Hugging Face, a New York-based fastest-growing community & most used platform for machine learning, raised $100 Million in Series C funding. The round was led by Lux Capital, with major participation from Sequoia, Coatue, and support of existing investors Addition, a_capital, SV Angel, Betaworks, AIX Ventures, Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman …

Paddle, a London, England-based provider of complete payment infrastructure for SaaS companies, announced that it raised $200 million in Series D at a valuation of $1.4 billion, making it the UK's latest unicorn. The round was led by KKR, a leading global investment firm, with participation from existing investors FTV …

Quality Clouds, a London, England-based development governance platform for ServiceNow and Salesforce, secured £3.5 million in funding managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM). An additional £1.75m participation comes from incumbent shareholders, Adara Ventures, and new investors Aldea. This investment will strengthen the company’s offering globally and increase Quality Clouds’ ability …

Lillii RNB Inc., an Atlanta, GA-based retail fraud detection, prevention, and data services firm, announced that it closed $3 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Serena Ventures and Aperture Venture Capital. Previous investors include Morgan Stanley, Pax Angels, 1863 Ventures, Bronze Valley and Atlanta-area angels, Laron Walker …

Saleo, an Atlanta, GA-based software product that helps SaaS companies create incredible, live demo environments, announced that it raised $1.5 million in funding. The round was led by early-stage firm Tech Square Ventures, with participation from industry leaders Jon Hallett, Kyle Porter, Tim Kopp, Rob Forman, and others. The funding …

Smallstep, a San Francisco, CA-based automated certificate lifecycle management for DevOps, announced that it raised $19 million in Series A, bringing Smallstep total funding to $26 million including a seed round of $7 million. The Series A round was led by StepStone Group, with participation from existing investors. The funding …

Ava, a San Francisco, CA-based leading live-captioning solution for accessibility, announced that it raised $10 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $16.5 million. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Initialized Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, LeFonds VC, and Ring Capital. Sorenson’s Enable Ventures, …