The pandemic ‘winners’ now losing in the public market, the week’s largest rounds, and more - January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022 [Publicly traded pandemic winners seeing stocks slide]( The companies once called the “pandemic winners” have seen their stock prices slide this year, with the likes of [Zoom]( [Peloton]( [Moderna]( and [Roku]( all down more than 20 percent so far. That’s part of an underlying “shift” of investors looking for profits rather than growth potential. [The 10 largest startup funding rounds of the week]( Last week we wondered aloud what it meant when no company raised a round worth a quarter-billion dollars or more. Well, this week VCs seemed to make up for that with a diverse line-up from self-flying air taxis to [Kim Kardashian]( underwear company to a farming startup. [The revolution in sportstech is just beginning]( The sports industry has evolved in parallel with traditional enterprises, and it’s no exception to the boom in what has become a VC darling: vertical SaaS, writes [Will Lopes]( CEO of [Catapult Sports]( who envisions a future where coaches and athletes have predictive data informing their workouts and game strategies. [Private funding for crypto hits peak as public markets sour]( For crypto startups and unicorns, 2021 was an exceptionally good year. But for public companies tied to the crypto space, 2022 has been off to a bad start. We take a look at some of the standouts. [How presales can support the product-led growth motion]( Product-led growth (PLG) has excellent benefits for organizations looking to easily set up their sales and product strategy. This article breaks down the benefits of adopting PLG and how to effectively support the PLG motion with a light human touch. [Keep up with the Crunchbase News Briefing]( To keep up on breaking news throughout the day, check out the Crunchbase News Briefing. This continuously updated daily feature on our main news site has summaries of notable funding announcements, IPOs, M&A, and other happenings in the startup world. [Enhance Your Sales Team’s Prospecting]( [Crunchbase Enterprise is an all-in-one prospecting solution. Download this product overview sheet to learn how to close more deals without the headache.]( [Download Now]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Unicorn Leaderboard: Emerging Unicorns]( Companies 274 [Online learning companies that have raised more than $1M]( Companies 307 [Austin based companies that have raised funding in the last year]( Companies 299 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Airtel]( [$700M]( / [Post-IPO Equity]( Airtel is a global telecommunications company that provides mobile, voice, and data solutions. Categories: Mobile • Public Relations • Telecommunications Founders: [Sunil Bharti Mittal]( Investors: [Google]( (Lead) [Moglix]( [$250M]( / [Series F]( Moglix is an online marketplace for business supplies and industrial equipment. Categories: B2B • E-Commerce • Industrial • Marketplace • Mobile Founders: [Rahul Garg]( Investors: [Alpha Wave Global]( (Lead), [Tiger Global Management]( (Lead), [Ward Ferry Management]( [Zapp]( [$200M]( / [Series B]( Zapp is a grocery-delivery startup that provides on-demand delivery services 24/7. Categories: Delivery • Delivery Service • Grocery • Internet • Retail Founders: [Joe Falter]( [Navid Hadzaad Javaherian]( Investors: [468 Capital]( (Lead), [BroadLight Capital]( (Lead), [Lightspeed Venture Partners]( (Lead) [+ 4 more]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Esusu Financial]( $130M / [Series B]( [SoftBank Vision Fund]( [HackerOne]( $49M / [Series E]( [GP Bullhound]( [Finmark]( $6.5M / [Seed Round]( [American Express Ventures]( [UrbanPiper]( $5.0M / [Corporate Round]( [Zomato]( [Skyroot Aerospace]( $4.5M / [Convertible Note]( [Sherpalo Ventures]( [PhableCare]( Unknown / [Debt Financing]( [Stride Ventures]( [Hike]( Unknown / [Corporate Round]( [Polygon]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Triad Life Sciences]( Pending acquisition by [ConvaTec]( for $450M More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [FourQ Systems]( [BlackLine]( $165M [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events Accelerator Deadlines Date Accelerator Location May 2, 2022 [Seedhouse]( Osnabrück May 15, 2022 [Katapult]( Oslo [More Upcoming Deadlines]( Don’t see your event? Reach out to us at events@crunchbase.com. #{Rails.configuration.daily.cb_url} Discover innovative companies and the people behind them. [Follow Us on Crunchbase]( [View Jobs on LinkedIn]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Like Us on Facebook]( 564 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2022 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.