Iris Dorbian

Axoni procures $32 mln Series B

Axoni, a provider of enterprise blockchain technology, has closed $32 million in Series B funding. Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management, Digital Currency Group, F-Prime Capital, Franklin Templeton Investments, J.P. Morgan, NEX Group, Wells Fargo and Y Combinator.

Expedi fetches $2.25 mln seed

Houston-based Expedi, an ecommerce and procurement marketplace for the oil & gas industry, has secured $2.25 million in seed funding. Bowery Capital led the round.

Profusa garners over $45 mln Series C

South San Francisco-based Profusa, a developer of tissue-integrating biosensors for continuous monitoring of body chemistries, has raised more than $45 million in Series C financing. The backers were VMS Investment Group, Tasly Pharmaceutical Group, Maxim Integrated Ventures, 3E Bioventures Capital and Atinum Investment.

Edtech company Concourse Global snags $2 mln seed

Concourse Global, a Brooklyn, New York-based educational tech company, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Colle Capital led the round with participation from other investors that include A-Star Education and Third Kind VC.

Sansoro Health grabs $8 mln Series B

Minneapolis-based Sansoro Health Inc, a provider of data integration for healthcare, has secured $8 million in Series B funding. LRVHealth led the round with participation from return backers Bain Capital Ventures and Healthy Ventures.

Chinese co-working space provider Ucommune inks $43.5 mln

Ucommune, a Chinese co-working space provider, has raised $43.5 million in funding. Prosperity Holdings led the round.

Observe.AI pulls in $8 mln Series A

Santa Clara, California-based Observe.AI, which provides support solutions to call centers, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Nexus Venture Partners led the round with participation from MGV, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hack VC, Emergent Ventures and Y Combinator.

Skupos inks $6.4 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Skupos, an analytics platform for the convenience store industry, has secured $6.4 million in Series A funding. Toba Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Dynamo Fund and Loup Ventures.

Accelerator Life Sciences launches Magnolia Neurosciences with $31 mln Series A

Accelerator Life Science Partners has launched Magnolia Neurosciences Corp with $31 million in Series A funding. The investors included AbbVie Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, ARCH Venture Partners, Eli Lilly and Company, Innovate NY Fund, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., the Partnership Fund for New York City, Pfizer Ventures, Watson Fund, L.P., WuXi AppTec’s Corporate Venture Fund and 180 Degree Capital Corp. Magnolia Neurosciences is a developer of neuroprotective therapies.

Tot Biopharm attracts $102 mln Series B

Tot Biopharm, a Chinese maker of anti-tumor drugs, has raised $102 million in Series B funding. The investors included China Universal (Cayman) GP Limited, Center Laboratories Group, Vivo Capital, Chengwei Capital, Yuanta Financial Holdings Group and Cathay Capital.