Meet July’s 14 new unicorns, Softbank’s rare mea culpa, and more - August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022 [Meet the 14 new unicorns that joined the board in July]( Web3 startups lead this small but mighty cohort of new unicorns on [The Crunchbase Unicorn Board]( followed by finance and health care. We break down the newest additions by industry and amount raised. [Why SoftBank’s mea culpa is a rarity among investors]( It took a $22.7 billion loss to do it, but SoftBank’s CEO offered a rare “oops, my bad” among the startup investment world. But SoftBank wasn’t the only one to turn “somewhat delirious” during the heady days of Uber and WeWork. Why do so few investors admit to their bad bets? [Rise of the robots—Geek+ raises $100M]( Geek+ and its autonomous warehouse robots pick up a $2 billion valuation after raising $100 million in a Series E1. The Beijing-based company has now raised nearly $540 million total, according to Crunchbase data. [Forage raises $22M from Instacart founder, Paypal]( This San Francisco fintech strives to make online groceries accessible to more shoppers on food assistance programs. Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta, PayPal Ventures and fintech-focused Nyca Partners all joined Forage’s Series A round. [5 startup deals in July you may have missed]( July has come and gone, and there were a few interesting rounds that may have flown under the radar as everyone tried to beat the heat. Here are some startup deals of note that may have been overlooked last month. [Will we see more startups offering abortion pills?]( How this summer’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will or won’t impact abortion pill providers continues to be in muddy regulatory waters. In the meantime, existing digital health companies could expand their offerings to include abortion pills. We take a look. [Check out the new Crunchbase Web3 Tracker]( While most hear the term Web3 and just think of crypto, the still somewhat vaguely defined term has the potential to mean so much more. That’s why we have launched [The Crunchbase Web3 Tracker]( as a one-stop shop for what’s happening in the world of Web3—from funding news to the latest startups powering its buildout, to the hottest trends in crypto. [Quick guide to creating your ideal customer profile]( Defining your ideal customer profile is one of the most important steps in the development of a successful sales strategy. In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know about what an ideal customer profile is, why it’s so important to have one, and how to create your ICP and lead your sales team to success. [Crunchbase Raises $50M Series D]( [With this funding, Crunchbase will advance its powerful account-based prospecting platform to help more deal-makers build pipeline and grow revenue efficiently]( [LEARN MORE]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Investments in Asian artificial intelligence companies, 2016–2017]( Funding Rounds 4394 [San Francisco Tech Crawl 2018 Companies]( Companies 16 [The Big Five acquire AI companies]( Acquisitions 61 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [UpGrad]( [16B INR]( / [Venture Round]( UpGrad is an online higher education platform providing various programs. Categories: E-Learning • EdTech • Education Founders: [Mayank Kumar]( [Phalgun Kompalli]( [Ravijot Chugh]( [Ronnie Screwvala]( Investors: [Ets Global]( (Lead), [Artisan Partners]( [Bodhi Tree Asset Management]( [+ 11 more]( [Geek+]( [$100M]( / [Series E]( Geek+ develops autonomous mobile robots for warehouse, factory, and supply chain management. Categories: Industrial Automation • Logistics • Robotics • Supply Chain Management • Warehousing Founders: [Hongbo Li]( [Kai Liu]( [Xi Chen]( [Yong Zheng]( Investors: [Intel Capital]( [Qingyue Capital Investment]( [Vertex Growth Fund]( [Rani Therapeutics]( [$45M]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( Rani is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company that enables the development of orally administered biologics to improve patient outcomes. Categories: Biotechnology • Pharmaceutical • Therapeutics Founders: [Mir Imran]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [LiveEO]( 19M EUR / [Series B]( [MMC Ventures]( [Merkle Science]( $19M / [Series B]( [BECO Capital]( [Equalum]( $14M / [Series C]( [SpringTide Ventures]( [BetterPlace]( 960M INR / [Convertible Note]( [Jungle Ventures]( [Farmley]( 450M INR / [Series A]( [Alkemi Venture Partners]( [Koneksa Health]( Unknown / [Grant]( [Michael J. Fox Foundation]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Avalara]( Pending acquisition by [Vista Equity Partners]( for $8.4B More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [InSinkErator]( [Whirlpool]( $3.0B [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( #{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. 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