Weekly Round Up: 6/11/2021

At Greenspring we believe in venture capital's ability to propel innovation, job creation and positive societal change. We celebrate those who think differently, take measured risk and challenge perceptions. Here's what's trending in VC this week

We are thrilled to share that we led Blockdaemon’s $28 million Series A Round! The Company is the leading independent blockchain infrastructure platform, powering 25 million registered users across the platforms they support, and we are honored to join them on their journey. You can read more here. 

“We want the best people with the best ideas who want to come to the United States and stay in the United States and start and build their companies in the United States. Otherwise, we risk losing our lead as the most innovative, entrepreneurial nation in the world.” Excellent read on the importance of removing roadblocks for foreign-born founders looking to contribute to the U.S. innovation economy. 

We are excited to share our participation in the upcoming Pension & Investments Private Markets Virtual Series. The event will take place June 15th through June 17th and will enable asset owners and managers to connect in a meaningful way to address the challenges and uncover the opportunities within private markets. Greenspring General Partner Lindsay Redfield will be participating in the panel What Role Should Private Assets Play in an Institutional Portfolio and the Question of Benchmarking? on June 16th and Greenspring General Partner Hunter Somerville will be participating in the panel Secondary Markets on June 17th. To learn more about the conference and register, click here. 

Synctera, a company that connects financial technology companies with banks, has raised $33 million in Series A financing with participation from Greenspring manager Lightspeed Venture Partners. More here.

San Francisco-based Shef has raised $20 million in Series A funding with participation from Greenspring manager Craft Ventures. Learn more about how this platform enables cooks to sell their homemade meals to local communities here. 

Chinese lidar maker Hesai has raised $300 million in Series D funding with participation from Greenspring manager Lightspeed Venture Partners. Learn more about the Company here. 

Lick, a London-based direct-to-consumer home décor startup, has raised $22 million in Series A funding with participation from Greenspring manager Felix Capital. More here.

Huge congrats to access control and building software provider Latch, backed by Greenspring manager Primary Venture Partners, on their public market debut yesterday! More here.

Real-time visibility and risk management software solutions platform Overhaul has raised $35 million in Series B funding with participation from Greenspring manager Edison Partners. Read more here.

Compose.ai has raised $2.1 million in funding led by Greenspring manager Craft Ventures. Learn how this Company is helping people write faster here. 

Blockchain platform Chia has raised $61 million in Series D funding with participation from Greenspring manager True Ventures. Learn more about this round of funding here.

Indonesian fintech startup BukuWarung has raised $60 million in Series A funding co-led by Greenspring manager Goodwater. Learn more about the round here. 

Ledger, a producer for crypto hardware wallets, has raised $380 million in Series C funding with participation from Greenspring manager Felix Capital. Learn more here.

Chicago-based Rise Science has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Greenspring manager Goodwater Capital. Learn more about how this Company and its recent financing here. 

Time is Ltd., a productivity analytics firm for managers and teams, has raised $5.6 million in funding with participation from Greenspring manager Accel. More here.