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Seismic valued at $1.6B following $92M Series F

, a sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform provider, announced a $92 million Series F round led by . New strategic investors in the round included and, while existing investors included , and .

This round brings the total raised by San Diego-based Seismic to approximately $270 million to date and values the company at approximately $1.6 billion. Lightspeed and T. Rowe Price led the company鈥檚 round in 2018, according to 附近上门 data.

In addition to the cash infusion, Permira made a second investment in Seismic and will be the company鈥檚 single-largest shareholder when the deal closes, Seismic said. The new funds will be used for innovation, international growth and M&A activity.

Funding rounds

• Alkami raises $140M: , a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions, announced a $140 million funding round led by along with , and .
• Exotec lands $90M for industrial robots: , a French startup that develops industrial robots for use in warehouses, has raised $90 million in a Series C round led by
• Meatless Farm bites into $31M for expansion: U.K-based meat alternative brand secured $31 million, from an undisclosed group of new and existing private and family office investors, to grow in the U.K., Europe, U.S. and Asia and expand its product lines.
• Facet Wealth inks $25M for financial wellness: Direct-to-consumer fintech company raised $25 million in Series B funding and launched its new 鈥渇inancial wellness鈥� product for employers. The round was led by existing investor with participation from other investors including .
• Cardiac Dimensions raises $17.5M: Medical device company announced a $17.5 million Series C round of funding toward the development of minimally invasive treatments for functional mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure. Existing shareholders participated in the round including , , , , and .
• Rally raises $17M for investment platform: Alternative investing platform raised $17 million in an oversubscribed financing round that included existing investor , as well as new investors , Jim Pallotta鈥檚 , , and . The company, which enables anyone to invest in rare and one-of-a-kind collectibles, has raised $27 million in equity capital to date.
• LARQ secures $10M Series A for hydration brand: , a health and wellness hydration brand, closed $10 million in Series A funding led by with participation from , NBA champion athlete and Michigan-native, Draymond Green, , , and . The company will use the new funding to expand internationally through 2021 and further develop as a 360-degree hydration brand.
• Aegle Therapeutics lands $6.5M: Biotechnology company raised $6.5 million in Series A funding to develop treatments for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare pediatric skin blistering disorder. Investors in the round include , , and .
• Cube Dev raises $6.2M seed for developer tools: , an open-source company that helps developers building internal business intelligence tools or adding customer-facing analytics to existing applications, raised $6.2 million in seed funding led by new investor . Returning investors , , and also participated in the round, as well as new investors and .
• SISU grabs $5.5M for U.S. expansion: , an Irish startup focused on digital-first prevention and rejuvenation technologies, closed a $5.5 million Series A funding led by and . and the also participated in the round, alongside angel investors, including and and Linda Kiely. The funds will be used to expand into the U.S. with its e-commerce aesthetics platform and 20 medical-retail clinics planned for the East Coast.
• Secberus closes on $3.2 million: Cloud security and compliance company secures a $3.2 million seed round to bring its total funding to $6.3 million. Major investors include , and .
• DeepSurface inks $1M seed for cybersecurity: announced a $1 million seed round to launch its predictive vulnerability management suite of tools that enable cybersecurity teams to automate the process of analyzing and prioritizing vulnerabilities on enterprise networks. The round was led by and joined by and .

IPOs

• McAfee to go public again: Online security provider is the latest technology company to file for a U.S. initial public offering. [Read more here.]
• AppHarvest to go public by SPAC:聽 Indoor farm operator said it was via an agreement with publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company Novus Capital Corp. [Read more here.]

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