Swiftly Systems Inc., a startup delivering omnichannel tools for retailers, landed $100 million in Series C funding led by BRV Capital Management, bringing the company’s valuation to more than $1 billion. Wormhole Capital previously invested in Swiftly.
Kate Farms, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based startup producing plant-based formulas for tube and oral feeding, completed a $75 million Series C round. Led by Novo Holdings, the investment included participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Main Street Advisors and others.
Sievo, a Helsinki-based procurement analytics software-as-a-service provider for data-driven enterprises, raised $44 million in growth funding from Susquehanna Growth Equity. Susquehanna’s Ben Weinberg and Aneesha Raghunathan will join the company’s board.
Yellow Card Financial, a pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, completed its $40 million Series B round. Lead investor Polychain Capital was joined by Valar Ventures, Third Prime Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Fabric Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, the Raba Partnership and others in the round.
PowerToFly, a New York-based diversity recruiting and retention platform, secured an investment of more than $30 million. Funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital led the round, which included contributions from Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund, Chartline Ventures and Grasshopper Bank.
1MRobotics, a Tel Aviv-based last-mile fulfillment robotics and automation provider, emerged from stealth with $25 million in combined Series A and seed funding. Ibex Investors led the Series A portion, with Emerge, Target Global and INT3 also participating.
Pano AI, a San Francisco-based startup providing active wildfire detection using artificial intelligence, raised $20 million in Series A financing. Initialized Capital led the investment, which included additional support from Congruent Ventures, Convective Capital, DCVC, January Ventures, Quiet Capital and others. Kim-Mai Cutler, partner at Initialized Capital, will join the company’s board.
Federato, a San Francisco-based insurtech startup, picked up $15 million in Series A funding. Emergence Capital led the round, with Partner Lotti Siniscalco joining the board. Caffeinated Capital and Pear also invested.
Classiq, a Tel Aviv-based quantum software startup, said Awz Ventures added $13 million to the company’s Series B round, bringing the round total to $49 million.
Fermat Commerce, which lets brands sell to consumers directly through influencer content, was seeded with a $12 million investment from Greylock Partners, QED Investors, Courtside Ventures and others.
Fondue CashBack, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based cash back app, closed a $10.5 million seed round. Led by Quiet Capital and Hanaco Ventures, the funding included support from Infinity Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, Sugar Capital, Starting Line, R-Squared Ventures, Gaingels, Verissimo Ventures, Samsung Next and JAM Fund.
CoverTree Inc., a Detroit-based digital insurance provider to residents of manufactured homes, fetched $10 million in seed funding. Co-led by AV8 Ventures and Distributed Ventures, the round saw contributions from Detroit Venture Partners, Ludlow Ventures and Annox Capital.
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