SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led virtual power plant developer Swell Energy's $120m series B round while Kirin led a $70m round for craft beer brand Bira91.

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Funding

Company name Company description Sector Country Round Round Size ($) Deal date Investors
Swell Energy Virtual power plant developer Energy and Natural Resources US B 120 22/11/2022 SoftBank (SoftBank Vision Fund 2) (lead); Greenbacker (Greenbacker Development Opportunities Fund I), Ontario Power Generation Pension Fund, Ares Management (Ares Infrastructure Opportunities Fund)
Bira91 Craft beer producer Consumer India D 70 22/11/2022 Kirin Holdings (lead)
Thin Red Line Augmented reality technology developer Media  China N/A 50 23/11/2022 Meituan (Dragonball Capital) (lead), Lenovo (Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group), DJI; BlueRun Ventures China, Matrix Partners China, ATM Capital 
CatalYm Solid tumour treatment developer Healthcare Germany C 49 22/11/2022 Novartis (Novartis Venture Fund); Brandon Capital (co-lead), Jeito Capital (co-lead), Forbion, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Bayern Kapital, BioGeneration Ventures, Coparion
Empatica Wearable health monitor developer Healthcare US B 25.9 22/11/2022 Sanofi (Sanofi Ventures) co-(lead); RA Capital Management (co-lead), Black Opal Ventures
Thirdverse Web3 and virtual reality game developer Media Japan N/A 15 22/11/2022 Double Jump.tokyo, OK Group (OKCoinJapan), OKX (OKX Blockdream Ventures); MZ Web3 Fund (lead), 8DAO, B Dash Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Flick Shot, Holdem Capital, Kusabi, Yield Guild Games
The Ayurveda Company Natural skincare brand Consumer India A 15 23/11/2022 Wipro Consumer Care (Wipro Consumer Care Ventures); Kajal Aggarwal
MyGate Community security management platform Services India N/A 12.2 23/11/2022 Urban Company (co-lead), Acko (co-lead)
Torr FoodTech Snack bar brand Consumer Israel A 12 22/11/2022 Harel Insurance Investment and Financial Services (lead) Strauss Group (The Kitchen Hub), Mondelēz International
J&P Medi Clinical trial software producer Healthcare South Korea A 11.8 22/11/2022 Kakao (Kakao Ventures); Temasek (Pavilion Capital) (lead), Murex Partners, AJU IB Investment, Gentium Partners
Sapia.ai Interview automation software provider Services Australia A 11.4 23/11/2022 Woolworths Group (W23) (co-lead); Macquarie Capital (co-lead)
Plummy Games Casual mobile game developer Media Estonia N/A 6 22/11/2022 X-Flow Games
Carv Gaming data protection provider Media US Seed 4 22/11/2022 Lintentry (Lintentry Foundation), ATTN (Evos); Temasek (Vertex Ventures) (lead), SnackClub, Infinity Ventures Crypto, YGG SEA, UpHonest Capital, Lyrik Ventures, PakaDAO, 7UpDAO, Aliaksandr Hadzilin 
Nucleo Web3 privacy infrastructure developer IT US Seed 4 22/11/2022 Aztec Network, Aleo, Espresso Systems; Bain Capital (Bain Capital Crypto) (lead), 6th Man Ventures
InCitu Augmented reality-focused city planning software provider Services US N/A 2 22/11/2022 Global Futures Group; Schmidt Futures (lead), H/L Ventures, WXR Fund, At.inc, CityBldr
Aoca Games Mobile game studio Media Brazil N/A 2 22/11/2022 Alphabet (Google Play Indie Games Fund); undisclosed others
DEFCYA Digital securities platform IT Luxembourg Seed 1.3 21/11/2022 Avalanche (Blizzard Fund) (co-lead); QBN Capital (co-lead)
Jeel Pre-school educational content provider Services UAE Seed 1.1 22/11/2022 Nahdet Misr Publishing Group (EdVentures) 
Rebel Wolves Role-playing game developer Media Poland N/A N/A 22/11/2022 NetEase (NetEase Games)