Concentric, a San Jose, CA-based leading vendor of intelligent AI-based solutions for protecting business-critical data, announced that it raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Ballistic Ventures, a new VC firm solely dedicated to advising and funding early-stage cybersecurity startups, this investment targets the $19B …

Stord, an Atlanta, Georgia-based cloud supply chain leader, announced that it raised an additional $120 million in Series D financing now valued at $1.3 billion. The round was led by Franklin Templeton, bringing the total round to $210 million. Stord recently crossed $200 million in annualized revenue run-rate and has …

Certn, a Victoria, British Columbia-based leader in background screening solutions, announced that it secured $50 million in Series B funding. The round was led by B Capital, with seven other investors contributing, including BMO, Tribe, Inovia Capital, Telstra Ventures, Scribble, Moxxie Ventures, and Gaingels Covalent Ventures. This comes on the …

Rippling, a San Francisco, CA-based HR solution that manages businesses’ human resources, IT, and operations, raised $250 million in Series D funding. The round was co-led by Bedrock and Kleiner Perkins, with participation from existing investors Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, and more. The round values the company at $11.25 billion. …

Tenyx, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI technology company, announced that it raised $15 million in seed funding to grow its research and development team and further product development. Investors include AME Cloud Ventures, Cota Capital, Morado Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and StageOne Ventures, as well as notable angel investors …

Graft, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that emerged from stealth to put modern AI within reach of every organization, also announced that it raised a $4.5 million pre-seed funding. The round was led by GV, with participation from NEA, Essence VC, Formulate Ventures, and SV Angel. Graft plans to use …

TechWolf, a Ghent, Belgium-based AI technology startup building the world's foremost platform for large companies to leverage their workforce's skills, announced that it raised €10 million in Series A funding from prominent international investors. The round was led by Stride.VC, with participation from Fortino Capital, Acadian Ventures, PMV, and existing …