Eat the Change, a two-year-old, Bethesda, Ma.-based outfit that sells mushroom jerky and veggie kids' snacks, has raised $14.5 million in new funding led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from S2 Ventures and others. The company was cofounded by Seth Goldman, who previously sold the organic tea brand Honest Tea to Coca-Cola in 2011. Coca-Cola announced plans just this spring to phase out the product; Goldman, apparently spying opportunity anew, has since filed a trademark application to sell a new bottled tea-based beverage under the label Just Iced Tea (which will be part of Eat the Change). The Washington Business Journal has more here.
Farther, a three-year-old, New York-based wealth management firm, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Khosla Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and earlier backers Moneta Venture Capital, Context Ventures, and Cota Capital. The outfit has now raised $22 million altogether. TechCrunch has more here.
Fora, a year-old, New York-based developer of a travel booking management system, has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding co-led by Heartcore Capital and Forerunner. The outfit has now raised $18.5 million to date, says Skift.
FullStory, an eight-year-old, Atlanta, Ga.-based company that sells analytics tools for apps and websites, secured $25 million in new equity financing, paperwork filed with the SEC this week shows. According to Crunchbase, the infusion is FullStory’s first since August 2021, bringing the company’s total raised to around $200 million. TechCrunch has more here.
FundamentalVR, a seven-year-old, Boston- and London-based startup that sells virtual reality and haptic software for medical simulation, said it has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by EQT Life Sciences, with participation from Downing Ventures, Tern, and Sana Kliniken, which is the third largest teaching hospital network in Germany. The company has now raised $30 million altogether. MedCity News has more here.
Insilico Medicine, an eight-year-old, clinical-stage end-to-end AI-driven drug discovery company in Hong Kong, announced today that it has completed a $35 million Series D2 round, led by Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures, bringing the total raised in Series D financing to $95 million. Tech in Asia has more here.
Invisible Universe, a Los Angeles-based animation studio that's developing characters for social media (interesting), raised $12 million in Series A funding. Seven Seven Six led the round and was joined by investors including Cosmic Venture Partners, Dapper Labs, Franklin Templeton, Gaingels, Initialized Capital, Schusterman Family Investments, Wheelhouse, and 75 & Sunny. Variety has more here.
Jiminny, a six-year-old, London-based conversation intelligence startup focused on supporting sales teams, has raised $16.5 million in Series A funding led by Kennet Partners, a transatlantic growth equity firm. Grit Daily has more here.
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