SeatGeek has raised a $238M Series E round, reaching unicorn status. Accel led the funding.

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• Other participants in the round include Wellington Management, Arctos Sports Partners, and Ryan Smith.
• SeatGeek is a live-events booking platform known for its marketing campaigns with influencers that target young audiences.
• The startup is now valued at $1B.
• SeatGeek claims it is on track to double its revenue in 2022.
• Partners include the Brooklyn Nets, NFL, MLS, etc.

Landa has raised $95M in an equity and debt deal. Landa aims to democratize real estate investing by offering an online platform in which everyone can invest regardless of their income.

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• This funding round was led by NFX, 83North, and Viola Ventures.
• Landa purchases properties with its own funds and then proceeds to rent them out. The retail investors benefit by receiving a percentage of that revenue as dividends.
• The platform allows users to invest as little as $5.
• Landa currently has properties in New York City and Atlanta. The company expects to expand to Charlotte, Birmingham, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

Health tech company JenaValve has raised a $100M Series C. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California.

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• The funding round was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences with participation from Andera Partners, Valiance Advisors, Gimv, Cormorant Asset Management, RMM, and Venture Incubator.
• JenaValve is a developer and manufacturer of transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems, medical devices designed to help heart disease patients.
• The company has a proprietary device named Trilogy™ Heart Valve System, which is CE certified and is currently being sold in Europe.

Vegan meat startup Planted has raised a $72M Series B round. The company is based in Switzerland.

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• The funding round was led by L Catterton, the investment vehicle of French fashion conglomerate LVMH.
• Planted was founded in 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.
• The company aims to use the funds to increase its product range.
• Planted claims it uses only pea protein, pea fiber, canola oil, water, and vitamin B12 to produce its vegan chicken.
• The company currently sells three pieces for $25 but believes it can match the market price once its volume increases.

Today's funding 💵

Transportation

• OVO Automotive (Israel), provides car fleet businesses remote control over their screens: $3.5M growth led by Regah Ventures and multiple angel investors.

Health tech

• Aesop Technology(Taiwan), a startup that uses AI to improve code quality and medical treatments: $2.95M Pre-Series A.
• PsycApps (U.K.), aims to help young children improve their mental health through a game named equoo: $1.7M Seed led by Morning Ventures.

Cybersecurity

• Silence Laboratories (Singapore), a startup working on Decentralized security as a Service protocols: $1.7M Seed led by Pi Ventures with participation from imToken ventures.

SaaS

• Fairmatic (Israel), uses AI-driven data to reward safe drivers: $42M A led by Foundation Capital and Aquiline Technology Growth.
• Willow Servicing (California), a cloud-based mortgage platform that automates tasks and services: $6M Seed led by Thomvest Ventures and Global Asset Capital, The Mortgage Collaborative, Webb Investment Network, and Zigg Capital.
• Sequel (California), a No-code tool that enables users to host live videos and webinars: $8M A led by Javelin Venture Partners with participation from Struck Capital, Social Leverage, Alumni Ventures, Growth Warrior Capital, Great Oaks, and V1VC.

Food tech

• Neutral Foods (Oregon), a company that produces carbon-neutral dairy food: $12M A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Global Brain, Kirin Holdings Company, and Norinchukin Bank.

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• oVice, a virtual office platform based in Japan, raised $32M Series B.
• Alloy, a Massachusets-based aluminum startup, raised $3M growth led by Lockheed Ventures.
• FX HedgePool has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Information Venture Partners.
• iCover(Missouri), an insurtech startup that uses AI to underwrite insurance, raised $5M Pre-Series A.
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