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Blisce Announces Final Closing Of blisce/2 Fund At $250 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2023

Transatlantic investment firm blisce/ has announced the final closing of its blisce/2 fund at $250 million (~€225 million). This fund was supported by leading institutions, corporations, and family offices.

Laparoscopic Visualization Company Xenocor Raises $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 20, 2023

Xenocor - the creator of the FDA-cleared Saberscope, the world's first true HD, fog-free, articulating, single-use laparoscope - announced a $10 million Series A funding led by GenHenn Venture Fund I

Ariceum Therapeutics Extends Series A Funding To €47.75 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 20, 2023

Ariceum Therapeutics - a private biotech company developing radiopharmaceutical products for the diagnosis and treatment of certain hard-to-treat cancers - announced the successful completion of a Series A extension financing, raising a further €22.75 million, following the €25 million Series A financing announced in June 2022.

EHS And Risk Management Platform Company YellowBird Secures $6.25 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 20, 2023

YellowBird - a leading EHS and Risk Management technology company - announced it raised $5 million in seed funding at an oversubscribed $6.25 million. This funding round was led by Rebalance Capital and Manifold Group and joined by QBE, Nationwide's Venture Capital team, Plug and Play, Cameron Ventures, and other investors.

3D Glass Solutions Raises $30 Million In Series C Funding

By Annie Baker ● Apr 20, 2023

3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) - a leading innovator of glass-based three-dimensional integrated passive solutions for radio frequency (RF), photonic, and data centers - announced the closing of a $30 million Series C financing.

TextUs Hits Over 1 Billion Messages Sent And Received

By Annie Baker ● Apr 20, 2023

TextUs - a leading conversational texting platform that enables organizations to have engaging real-time conversations with prospects, candidates, employees, and customers - announced it has recently surpassed one billion messages sent and received on its platform.

Cellcom Telecommunications Israel To Roll Out Independent 5G Network

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Cellcom and Parallel Wireless have announced the launch of their first-of-a-kind pilot, which is going to demonstrate the deployment of autonomous 5G SA core sites in Israel.

Government-Technology Focused Company Cardinality Raises $12.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

Cardinality.ai - a government-technology-focused AI SaaS solution provider - announced a $12.5 million Series B investment led by Boathouse Capital along with other investors.

Respondology Raises $11 Million To Fight Abuse And Spam On Social Media

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Respondology - a Boulder Heavy Industries portfolio company (BHI) co-founded by digital veterans to eradicate hate, abuse, and spam on social media and to empower brands and organizations to optimally manage social engagement across multiple platforms - announced the closure of an $11 million Series A round of funding.

Two Sigma Impact Closes Over $675 Million In Capital Commitments

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

Two Sigma Impact - a mission-driven private equity firm - announced the closing of its inaugural Impact Fund. And Two Sigma Impact received a total of $677 million in capital commitments to the fund and its managed co-investments.

Mental Health Company TARA Mind Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

TARA Mind - a mental health company that enables safe and affordable access to psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) - announced it raised $3 million in pre-seed funding from Red Cell Partners, an incubation firm building and investing in technology-led companies that bring revolutionary advancements to healthcare and national security.

Insurance Data API Company Axle Closes $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

Axle - a leading universal API for insurance data - announced it raised $4 million in seed funding led by Gradient Ventures - which is Google's AI-focused venture fund.

E-Bike Subscription Platform Company Whizz Raises $3.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

Whizz - an e-bike subscription platform for last-mile delivery drivers - announced that it has raised $3.4 million from Joint Journey, TMT Investments, and a group of angel investors in a seed round of funding. This investment brings the company’s total fundraising to date to $4.5 million.

Kepler Raises $92 Million To Build The Internet For Space

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Kepler Communications - a company that is building the Internet for space - announced it has raised $92 million in Series C funding led by IA Ventures.

Why SEGA Is Buying Rovio Entertainment For €706 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

Biopharmaceutical Company Aer Therapeutics Raises $36 Million In Series A Funding

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Aer Therapeutics - a biopharmaceutical company developing novel inhaled treatments for muco-obstructive lung diseases - announced the closing of a $36 million Series A financing.

Midwest Growth Partners Closes Fund III At $170 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

Midwest Growth Partners (MGP) – an Iowa-based private equity firm - announced the completion of fundraising for their third investment fund. Starting in the second quarter of 2022, the firm exceeded its initial fundraising goal and raised $170 million in its largest fundraising effort to date.

Health Diagnostics Company Mediwhale Raises $9 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Mediwhale – an AI-empowered health diagnostics company that uses retina scans to diagnose future cardiac and kidney disorder risk quickly and easily – announced it has closed a Series A funding round of $9 million with investors from the United States and South Korea.

Indiana University Announces New IU Innovates Entrepreneurship Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

Indiana University announced a new initiative, which would create an integrated and university-wide infrastructure to support students and faculty in the creation and growth of startup ventures - which is called IU Innovates.

Disease Progression Diagnostics Company Epic Sciences Raises $24 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

Epic Sciences – a privately held diagnostics company – announced it has completed a $24 million Series G which together with its $43 million Series F financing, totals $67 million raised in the last 12 months.

ChargeLab Raises $30 Million To Build Software For Managing EV Chargers

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

ChargeLab announced the addition of $15 million in new financing to the Series A funding round, doubling funds previously raised and bringing the round's total to $30 million.

Climate Risk Forecasting Company ClimateAi Secures $22 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

ClimateAi - a company that pioneered applying powerful machine learning to climate risk forecasting to build end-to-end resilience to climate change – has announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed $22 million Series B funding round.

Neuromodulation Device Company Saluda Medical Raises $150 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

Saluda Medical announced the closing of a $150 million equity financing round led by new investor Wellington Management.

ClinOne Secures $3 Million To Empower Patients And Caregivers In Clinical Trials

By Annie Baker ● Apr 19, 2023

ClinOne – a leading provider of Adaptive Experiences in clinical trials - announced it closed a $3 million Series A funding to accelerate the growth of its platform and broaden its reach to serve customers.

Helio Secures $3.3 Million To Enable Web3 Payments For The Masses

By Noah Long ● Apr 19, 2023

Helio recently announced it raised $3.3 million in a seed round of funding in order to bring Web3 payments to the masses.

Maritime Surveillance Solutions Company ThayerMahan Closes $30 Million In Series C

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

ThayerMahan - a leader in autonomous maritime surveillance solutions - announced it closed $30 million in a Series C round.

Automatic Vulnerability Fixer Company Mobb Raises $5.4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

Mobb – a trusted automatic vulnerability fixer - announced it has raised $5.4 million in seed funding led by Angel Investor Ariel Maislos and joined by MizMaa Ventures, Cyber Club London, and additional investors from the US, EU, and Israel.

Arcadia Secures $125 Million In New Financing From Vista Credit Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

Arcadia - a leading data analytics platform for healthcare - announced $125 million in financing from Vista Credit Partners, which is the credit-lending arm of Vista Equity Partners and a strategic investor and financing partner focused on the enterprise software market.

University Of Miami Launches Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2023

The University of Miami College of Engineering announced it has launched the Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative (MEAMI), which is a consortium of academic, industry, and government partners aimed at transforming the way we commute and live.

Digital Identity Company Veridas Raises €15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 19, 2023

Veridas - a Spanish company specializing in digital identity and biometrics - announced it has raised a €15 million capital increase from its own partners and new positioning as a global identity company - which offers solutions for identity management in digital and physical spaces.