The newly formed investment platform, part of biotech REIT Alexandria Real Estate Equities, will invest at life sciences startups at seed stage.
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Larizadeh Duggan kicks GV for Kobalt
GV general partner Avid Larizadeh Duggan has left the unit for a chief strategy and business officer position at GV portfolio company Kobalt.
Nozomi gets Invenergy boost to raise $15m
Industrial cybersecurity software developer Nozomi Networks will use the proceeds from the Invenergy-led series A round to strengthen its sales and marketing.
AgroFresh packages $10m investment for Food Freshness
AgroFresh has taken a 15% stake in Food Freshness Technology, a food packaging developer that is its latest strategic partner.
Spirosure to inhale $15m
The asthma monitoring device developer aims to raise $15m in a two-tranche series C-2 round that will be led by existing backer NGK Spark Plugs.
Unbabel untethers capital in $23m series B
Microsoft Ventures, Samsung Next and Salesforce Ventures were among the investors, as the language translation platform took its total funding to $31m.
Skyword scores $25m
Rho Capital Partners subsidiary Rho Acceleration has invested $25m in the Cox Enterprises-backed marketing content publisher that will fund growth and innovation.
Mirai swoops in to fund ACSL
Industrial and commercial drone developer Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory raised $18.8m in a round led by Toyota-backed Mirai Creation.
Mercadoni goes Movile in $9m series A
Movile participated in a round that took the Latin American grocery delivery platform’s total funding to more than $17m.
Igloo houses $47m in new funding
Frontier Capital supplied the funding for Royal Bank of Canada-backed workplace communication and information software provider Igloo Software.
SolidEnergy powers up with $34m series C
The GM, Applied Materials and SAIC-backed battery technology developer has received $34m from undisclosed investors, taking its total funding above $50m.
Zoomcar collects corporates for $50m round
The vehicle rental service has reportedly signed a term sheet for a round that will involve $30m from Mahindra & Mahindra and $20m from Ford.
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi unveils $1bn investment vehicle
The automotive alliance plans to supply $200m for startups and open innovation schemes out of Alliance Ventures in the next year.
Johnson & Johnson solidifies Carbon investment
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, the corporate venturing vehicle for pharmaceutical group Johnson & Johnson, invested in US-based 3D manufacturing technology producer Carbon yesterday as part of its $200m series D round. Originally known as Carbon 3D, Carbon is developing an alternative to 3D printing that involves a light and oxygen-based process that can… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson solidifies Carbon investment