With funding rounds large and small, these Seattle companies are fueling company growth in a variety of ways. Catch up on the latest from the Puget Sound. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh.
Leafly goes public via SPAC. Joining the ongoing trend of going public via special purpose acquisition companies is cannabis marketplace and discovery platform Leafly. After merging with Merida Merger Corp, Leafly will have an equity valuation of $532 million. With the deal expected to close in Q4 this year, the company plans to trade under the ticker symbol “LFLY.” [Built In Seattle]
TaxBit pulled in $130M. In the lucrative business of helping people and companies file their taxes, the company announced the close of its Series B funding round that brings its valuation to $1.33 billion. The raise was co-led by IVP and Insight Partners and allows TaxBit, which just opened its second headquarters in Seattle, to double its headcount and scale its product offering. [Built In Seattle]
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Starform secured $5M. With its seed funding round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, video game studio Starform is looking to invest in marketing as it gears up to launch its first game. It’s growing a team featuring pros from Z2, King, AreaNet and others. Though its game is currently in a closed beta, Starform said the new release will focus on social features and player feedback. [Built In Seattle]
Lockstep received a new investment. Amex Ventures injected additional funding into accounting platform Lockstep, closing out the company’s A+ round. It’s tech automates workflows, bookkeeping, payments and data sharing for enterprise accounting teams. To date, Lockstep has raised $17 million in venture capital including $10 million announced in February. With this fresh cash, it’s planning to hire new talent across its product, engineering and marketing teams. [PR Newswire]
