Tivo and RTL exited television advertising data platform Clypd in an acquisition by AT&T’s advertising services subsidiary, Xandr.
Author: Callum Cyrus
Santander stands with CrossLend in series B round
Debt marketplace operator CrossLend raised $38.5m in a series B round led by Santander InnoVentures at a reported valuation of more than $110m.
Healx seals $56m series B
Intel Capital was among the participants in a round that lifted the total raised by rare disease-focused drug developer Healx to nearly $70m.
Abalos attracts series A attention
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund co-led a $13.3m round for the immuno-oncoclogy startup, which was spun out of University of Duisburg-Essen’s and University of Düsseldorf.
Cyteir secures series B funding
The cancer therapy developer boosted a series B round led by Novo and backed by Celgene to $75.2m, with both corporates contributing to the latest tranche.
UTokyo IPC sets up First Round
JR East, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Mitsui Fudosan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Takenaka are among the backers of UTokyo IPC’s First Round accelerator.
MiroBio signals for series A funding
University of Oxford-founded autoimmune disease therapy developer MiroBio has launched with support from GlaxoSmithKline subsidiary SR One.
StretchSense reaches out for new ownership
StartToday-backed wearable sensor provider StretchSense has been purchased out of administration by an unnamed buyer.
Xmos to expand with $19m
The voice-focused electronic component maker increased its overall funding to more than $90m, raising $19m in equity and debt financing.
Advocate Aurora adds to $75m Venture Investors fund
Venture Investors has now raised $75m for its latest vehicle, from limited partners that include care provider Advocate Aurora Health.
Denteric avoids teething troubles with $14m
The gum disease vaccine developer has spun out of University of Melbourne with series A funding from investors including CSL.
Corporates head to Mission Bay for $60m fund
Eli Lilly, Astellas Venture Management, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Zambon subsidiary Zcube all contributed to the firm’s $60m third fund.
WaveOptics widens series C to $39m
Optical component provider WaveOptics has added $13m to bring a series C round featuring Goertek and RBVC to $39m as it looks to ramp up production capacity.
Trucode loads up $34m
The gene editing startup, a spinout from Yale University, has launched with funding from investors including GV and Kleiner Perkins.