Morning VC Brief丨2024.11.20

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00. TL;DR

1/ Smart Ring Startup Oura raises $75M Series D at $5B

2/ Vision AI Startup Roboflow raises $40M Series B

3/ AI Data Platform SuperAnnotate raises $36M Series B

4/ Sales Agent Startup Rox raises $50M Series A

5/ Climate Tech Startup Vaulted Deep raises $32.3M Series A

6/ CPG Production Platform Keychian raises $15M Series A

7/ EV Fleet Charging and Management Platform Flipturn raises $11M Series A

01. Venture News

1/ Smart Ring Startup Oura raises $75M Series D at $5B

Oura is a health technology company that develops and designs wellness wearable rings to track and improve sleep and performance. The company also revealed that it expects to see annual sales double in 2024 to roughly $500 million and that it’s profitable. This round was led by Dexcom. Link

2/ Vision AI Startup Roboflow raises $40M Series B

Roboflow provides an end-to-end collaborative platform for developers to build computer vision applications. This round was led by GV with participation from Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, and more. Link

3/ AI Data Platform SuperAnnotate raises $36M Series B

SuperAnnotate is an AI data platform that unifies AI pipeline and simplifies dataset creation, curation, and model evaluation. This round was led by Socium Ventures with participation from NVIDIA, Databricks Ventures, and more. Link

4/ Sales Agent Startup Rox raises $50M Series A

Rox AI helps top sales teams grow revenue with on-demand agent swarms. This round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Sequoia Capital, GV, and more. Link

5/ Climate Tech Startup Vaulted Deep raises $32.3M Series A

Vaulted Deep is locking away planet-warming carbon by burying organic waste deep underground. This round was led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, Fall Line Capital, and more. Link

6/ CPG Production Platform Keychian raises $15M Series A

Keychian is a CPG production platform that collaborates with retailers and brands. Keychain has already enabled over 20,000 brands and retailers to search for manufacturers using Keychain's AI-powered platform. This round was led by BoxGroup with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, SV Angels, and more. Link

7/ EV Fleet Charging and Management Platform Flipturn raises $11M Series A

Flipturn is a leading EV charger and fleet management platform, providing comprehensive solutions to manage chargers in conjunction with fleet operations. This round was led by CRV with participation from Accel, and more. Link