🚀 ExPace Technology, a Chinese commercial space company, has raised around $180 million in Series A funding. http://axios.link/xSvq
🚑 Respicardia, a Minnetonka, Minn.-based maker of devices to treat central sleep apnea, has raised $58.5 million in funding led by Zoll Medical Corp. http://axios.link/224z
• Daily Harvest, a New York-based subscription service that provides frozen, plant-based, one-step prep foods, has raised $43 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led, and was joined by VMG Partners, M13, Bobby Flay, Shaun White and Haylie Duff. [Yes, I believe that is the first-ever Haylie Duff mention in Pro Rata.] http://axios.link/8ZZ1
🚑 Bigfoot Biomedical, a Milpitas, Calif.-based developer of connected insulin delivery optimization solutions for Type 1 diabetics, has raised $37 million in a first close of its Series B round. Janus Henderson Investors and return backer Quadrant Capital Advisors co-led, and were joined by Cormorant Asset Management, Senvest, Visionnaire Ventures, JDRF T1D Fund and T1D Exchange. http://axios.link/qHUs
• SolidEnergy Systems, a Woburn, Mass.-based lithium-metal battery company, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. Existing backers include Temasek, Applied Ventures, General Motors and Vertex Ventures China. http://axios.link/RTBd
• Fyusion, a San Francisco-based developer of 3D vision technologies, has raised $22 million in Series B funding from Presence Capital, 2020, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Colopl, Gionee and return backer NEA. http://axios.link/5GjY
• Label Insight, a Chicago-based data-as-a-service startup for the consumer packaged goods market, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. Delta-v Capital led, and was joined by River Cities Capital funds. http://axios.link/u1K3
• Leadspace, an Israeli B2B audience management platform, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. Arrowroot Capital led, and was joined by return backer Jerusalem Venture Partners. http://axios.link/s6Hj
• SendBird, a Redwood City, Calif-based provider of chat API and messaging SDK for in-app chat and messaging, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Shasta Ventures and August Capital co-led, and were joined by return backers Y Combinator and FundersClub. www.sendbird.com
• DigitalGenius, a San Francisco-based provider of AI solutions for the customer service market, has raised $14.75 million in Series A funding. Global Founders Capital led, and was joined by MMC Ventures, Paua Ventures, Kairos Capital and return backers Salesforce Ventures, Spider Capital, Runa Capital, RRE Ventures, Lumia Capital, Compound and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. http://axios.link/xfCh
• Springboard, a San Francisco-based online provider of tech skills training, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Costanoa Ventures led, and was joined by Learn Capital, Jyoti Bansal (Appdynamics founder) and return backers Blue Frog Capital, Rocketship.vc and Moneta Ventures. http://axios.link/xgEV
• Tovola, a Chicago-based provider of smart ovens and meals to go in them, has raised $9.2 million in Series B funding. Origin Ventures led, and was joined by Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Y Combinator and individual angels. http://axios.link/DhP2
🚑 Bigfinite, a San Francisco-based provider of data analytics and AI solutions for optimizing pharma manufacturing, has raised $8.5 million in seed funding from Crosslink Capital, Uncork Capital, La Famiglia, Industry Ventures and Krohne. www.bigfinite.com
• AxleHire, a Berkeley, Calif.-based provider of last-mile logistics for fresh food delivery outfits, has raised $4.3 million from firms like Acorn Pacific and RGA Ventures. http://axios.link/pmy2
• Ataata, a Bethesda, Md.-based cybersecurity training platform, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Next Frontier Capital led, and was joined by TEDCO, 2M, SaaS Ventures and ARRA Capital. www.ataata.com
• Fiit, a London-based social workout app, has raised £2.4 million in seed funding led by Connect Ventures. http://axios.link/jZkP
• Heretik, a Chicago-based provider of contract review software, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. Corazon Capital led, and was joined by return backers Chicago Ventures and Relativity. http://axios.link/Uhdq
🚑 🚑 Luna DNA, a San Diego-based genomics platform "powered by blockchain," has raised $2 million in seed funding from individual angels. http://axios.link/CC9D