The newest emerging unicorns, crypto platform lands $150M, latest tech layoffs, and more - June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022 [Meet the 13 newcomers to the Emerging Unicorn Board in May]( Last month, 13 companies joined [The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board]( a curated list of companies valued above $500 million but less than $1 billion. The board now has 330 companies collectively valued at more than $200 billion. We break down the newest additions by industry and amount raised. [Crypto platform FalconX soars to $8B valuation after $150M raise]( Despite a rocky couple of months for crypto, San Francisco-based FalconX locked up a $150 million Series D and more than doubled its valuation from just 10 months ago.The new round was led by GIC and B Capital, and values the company at $8 billion. [The tech companies that cut jobs in the past week]( Several more U.S. tech companies laid off staff in the past week, as both startups and large public companies trim their workforces to counter market challenges. We’re keeping track with our continuously updated database of job cuts, which now has more than 21,000 layoffs since the start of the year. [Now a unicorn, NFT marketplace Magic Eden raises $130M]( NFT marketplace Magic Eden has raised $130 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion. Electric Capital and Greylock co-led the Series B round, which included investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Paradigm and Sequoia Capital. [Travel demand is up, but what about funding to the sector?]( For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago, travel spending surpassed 2019 levels in April 2022. But that doesn’t necessarily mean venture investment in travel companies is keeping up, especially with a recession looming. We take a look at the data. [VC funding to Black-founded startups slows dramatically]( Venture funding to Black-founded startups in the U.S. was $324 million in the second quarter of this year—a steep drop from prior quarters, when investment to those companies had just started to show hopeful signs of progress. [The Lead List: 16 hot companies to sell to in June]( In May, 16 high-growth startups closed on fresh funding and were added to the Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board. In the latest edition of The Lead List, we’ll take a look at these newly minted emerging unicorns and equip you with all the information you need to sell to them in June. Limited-Time Promo Close out the quarter strong with Crunchbase Pro - now 20% off with code CLOSEOUTQ2 [Redeem Offer]( [Crunchbase ROI Calculator]( [See the number of new accounts Crunchbase can add to your funnel with our advanced prospecting ROI calculator powered by Crunchbase data.]( [Calculate]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Top-ranked cryptocurrency companies]( Companies 487 [Black Women in VC (List by Sydney Thomas)]( Identifiers 62 [Most highly funded travel and tourism companies]( Companies 169 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [BlockFi]( [$250M]( / [Debt Financing]( BlockFi develops a blockchain-driven wealth management platform for crypto investors. Categories: Bitcoin • Blockchain • Consumer Lending • Cryptocurrency • FinTech Founders: [Flori Marquez]( [Zac Prince]( Investors: [FTX Exchange]( (Lead) [Platform.sh]( [$140M]( / [Series D]( Platform.sh is a cloud hosting platform that helps companies build, run, and scale their websites and apps. Categories: Cloud Management • Internet • Open Source • PaaS • Software Founders: [Damien Tournoud]( [Fred Plais]( [Ori Pekelman]( Investors: [Digital+ Partners]( (Lead), [Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital]( (Lead), [Revaia]( (Lead) [+ 4 more]( [Omio]( [$80M]( / [Series E]( Omio offers a multi-mode search tool that compares and combines rail, air, bus, and car for destinations. Categories: Internet • Search Engine • Travel • Travel Accommodations Founders: [Naren Shaam]( Investors: [Goldman Sachs Asset Management]( [Lazard Asset Management]( [New Enterprise Associates]( [+ 2 more]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Valneva]( 90M EUR / [Post-IPO Equity]( [Pfizer]( [Instanda]( $45M / [Series B]( [Toscafund Asset Management]( [FinBox]( 1.1B INR / [Series A]( [A91 Partners]( [Vahak]( $13M / [Series A]( [Nexus Venture Partners]( [TRIPP]( $100K / [Grant]( [LG Nova]( [XRHealth]( $100K / [Grant]( [LG Nova]( [SparkCharge]( $100K / [Grant]( [LG Nova]( [Vahak]( Unknown / [Secondary Market]( - [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Clif Bar]( Pending acquisition by [Mondelez International]( for $2.9B More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [LEVL Technologies]( [Comcast]( $50M [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events Accelerator Deadlines Date Accelerator Location Jul 1, 2022 [Alchemist Accelerator]( San Francisco Jul 12, 2022 [Conscious Venture Lab]( Baltimore [More Upcoming Deadlines]( Don’t see your event? 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