Enko, a Mystic, Conn.-based crop health startup, raised $80 million in Series C funding from Eight Roads, Nufarm, Endeavor8 and Akroyd LLC. The company develops novel sustainable products for farmers to protect their crops from pests and disease.
Fairphone, an Amsterdam-based sustainable smartphone startup, picked up a €49 million (about $53 million) investment. Existing backers including Quadia and DOEN Participaties were joined by new investors Invest-NL and ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund in the round. Fairphone integrates fair and recycled materials into its product portfolio and seeks to create further awareness around fairness and sustainability in the electronics industry.
The Exploration Company, an open space exploration startup based in France and Germany, secured €40.5 million (about $44 million) in Series A financing. Co-led by EQT Ventures and Red River West, the round included contributions from Promus Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Omnes Capital, July Fund, Partech, Possible Ventures and Habert Dassault Finance.
Freemodel, a home renovation startup, landed $19.5 million in Series A funding from QED Investors, LL Funds, RWT Horizons, FJ Labs, 1984 Ventures, 1Sharpe Ventures and Crossbeam Venture Partners.
Nobl9, a Waltham, Mass.-based service level observability platform, collected a $15.8 million investment from ServiceNow, Cisco Investments, Battery Ventures and CRV.
RocketRez Inc., a Canada-based ticketing and business operations software platform powering mid-market tours and attractions, closed a $15 million Series B round. Growth investor Level Equity led the funding, with Charles Chen joining the company’s board.
Select Star, a San Francisco-based automated data discovery and governance platform, closed a $15 million Series A round. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the investment, which included additional support from Bowery Capital, Sozo Ventures and Pebblebed.
BridgeWise, an Israel-based provider of investment research tools formerly known as Deshe Analytics, fetched a $13 million investment. Group 11 led the round, which included support from L4 Venture Builder and others.
Optilogic, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based supply chain design software startup, snagged a $13 million investment led by MK Capital.
Nexus, an Austin, Texas-based software platform for video game developers, picked up a $10 million investment. Griffin Gaming Partners led the round, which included participation from Sony Innovation Fund, Valhalla Ventures, Pace Capital and S3 Ventures.
Orbital Sidekick, a San Francisco-headquartered space-based hyperspectral intelligence startup, grabbed a $10 million investment. Led by Energy Innovation Capital, the round included contributions from Williams, Oneok Inc., 11.2 Capital, Syndicate 708, In-Q-Tel and others.
Addressable, a Web3 marketing startup, secured $7.5 million in seed funding. Lead investors Viola Ventures and Fabric Ventures were joined by Mensch Capital Partners and North Island Ventures in the round.
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