To date, Kneron has raised more than $33m in funding from investors including Alibaba, Qualcomm, Himax and Thundersoft.
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Protean Electric energises $40m series E
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Chime banks on $70m series C
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Cortexyme processes $76m series B
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Gumi sets up $30m blockchain fund
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Ava cycles to $30m B round
In 2016, Ava closed an oversubscribed $9.7m series A round backed by telecommunications company Swisscom and financial services provider Zurich Cantonal Bank.
SQream shouts about corporate backing
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Propeller Health adds $20m
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AbSci closes on $12m round from AGC
The funding will go towards expanded research and development activities at AbSci, which has created a a synthetic biology platform.