based company that sells financial modeling and analytics software. Jedox has raised more than $100 million in funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from earlier backers Iris Capital, eCAPITAL and Wecken & Cie. The company has now raised $150 million altogether. Read more 

Workato: Workato is a Mountain View, Ca.-based business automation integration platform. Workato has raised $110 million in Series D funding led by Altimeter Capital, with participation from Insight Partners. Read more 

Prodigy: Prodigy is a Ontario-based educational gaming company. Prodigy has raised $159 million CAD ($125 million) in Series B funding led by TPG Growth, with participation from the Canadian Business Growth Fund. Read more 

Cockroach Labs: Cockroach Labs is a New York-based distributed SQL database. Cockroach Labs has raised $160 million in Series E funding at a $2 billion valuation, just eight months after raising an $86.6 million Series D round. Altimeter Capital led the new financing, joined by Greenoaks, Lone Pine and earlier backers Benchmark, Bond, FirstMark, GV, Index Ventures, and Tiger Global. Read more

Tessera Therapeutics: Tessera Therapeutics is a Cambridge, Ma.-based programmable genetics startup founded by Flagship Pioneering. Tessera Therapeutics has raised $230 million in Series B funding from Alaska Permanent Fund, Altitude Life Science Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and QIA. Read more 

Checkout.com: Checkout.com is a London-based online payments platform. Checkout.com has raised $450 million in Series C funding at a post-money valuation of $15 billion. Tiger Global led the round, joined by Greenoaks Capital and earlier backers like Coatue, Insight Partners, DST Global, Blossom Capital, and GIC. Read more

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Kristin Karaoglu

Woman of many skills: Database System Engineer; SplashX event producer; Author of Startup Teams

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