The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 4/1/23 featuring funding details for Labviva, StellarFi, Autio, and ten other deals representing $292M in new funding that you need to know about.
Anvil – $10.0M
San Francisco-based Anvil is a paperwork automation platform that helps businesses simplify their paperwork processes. Founded by Ben Ogle and Mang-Git Ng in 2018, Anvil has now raised a total of $15.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Craft Ventures and Gradient Ventures.
Autio – $5.9M
Santa Barbara-based Autio is an app that entertains listeners with bite-sized audio stories about history, landmarks, culture, and natural wonders for travel. Founded by Bill Werlin, Kevin Costner, and Woody Sears in 2017, Autio has now raised a total of $10.7M in total equity funding and is backed by blue 9 capital, Cooley, Eric Ries, iHeartMedia, Kern Venture Group, Seraph Group, and Stonks.
DataDome – $42.0M
New York-based DataDome is a cybersecurity company that provides bot protection software to detect and prevent online fraud. Founded by Benjamin Fabre and Fabien Grenier in 2015, DataDome has now raised a total of $81.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Elephant, InfraVia Capital Partners, and Isai. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – DataDome Raises Another $42M to Prevent Bot Attacks in Real-Time
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FedML – $6.0M
Los Angeles-based FedML provides open-source tools for federated machine learning. Founded by Chaoyang He and Salman Avestimehr in 2022, FedML has now raised a total of $8.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Acequia Capital (AceCap), Aimtop Ventures, Camford Capital, LDV Partners, and Plug N Play Ventures.
Genialis – $13.0M
Boston-based Genialis is a computational precision medicines company that develops a clinical biomarker discovery platform. Founded by Klemen Hrovat, Luka Ausec, Miha Stajdohar, Nejc Skoberne, and Rafael Rosengarten in 2015, Genialis has now raised a total of $15.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Debiopharm Innovation Fund, First Star Ventures, P5 Health Ventures, Pikas, Redalpine, and Taiwania Capital Management Corporation.
StellarFi – $15.0M
Austin-based StellarFi is a financial technology company that aims to solve credit access problems. Founded by Lamine Zarrad in 2021, StellarFi has now raised a total of $22.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Accomplice, Acrew Capital, ATX Venture Partners, Dream Ventures, Fiat Ventures, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Hilltop Venture Partners, Interplay, J2 Capital, Kapital Venture, Kelmhurst, Kindergarten Ventures, Oyster Funds, Permit Ventures, Socially Financed, Trust Ventures, and Vera Equity.
Graphiant – $62.0M
San Jose-based Graphiant creates Network Edge to integrate the enterprise-grade performance of MPLS with agility and cost savings. Founded by Khalid Raza and Stefan Olofsson in 2020, Graphiant has now raised a total of $96.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Atlantic Bridge, Harpoon, Sequoia Capital, and Two Bear Capital.
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Labviva – $20.0M
Cambridge-based Labviva is a digital marketplace for life science products that connects researchers with suppliers. Founded by Nicholas Rioux and Siamak Baharloo in 2017, Labviva has now raised a total of $30.0M in total equity funding and is backed by B Capital Group, Biospring Partners, Glasswing Ventures, and Senator Investment Group.
P97 Networks – $40.0M
Houston-based P97 Networks provides cloud-based mobile commerce and digital marketing solutions for the convenience retail and fuels marketing industry. Founded by Donald Frieden in 2012, P97 Networks has now raised a total of $69.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Portage Ventures.
SKUx – $11.0M
St. Petersburg-based SKUx is a patented payments solution and consumer engagement platform. Founded by Bobby Tinsley, Jim Sampey, Kenneth Douglas, and Robert Zaccardo in 2018, SKUx has now raised a total of $22.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Advection Growth Capital.
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Smalls – $19.0M
New York-based Smalls offers high-quality, human-grade cat food made with fresh ingredients. Founded by Calvin Bohn and Matthew Michaelson in 2016, Smalls has now raised a total of $28.0M in total equity funding and is backed by 301, Companion Fund, Founder Collective, General Mills, Left Lane Capital, The Ohio State University, and Valor Capital Group. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Smalls Raises Another $19M for its High-Quality Fresh Cat Food Brand
Spiral – $28.0M
New York-based Spiral allows banks and financial institutions to increase customer engagement by embedding sustainability and social impact capabilities. Founded by Dan Blumenfeld and Shawn Melamed in 2019, Spiral has now raised a total of $42.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Communitas Asset Management, Euclidean Capital, Intuition Fund, Nidoco, Phoenix, and Team8.
Wellth – $20.0M
Los Angeles-based Wellth motivates medication adherence using Behavioral Economics Founded by Alec Zopf and Matthew Loper in 2014, Wellth has now raised a total of $39.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Beyond Capital, CD-Venture, Frank Williams, Partnership Fund for New York City, SignalFire, The Social Entrepreneurs Fund (TSEF), and Yabeo Capital.
