China and Rockville, Maryland-based Ascentage Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing apoptosis-targeted therapies for cancers and other diseases, has raised about $150 million in Series C financing, YuanMing Prudence Fund and Oriza Seed Venture Capital led the round with participation from Teng Yue Partners, ArrowMark Partners, HDY International Investment, CTS Capital and CCB International.
1 min read · 17 July 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based HotSpot Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company targeting nature's regulatory hotspots to discover and develop medicines, has raised $45 million in Series A financing. HotSpot's investors include Atlas Venture and Sofinnova Partners.
1 min read · 17 July 2018
Durham, North Carolina-based Get Spiffy Inc, an on-demand car care, technology and services company, has raised $9 million in funding. Bull City Venture Partners led the round.
1 min read · 17 July 2018
New York City-based CyberMDX, a healthcare cybersecurity provider, has closed $10 million in Series A financing. Pitango Venture Capital led the round with participation from OurCrowd Qure.
1 min read · 17 July 2018
Naadam, a New York-based luxury cashmere brand, has secured $16 million in Series A funding. Vanterra Capital led the round with participation from Torch Capital, U-Start Club, Trail Post Ventures and Plug & Play Ventures.
1 min read · 17 July 2018
Palo Alto, California-based Polares Medical SA, a medical tech company, has secured $25 million in funding. Decheng Capital led the round with the participation from Endeavour Vision, IDO Investments, Earlybird Venture Capital and Wellington Partners.
2 min read · 17 July 2018
LFM Capital has made an investment in Bridgman, Michigan-based Pratt Industries, a maker of specialized trailers and chassis. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 17 July 2018
Kapwing, a video editing website, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from Shasta Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Village Global, Shrug Capital and ZhenFund.
1 min read · 16 July 2018
Boston-based TowerIQ, a market neutral communication platform for the insurance industry, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Hyperplane Venture Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Vestigo Ventures and Clocktower Ventures.
1 min read · 16 July 2018
Iron Pillar has raised $5.3 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $150 million. Iron Pillar is a venture firm focused on mid-stage technology investments in India.
1 min read · 16 July 2018
