Edith's Weekly Update - Race Capital is Hiring, 8 Startups Raised $179M in Funding Last Week

Happy Monday! Race Capital is hiring and please help me to spread the words. =)???

We are hiring a few interns as associates for the summer. Find out more about what we’re looking for and apply here.

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• ???I am Hiring Summer Interns -??If your college-aged kids are looking at an internship this summer at a Silicon Valley VC, please invite them to apply at Race Capital. Read more here and ask her/him to apply here.
• ???20 VC Fund Pitch Decks that Raised $900M from LPs?- Read more
• ?? The Final Foundry Fund - After 18 years, Foundry is saying goodbye to VC.? Read more
• ???Investors Raise Billions to Buy Discounted Stakes in Startups - $23 billion to be exact. Crazy amounts of [limited partner investors] are distressed and need to lighten their venture load. Read on the FT
• ???“MANG” (Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Google) is now the largest VC in town Read more

??? Funding News

Last?week - a total?of?8?startups?raised?$179M?in funding,?3?M&As:

• $12M?goes to?1 Enterprise?startup
• $4M?goes to?1 Crypto/Blockchain?startup
• $95M?goes to?2 Healthcare?startups
• $21M?goes to?1 BioTech?startup
• $10M?goes to?1 AgTech?startup
• $3M?goes to?1 Food Tech?startup
• $34M?goes to?1 Manufacturing?startup

Funding (300 miles radius from Silicon Valley) Enterprise

• Recraft (AI graphic design generator) raised $12M Series A?led by Khosla Ventures & Nat Friedman

Crypto/Blockchain

• Zbyte (web3 infrastructure) raised $4M Seed?from Cartography Capital and Quarterback Financial

Healthcare

• Forta (autism therapy) raised $55M Series A?led by Insight Partners
• Noctrix Health (restless legs syndrome treatment device) raised $40M Series C?led by Sectoral Asset Management

BioTech

• Zymochem (carbon-efficient bio-manufacturing platform) raised $21M Series A?led by Breakout Ventures

AgTech

• Farm-ng (general purpose farm robotics) raised $10M Series A?led by Acre Venture Partners

Food Tech

• Metafoodx (food service waste prevention platform) raised $3M Seed?from 421 Capital, DayDayCook, the GFM Food Tech Accelerator

Manufacturing

• Lightship (all-electric RV manufacturer) raised $34M Series B?led by Obvious Ventures, Prelude Ventures

?IPO & M&A (300 miles radius from Silicon Valley) ?

• LiveRamp acquired Habu (data collaboration platform)?for?$200M
• GrubMarket acquired JC Cheyne (fresh produce wholesale)
• Harness acquired Armory (software delivery platform)

Browse more open roles across our portfolio at Race Capital's Portfolio Job Board.