Sierra Space, a Colorado-based startup working toward the launch of a winged commercial spaceplane, secured a $1.4 billion Series A round at a $4.5 billion valuation. General Atlantic, Coatue Management and Moore Strategic Ventures led the investment, which included support from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners, AE Industrial Partners and others.
Gemini, a New York-based cryptocurrency platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, scored a $400 million growth equity round, valuing the company at $7.1 billion. Morgan Creek Digital led the investment, which included participation from 10T, ParaFi Capital, Newflow Partners, Marcy Venture Partners and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Up&Up, a New York-based startup enabling renters to build towards homeownership or savings, raised $275 million in funding. Led by Khosla Ventures, the round included participation from Founders Fund, Goldman Sachs, L2 Point Management and Rialto Capital.
Deliverr Inc., a San Francisco-based e-commerce fulfillment and technology startup, picked up a $250 million Series E round. Tiger Global Management led the round, which included contributions from 8VC, Activant Capital, GLP, Brookfield Technology Partners and Coatue Management.
Benchling Inc., a San Francisco-based maker of collaborative software for life science research, secured $100 million in Series F funding at a $6.1 billion valuation. Franklin Templeton and Altimeter Capital co-led the round, which included contributions from Tiger Global Management, Lone Pine Capital and others.
Royal, an Austin, Texas-based startup that enables anyone to invest in music and earn royalties, closed a $55 million Series A round. Andreesen Horowitz led the investment, which included support from Connect Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund and Paradigm.
Packhelp, a Warsaw-based custom packaging marketplace, grabbed €40 million ($45 million) in Series B funding. InfraVia Capital Partners’ growth fund led the round, which included participation from PortfoLion, FJ Labs, European Investment Bank, Speedinvest, ProFounders Capital, Market One Capital, Inovo, White Star Capital and others.
Flytrex, a Tel Aviv-based provider of on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, secured $40 million in Series C financing. BRM Group led the round, which saw participation from OurCrowd, Benhamou Global Ventures, Btov and BackBone Ventures.
Kettle, which uses artificial intelligence to insure against wildfires, collected a $25 million Series A round. Lead investor Acrew Capital was joined by Homebrew, True Ventures, DCVC, LowerCarbon Capital and others in the funding.
AiMi Inc., an Austin, Texas-based artificial intelligence-powered music platform, landed $20 million in Series B funding. Lead investor Great Mountain Partners was joined by Founders Fund in the round.
Helaina Inc., a New York-based provider of a breast milk alternative, raised $20 million in Series A funding. Spark Capital and Siam Capital co-led the investment, which included additional support from Primary Venture Partners, Plum Alley Investments, Barrel Ventures and others.
Yay Lunch, a school lunch delivery provider, secured $12 million in Series A financing. Valor Siren Ventures led the round, with participation from Animo Ventures, Reach Capital, Alpaca Ventures, Pritzker Group and TMV.
Zuma, a San Francisco-based provider of a virtual leasing agent, was seeded with a $6.7 million investment. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which included participation from Y Combinator, Range Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Day One Ventures, Soma Capital and others.
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