Iris Dorbian

Draper Espirit leads $31 mln round for Fluidic Analytics

UK-based Fluidic Analytics Ltd, a developer of tools that analyze proteins and other biomolecular species, has raised $31 million in funding. Draper Esprit led the round with participation from Delin Ventures, BGF, IQ Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners.

Charlie grabs $9 mln Series A

Charlie, an AI assistant for "people who don’t speak finance," has secured $9 million in Series A funding. Propel Venture Partners led the round.

VC-backed BlueRock Therapeutics names chief legal and administrative officer

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a cell therapy company, has named Dr. Min Wang as chief legal and administrative officer. Previously, she worked at Agios Pharmaceuticals where she was vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. BlueRock is backed by Bayer AG and Versant Ventures.

Cannabis firm High Note lands $15 mln

California-based The High Note, a cannabis company, has raised $15 million in funding. The investor is Gotham Green Partners.

Geek+ racks up $150 mln Series B

Geek+, a Chinese artificial intelligence and robotics company, has raised $150 million in Series B funding. The investors included Warburg Pincus, Volcanics Venture and Vertex Ventures.

Botkeeper inks $18 mln Series A

Boston-based Botkeeper, an automated bookkeeping solutions provider, has secured $18 million in Series A funding. The investors included Greycroft, Gradient Ventures, Ignition Partners and Halfcourt Ventures.

CropIn nabs $8 mln Series B

India-based CropIn Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an agriculture technology startup, has raised $8 million in Series B financing. The investors were Chiratae Ventures and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund.

Quantum Machines rakes in $5.5 mln seed

Israel-based Quantum Machines, a developer of control and operation systems for quantum computers, has raised $5.5 million in seed financing. The investors were TLV Partners led the round with participation from Battery Ventures.

PlayVS scores $30.5 mln Series B

PlayVS, which is building the infrastructure and official platform for high school esports, has secured $30.5 million in Series B funding. Elysian Park Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included New Enterprise Associates, Science Inc., Crosscut Ventures, Coatue Management, WndrCo, Adidas, Samsung NEXT, Plexo Capital and Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Agora snags $70 mln Series C

Agora.io, a voice, video and live broadcasting platform, has raised $70 million in Series C funding. Coatue Management led the round with participation from SIG, Morningside and Shunwei Capital.