5 SF Tech Companies, Including Plastiq and Fast, Raised $125M+ Last Week

Fintech startup Plastiq just closed on a big Series D funding round, plus more SF startup news from the past week.

Written by Joe Erbentraut
Published on Mar. 30, 2020
5 SF Tech Companies, Including Plastiq and Fast, Raised $125M+ Last Week
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Plastiq raised $75M. The fintech startup just closed on a Series D round led by B Capital Group, which brings its total of venture capital raised to $140 million to date. The company helps its users use credit cards to cover their bills and expenses, even ones (like a rent check) that would typically require a checking account. [TechCrunch]

Arkose Labs got $22M. Microsoft’s venture fund M12 led the Series B investment for this information technology startup. The company’s platform aims to reduce online fraud and abuse. Existing investors PayPal and USVP also contributed to the round. [Crunchbase News]

Fast raised $20M. The Series A round for the online login and checkout solution was led by Stripe. The company plans to use the new funding to roll out its new one-click Fast Checkout universal purchase product. [PR Newswire]

Pathlight closed on $7M. The startup offers a real-time team management platform. The Series A funding round was led by Kleiner Perkins and the new funding will help it grow its product development, marketing and sales efforts. [GlobeNewswire]

Solana raised $1.76M. The blockchain startup has raised the new funding from its launch auction on CoinsList last week. This brings its total funding to $25.6 million. The company offers a layer 1 blockchain. [The Block]

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