North America

Fauna Bio inks $4.1 mln seed

Fauna Bio, a biotechnology company, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round with participation from Longevity Fund, Pacific 8 Ventures, Boom Capital and Beagle Ventures.

Carlyle leads funding round for Ampere Computing

Santa Clara, California-based Ampere Computing, a computer hardware manufacturer, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding.The Carlyle Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

Hospitality industry events platform Gather takes in funding

Gather, an events platform for the hospitality industry, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. Enlightened Hospitality Investments LP.

PJC to raise $150 mln fifth venture-capital fund

PJC, formerly Point Judith Capital, has set out to raise a $150 million fifth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Mavenlink procures $48 mln Series E

Mavenlink, a provider of cloud-based software for the modern services organization, has raised $48 million in Series E financing. Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity led the round.

HistoSonics picks up $54 mln Series C

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based HistoSonics, a developer of a non-invasive robotics platform and novel beam therapy, has raised $54 million in Series C financing. Varian Medical Systems Inc led the round with participation from other investors that included Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc, Lumira Ventures, Venture Investors and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.

POET Technologies closes $6.6 mln facility with Espresso

POET Technologies Inc, a Toronto-based semiconductor development and manufacturing company, has closed a bridge loan of up to $6.6 million. The source of the financing is Espresso Capital, a Canadian technology venture debt provider. Led by CEO Suresh Venkatesan, POET designs and makes optical light source products for the sensing and data communications markets. The company previously said it expects the proceeds to be used for advancing its optical interposer platform, working capital and other priorities.

Crypto payments network Flexa pulls in $14.1 mln

New York-based Flexa, a crypto payments network, has raised $14.1 million in funding. The investors included Pantera Capital, 1kx, Nima Capital and Access Ventures.

Biotech firm Inozyme fetches $67 mln

Boston-based Inozyme Pharma Inc, a biotechnology company, has raised $67 million in Series A2 financing. Pivotal bioVenture Partners and Sofinnova Investments led the round.

Trint scores $4.5 mln

UK-based Trint, an automated transcription and editing platform, has raised $4.5 million in funding. Horizons Lab led the round with participation from other investors that included TechNexus and The Associated Press.