Bold Raises $17 Million Series A to Further Accelerate Growth

Bold Raises  Million Series A to Further Accelerate Growth

Bold, a healthy aging platform, has secured $17 million in Series A funding led by Rethink Impact, with participation from Samsung Next and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, Khosla Ventures, GingerBread Capital, and Primetime Partners. The company’s total funding now stands at $27 million. Bold offers personalized, evidence-based exercise programs designed to … Read more

Usage.AI, A Cloud Savings Leader Raises $9 Million VC Financing Round

Usage.AI, A Cloud Savings Leader Raises  Million VC Financing Round

Usage.AI, a company specializing in identifying cloud savings, has raised $9 million in a funding round led by Amity Ventures, with participation from existing investors TenVC, JAM Fund, and Backend Capital. The company, which launched less than 18 months ago, provides a platform that helps businesses save money on their cloud spending. Usage.AI’s platform has … Read more

Nine Square Therapeutics Awarded $4.5 Million Grant

Nine Square Therapeutics Awarded .5 Million Grant

Nine Square Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on discovering novel small molecules to treat severe neurodegenerative diseases, has been awarded a $4.5 million research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). The grant will be used to accelerate the development of novel Parkin activators for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). … Read more

2seventy bio lays off 176 employees

2seventy bio lays off 176 employees

Biopharmaceutical company 2seventy bio Inc. is laying off 176 employees, which amounts to approximately 40% of its total workforce. This significant reduction in staff comes as the company also announced that its CEO, Nick Leschly, who has been in the role since 2seventy split off from bluebird bio Inc. in 2021, will be stepping down. … Read more

Cyber insurtech unicorn At-Bay lays off 27 employees

Cyber insurtech unicorn At-Bay lays off 27 employees

At-Bay, a cyber insurance company known for its innovative combination of insurance policies with cybersecurity capabilities, is laying off 27 employees, constituting nearly 10% of its total workforce of 305 people. This move comes despite the company’s success and a valuation of $1.35 billion after raising $205 million in a Series D funding round in … Read more

Claritas Acquires ArtsAI to Enhance AI-Powered Marketing Solutions

Claritas Acquires ArtsAI to Enhance AI-Powered Marketing Solutions

Claritas, a data-driven marketing company known for its proprietary identity graph, has acquired ArtsAI, a leading AI-powered solution provider in the advertising technology sector. ArtsAI was recently ranked as the fastest-growing private Ad Technology company on the Inc. 5000 list for the second consecutive year. The acquisition will integrate ArtsAI’s patented technology into Claritas’ marketing … Read more

Ci Design Acquires Compounding Workflow, Expands into South Carolina

Ci Design, a laboratory planning and design firm, has completed the acquisition of Compounding Workflow and simultaneously established a new office in Greenville, South Carolina. The acquisition is set to enhance Ci Design’s capabilities in laboratory design, particularly in the compounding pharmacy consulting sector. Under the ownership of Bryan Prince, MBA, Compounding Workflow specializes in … Read more

CertifID Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding to Combat Real Estate Fraud

CertifID Raises  Million in Series B Funding to Combat Real Estate Fraud

CertifID, a prominent wire fraud protection company, has secured $20 million in new funding through a Series B round led by Arthur Ventures, the same investor that participated in CertifID’s $12.5 million Series A round in May 2022. CertifID has experienced strong adoption of its wire fraud protection software, insurance, and recovery services over the … Read more