Illumina Ventures was among the investors in the Baidu-backed diagnostics tool developer’s latest round, boosting its overall funding to $111m.
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Excelero accepts Nvidia acquisition
Nvidia has purchased the flash drive memory storage software provider, which already counted its Mellanox Technologies subsidiary as an investor.
Corporates help put up $90m for Pi Labs
Kiilto, Sellar, Aldar Properties, Sino Group, Swire Properties, Hopewell Group, Jaeger Gruppe, Embassy Group, Gaedeke, Assura, Helical, Great Portland Estates and King’s Cross Central have all backed Pi Labs’ Fund III.
Finless Foods nets $34m
Hanwha Chemicals led among the cultured and vegetarian fish producer’s series B round, which also featured Dainichi Corp.
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Banking software provider Zeta netted $30m from investors including Mastercard at a $1.5bn valuation while drug development services provider Staq Pharma closed its series C round.
Forto ships in $250m
Softbank Vision Fund 2 and AP Moller Holding contributed to the freight management software provider’s series D round at a $2.1bn valuation.
Immutable makes $200m impression
The NFT processing software provider was valued at $2.5bn in a series C round featuring Prosus Ventures, Liberty Global, Tencent, Animoca Brands and Alameda Research.
AN2 Therapeutics examines IPO possibilities
The Brii Biosciences-backed lung diease drug developer will use the proceeds from the offering to advance its epetraborole drug candidate and expand into Japan.
Microbiotica digests series B funding
The microbiome therapeutics developer, which was spun out of Wellcome Sanger Institute, completed a $66.6m round co-led by Tencent
Health Gorilla climbs to $50m series C
Nationwide’s strategic investment arm helped the clinical data sharing platform boost its overall funding to $80m.
Corporations lead as female investors
The corporate venturing industry is pushing towards a 50:50 split in senior investor roles.
Daily Deal Round Up: March 7, 2022
STV co-led a $54m extension lifting BNPL service Tabby’s series B round to $104m while online seafood marketplace Captain Fresh doubled its valuation to $500m in a $50m series C.
AutoFi drives through $85m round
Santander Holdings USA was among the participants in a round valuing the online automotive finance provider at almost $700m.
Flume Health takes care in $30m series A
Optum Ventures has led the latest round for the health plan administration platform, investing together with Cigna Ventures to take its overall funding to $40m.