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 12/21/24 featuring funding details for Bureau, Juicyway, Anatomy Financial, and thirteen other deals representing $869.9M in new funding that you need to know about.
Vultr – $333.0M
West Palm Beach-based Vultr is a cloud compute and GPU provider, offering a range of products including SSD VPS and cloud servers tailored for various needs. Founded by David Aninowsky in 2014, Vultr has now raised a total of $333.0M in total equity funding and is backed by AMD Ventures and LuminArx Capital Management LP.
Aiwyn – $113.0M
Charlotte-based Aiwyn provides automation software to help accounting firms to enhance billing, speeds up cash flow, and improves client satisfaction. Founded by Chris Furlong, Ellen Choi, Justin Adams, Pat Morrell, and Tanner Fritz in 2020, Aiwyn has now raised a total of $127.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
BILT – $21.0M
Grapevine-based BILT is a developer of a product assembly information application for 3D-guided work instructions. Founded by Ahmed Qureshi, Nathan Henderson, and Paul Ratcliffe in 2015, BILT has now raised a total of $31.8M in total equity funding and is backed by American Express Ventures, Fifth Growth Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, and Silverton Partners.
BlueQubit – $10.0M
Los Angeles-based BlueQubit is a quantum software platform that offers software library for enterprise, defense, and academic customers. Founded by Hayk Tepanyan and Hrant Gharibyan in 2022, BlueQubit has now raised a total of $10.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BigStory VC, Chaac Ventures, DEPO Ventures, Formula VC, Granatus Ventures, NKM Capital, Nyca Partners, Presto Ventures, Restive, and Untapped Ventures.
Bureau – $30.0M
San Francisco-based Bureau is a no-code identity decisioning platform that facilitates end-to-end identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention. Founded by Ranjan R Reddy in 2020, Bureau has now raised a total of $50.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Commerce Ventures, GMO VenturePartners, PayPal Ventures, Quona Capital, Sorenson Capital, Village Global, and XYZ Venture Capital.
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Culina Health – $7.9M
Madison-based Culina Health provides virtual nutrition care through registered dietitians for patients. Founded by Tamar Samuels and Vanessa Rissetto in 2020, Culina Health has now raised a total of $20.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Cake Ventures, Collab Capital, Collide Capital, GW Ventures, Healthworx, Rethink Impact, Tensility Venture Partners, and VamosVentures.
Nuon – $16.5M
Los Angeles-based Nuon helps you run your app on your customer’s cloud. Founded by Alex Sharp and Jon Morehouse in 2021, Nuon has now raised a total of $16.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Essence VC, M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund, MANTIS Venture Capital, Michael Grinich, Quinn Slack, Red Swan Ventures, Redpoint, Richard Artoul, and Uncork Capital.
Parafin – $100.0M
San Francisco-based Parafin is a financial infrastructure company that offers pre-built financial services programs to support small businesses. Founded by Ralph Furman, Sahill Poddar, and Vineet Goel in 2020, Parafin has now raised a total of $194.0M in total equity funding and is backed by GIC, Notable Capital, Redpoint, Ribbit Capital, and Thrive Capital.
Plume Network – $20.0M
San Francisco-based Plume Networks is a developer of a blockchain platform for onboarding and managing diverse real-world assets. Founded by Chris Yin in 2023, Plume Network has now raised a total of $30.0M in total equity funding and is backed by 280 Capital, A.Capital Ventures, BH Digital, Faction, Galaxy Digital, HashKey, Haun Ventures, Laser Digital, Reciprocal Ventures, Superscrypt, and SV Angel.
Sound Agriculture – $25.0M
Emeryville-based Sound Agriculture uses molecular discovery to create climate resilient crops, enhancing harvest yields for growers. Founded by Eric Davidson and Travis Bayer in 2013, Sound Agriculture has now raised a total of $195.3M in total equity funding and is backed by BMO Capital Markets and S2G Ventures.
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Decart – $32.0M
San Francisco-based Decart is an AI research lab that focuses on creating foundational generative interactive models that are accessible in real time. Founded by Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev in 2023, Decart has now raised a total of $53.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, and Zeev Ventures.
Juicyway – $3.0M
Wilmington-based Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. Founded by Ife Johnson and Justin Ziegler in 2021, Juicyway has now raised a total of $3.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andrew Alli, Future Africa, Gbenga Oyebode, MAGIC Fund, Microtraction, P1 Ventures, Tunde Folawiyo, and Ventures Platform.
Unrivaled – $28.0M
Miami-based Unrivaled operates as a professional women’s basketball league that focuses on on 3v3 games. Founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier in 2023, Unrivaled has now raised a total of $43.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Amy Banse, Avenue Capital Group, Berman Family, Black Economic Alliance Venture Fund, Build Your Legacy Ventures, Dawn Staley, Joseph Howarth Ingles, Judea Skies Watkins, Linda Henry, Michael Phelps, Nicole Phelps, Off-Court Ventures, Richard Clay Hamilton, and Threadneedle.
Precision Neuroscience – $102.0M
New York-based Precision Neuroscience is a neural platform that engages in brain-computer interface technology. Founded by Benjamin Rapoport, Demetrios Papageorgiou, Mark Hettick, and Michael Mager in 2021, Precision Neuroscience has now raised a total of $248.0M in total equity funding and is backed by B Capital, Duquesne Family Office, General Equity Holdings, and Steadview Capital.
Anatomy Financial – $19.0M
San Francisco-based Anatomy Financial automates financial operations for healthcare organizations and providers. Founded by Callum King and Sasha King in 2022, Anatomy Financial has now raised a total of $26.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Canapi Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Mojave Energy Systems – $9.5M
Palo Alto-based Mojave Energy Systems is a company that provides air conditioning solutions that reduce energy use, improve indoor comfort, and lower costs. Founded by Philip Farese in 2022, Mojave Energy Systems has now raised a total of $22.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, At One Ventures, Earth Venture Capital, Fifth Wall, Myriad Venture Partners, and Starshot Capital.
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