Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong startup focused on bringing digital property rights to gamers through the use of blockchain and NFTs, closed a $359 million funding round at a pre-money valuation of over $5 billion. Lead investor Liberty City Ventures was joined by 10T Holdings, C Ventures, Delta Fund, Gemini Frontier Fund, L2 Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Soros Fund Management, Wildcat Capital Management, Winklevoss Capital and others in the round.
Exotec, a warehouse robot developer, landed $335 million in Series D financing at a valuation of $2 billion. The growth equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management led the round, which included additional support from 83North and Dell Technologies Capital.
Dream Games, an Istanbul-based mobile gaming startup, raised $255 million in Series C funding at a $2.75 billion valuation. Index Ventures led the round, which included participation from Makers Fund, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, IVP and Balderton Capital.
Clari Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based revenue operations platform, closed a $225 million Series F round led by Blackstone, bringing the company’s valuation to more than $2.6 billion. New investors Light Street Capital and Maverick Capital also contributed to the funding, alongside existing backers B Capital Group, Bain Capital Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Northgate Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Silver Lake Partners and Tenaya Capital.
Wayve, a London-based autonomous driving technology startup, scored a $200 million Series B round. Eclipse Ventures led the investment, which included participation from Compound, Balderton Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Moore Strategic Ventures and Linse Capital.
Ironclad Inc., a San Francisco-based contract lifecycle management platform, secured a $150 million Series E round. Led by Franklin Templeton, the funding included contributions from BOND, Y Combinator Continuity, Emergence Capital, Lux Capital, Haystack, Accel and Sequoia Capital.
Spendesk, a Paris-based spend management software developer, added €100 million ($113 million) in Series C extension funding, bringing the company up to unicorn status. Tiger Global Management led the new investment, which saw participation from Index Ventures, Eight Roads, General Atlantic and eFounders.
Rain Financial Inc., a Bahrain-based cryptocurrency platform, raised $110 million in Series B financing. Co-led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins, the round included participation from Coinbase Ventures, Global Founders Capital, MEVP, Cadenza Ventures and CMT Digital.
Canalyst, a New York- and Vancouver-based financial data and analytics provider, nabbed a $70 million Series C round. Dragoneer Investment Group led the investment, which included support from CPP Investments, Alta Fox Capital, HighSage Ventures, Vanedge Capital and ScaleUP Ventures.
Curbio Inc., Potomac, Md.-based startup offering home-renovation management services to people selling their homes, grabbed a $65 million Series B round. Revolution Growth led the investment, with additional participation from Camber Creek, Comcast Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Kayne Partners and Masco Ventures. Patrick Conroy, a partner at Revolution Growth, will join the company’s board.
Spyke Games, a mobile gaming startup, completed a $55 million seed round led by Griffin Gaming Partners.
Clockwise Inc., a San Francisco-based smart calendar assistant provider, snagged $45 million in Series C funding. Coatue Management led the round, with participation from Atlassian Ventures, Accel, Greylock Partners and Bain Capital Ventures.
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