Series E And Later
MicroTransponder manifests $53m series E
Osage University Partners has added MicroTransponder to a small but mightly portfolio of medical device companies.
SiFive secures $175m series F
UC Berkeley spinout SiFive has fetched a $2.5bn valuation in a series F round that pushed its overall financing to more than $350m.
Impossible Foods bites down on $500m
The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round that brought the Stanford-linked company’s valuation to a reported $7bn.
Color covers $100m in funding round
Kindred Ventures led the healthcare services provider's series E round, valuing it at $4.6bn.
Emulate models $82m series E
Harvard spinout Emulate will use the cash to further develop its organ-on-a-chip technology, having now raised nearly $225m in total.
XSky stores $110m in series E
The Tsinghua-backed data storage company has secured backing from corporates Legend Holdings and Hundsun to further develop its technology.
Databricks lays out $1.6bn in series H
UC Investments and the House Fund have invested in the data analytics software producer, which has been valued at $38bn in its series H round.
Other News
Apeel appears with $250m series E
The UC Santa Barbara-launched food preservation technology developer’s latest round valued it at $2bn.
Scalable Capital secures $183m
Tencent has led a series E round that reportedly tripled LMU Munich-linked Scalable Capital's valuation to $1.4bn.
FlixMobility picks up $650m
The UVC Partners-backed bus and train service hiked its valuation to $3bn in a series G debt and equity round that will fund the expansion of its routes.
Formlabs fashions $150m series E
SoftBank has led the series E round, doubling MIT Media Labs spinout Formlabs’ valuation to $2bn in the process.
Moglix hauls in Harvard for $120m series E
The industrial supplies provider has secured $220m overall after a series E round backed by Harvard Management Company.
Daily deal net: April 30, 2021
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
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Epic Games scores $2bn in corporate funding
Sony and Lego owner Kirkbi each supplied $1bn in funding for the video game publisher and technology provider, valuing it at $31.5bn.
Fanatics sports $1.5bn in latest round
The sports gear retailer has disclosed its largest round was led by the NFL and included the MLB, NHL and Paris Saint-Germain, at a $27bn valuation.
Astroscale retrieves $109m in series F round
Axa Life Insurance contributed to a series F round which increased the corporate-backed satellite management and clearance service's total funding to $300m.
Impossible Foods bites down on $500m
The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round backed by existing investors that could include GV.