Today's Major News In Venture Capital & Startup Fundraising - 18/12 @PursueCare (Middletown, Ct.): Virtual treatment startup for substance use disorders raises $20 million in Series B round led by T.rx Capital and Yamaha Motor Ventures. @BarnyardGames (Encinitas, Ca.): Unreal Engine Fortnite game developer secures $3.4 million seed round led by Menlo Ventures. @nodekitorg (Ames, Ia.): Crypto developer support platform raises $1.2 million in pre-seed round led by Borderless Capital. Paynest (Lisbon): Financial products and services startup raises $2.2 million seed round led by Lince Capital. Stairs Financial (Texas): Mortgage marketplace licensed in 40 U.S. states raises $3.5 million round led by Zigg Capital. @SupportPayApp (Charlotte, N.C.): Platform for managing child support and related expenses raises $3.1 million seed round led by HearstLabs. @BaselineVision (Tel Aviv): AI-powered game analysis system startup secures $2.4 million seed round from Lalotte Ventures. @InductiveBio (New York): Drug compound optimization platform using machine learning raises $4.3 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lux Capital. @ParseBiosciences (Seattle): Single-cell analysis lab kits startup raises $50 million Series C equity and debt round led by Soleus Capital. ANNEA (Hamburg): Digital twin platform for renewable energy infrastructure maintenance raises $2.9 million seed round led by Voyager Ventures. @ArbonicsHQ (Tallinn, Estonia): AI and satellite imagery forest carbon capture startup raises $6 million seed round. @arcaneshow (London): Marketing automation and analytics startup raises $5 million seed round led by Accel. @curbwaste (New York): Waste service management platform raises $10 million Series A round led by Flourish Ventures. Maka (Lagos): E-commerce platform for fashion and beauty products in Africa raises $2.7 million pre-seed round. Amide Technologies (Cambridge, Ma.): Peptide synthesis startup raises $7.5 million Series A extension led by Engine Ventures. Kapital (Mexico City): SMB financial platform raises $40 million Series B equity round and $125 million in debt, led by Tribe Capital. Meniga (London): AI platform for understanding customer spending patterns raises $16.5 million Series D round. Mootral (UK): Methane reduction startup for cows raises $20 million Series B round led by King Philanthropies. Encellin (San Francisco): Cell encapsulation platform developer for treating endocrine disorders raises $9.9 million round led by Khosla Ventures. Lolli (Bitcoin and cashback rewards app): Raises $8 million Series B round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with various participants. 💰 Venture Capital Updates Motivate Venture Capital Launches $81 Million Fund II to Empower the Next Generation of Trailblazing Startups @fmcapitalgrp and @AutomotiveVentures plan to raise millions for two new startup investment funds targeting the auto industry and mobility technology. Interesting Elon Musk, planning to start a university in Austin.... (Source: Bloomberg) . Follow @venturecrews to get daily updates on startups, venture capital and fundraising. #startups #fundraising #VentureCapital #funding