M1 Finance banks US $75M in Series D

M1 Finance, a free platform for people to manage their money and investments, nabbed $75 million in a Series D round led by Coatue. The financing marks the third significant round of funding in less than a year for the Chicago-based company.

Smart glass maker View is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq after going public through a SPAC merger. CEO Rao Mulpuri tells Crunchbase News he sees the offering as a financing event, not a liquidity event.

Los Angeles-based Pipe, creator of a first trading platform for recurring revenue streams, brought in $50 million in an equity financing round led by Siemens, Next47 and Raptor Group. The platform launched in 2020 and currently has tradable annual recurring revenue in excess of $1 billion.

Data governance and security provider Privacera closed a $50 million Series B as it looks to build on momentum from last year. New investor Insight Partners led the financing for the five-year-old, Fremont, California-based company.

Palo Alto-based Zeni emerged from stealth with the launch of its AI-powered finance concierge service for startups. The company also announced $13.5 million in funding to-date, including a Series A portion led by Saama Capital.

IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, announced it will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm. In other news, U.K.-based digital banking provider Starling Bank raised $376 million in a Series D round led by Fidelity Management and Research.

Source : Crunchbase