BlueCargo, a 4.5-year-old, Covina, Ca.-based SaaS platform that aims to optimize logistics in port terminals and reduce late fees for drayage trucking companies and shippers, has raised $11 million in funding co-led by Soma Capital and Left Lane Capital. TechCrunch has more here.
Here Not There Labs, a 2.5-year-old developer of a blockchain group messaging app called Towns that was founded by Ben Rubin (he previously founded Houseparty and Meerkat, among other startups), has raised $25.5 million in funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, joined by earlier backers Benchmark and Framework Ventures. TechCrunch has more here.
Nosto, a 12-year-old, Helsinki-based commerce experience platform, has raised $16 million in funding from Mandatum Asset Management. Tech.eu has more here.
Rebuy, a Minneapolis-based e-commerce company, raised $17 million in Series A funding in a round led by M13, with participation from Dynamism Capital, R-Squared Ventures and earlier investors Peterson Ventures and Sidekick Partners. The outfit previously raised a $4.4 million seed round in 2021 led by Peterson Ventures. TechCrunch has more here.
Transcend Therapeutics, a two-year-old, New York-based neuropsychiatric diseases drug development company that was incubated by serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan at his AlleyCorp outfit, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. Alpha Wave Global and Integrated Investment Partners co-led the round and were joined by Global Founders Capital, Emerald Development Managers, and others. The company has now raised $42 million altogether. CityBiz has more here.
Unyoked, a nearly seven-year-old, Sydney, Australia-based startup selling vacation rentals of modern off-grid cabins, has raised $19 million in funding from lead investors Surplus Equity Partners and Realside Financial Group. Skift has more here.
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