North America

Trellis Research gathers $2 mln seed

Los Angeles-based Trellis Research, a provider of litigation research software, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Okapi Venture Capital, Craft Ventures, Revel Ventures and Intrepid Ventures.

Conversational email platform locks in $5 mln

Spike, a conversational email platform, has raised $5 million in funding. The investors included Wix, Koa Labs and NFX.

Proxy snaps up $13.6 mln Series A in Kleiner Perkins-led round

San Francisco-based Proxy, a startup "dedicated to empowering all people with a universal identity signal," has raised $13.6 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included WeWork, Y Combinator and Coatue Management.

ATAI Life Sciences nets $43 mln Series B

ATAI Life Sciences, a global biotech platform focused on curing mental health disorders, has raised $43 million in Series B financing. Subversive Capital led the round.

Kong Inc rakes in $43 mln Series C

San Francisco-based Kong Inc, an API and service lifecycle management platform for modern architectures, has raised $43 million in Series C financing. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Charles Rivers Ventures, GGV Capital and World Innovation Lab.

Cloudsnap nabs $1.75 mln seed

Austin-based Cloudsnap, an integration startup that connects web apps, has secured $1.75 million in seed funding. Active Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Mercury Fund and Capital Factory.

CB4 procures $16 mln Series B

CB4, an AI software company for brick and mortar retail teams, has raised $16 million in Series B funding. Octopus Ventures led the round with participation from Sonae IM, Sequoia Capital and Pereg Ventures.

Cybersecurity startup GreyNoise Intelligence grabs $600K seed

GreyNoise Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup, has secured $600,000 in seed financing. Inner Loop Capital and StoneMill Ventures led the round.

Insight Partners backs PayIT

Kansas City, Missouri-based PayIt, a platform for state and local governments to engage their constituents digitally, has raised over $100 million in funding. The investor was Insight Partners. UPDATE: Tyler Dewing and Mike Wilkins of Harris Williams advised PayIt.

Swiss biotech company Polyneuron inks funding

Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG, a Swiss biotech firm, has secured CHF22.5 million ($22.6 million) in Series A financing. The investors included Sofinnova Partners and New Enterprise Associates.