PE Fundraising Push Forces Investors to Make Tough Calls

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Sept 19, 2022

What We're Reading

P E Fundraising Push Forces Investors to Make Tough Calls (WSJ)
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Trending Companies

Capstan Therapeutics, a company that advances precision in vivo cell engineering to develop therapeutics for a broad range of disease categories, raises $102MM Series A from Pfizer Ventures.

Drug Research • San Diego, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Podimo, a premium audio entertainment subscription service that offers original and exclusive podcasts ad-free, an extensive collection of audiobooks and podcasts, raises €58.6MM Equity Funding from 83North.

Streaming • Copenhagen, Denmark

Verkada, a company that provides video security cameras, access control and environmental sensors, raises $205MM Series D from Linse Capital.

Security • San Mateo, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Bloom Community, a developer of an application that helps members of queer and ethically non-monogamous communities build connections and find events, raises $2.5MM Seed from Tuesday Capital.

Apps • Oakland, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Bitsy’s, a company that produces organic snack food and beverages, raises $1.34MM Equity Funding from Fearless Fund.

Nutrition • Rockville Centre, NY • Post-Money Valuation

Ethic, a company that offers an asset management platform for wealth and institutional investors, raises $50MM Series C from Jordan Park Group.

Fintech • New York, NY • Post-Money Valuation

NYSHEX, a company that offers digital infrastructure designed to unite shippers, carriers and forwarders, raises $25MM Series B from Collate Capital.

Supply Chain Management • New York, NY • Post-Money Valuation

Composer, a developer of an investment platform that allows users to build hedge fund-like portfolio investments, raises $6MM Seed from Left Lane Capital.

Fintech • Toronto, Canada

Chameleon, a company that developed a product adoption platform that allows clients to create product guidance, raises $13MM Series A from Matrix Partners.

No Code • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Morpheus Space, a company that provides spacecraft electric propulsion systems, raises $28MM Series A from Alpine Space Ventures.

Aerospace & Defense • Los Angeles, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Since last week, PrivCo has added:
637 Companies | 301 Funding Activities | 194 M&A Deals

Ancora Semiconductors, a company that provides customers with new generation GaN technology and solutions, raises NT$456MM from ROHM.

Electronics • Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Kojo Technologies, a company that offers materials management platform enabling trade and self-perform contractors to save on material costs, raises $39MM Series C from Battery Ventures.

Inventory Management • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Diamond Standard, developer of a regulator-approved diamond commodities platform that allows users trade diamonds using digital assets, raises $30MM Series A from Left Lane Capital.

Blockchain • New York, NY • Post-Money Valuation

Shyft, a fintech-powered marketplace, raises $16MM Series B from Munich RE Ventures.

SaaS • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Galvanize Therapeutics, a company that develops medical devices intended to treat chronic bronchitis, cardiac arrhythmias and solid tumors, raises $100MM Series B from Fidelity Management.

Biotechnology • San Carlos, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Sense, a company that offers a real-time home energy intelligence platform designed to monitor home appliances, raises $127.6MM Series C from Telus Ventures.

Smart Home • Cambridge, MA • Post-Money Valuation

Fortanix, an enterprise security software designed to process and work with encrypted data, raises $90MM Series C from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Cyber Security • Mountain View, CA • Post-Money Valuation

Alphyn Biologics, a company that develops proprietary drug therapy intended to treat skin diseases, raises $3.3MM Series A from Queen City Angels.

Drug Research • Annapolis, MD • Post-Money Valuation

iVenture Solutions acquires Gwanda, a company that provides IT solutions.

Technology Services • Jacksonville, FL • Deal

Adobe announces acquisition of Figma, a company that offers a web-first collaborative design platform.

Software Development • San Francisco, CA • Deal