Weekly Round Up: 9/3/2021

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.

Origin, a San Francisco-based employee financial wellness platform, has raised $56 million in Series B funding with participation from Greenspring managers Lachy Groom, Founders Fund and Felicis Ventures. More here. 

It's not too late to register for TechCrunch's Startup Alley with Greenspring managers defy.vc and Scale Venture Partners! More info here.

Offchain Labs, a New Jersey-based Ethereum rollup protocol, raised $100 million in Series B financing led by Greenspring manager Lightspeed Venture Partners. More on the round here.

HomeLight, which operates a real estate technology platform, has secured $100 million in a Series D round of funding and $263 million in debt financing with Greenspring manager Zeev Ventures leading the equity round. More at the link here.

Rattle, which is building a real-time and collaborative “connectivity tissue” to address the siloed nature of modern record-keeping and intelligence platforms, raised $2.8 million in recent financing from Greenspring manager Lightspeed Venture Partners. Find more here.

One of our portfolio companies, Electric AI, is hosting their very first annual conference on October 28th, #Elevate. Elevate brings together a group of powerful changemakers — celebrities and activists, accomplished practitioners — who will educate and inspire you to elevate the world around you. RSVP here.

We are humbled to once again be nominated in two categories for this year's Private Equity Wire Awards! We are shortlisted for Best Fund of Funds Manager (fund size up to $500m) and Best Fundraising Firm – Fund of Funds. To learn more about selection criteria and to vote click here. 

A great read for Founders from Greenspring manager NFX on Wright’s Law, Moore’s Law, and more found here. 

Congrats to David O. Sacks of Greenspring manager Craft Ventures on the launch of the social podcasting app Callin! More on the startup's $12M Series A here.

Congrats are in order for CRV-backed Drift, which is reimagining the B2B buying experience. More on the Company's exciting milestone via TechCrunch here.

Learn how Greenspring portfolio company Immuta is helping businesses like JB Hunt drive freight transportation into the future here.