Startups

X-Therma: $22.4 Million Raised To Develop Platform For Regenerative Medicine And Organ Transplantation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2024

X-Therma - a company developing a breakthrough platform for regenerative medicine and organ preservation - announced it has completed an oversubscribed $22.4 million Series B funding round. This funding round was co-led by new investor Starling Locke Capital and fully supported by Series A lead investor LOREA AG, with participation from new/existing investors.

Liquid Metal Printing Company Fluent Metal Launches With $5.5 Million In Total Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2024

Fluent Metal—a company developing production-grade liquid metal printing that removes the barriers to entry for metal additive manufacturing—has launched out of stealth with an additional $3.2 million in funding.

WarpStream Labs: Cloud Native Data Streaming Infrastructure Company Raises $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2024

Cloud-native data streaming infrastructure company WarpStream Labs announced it raised $20 million in funding led by Greylock and Amplify Partners. The angel investors who joined the funding round include Ben Sigelman (Lightstep CEO), Spencer Kimball (CockroachDB CEO), and Barry McCardel (Hex Technologies CEO). WarpStream will be using the funding round to hire more talent, scale up its market team, and invest in product lines.

Quintessent: $11.5 Million Raised To Advance Optical Interconnect Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2024

Quintessent - a silicon photonics and quantum dot laser company - announced it has closed on just over $11.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. Osage University Partners (OUP) led the fund round with new investors such as M Ventures and joined existing investors Sierra Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Entrada Ventures.

Omni: Business Intelligence Company Raises $20 Million From Theory Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2024

Business intelligence company Omni announced it has raised $20 million from Theory Ventures. Omni will use the funding to further build out its platform.

Pi Health: Oncology Clinical Trial Company Raises Over $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2024

Pi Health - an oncology-driven health technology and clinical research company focused on transforming global access to medicines and clinical trials - announced over $30 million in Series A funding. Incubated as a subsidiary of BeiGene three years ago, Pi Health raised this funding in a round led by AlleyCorp and Obvious Ventures, with additional investments from Invus Capital and leaders in oncology from across the globe.

Joyride: Shared Mobility Company Raises $5.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2024

Joyride - a shared mobility company - announced it raised $5.2 million in Series A funding. Yamaha Motors led this funding round, and it will be used to advance the global adoption of sustainable, connected, keyless, and trackable electric vehicles (EVs).

Tubulis: €128 Million Raised To Expand Therapeutic Potential Of Antibody-Drug Conjugates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2024

Tubulis announced the successful completion of an upsized and oversubscribed €128 million ($138.8 million) Series B2 funding round. This funding round was co-led by EQT Life Sciences and Nextech Invest, on behalf of one or more funds managed by it, with participation from Frazier Life Sciences and Deep Track Capital and all existing investors, such as Andera Partners, BioMedPartners, Fund+, Bayern Kapital (with ScaleUp-Fonds Bayern), Evotec, coparion, Seventure Partners, OCCIDENT and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).

mmERCH: Blockchain-Enabled Web3 Fashion Company Secures $6.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2024

mmERCH, a blockchain-enabled Web3 fashion start-up, announced a $6.4 million seed funding round at a $25.7 million post-money valuation. This funding round was led by Liberty City Ventures, with participation from 6529 Holdings LLC, Christie’s Ventures, and Flamingo DAO.

Redcoat AI: Cybersecurity Company Raises $4.24 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2024

Cybersecurity company Redcoat AI announced the emergence from stealth mode with $4.24 million in funding led by Pear VC, with participation from Leonis Capital, Sancus Ventures, Kyber Knight, and others. The funding will accelerate the platform's development and expand its reach.