Novo Seeds returned for a series B round that will support the progress of NorthSea Therapeutics’ lead liver disease candidate through clinical trials.
Month: January 2020
Eyevensys earns $30m in series B
The eye disease drug developer has closed a round led by existing backer Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund to take its total funding above $42m.
Agarwala abandons GV for Andreessen Horowitz
After five years focusing on life sciences investments for GV, Vineeta Agarwala has taken a general partner role at Andreessen Horowitz.
Lear mobilises capital for Autotech Ventures fund
Mobility-focused VC firm Autotech Ventures has received an undisclosed amount of capital from Lear’s corporate venturing subsidiary, Lear Innovation Ventures.
RXR Realty enters The Guild for $25m round
RXR Realty invested in apartment rental service The Guild as part of a round that brought the latter’s overall funding to more than $36m.
Hesai hastens to $173m series C
Hesai has raised what it claims to be the largest ever funding round for a lidar technology producer, with Robert Bosch a key investor.
Zhiyun Health captures $144m
Samsung, SIG and OP Financial contributed to $144m in funding, raised across two rounds, for digital health technology producer Zhiyun Health.
HighRadius hits series B with $125m
Citi Ventures and Susquehanna Growth Equity both returned for the business accounting software provider’s series B round, which enabled it to achieve a unicorn valuation.
Goodyear Ventures rolls up with $100m
Tire producer Goodyear plans to invest $100m in advanced mobility technology over the next decade, through a newly launched corporate venturing subsidiary.
Novo renavigates Repair Impact Fund
The pharmaceutical company will hold back more funding for existing portfolio companies, and has disclosed the fund’s two latest investments.
Dishangtie drafts Itochu for series C1 round
Itochu returned to help the electric vehicle leasing service raise tens of millions of dollars, seven months after it closed a $100m series B round.
NextData processes $73m series C
The digital risk-management platform developer took in the funding through a round that was co-led by Tencent and backed by existing investor Baidu.
Finc Technologies finds new cash
Corporate-backed healthcare app developer Finc Technologies has raised $46.1m in fresh funding that will fund marketing and business development, bringing its overall financing to more than $138m.
Carroll pulls up at Polaris after Eli Lilly
Darren Carroll has emerged from a short sabbatical following 22 years in corporate venturing for Eli Lilly by joining Polaris Partners.