These top investors stay active despite precarious market, inside crypto’s wild few weeks, and more - March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022 [Big-name investors stay active despite questions in the market]( Even as talk persisted of a slowdown in venture dollars going to startups and valuations being cut, the likes of Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners all announced more deals in U.S.-based startups in February than they did in January. [Crypto sees big funds, volatile value and words from the White House]( In recent weeks, we’ve seen crypto’s value go through significant valuation gyrations despite extremely significant world events that should make it more useful; new billion-dollar funds announced as investors look to put more money into the space after a record year in 2021; and the White House issuing a long-awaited executive order about the industry. [Makers Fund picks up $500M for interactive entertainment]( The interactive gaming space has been a hot commodity lately. Now one of the larger early-stage investors in the space signaled that activity won’t be slowing down either as Makers Fund, a mostly early-stage investor in the interactive gaming space, reportedly raised $500 million in a third fund that will write checks in the $500,000 to $40 million range. [Track the most valuable private companies with the new Unicorn Board]( Keep tabs on the most valuable private companies globally with The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. Our new leaderboard is updated daily and tracks private companies as they reach unicorn status. [Funding returns to advertising technology]( Investment in advertising-related technology has had its ups and downs over the past few years, but 2021 saw a huge rebound with more than $6 billion in funding for startups in the space. That’s despite big changes by Apple and Google that had ripple effects throughout the industry. We look at what’s happening in the space and what investors are funding. [What current Series B trends say about the US startup scene]( The average Series B round for a U.S. company grew 50 percent last year compared to 2020, and size isn’t the only thing that’s changing, based on our review of the data. Since Series B—typically the point in a startup’s lifecycle when it has proven technology or market traction and is on the cusp of major scaling—functions as a sort of proxy for the broader venture funding ecosystem, we take a closer look at the numbers. [The Sales Signal: Ramp, Uniphore and others raise a combined $925M]( In the latest edition of The Sales Signal, a series that analyzes key data signals in Crunchbase that indicate company growth, we look into February’s funding insights to surface five high-growth companies that should be on your radar. [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 [Funded time series data analysis companies]( Companies 234 [Augmented and Virtual Reality companies funded in the last 3 months]( Funding Rounds 59 [Automotive companies acquiring transportation companies]( Acquisitions 153 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Roofstock]( [$240M]( / [Series E]( Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes. Categories: FinTech • Marketplace • Real Estate • Rental Property Founders: [Devin Wade]( [Gary Beasley]( [Gregor Watson]( [Rich Ford]( Investors: [SoftBank Vision Fund]( (Lead), [7 Global Capital]( [Bain Capital Ventures]( [+ 15 more]( [Menlo Micro]( [$150M]( / [Series C]( Menlo Micro is the developer of the Ideal Switch, an electromechanical switch technology used to switch AC/DC and RF. Categories: Consumer Electronics • Electronics • Hardware • Power Grid • Semiconductor Founders: [Chris Giovanniello]( [Chris Keimel]( Investors: [Future Shape]( (Lead), [Vertical Venture Partners]( (Lead), [Adage Capital Management]( [+ 6 more]( [Ardoq]( [114M EUR]( / [Series D]( Ardoq is a dynamic, data-driven tool for Enterprise Architecture and a key tool for the digital transformation journey. Categories: Analytics • B2B • Cloud Management • Compliance • Enterprise Software • Innovation Management • IT Management • Risk Management • SaaS Founders: [Erik Bakstad]( [Magnulf Pilskog]( Investors: [EQT]( (Lead), [One Peak Partners]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Capchase]( $80M / [Series B]( [01 Advisors]( [Money View]( 5.8B INR / [Series D]( [Accel]( [Nothing]( $70M / [Series B]( [C Ventures]( [Birdeye]( $60M / [Series C]( [Accel-KKR]( [DataRails]( $50M / [Series B]( [Qumra Capital]( [EatClub Brands]( $30M / [Secondary Market]( - [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Bayer - Environmental Science Professional]( Pending acquisition by [Cinven]( for $2.6B More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [CIPAFilter]( [Linewize]( $4.5M [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events [Festival of UX & Design 2022]( March 21 - 25, 2022 Festival of UX & Design 2022 is a virtual festival exploring the evolution of design, focusing on new and emerging technologies. 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