Funding

Neuspera Medical, a San Jose, CA-based neuromodulation company, has raised $23 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Vertex Ventures HC and Treo Ventures, with participation from Action Potential Venture Capital, Windham Venture Partners, Olympus Innovation Ventures, and another strategic investor. The funds will be used to further enhance Neuspera Medical’s growth … Read more

Digestiva, a Davis, CA-based food biotech company, has successfully closed its Series A equity financing round, raising $18.4 million. The round was led by Magdalena, with participation from UC Investments and existing investors The March Fund and Astanor. Founded by Dr. Wilson Mak and led by CEO John Melo, Digestiva focuses on the discovery and … Read more

Jacobi Robotics, a Berkeley, CA-based developer of AI-powered motion planning technology, has raised $5 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Moxxie Ventures, with participation from Foothill Ventures, Humba Ventures, The House Fund, and existing investors Swift Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, LDV Partners, and Courtyard Ventures. Led by CEO Max Cao, Jacobi Robotics … Read more

Modicus Prime, an Austin, TX-based computer vision software provider that automates biologics image analysis, has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Silverton Partners, with participation from Alumni Ventures and others. As part of the financing round, Silverton Partners’ Roger Chen will join the company’s board of directors. Modicus Prime, led … Read more

Partior, a blockchain payment network supported by banking giants JPMorgan (JPM), DBS (D05), and Standard Chartered (STAN), has successfully secured $60 million in its Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Peak XV Partners, with additional contributions from Valor Capital Group and Jump Trading Group. Notably, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, and existing investor … Read more

Element Biosciences, a leading developer of DNA sequencing and multi-omics technology, has raised over $277 million in Series D funding. This latest round brings the company’s total funding to over $680 million and was led by Wellington Management, with participation from new and existing investors including Samsung Electronics, Fidelity, Foresite Capital, T. Rowe Price Associates, … Read more

3Daughters, a clinical development company specializing in women’s healthcare, has raised $4.7 million in seed funding. This funding round saw participation from Thairm Bio, Argosy Foundation, Wexford Science and Technology, LLC, UMass Amherst, and other undisclosed investors. The company had previously announced the closing of the first tranche of this round, which exceeded $2 million. … Read more

Soda, a New York City-based company specializing in AI-enabled data quality solutions, has raised $14 million in a recent funding round. The round was backed by Singular and Point Nine. Strategic Growth and Expansion The funds will be utilized to expand Soda’s global team and enhance its headquarters with experienced go-to-market talent to drive its … Read more

Fireworks AI, a Redwood City-based provider of generative AI inference platforms, has raised $52 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total valuation to $552 million. This latest funding round, led by Sequoia Capital, increases the company’s total capital raised to $77 million. Participants in the round include notable investors such as NVIDIA, … Read more

InvestBev, a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in the adult beverage industry, has secured a $50 million facility from Victory Park Capital. This facility, which may expand to $100 million in the future, aims to provide non-dilutive debt capital to whiskey brands, distilleries, and asset managers, utilizing whiskey barrel collateral. Founded in 2015 by Brian … Read more