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Yasuda helps Topica raise $27m

US-based Topica Pharmaceuticals secured $27m of series B funding yesterday from investors including Yasuda Enterprise Development Corp., a venture capital (VC) firm backed by Japan-based insurance company Meiji Yasuda Life. Also participating in the round were VC firm Prospect Venture Partners and VC fund Third Rock Ventures. The funding will be used to conduct clinical… Continue reading Yasuda helps Topica raise $27m

American Express taps Clickable to $12m

Online advertising firm Clickable closed a $12m series C financing round yesterday, led by financial services firm American Express with participation from venture capital (VC) firms Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund, and private equity firm FirstMark Capital. Founders Fund, Union Square and FirstMark were investors in Clickable’s $14.5m series B round in July 2008. Union… Continue reading American Express taps Clickable to $12m

Astellas backs $42m Cleave

US-based pharmaceutical startup Cleave Biosciences secured $42m of series A funding on Tuesday from investors including Astellas Venture Management, the corporate venturing division of Japan-based pharmaceutical corporation Astellas. Also participating were venture capital firms US Venture Partners, 5AM Ventures and Clarus Ventures, and investment firm OrbiMed Advisors. Cleave was set up to discover cancer treatments… Continue reading Astellas backs $42m Cleave