Weekly Refresh: Nayya Raised $2.7M, CALA Got $3M, and More

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Written by Anna Holmquist
Published on Jul. 13, 2020
Weekly Refresh: Nayya Raised $2.7M, CALA Got $3M, and More
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Kindbody raised $32M. The startup wants to make fertility care more affordable and accessible. Perceptive Advisors led the Series B. [Built In NYC]

Seed & Roe rebranded as Upward Farms, raised $15M. The indoor farming and aquaponics company plans to build a new HQ farm in Brooklyn. Prime Movers Lab led the funding round. [The Spoon]

OwnBackup gained $50M. Its platform is meant to make backing up and protecting data, metadata and attachments stored on Salesforce easier. Insight Partners provided the funding. [Built In NYC]

Nuggs to rebrand as Simulate. It’s an alternative meat company that describes itself as the “Tesla of chicken.” It also announced it raised an additional $4.1 million investment from people like Walter Robb and Jasmine Tookes. [Built In NYC]

CALA made $3M. Its marketplace provides a total retail infrastructure for influencers and existing fashion brands to design and launch their own fashion brands. Maersk Growth and Real Ventures led the seed extension. [Crunchbase]

Nayya got $2.7M. The company wants to use machine learning and data transparency to simplify choosing and managing employee benefits. Social Leverage led the seed funding. [TechCrunch]

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