The Martlet-backed graphene technology developer added more than $5m to a series A round that now totals $21.3m and is aiming to boost product development.
Author: Callum Cyrus
LandSpace rockets to $71m series C
Country Garden Venture Capital led a round that will support the development and launch of 36Kr and Goldwind-backed LandSpace’s next rocket model.
Imperative Care impresses with $79m
Ascension Ventures was among the participants in the first close of neurovascular catheter developer Imperative Care’s series C round, which it expects to close at $85m.
AMP amplifies $16m
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has made its first ever investment by backing a series A round for waste recycling robot company AMP Robotics.
Life is Tech celebrates $13.8m
Akatsuki, Dai-ichi Life, Marui Group, Kaga Electronics and Shogakukan have all participated in a $13.8m funding round for Life is Tech.
MobiLion mobilises $15.4m
Agilent Technologies has led a series A round for MobiLion Systems, a biopharmaceutical analysis instrument tool developer spun out of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Axa acknowledges Vives Inter-University Fund
UCLouvain’s Vives hopes to raise $55.4m altogether for a new VC fund targeting its spinouts and those of regional academic partners, and has already attracted the support of limited partners including Axa Belgium.
Neural Magic performs $15m seed round
MIT-founded machine learning software development engine company Neural Magic picked up support from Comcast Ventures for its approach to executing ML models on commodity CPUs.
TKH Group finds FocalSpec for acquisition
TKH Group has picked up Veritas Pension Insurance-backed FocalSpec to enhance its portfolio of precision quality control sensors.
Sensely tees up fresh capital
Sensely has collected funding from a consortium led by insurance firm Aflac to haul its lifetime total to $26.5m.
PierianDx clinches $27m series B
Genomics bioinformatics platform developer PierianDx has raised capital from investors including Inova Health Systems and RTI International to advance its business strategy.
Ince Capital Partners accesses corporates for $352m
The China-based venture firm has closed an oversubscribed first fund that included CV Starr and Mayo Clinic as limited partners.
IonQ optimises corporates to raise $55m
The quantum computer developer received $55m in a round co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund featuring Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, Airbus Ventures and existing backers GV and Amazon.
Oxford Nanopore to embrace $2.1bn round
Amgen and Illumina-backed genetic sequencing technology developer Oxford Nanopore is reportedly eyeing a $2.1bn private placement.