Weekly Funding Insights
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Here are some interesting insights on the funding activity that happened over the last week.
Over $17.2B were invested in 549 companies worldwide.
Funding rounds that caught our eye
Selected insights from Synaptic
Lacework
2015 | United States | $1.9B
💰 Raised $1.3B in Series D led by Altimeter Capital, Tiger Global Management, D1 Capital Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures at a valuation of $8.3B
Lacework is a cloud security services provider that automates cloud security at scale so customers can innovate with speed and safety.
Lacework surpassed Sysdig in employee count and grew by 271% YoY.
Heyday
2020 | United States | $800M
💰 Raised $555M in Series C led by The Raine Group, PremjiInvest
Heyday offers a digital marketplace space built for sellers to accelerate consumer product brands.
Formstack
2006 | United States | $425M
💰 Raised $425M led by Silversmith Capital Partners, Providence Strategic Growth
Formstack is a workplace productivity platform that helps organizations digitize, automate workflows, and fix processes—all without code.
Gemini
2014 | United States | $400M
💰 Raised $400M led by Morgan Creek Digital
Gemini is a licensed digital asset exchange and custodian built for both individuals and institutions.
Faire
2017 | United States | $1.1B
💰 Raised $400M in Series G led by Dragoneer Investment Group, Durable Capital Partners, D1 Capital Partners
Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores.
Farmers Business Network
2014 | United States | $870M
💰 Raised $300M in Series G led by Fidelity Management and Research Company
Farmers Business Network is a farmer-to-farmer network developed to help farmers optimize their financial performances.
Upgrade
2016 | United States | $587M
💰 Raised $280M in Series F led by Coatue, DST Global
Upgrade is a fintech company that offers credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers.
Facily
2018 | Brazil | $367M
💰 Raised $250M in Series D led by DX Ventures, Citius, Delivery Hero
Facily is a social commerce marketplace in Latin America.
Podium
2014 | United States | $419M
💰 Raised $201M in Series D led by Y Combinator Continuity Fund
Podium is a customer communication platform for businesses that interact with customers on a local level.
Grammarly
2009 | United States | $400M
💰 Raised $200M led by Baillie Gifford, BlackRock
Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps users to communicate more clearly and effectively.
Mixpanel
2009 | United States | $277M
💰 Raised $200M in Series C led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Mixpanel is an analytics platform that helps companies measure data and build better products through data.