Fireblocks, a New York-based startup that secures digital assets in transit, scored $550 million in Series E funding, bringing the company’s valuation to over $8 billion. Co-led by D1 Capital Partners and Spark Capital, the round included participation from General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Mammoth, CapitalG, Altimeter Capital Management, Iconiq Capital, Canapi Ventures and ParaFi Capital.
FTX US, a Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange, closed a $400 million Series A round, valuing the company at $8 billion. Investors included Paradigm, Temasek Holdings, New Enterprise Associates, Multicoin Capital, Tribe Capital, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Greenoaks Capital, Steadview Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Fever, a live-entertainment discovery platform, picked up a $227 million investment, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. The Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management led the funding, which included additional support from Goodwater Capital, Smash Capital and others. In addition to the $227 million, Eurazeo and Vitruvian Partners provided a secondary investment of an undisclosed amount.
Paack, a Barcelona-based e-commerce delivery platform, raised €200 million (about $225 million) in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. New investors Infravia Capital Partners, First Bridge Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst also participated in the round, along with existing backers including Unbound, Kibo Ventures, Big Sur Ventures, RPS Ventures, Fuse Partners, Rider Global and Castel Capital.
Blockdaemon, a Los Angeles- and Ireland-based blockchain infrastructure platform, closed a $207 million Series C round at a post-money valuation of $3.25 billion. Sapphire Ventures and Tiger Global Management co-led the investment, which included contributions from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Boldstart Ventures, StepStone Group, Matrix Capital Management and Lerer Hippeau.
Esusu, a startup that reports rent payments to the three major U.S. credit bureaus, allowing tenants who pay on time to establish credit histories and boost their scores, landed $130 million in new funding. The Series B round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and gave the company a $1 billion valuation. New investors including SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Wilshire Lane Capital also participated in the round, alongside previous backers Concrete Rose Capital, Equity Alliance, Impact America Fund, Motley Fool Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Serena Ventures, Sinai Ventures and TypeOne Ventures.
MinIO Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based multi-cloud object storage provider, nabbed $103 million in Series B funding at a $1 billion valuation. Intel Capital led the round, which saw participation from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Dell Technologies Capital, General Catalyst and Nexus Venture Partners.
CaptivateIQ, a San Francisco-based sales commission software developer, scored $100 million in Series C financing at a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion. Led by Iconiq Growth, Accel and Sequoia Capital, the round included support from Sapphire Ventures.
CoinTracker, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency tax and portfolio tracking platform, closed a $100 million Series A round, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.3 billion. Accel led the investment, and was joined by General Catalyst, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, 776 Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Intuit Ventures, Kraken Ventures and others.
Firebolt, a cloud data warehouse startup with offices in San Francisco, Munich and Tel Aviv, secured $100 million in Series C financing, bringing the company’s valuation up to $1.4 billion. Lead investor Alkeon Capital was joined by Sozo Ventures, Glynn Capital, Zeev Ventures, Angular Ventures, Dawn Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, K5 Global and TLV Partners in the round.
Septerna Inc., a South San Francisco, Calif.-based drug discovery startup, launched with $100 million in Series A funding. Third Rock Ventures led the investment, with additional contributions coming from Samsara BioCapital, BVF Partners, Invus Financial Advisors, Catalio Capital Management, Casdin Capital and Logos Capital.
Veriff, an Estonia-based identity verification provider, snagged $100 million in Series C funding, giving the company a $1.5 billion valuation. Tiger Global Management and Alkeon Capital co-led the investment, which included support from IVP and Accel.
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