Daily funding roundup - November 20th, 2020

Paceline raised $5M; Kea landed $10M; TRANSFR secured $12M; OpenPhone picks up $14M

Paceline: Paceline is a San Francisco-based fintech platform that tracks physical activity through wearables and also leverages customer spending data to curate rewards. Paceline has raised $5 million in seed funding. Montage Ventures and Propel Venture Partners co-led the round, joined by Northwestern Mutual and BlackRock’s Mark McCombe as an angel investor. Read more

Kea: Kea is a Mountain View, Ca.-based startup whose first product is an automated voice assistant that helps busy restaurants take orders over the phone at a higher level of efficiency and consistency. Kea has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Marbruck led the round, joined by Streamlined Ventures, Xfund, Heartland Ventures, Deepcore, Barrel Venture, AVG Funds, and individual investors. Read more

TRANSFR: TRANSFR is a New York bases virtual reality startup that uses immersive simulations for employee training. TRANSFR has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Fireworks Ventures, with participation from earlier backers Album VC, Imagination Capital, and numerous individual investors. Read more   

OpenPhone: OpenPhone is a San Francisco-based business phone app that lets employees make calls, send texts and add context to their business contacts. OpenPhone has raised $14 million in Series A funding. Craft Ventures led the round, joined by Slow Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Y Combinator, Garage Capital, and Chapter One Ventures. Read more

AI21 Labs: AI21 Labs is an Israel-based natural language processing startup. AI21 Labs has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Pitango, with participation from TPY Capital. Read more 

Stackline: Stackline is a Seattle-based company that sells enterprise tools that help retailers and brands manage their e-commerce business. Stackline has raised $50 million in Series A funding from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity. The deal marks the company's first round of funding. Read more  

Loadsmart: Loadsmart is a New York-based online platform that provides on-demand truckload booking services for businesses. Loadsmart has raised a $90 million Series C funding round co-led by funds under management by BlackRock and Chromo Invest. Read more  

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