Weekly Round Up: 4/9/21

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Celential.ai, an AI-powered software engineering recruitment platform, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Learn more about how Greenspring manager GSR Ventures led this round and the Company’s plans here. 

ServiceTitan, a software provider for home and commercial service companies, has raised $500 million in funding. This software helps contractors schedule and organize their business. Learn more about the Company and how Greenspring manager Bessemer Venture Partners participated in this round here. 

Shelf Engine, a food supply company, has raised $41 million in Series B funding. The Company plans to use the funding to expand their automation solutions to grocers. Learn more about the Company and how Greenspring manager Foundations Capital participated here.

India-based food delivery platform Swiggy recently raised $800 million with participation from Greenspring managers Bessemer Venture Partners and Accel. Read more here. 

Charles, a Berlin-based conversational commerce suite for brands to use on WhatsApp and other chat apps, has raised $7.5 million in a recent funding round with participation from Greenspring manager Accel. Read more about the Company here.  

Upsolver, a no-code data lake engineering platform for agile cloud analytics, has raised $25 million in Series B financing led by Greenspring manager Scale Venture Partners. Learn more here. 

New York and Tel Aviv-based Empathy has raised $13 million in seed funding with participation from Greenspring manager Aleph. The platform is designed to help families deal with the loss of loved ones. Learn more about how the Company works here.

Real, a program designed make group therapy available on demand, has raised $10 million in Series A financing. The Company uses a monthly subscription plan to help users focus on their mental health, while not needing to worry about the cost. Learn more about why Greenspring manager Lightspeed Ventures led this round and the Company’s plans here. 

ShareChat, an Indian content-sharing social media platform, has raised $502 million in their latest round of funding. This round was co-led by Greenspring manager Lightspeed Venture Partners. Learn more here. 

Ramp, a spend management startup, has raised $115 million in recent funding. The Company provides corporate cards and spend management software to help companies track and manage their overall spending. Learn more about why Greenspring manager Redpoint Ventures participated in the round here.