Aclarity, a five-year-old, Hadley, Ma.-based outfit that develops and deploys proprietary modular electrochemical systems for the on-site destruction of contaminants such as PFAS in wastewaters, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding. Investors include DCVC, MassVentures and UMass Maroon Fund. Forbes has more here.
Finkargo, a year-old, Bogota, Colombia-based import finance platform that provides credit underwriting, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding co-led by Quona Capital and MAYA, with participation from OneVC, FlyBridge, Pear VC, Latitud and Angel Ventures. More here.
Flow Club, a year-old, San Francisco-based subscription-based startup that lets users host remote coworking sessions designed to help people get into a productive flow state, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Worklife Ventures. Other backers in the world include Day One Ventures, Soma Capital, and Y Combinator, among half a dozen others. Fast Company has more here.
ImaliPay, a two-year-old, Nairobi-based financial services startup that caters to gig workers in Africa, has raised $3 million in seed equity and debt funding from Ten 13, Uncovered Fund, MyAsia VC, and half a dozen other backers. TechCrunch has more here.
Lucky, a 17-month-old, Atlanta-based product merchandising software startup, has raised $3 million led by Unusual Ventures. TechCrunch has more here.
Peeba, a two-year-old, Hong Kong-based startup that says it has built a B2B wholesale online platform that connects independent retailers across Asia with unique brands around the world, just raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by Headline Asia. The new round of funding brings its total funding to $5.8 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Revea, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based outfit that describes itself as a "precision skincare" company, has raised $6 million in seed funding. Alpha Edison led the round, joined by Ulta Beauty, WaldenCast Ventures, GISEV, Verlinvest and Kathaka. More here.
SeeMetrics, an 18-month-old, Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity management platform for CISOs, has raised $6 million in seed funding from Work-Bench, 8VC, AGP, Essence VC, K5 Global and Verissimo. TechCrunch has more here.
Trustap, a six-year-old, Cork, Ireland-based peer-to-peer payment platform, raised $3.4 million in seed funding led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from Act and Atlantic Bridge. More here.
Wisewell, a year-old, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based drinking water filtration startup (it sells a consumer product with a tank), has raised $2 million led by BECO Capital. More here.
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