ModiQuest’s NET-targeted antibody spinoff closed a $20.9m round that also featured BrightGene, both having contributed to the first close last year.
Author: Callum Cyrus
Marico snatches Beardo
Marico has purchased the remainder of Beardo three years after it acquired a 45% stake in the men’s grooming brand.
Goldfinch Bio holds on to $100m
Existing backer Gilead Sciences returned for a series B round that boosted the kidney disease therapy developer’s total funding to $160m.
Simcha shakes down $25m
Wuxi AppTec and Pfizer contributed to a series A round that will support progress of Simcha Therapeutics’ immuno-oncology treatments toward clinical trials.
Everbright Photonics lasers in on series C
Up Optotech-backed laser-diode chip foundry Everbright Photonics secured $21.2m in a round led by brokerage Huatai Securities.
Foldax packs up $20m
MemorialCare Innovation Fund contributed to a series D round that brought the heart valve technology developer’s overall funding to more than $36m.
VisionNav lifts series B1 funding
Corporate venturing unit Lenovo Capital led a round that boosted smart forklift developer VisionNav’s funding total to more than $18m.
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.
Hearst Ventures unveils fresh hires
Kunal Mehta has been promoted to principal at the media group’s corporate venturing unit, which has also hired senior associate Jacqueline Cegla and associate Isabel Lo.
Mapillary finds its way to Facebook
Samsung Catalyst Fund, BMW i Ventures and NavInfo all exited street-level image repository Mapillary in an acquisition by Facebook.
Urbint turns to corporates for $20m
Salesforce and National Grid took part in a series B round for the infrastructure monitoring technology developer that was co-led by Petronas subsidiary Piva.
Corporates make Wise investment in $15m round
Gradient Ventures and Prologis Ventures both contributed to a round that will fund research and development for the logistics management platform developer.
SoftBank sparks Splyt’s series B round
American Express Ventures contributed to a $19.5m round for mobility integrator Splyt that was led by newly minted partner SoftBank.
BizCapital banks $12m in series B round
MercadoLibre’s Meli Fund has helped business lending platform BizCapital increase its overall funding to almost $22m.