Daily funding roundup - March 2nd, 2021

Zipline raised $30; Fuzzy landed $18M; Around secured $10M; BurnAlong picks up $7M

Instacart: Instacart is a San Francisco-based grocery delivery company. Instacart has raised $265 million in new funding. The round was led by earlier investors  Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and D1 Capital Partners, and makes Instacart the second-largest U.S.-based unicorn after SpaceX, according to Pitchbook. Read more.

Beam Dental: Beam Dental is a Columbus, Oh.-based dental benefits provider that says it rewards good hygiene with cheaper rates. Beam Dental has raised $80 million in Series E funding led by Mercato Partners, with participation from earlier backers Drive Capital, Georgian, Nationwide Insurance and Breakout Capital. Read more. 

Fluid Truck: Fluid Truck is a Denver, Co.-based truck rental platform enabling individuals, along with small and mid-sized businesses, to rent commercial vehicles quickly via any mobile device. Fluid Truck has raised $63 million in Series A funding. The private equity firm Bison Capital led the round, joined by Ingka Investments, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Fluid Vehicle Owners. Read more.

Zipline: Zipline is a San Francisco-based company that helps retailers streamline headquarters-to-store communications and task management. Zipline has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Fifth Wall, with participation from Emergence Capital, Ridge Ventures, Hillsven Capital, Veeva co-founder Matt Wallach and the Fisher Family Fund. Read more.

Fuzzy: Fuzzy is a San Francisco-based subscription-based pet health care startup. Fuzzy has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Greycroft, with participation from Gaingels and earlier investors Crosscut Ventures and Matrix Partners. Read more.

Maestro: Maestro is a L.A.-based interactive live streaming platform for creators and content owners. Maestro has raised $15 million in Series B funding, including from NetEase, Sony Music Entertainment, and Acronym Venture Capital, alongside numerous individual investors, including Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Earlier backers also joined the round, including SeventySix Capital. Read more.

WeGift: WeGift is a London-based digital incentives platform. WeGift has raised $12 million in funding led by earlier backer AlbionVC, along with CommerzVentures and other previous backers Stride.VC, SAP.iO Fund, and Unilever Ventures. Read more.

Around: Around is Redwood City, Ca.-based video collaboration startup. Around has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Wing VC, with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Slack Fund, Initialized Capital, Credo and Floodgate.  Read more.

Parabol: Parabol is a  Brooklyn, N.Y-based startup that makes structured meeting software for agile development teams. Parabol has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by M12, with participation from earlier backers CRV, Haystack, and Techstars. Read more.

BurnAlong: BurnAlong is a Baltimore, Md.-based startup that provides personalized corporate wellness classes online. BurnAlong has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Triventures, with participation from earlier backers, including CR2 Ventures, TriSib, DM Wellness and Macks Managed Investments. Read more.

Cipher Skin: Cipher Skin is a Denver, Co.-based developer of mesh sensors that detect motion in real time and can track movement. Cipher Skin has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Boyett Group led the round, joined by Draper Capital, Tribe Capital and TKC Capital. Read more.

Outplay: Outplay is a Bay Area-based sales engagement platform for small and medium-size companies. Outplay has raised $2 million in funding from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge program.  Read more.

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