ScaleFactor scales up with $60M

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Lyft posts positive results

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Webflow raises $72M Series A

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LeafLink, a wholesale marketplace for the cannabis industry, closed on $35 million in a Series B round led by Thrive Capital. The financing follows a record quarter for fundraising by cannabis-focused startups.

Valar Ventures closes $150M fund

New York-based Valar Ventures, a tech investor primarily focused on seed and early stage, raised $150 million for a new venture capital fund, according to a securities filing. Valar Fund V is the largest flagship fund raised to date for the firm, which counts Peter Thiel as a founding partner.

Texas is hot, but funding is lukewarm

While temperatures were scorching in Texas, funding activity was much more tempered in the past month. As usual, Austin-based startups led the pack in securing larger-sized rounds.

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Toss

$64M / Series F

Toss is a Korea-based mobile finance platform.

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Financial Services · Mobile · Payments · Software · FinTech · Mobile Payments · Personal Finance

Founders:

Seunggun Lee

Investors:

Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Kleiner Perkins, + 4 more

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$35M / Series B

LeafLink is a wholesale management platform for the cannabis industry.

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Zach Silverman, Ryan Smith

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$26M / Series B

Cloudleaf offers digital supply chain solutions.

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Raj Kulkarni

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