 Cherubic Ventures has closed its new $110M fund. The fund will be officially named Fund V. More: - The California-based VC firm invests in the pre-Seed up to pre-IPO.
- Cherubic is focused on startups operating in Asia and the U.S.
- The VC firm has over 150 companies in its portfolio, including Hims & Hers, Calm, Flexport, 91APP, Paidy, and Tezign.
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 Indian startup Sunstone has raised a $35M Series C. Sunstone offers a platform through which students can upskill and become more employable. More: - The round was led by Friday WestBridge Capital, while Alteria also participated.
- Sunstone offers courses that teach students soft skills and other general upskilling courses.
- By doing so, the company believes it can help Indian students learn skills that are required in the modern job market, something the current education system does not help them do.
- The company claims it has seen 10x growth in the last two years.
- Sunstone is headquartered in New Delhi and currently operates in over 15 cities, while it aims to expand to more cities using the funds from this Series C raise.
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Sabanto has raised $17M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Fulcrum Capital Global. More: - Sabanto automates agricultural machinery to tackle problems such as the lack of workers and high costs.
- Other participants in the round were DCVC Bio, Hico Capital, Yara Growth Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Johnsonville Ventures, and Trimble Ventures.
- The company aims to deploy the funds to grow its user base.
- Sabanto claims it has autonomously tilled, planted, seeded, weeded, applied, and mowed across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Texas.
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Bravo Sierra has raised a $17M Series B. The round was led by The Merchant Club. More: - Bravo Sierra is a personal care brand for men.
- The company is based in New York City.
- Other participants in the round were Capstar Ventures, Redo Ventures, AF Ventures, and Mousse Partners.
- The company claims that its products are paraben-free, sulfate-free, phthalate-free, phenoxyethanol-free, vegan, cruelty-free, and are made in the USA.
- Bravo Sierra aims to invest in its digital presence and connect its community with the company's digital sales channels.
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Today's funding 💵 Health tech - Flossy (California), provides dental care solutions: $14.7M A led by TV Capital with participation from Slow Ventures, 8VC, Clocktower Technology Ventures, and SV Angel.
- Motivo Health (Atlanta), connects mental health therapists with clinical supervisors online: $14M A led by Cox Enterprises with participation from SteelSky Ventures and Great Oaks Venture Capital.
Web3/Blockchain - Meson (California), a startup that has created a stablecoin swap protocol for Ethereum and L2s: $4M growth led by GSRV, with participation from BAI Capital, Plug and Play, Mirana Ventures, M77 Ventures, SNZ Capital, A&T Fund, and Smarti Labs.
SaaS - Mobot (New York), a company that provides Q&A software automation: $12.5M A led by Cota Capital, with participation from Heavybit and Uncorrelated Ventures.
- PushPress (Delaware), a software company that provides solutions for fitness management: $11M A led by Altos Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital.
- GitPOAP (Massachusets), enables companies to reward participation from Github users through unique digital assets: $4.2M Seed co-led by Inflection.xyz and Libertus Capital with participation from Avalanche VC, Protocol Labs, and POAP.
- AbbeyCross (U.K.), a platform that provides FX trading in adherence with market guidelines: $2.47M Pre-seed in convertible notes led by Third Prime with participation from Communitas Capital.
Cybersecurity - Defendify (Maine), a cybersecurity platform that aims to offer the same level of protection to all businesses regardless of size: $3.35M growth led by Maine Venture Fund with participation from 3dot6 Ventures, York IE, Maine Technology Institute, FreshTracks Capital, Wasabi Ventures, Coastal Ventures, and Opus Ventures.
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- Solsten has raised a $22M Series B. The Minneapolis- and Berlin-based company uses artificial intelligence to enable companies to understand consumer behavior better. The company's funding round was led by Konvoy with participation from Inventure, GFR Fund, Sisu Game Ventures, Bascom Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Dentsu Ventures, and Warburg Serres.
- Demoleap has raised a $4.4M growth round. The Israel-based AI startup's funding was led by Bonfire Ventures and Differential Ventures, with participation from 25madison and Ground up.
- Tazi.AI, a California-based SaaS platform that uses machine learning to improve the insurance and pharma industry, raised a $4.6M Seed round led by Illuminate Ventures.
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 |  | Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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