The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 10/26/20

4iQ

$30.0M – Series C

Los Altos-based 4iQ is a Cyber Intelligence company that protects digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud. Founded by Julio Casal in 2016, 4iQ has now raised a total of $62.0M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Adara Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures, C5 Capital, ForgePoint Capital, and TheVentureCity Fund.

Anyscale

$40.0M – Series B

Berkeley-based Anyscale provides an application development platform for developers to build distributed applications. Founded by Ion Stoica, Michael I. Jordan, Philipp Moritz, and Robert Nishihara in 2019, Anyscale has now raised a total of $60.6M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, Intel Capital, and New Enterprise Associates.

Arctic Wolf Networks

$200.0M – Series E

Sunnyvale-based Arctic Wolf offers a security operations center as a concierge service that helps companies end cyber risk. Founded by Brian NeSmith and Kim Tremblay in 2012, Arctic Wolf Networks has now raised a total of $348.2M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include DTCP and Viking Global Investors.

BrightFarms

$100.0M – Series E

Irvington-based BrightFarms is an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads. Founded by Paul Lightfoot and Ted Caplow in 2011, BrightFarms has now raised a total of $212.9M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Catalyst Investors and Cox Enterprises.

FinLocker

$19.8M – Series A

St Louis-based FinLocker provides a personal financial assistant tool that enables loans and financial transactions. Founded by Barry Sandweiss, Peter Esparrago, and Tim Stern in 2014, FinLocker has now raised a total of $25.2M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Cliff Holekamp, Cultivation Capital, and TransUnion.

Lili

$15.0M – Series A

New York-based Lili empowers freelancers with financial services and tools to balance work and life in one account. Founded by Lilac Bar David and Liran Zelkha in 2018, Lili has now raised a total of $25.0M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include AltaIR Capital, Foundation Capital, Group 11, Primary Venture Partners, Torch Capital, and Zeev Ventures.

Intellimize

$12.0M – Series A

San Mateo-based Intellimize helps marketers drive conversions and revenue growth by personalizing websites to deliver the right experience to each visitor. Founded by Brian Webb, Guy Yalif, and Jin Lim in 2016, Intellimize has now raised a total of $22.0M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Addition, Amplify Partners, Homebrew, and Precursor Ventures.

Handshake

$80.0M – Series D

San Francisco-based Handshake is a college career network that helps students and recent graduates find their next opportunity. Founded by Ben Christensen, Garrett Lord, and Scott Ringwelski in 2013, Handshake has now raised a total of $154.0M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Emerson Collective, EQT Ventures, GGV Capital, Imaginable Futures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and True Ventures.

Telesense

$10.2M – Series B

Sunnyvale-based TeleSense is an AgTech company providing environmental monitoring and control solutions for the food and grain industry. Founded by Naeem Zafar and Nicholas Garner in 2013, Telesense has now raised a total of $16.7M in total equity funding and this round was backed by investors that include Artesian Investment, Finistere Ventures, Fulcrum Global Capital, Mindset Ventures, Rabobank’s Food & Agri Innovation Fund, and UPL Ltd..