SoftBank, Bristol Myers Squibb and Hitachi were among Arsenal Biosciences’ $220m round while MegaChips led a $140m round for Morse Micro.

M&A Pharmaceutical firm Roche has agreed to acquire a portfolio company, Good Therapeutics, which is a US-based self-regulating therapy developer, for $250m in cash and additional earnouts. The company had secured more than $30m in funding from the corporate’s Roche Venture Fund as well as RiverVest Venture Partners, 3×5 Partners, Digitalis Ventures and Codon Capital. Funding CompanyCompany descriptionSectorCountryRoundRound size($m)Deal dateInvestorsArsenal BiosciencesProgrammable cell therapy developerHealthcareUSB22006/09/2022SoftBank (SoftBank Vision Fund 2), Bristol Myers Squibb, Hitachi (Hitachi Ventures); Byers Capital, Emerson Collective Investments, Green Sands Equity, Sixth Street, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Westlake Village BioPartners, University of California, San Francisco Foundation Investment Company, Euclidean Capital, Waycross Ventures, Kleiner PerkinsMorse MicroFabless semiconductor companyITAustraliaB14007/09/2022MegaChips Corporation (lead); Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Skip Capital, Uniseed, SpringCapital, Malcolm, Lucy TurnbullVTSCommercial real estate platformServicesUSE12506/09/2022CBRE Group (lead), AmTrust; BentallGreenOak, Brookfield Ventures, Insight Venture PartnersCymulateExtended security posture management serviceITIsraelD7006/09/2022Dell (Dell Technologies Capital); One Peak, Susquehanna (Susquehanna Growth Equity), Temasek (Vertex Ventures Israel), Temasek (Vertex Growth)CarbyneEmergency communications platformTelecommunicationsUSC5607/09/2022Cox Enterprises (co-lead); Hanaco Growth Fund (co-lead), Valor Equity Partners, General Global Capital, TalC, Founders Fund, FinTLV, Elsted Capital Partners, David PetraeusVarjoVR/XR hardware and software providerMediaFinlandD4006/09/2022Volvo (Volvo Car Tech Fund), Foxconn​; EQT Ventures, Atomico, Lifeline Ventures, MirabaudJosysAutomated IT management platform spun out of printing services firm RaksulITJapanA3207/09/2022Digital Holdings; Global Brain (lead), Anri, Yamauchi No 10 family office, World Innovation LabGokomodoAgriculture supply chain platformIndustrialIndonesiaA2606/09/2022Waresix; East Ventures (lead), SMDV, Eight Capital, K3 Ventures, Triputra, Indogen Capital, Sahabat Group, Sampoerna FinancialPleco TherapeuticsAcute myeloid leukaemia therapy developerHealthcareNetherlands A17.106/09/2022Hyloris Pharmaceuticals; Oost NL, Netherlands Enterprise AgencyAMSL AeroElectric vertical take-off and landing aircraft manufacturerIndustrialAustraliaB15.406/09/2022Telstra (Telstra Super); St Baker Energy Innovation Fund, IP Group Australia, HostplusCredixInstitutional investor and emerging market-based lender matching platformFinancial BelgiumA11.206/09/2022Circle (Circle Ventures), Abra; Motive Partners (co-lead), ParaFi Capital (co-lead), Valor Capital, Victory Park Capital, MGG Investment Group, Fuse Capital, Claure Group, Ricardo Villa MarinaUpfront HealthcarePatient engagement platform operatorHealthcareUSC10.507/09/2022USAble Corporation/Cambia Health Solutions/Mosaic Health Solutions (Echo Health Ventures) (co-lead); Baird Capital (co-lead), First Trust Capital Partners (co-lead), LRVHealth, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Nashville Capital NetworkChargezoomSMB-focused billing platformFinancial USA1007/09/2022SoftBank (co-lead); Panoramic Ventures (co-lead), Okapi VC, SaaS VC, Stout Street CapitalWaysia (formerly Alorsfaim)Asian food-focused grocery platformConsumerFrance1007/09/2022Pernod Ricard (Convivialité Ventures), Carrefour/Daphni (Dastore); Banyan Pacific Capital (lead), iFly.vc, Cathay Innovation, Goodwater CapitalFlairSmart vent producerITUSA7.607/09/2022Shell (Shell Ventures), Susquehanna International Group (Susquehanna Foundation), 3M (3M Ventures); Active Impact Investments (co-lead), Lowercarbon Capital (co-lead), SOSV, Skyview, Resilience Capital PartnersDust LabsNon-fungible token software providerFinancial N/AN/A706/09/2022Solana (Solana Ventures), FTX (FTX Ventures); Foundation Capital, Metaplex, Jump, Chapter OneMedomaAcutely ill patient-focused care delivery serviceHealthcareSwedenSeed5.906/09/2022Bonnier (Bonnier Ventures); Inventure (lead), VNV Global, Cherry…

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Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.