SAN FRANCISCO — 64x Bio, a synthetic biology company, has closed a $55 million Series A financing round to fund the expansion of its VectorSelect platform, a novel cell line engineering technology which has the potential to revolutionize the economics and accessibility of gene therapy. The Series A financing was led by Lifeforce Capital, with […]
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Phantom Auto Brings In $42 Million Investment
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Phantom Auto, a provider of remote operation software for logistics vehicles, has raised a strategic investment of $42 million led by ArcBest, a multi-billion dollar freight and logistics service provider, and NFI, one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. ArcBest and NFI have signed commercial agreements to deploy thousands […]
Pixis Scores $100 Million Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2
BURLINGAME — Pixis (formerly known as Pyxis One), a provider of contextual codeless AI infrastructure for marketing optimization, has secured $100 million in Series C funding. Pixis will use funds to help the company rapidly scale its AI platforms and plugins, as well as accelerate expansions across North America, Europe, and APAC. The Series C […]
Dragoneer Leads $235 Million Financing in Lyra Health
BURLINGAME — Lyra Health, a provider of Workforce Mental Health solutions for employers, has completed a $235 million financing. Dragoneer led the round and was joined by new investor Salesforce Ventures along with existing investor Coatue. With the new funding, Lyra will accelerate its delivery of comprehensive, evidence-based, culturally responsive mental health care benefits for employees and […]
Verana Health Secures $150 Million Series E
SAN FRANCISCO — Verana Health, a digital health company that quality drug lifecycle and medical practice insights from a real-world data network, has landed a $150 million Series E funding round led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Novo Growth, the growth-stage investment arm of Novo Holdings. Existing Verana Health investors GV (formerly […]
Bolt Raises $355 Million Series E
SAN FRANCISCO — Bolt, a platform that offers one-click checkout on e-commerce sites, has secured $355 million in the first part of its Series E funding. Lead investors in this round are funds & accounts managed by BlackRock, with participation from Schonfeld, Invus Opportunities, H.I.G. Growth, and CE Innovation Capital. This new raise brings Bolt’s total funding to […]
Sequoia Partner Alfred Lin Joins Citadel Securities Board
Citadel Securities, a leading global market maker for stocks and financial products based in Chicago, has raised $1.15 billion from area venture capital firms Sequoia and Paradigm. Sequoia led the round, with the investment coming from Sequoia Heritage, Sequoia Capital Global Equities and the Global Growth Fund. Sequoia Partner Alfred Lin is joining the Citadel […]
MycoWorks Reels In $125 Million Series C
EMERYVILLE — MycoWorks has reeled in a $125 million Series C funding round led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from new investors SK Networks and Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation Fund, along with other new and existing investors including DCVC Bio and Novo Holdings. The Series C funding round will be used to launch […]
Menlo Ventures Leads $35.6 Million Series B in Observable
SAN FRANCISCO — Observable, a data collaboration company, has closed a $35.6 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. Existing investors Sequoia Capital and Acrew Capital also participated in this round, which brings the total invested capital to date at $46.1 million. Observable has developed a collaborative, web-based platform for data practitioners to help them make […]
Brex Lands $300 Million Series D-2
SAN FRANCISCO — Brex, a company providing financial services for startups, has raised an additional $300 million in a Series D-2 round led by Greenoaks Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). Brex has also hired Karandeep Anand as the company’s Chief Product Officer. Anand brings extensive product leadership experience to Brex, and most recently led […]