Meet the newest emerging unicorns, could connected fitness rise again? And more - August 16, 2022

August 16, 2022 [Startups from around the globe join Emerging Unicorn Board in July]( In July, nine companies joined the [Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board]( a curated list of companies valued above $500 million but less than $1 billion. The board currently hosts 354 companies valued collectively at over $240 billion. We take a look at the nine newcomers. [Could connected fitness rise again?]( Connected fitness isn’t the buzzy space it was a year or two ago, but deals are still getting done at a pretty brisk pace. We explore what’s hot now and what has died down post-COVID. [Heartland on the rise: VC notes from central Ohio]( As venture investors and support systems push into the heartland from concentrations on the coasts, some regions are seeing more of a surge. One of the cities putting startups on the map is Columbus, Ohio. This isn’t accidental, writes Kristy Campbell of Ohio-based Rev1 Ventures. [Monod Bio raises $25M to quickly diagnose diseases]( Seattle-based biotech startup Monod Bio has raised $25 million in seed funding led by Matrix Capital to speed up disease detection. [Galaxy Digital calls off $1.2B Deal for crypto custody firm BitGo]( Digital asset investment firm Galaxy Digital called off its proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of BitGo—severing what would have been one of the largest deals in crypto history. [Top 10 rounds: CleverTap raises $105M while Overtime scores big]( Last week was another slow one on the funding front as far as large rounds go. Only two rounds broke the $100 million mark, and it didn’t take too big of a raise to crack the top 10. Investment was also all over the place, from analytics to sports to smart water coolers. August has been a slow, sleepy month so far in the venture capital world. Perhaps the second half of the month will see an uptick. [More tech companies cut jobs in the past week]( The tech sector is still experiencing job losses. Here’s which companies issued layoffs, from VC-funded startups to big names in tech. New additions in the past week include Haus and Calm. [Come to Miami! Or, stay put and collect a paycheck]( Among cities seeing the highest growth in startup funding, Miami is truly having its moment in the sun. Up-and-comers with headquarters in the city include MoonPay, Yuga Labs and Recurrent Ventures. But none of these require employees to actually show up for work at their Miami headquarters. We look at what that means for the city’s booming tech scene. [Lead Scoring 101: Top ways to determine which leads matter the most]( Lead scoring can be a great way to determine a prospective customer’s level of interest in what your company has to offer. This guide explores the benefits of lead scoring and offers valuable insights on how to drive more targeted engagements so you can quickly convert your engaged prospects into paying customers. [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 [Acquisitions over $100M in the last 3 months]( Acquisitions 374 [Active Accelerators]( Investors 649 [US companies that went public in the last year]( Companies 436 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Levita Magnetics]( [$26M]( / [Series C]( Levita Magnetics develops an innovative magnetic surgical platform that serves as a catalyst of less invasive surgery. Categories: Biotechnology • Cosmetics • Health Care • Medical Device Founders: [Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro]( Investors: [Ballast Capital]( (Lead), [Carao Ventures]( [MedTex Ventures]( [Klavi]( [$15M]( / [Series A]( Klavi is a developer of an open finance platform for data aggregation, analytics, and API services. Categories: Banking • Credit • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments Founders: [Bruno Chan]( [Stone Zheng]( Investors: [Iporanga Ventures]( (Lead), [Parallax Ventures]( (Lead), [Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos]( [+ 2 more]( [Fora]( [$14M]( / [Series A]( Fora is a travel agency that offers advisor-curated travel guides for destinations near and far. Categories: Tourism • Travel • Travel Agency Founders: [Evan Frank]( [Henley Vazquez]( [Jake Peters]( Investors: [Forerunner Ventures]( (Lead), [Heartcore Capital]( (Lead) More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Palisade Bio]( $12M / [Post-IPO Equity]( - [Hoopo]( $10M / [Series A]( [theDOCK Innovation Hub]( [Tetra Bio-Pharma]( $6.0M / [Post-IPO Debt]( [Alpha Blue Ocean™]( [Stimulus]( $2.5M / [Seed Round]( [Black Operator Ventures]( [Tesseract Ventures]( $1.2M / [Grant]( [AFWERX]( [MolecuLight]( Unknown / [Venture Round]( - [Ankr]( Unknown / [Venture Round]( [Binance Labs]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Altis Property Partners]( Pending acquisition by [Barings]( for Unknown More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [Superlumen]( [SOEDESCO]( Unknown [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. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.