It’s Not All Smooth Sailing for Facebook’s Libra Project

Wed Jun 26 2019
Mark Cooper (3150 articles)
It’s Not All Smooth Sailing for Facebook’s Libra Project

 

Carbon, a Redwood City, Calif.-based 3D printing platform, raised $ 260 million in funding at a $ 2.4 billion valuation. Madrone Capital Partners and Baillie Gifford co-led the round, and were joined by investors including Sequoia Capital, Adidas Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Fidelity Management & Research Company, JSR Corporation, Temasek, and Arkema.

Budderfly, a Shelton, Conn.-based company developer of energy intelligence software, raised $ 55 million in funding. Balance Point Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Connecticut Innovations. 

Cameo, a Chicago-based marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutouts from pop culture personalities, raised $ 50 million in Series B funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round, and was joined by investors including The Chernin Group, Spark Ventures, Bain Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Software Motor Company, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based manufacturer of an Internet-enabled electric motor system, raised $ 31.4 million in Series A-2 funding. Investors include JLL Spark and Meson Capital. 

Imgur, a San Francisco-based community-powered entertainment platform, raised $ 20 million in funding from Coil.

Metropolis Technologies, Inc., a Los Angeles-based mobility startup focused on building integrated networks to enable the future of mobility, raised $ 17.5 million in seed funding. Zigg Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Slow Ventures and RXR Realty.

Omnidian, a Seattle-based provider of residential and C&I solar system protection plans and performance guarantees, raised $ 15 million in funding. IA Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Evergy, National Grid (National Grid Partners), Avista Corp, Blue Bear Capital, Congruent Ventures and City Light Capital.

Anomalie, a San Francisco-based custom wedding gown company, raised $ 13.6 million in Series A funding. Goodwater Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Signia, SoGal Ventures, Lerer Hippeau’s BN Capital Fund, and Fin’s Sam Lessin.

GreatHorn, a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of an email security platform, raised $ 13 million in funding. RRE Ventures and .406 Ventures co-led the round, and were joined by investors including  Techstars Ventures, V1.VC and Uncork Capital.

Spiffy, a Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based on-demand car care, technology, and services company, raised $ 10 million in funding. Tribeca Venture Partners led the round.

Remedy, an Austin, Texas-based provider of healthcare services, raised $ 10 million in Series A funding. Santé Ventures led the round.

Squire, a New York-based business management platform for barbershops, raised $ 8 million in Series A funding. Trinity Ventures led the round.

Phlur, an Austin-based fragrance company, raised $ 7 million in Series A funding. Symrise Inc led the round, and was joined by investors including Next Coast Ventures and Belcorp.

Car IQ, a San Francisco-based developer of vehicle payment technology, raised $ 5 million in Series A funding. Quest Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by investors including Avanta Ventures, Citi Ventures, Alpana Ventures, Plug and Play, and AVG’s Spike Ventures.

Homeroom, a San Francisco-based platform for after-school enrichment programs, raised $ 3.5 million in seed funding. Forerunner Ventures led the round, and was joined by investors including Felicis, Precursor, and Kapor Capital.

Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper is Political / Stock Market Correspondent. He has been covering Global Stock Markets for more than 6 years.