Daily funding roundup - September 20th, 2021

Kristin Karaoglu · September 20, 2021 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/531a

TrueLayer raised $130M; Clickhouse landed $50M; Near Space Labs secured $13M

Fivetran: Fivetran is a Oakland, Ca.-based data connectivity startup. Fivetran has raised $565 million investment in Series D funding led by earlier investor Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants in the round include ICONIQ Capital, D1 Capital Partners and YC Continuity and other earlier backers General Catalyst, CEAS Investments, and Matrix Partners. Read more  

TrueLayer: TrueLayer is a London-based company that provides technology for developers to enable a range of open-banking-based services. TrueLayer has raised $130 million in a funding round that values the London-based startup at over $1 billion. Tiger Global led the deal, joined by the payments juggernaut Stripe. Read more  

Eat Just: Eat Just is a San Francisco-based maker of plant-based egg products  that was formerly known as Hampton Creek. Eat Just has tacked on $97 million to a $170 million round that closed in May, bringing the round total to $267 million. New investor Resilience Reserve contributed some of the capital; previous investors in the company, including the hedge fund UBS O’Connor and Graphene Ventures, also participated. Read more 

Blueground: Blueground is a New York-based startup that originally launched out of Athens and which focuses on short-term furnished apartment rentals. Blueground just raised $140 million in equity funding from investors led by Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Group, an existing backer. Geolo Capital, an investment arm of billionaire John Pritzker’s family office, also participated, as did VentureFriends and Prime Ventures. Read more  

Ventyx Biosciences: Ventyx Biosciences is an Encinitas, Ca.-based amalgamation of three biotechs. Ventyx Biosciences has raised $51 million in Series B funding led by Surveyor Capital, with participation from earlier investors venBio Partners, OrbiMed and nearly a dozen other investment groups. Read more  

ClickHouse: ClickHouse is a database management software company founded by the creators of the widely-used open source data warehouse. Clickhouse has raised $50 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures and Benchmark co-led the round and were joined by investors including Yandex. Read more

3G: 3G is an Shelton, Ct.-based company that makes transportation management system and advanced multi-carrier shipping software. 3G has raised $15 million in funding led by Sumeru Equity Partners, Hercules Capital, and existing investors. Read more  

Altana AI: Altana AI is a New York-based startup that says its platform connects and learns from billions of data points to help governments and the private sector build better supply chains. Altana AI has raised $15 million in Series A funding. GV led the round; other participants include Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners and Schematic Ventures. Read more  

Boom Entertainment: Boom Entertainment is a New York-based maker of sports gaming apps, including "NBC Sports Predictor,". Boom Entertainment has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Sands Capital. Read more 

Near Space Labs: Near Space Labs is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company that aims to gather geospatial intelligence from the stratosphere using small autonomous wind-powered robots attached to weather balloons. Near Space Labs has raised $13 million Series A round. Crosslink Capital led the round, joined by Toyota Ventures and earlier investors Leadout Capital and Wireframe Ventures. Read more 

Flippa: Flippa is a Melbourne, Australia- and Austin, Tex.-based online marketplace to buy and sell online businesses and digital assets. Flippa has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by the Sydney-based venture capital firm OneVentures. Read more 

Veracity: Veracity is a New-York based personal care and wellness platform using hormone testing. Veracity has raised $5 million seed funding led by Global Founders Capital, with participation from L Catterton, Meridian Street Capital, Great Oaks, FAB Ventures, and Silas Capital, as well as industry executives and founders, including Away cofounder Steph Korey. Read more   


9am.health: 9am.health is a San Diego, Ca.-based virtual diabetes clinic. 9am.health has raised $3.7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, Define Ventures, Speedinvest and iSeed Ventures. Read more

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