Weekly Refresh: Attentive Raised $230M, Freeletics Got $25M, and More

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Written by Anna Holmquist
Published on Sep. 28, 2020
Weekly Refresh: Attentive Raised $230M, Freeletics Got $25M, and More
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Petal raised $55M. The company uses metrics like banking history, spending, income and savings to determine credit worthiness, instead of credit scores. Valar Ventures led the Series C. It currently has open positions across its engineering, marketing, people and product departments. [Built In NYC]

Common gained $50M. The startup designs, leases and manages coliving spaces. Kinnevik led the Series D. The company is hoping to expand into the European market next year. [Built In NYC]

Attentive hit $2.2B valuation. It’s a text message marketing startup. Coatue led the recent Series D round of $230 million. The company is planning to grow its engineering, product and design teams. [Forbes]

Conjure got $9M. The company lets users rent designer-curated furniture. Pillar VC, Russ Wilcox, RiverPark Ventures and CoVenture led the seed round. [Built In NYC]

Freeletics raised $25M. The startup created an AI-powered fitness coaching app. JAZZ Venture Partners and Causeway Media Partners led the Series B. [TechCrunch]

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