Lacework, a San Jose, Calif.-based data-driven security platform for the cloud raised $1.3 billion on an $8.3 billion valuation to double down on the channel. Series D round was led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global Management. New investors include Counterpoint Global …

Comet, a New York-based provider of the development platform for enterprise machine learning (ML) teams, raised $50 million in Series B funding. The round was led by OpenView, with participation from existing investors Scale Venture Partners, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Two Sigma Ventures. In addition, Ofer Bengal, Founder and CEO …

Gradle Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of solutions that accelerate software developer productivity, closed a $27 milliion in Series C funding. The round was led by Triangle Peak Partners, with participation from True Ventures, DCVC, Bain Capital Ventures, Harmony Partners, and StepStone Group. The company intends to invest further …

Laminar, a Tel Aviv and New York-based public cloud data protection provider, emerged from stealth with a $32 million Series A investment, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million. The round was led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, with participation from SentinelOne …

Kandji, a San Diego, California-based next-generation Apple device management and security solution, announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding at a nearly 10x increase in valuation since the company’s Series A funding round one year ago. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from Definition, …

Generate Biomedicines, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based whose machine learning-powered Generative Biology platform that can rapidly invent new drugs across a wide range of protein modalities and previously undiscoverable protein therapeutics, today announced it has raised $370 Million in a Series B financing to advance the development of its novel drug generation …

Hightouch, a San Francisco, California-based fast-growing software company that pioneered the concept of Reverse ETL, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B financing at a $450 million valuation. The round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Amplify, Bain, YC, and Afore, bringing its total funding to …