Engrail Therapeutics has completed a series A round led by Nan Fung Life Sciences as it targets a validated mechanism-based approach to nervous system treatments.
Month: June 2020
Axa takes wing for Fly Ventures’ second fund
Axa Venture Partners was among the limited partners that have helped the deep tech-focused venture firm raise $59.4m for its second fund.
Kaia takes care of $26m series B
Optum Ventures co-led a series B round that took the chronic disease management platform’s total funding to $50m.
Third Wave carries away $15m
Seed investor Toyota AI Ventures returned to help the intelligent forklift developer close a series A round led by Innovation Endeavors.
DataStory writes a new chapter with $17m
The business optimisation services provider has pulled in series B-plus funding through a round co-led by Ipsos that will fund R&D work.
TZAuto teases out Xiaomi funding
A Xiaomi industrial fund was among the investors in series B and B-plus rounds for the smart manufacturing technology provider that totalled an eight-digit dollar amount.
Eisai elects new strategic investment officer
The pharmaceutical firm has transferred China-based business development director Manabu Aruga to its Tokyo headquarters where he will oversee corporate VC deals in Asia.
Noon Academy admits STV to $13m round
Saudi Arabia-headquartered online learning platform developer Noon Academy has received pre-series B funding in an STV-led round.
Life sciences sector comes alive
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Indigo increases series F funding to $300m
The agricultural product and services provider added $100m to a FedEx-backed round that reportedly values it at $3.5bn.
Payfone picks up $100m
MassMutual Ventures, Synchrony and Blue Venture Fund all returned as the user authentication platform developer almost doubled its overall funding.
Zerto zeroes in on $33m
Access Industries helped supply $33m in equity funding for the cloud management software developer, which also unlocked up to $20m in venture debt financing.
Synqa sinks $80m in series C round
The digital fintech provider pulled in $80m through a series C round co-led by SCB 10X and backed by Aioi Nissay Dowa, Toyota Financial Services and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
CassTime shows class to raise $50m
The Fosun-backed automotive parts trading platform boosted its total series B funding to $130m with a series C2 round led by Greater Bay Area Homeland Investments.