Citi Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Telstra Ventures all invested in blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon's series D round while GV backed cybersecurity software provider Obsidian's $90m series C.

Funding US-headquartered blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon has added an undisclosed amount to the $207m series C round it announced in January this year. The extra funding came from Citi Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Telstra Ventures – on behalf of financial services group Citi, enterprise software producer Salesforce and telecommunications firm Telstra – in addition to Invicta Growth. US-based enterprise cybersecurity and posture management software producer Obsidian Security has secured $90m in a series C round featuring GV, a corporate venturing subsidiary of internet and technology group Alphabet. Venture capital firms Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and IVP co-led the round, which was also backed by Greylock and Wing Venture Capital. US-headquartered data access software startup DoControl has received $30m in series B funding from investors including cybersecurity software provider CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fund. The round was led by growth equity firm Insight Partners and also backed by StageOne Ventures, Cardumen Capital and RTP Global. Welcome Tech, the US-based operator of an online portal assisting immigrant families in its home country, has raised $30m from investors including telecoms and internet group SoftBank’s SB Opportunity Fund. The corporate was joined in the round by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures, Mubadala Capital and Next Play Capital. US-headquartered energy drink brand Shoc Energy has secured $29m in a series B round featuring beverage producer Keurig Dr Pepper and 7-Ventures, the corporate VC arm of convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Front Office Sports has reported. Company co-founder Lance Collins also took part in the round, as did private investors Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman, Lexi Thompson, Brooks Koepka, Chase Young, Chase Elliot and Michael Strahan. US-based scheduling software producer Cal.com has received $25m in series A funding from investors including software development technology provider Daily.co. VC firm Seven Seven Six led the round, with Obvious Ventures, OSS Capital and private investors Jack Altman, Tobi Lutke and Anthony Pompliano also participating. Media group Hearst has participated in a $13.3m series A round for Beam Impact, the US-based operator of a service which links brands to social causes, through subsidiary HearstLab, TechCrunch has reported. VC firm Index Ventures led the round, which also featured Ulu Ventures and angel investors Ruchika Julapalli, Brian Long and Andrew Jones. Trading firm Jump Trading has led a $10.1m series A round for Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS), the creator of a decentralised mobile notification protocol, through subsidiary Jump Crypto. The round included Polygon Studios, the crypto gaming-focused vehicle for blockchain infrastructure developer Polygon, as well…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.