Plus-sized retail startup Dia&Co has secured $40 million in Series C funding. Union Square Ventures led the round with participation from previous backer Sequoia Capital. In addition to the funding, Rebecca Kaden of USV will join Dia&Co’s board of directors.
4 min read · 19 November 2018
San Diego-based Cibus Ltd, a provider of advanced plant-breeding technologies, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock's pricing terms have yet to be set. Cibus is planning on listing the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CBUS." Morgan Stanley and BofA Merill Lynch are the lead underwriters. The company's backers include Fidelity Management and Research Company, Alexandria Venture Investments and Cormorant Asset Management.
3 min read · 19 November 2018
Camel-IDS, a Belgian developer of cancer-targeted radiopharmaceuticals, has secured 37 million euros in Series A funding. V-Bio Ventures and Gimv led the round with participation from other investors that included HealthCap, Novo Seeds, Pontifax and BioMedPartners.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
UK-based Lightfoot, a cleantech engineering company, has secured 3.2 million pounds in funding, according to an announcement. The investor was BGF.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
Item 9 Labs, a provider of cannabis products and delivery platforms, has secured $7.7 million in funding. The investor was VIRIDI Group.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
Pleasanton, California-based AEye Inc, a developer of advanced vision hardware, software and algorithms for self-driving vehicles, has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Taiwania Capital led the round with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Intel Capital, Airbus Ventures and Tychee Partners.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
The USC Marshall School of Business has launched a venture capital fund. The fund will invest in early-stage startups founded by USC students, alumni, faculty and staff. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 19 November 2018
San Francisco-based Wonolo, an on-demand staffing platform, has secured $32 million in Series C funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included DAG Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Base10, AMN Healthcare and Cendana. In conjunction with the funding, Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill has also joined Wonolo's board of directors.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
San Francisco-based Plastiq, a payment solutions provider, has raised $27 million in Series C financing. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from DST Global. In addition to the funding, Ilya Fushman, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins, will join the Plastiq board of directors.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based QurAlis Corporation, a biotech company focused on developing precision therapeutics for ALS and other neurological diseases, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. The investors included BioInnovation Capital, Viva Biotech Limited, MP Healthcare Venture Management and Amgen Ventures.
1 min read · 19 November 2018
