Selva Ventures closed its second fund at $34m, securing support from Unilever and others in the consumer and professional sports sectors.

New Funds

Selva Ventures, a VC firm headquartered in Los Angeles, has successfully closed its second fund, raising a total of $34 million. The fund secured support from notable investors, including Unilever Ventures and various stakeholders in the consumer products and professional sports sectors. Selva Ventures aims to invest in companies operating in the fields of health, wellness, beauty, and personal care.

M&A

SellerX, a successful ecommerce aggregator in Europe, has reached an agreement to acquire ecommerce business aggregator Elevate Brands. The merged entities will form SellerX Group, creating one of the world’s largest consolidators of ecommerce brands. This strategic acquisition unites two prominent players in the aggregator sector. Notably, Elevate Brands has received backing from food processing company Novel Group’s CVC TMT Ventures.

Funding

CoreWeave, a provider of specialised cloud infrastructure for AI applications, has secured an additional $200 million in Series B funding, taking the round to $421m. The funding round was led by Magnetar Capital, an alternative asset manager and contributed to by Nvidia, a prominent player in the GPU market. This infusion of capital follows CoreWeave’s recent announcement of $221 million in Series B funding, also led by Magnetar.

Company name Company description Sector Country Round Round size ($m) Deal date CVC Investors Other Investors
CoreWeave Cloud computing services based on graphics processing units IT US B 421 (updated) 31/05/2023 Nvidia Magnetar Capital (lead), Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross
Strive Health Integrated kidney care delivery Healthcare US C 166 31/05/2023 CVS Health (CVS Health Ventures), Alphabet (CapitalG), Cambia Health (Echo Health Ventures), Ascension Health (Ascension Ventures) NEA (lead), Town Hall Ventures, Redpoint 
Lightmatter Photonics technology IT US C 154 31/05/2023 Alphabet (GV), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE Pathfinder) SIP Global, Viking Global Investors, Fidelity Management & Research Company
Measurabl Environmental, social and governance data platform IT US D 93 31/05/2023 Johnson Controls/Foxconn/Advocate Health/Northwestern Mutual (WVV), Suffolk Construction, Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures), Exelon Corporation (Constellation Technology Ventures), Colliers, Lincoln Property Company Energy Impact Partners (co-led), Sway Ventures (co-led), Moderne Ventures, Broadscale, Camber Creek, Building Ventures, Concrete Ventures, RET Ventures
Certn Online background checks and identity verification IT Canada B 80 31/05/2023 Deloitte (Deloitte Ventures), Export Development Canada, Bank of Montreal, Boston Consulting Group Gaingels, Covalent Ventures, Tribe, Inovia Capital, Telstra Ventures, Scribble, Moxxie Ventures.
Sana Generative AI for company information IT Sweden B 62 (updated) 31/05/2023 Workday (Workday Ventures) NEA (lead)
Magic Crypto wallet-as-a-service Financial US N/A 52 31/05/2023 PayPal (PayPal Ventures)(lead), Synchrony, Kasikorn Bank (KX) Cherubic, Northzone, Volt Capital
CleanJoule Sustainable aviation fuel Energy & Natural Resources US N/A 50 31/05/2023 Frontier Airlines, Wizz Air, Volaris Indigo Partners (lead), GenZero, Cleanhill Partners,
Fabrick Integrated payments, banking and insurance API Financial Italy N/A 43 31/05/2023 Mastercard N/A
Bestzyme Bioengineering Enzyme manufacturers Industrial China N/A 35.2 31/05/2023 Lixu Management Consulting, Huahai Pharma (Huahai Venture Capital) Daoxing Entrepreneurship Investment Management Center, Zhibo Hesheng Venture Capital, Huatai Securities (Huatai Zijin Investment)
Axuall Workforce intelligence platform Services US B 20 31/05/2023 Intermountain Healthcare (Intermountain Ventures), Hartford HealthCare, mTenens.com, Allianz (AV8), University Hospitals (University Hospitals Ventures) Noro-Moseley Partners (lead), Flare Capital Partners, Epsilon Health Investors, InHealth Ventures, Ventures, JumpStart Ventures, M25 Ventures
Hyro Conversational AI for healthcare Healthcare US B 20 31/05/2023 Liberty Mutual Insurance (Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures) Macquarie Capital (lead), Black Opal Ventures, K20, Hanaco Ventures, Spero Ventures, Mindset Ventures
Atly Social mapping platform Media Israel N/A 18 31/05/2023 FKA Brands Target Global, Tal Ventures
Deep Sentinel AI-powered live video monitoring  Consumer US N/A 15 31/05/2023 Intel (Intel Capital)(lead)  Shasta Ventures, Slow Ventures, UP2398, TheSyndicate
LinusBio Early autism diagnostic aid testing Healthcare US A2 8 31/05/2023 Y.A.C.  N/A
Sicona Battery Technologies  High-capacity silicon anode battery technology Industrial Australia N/A 6.7 31/05/2023 Himadri Specialty Chemical N/A
Zeliq AI-optimised sales operations IT France Pre-Seed 5.3 31/05/2023 L’Occitane Group (Obratori) Resonance (lead), Pauline Boucon Duval, + Bas
24X Home maintenance service provider Services Thailand A 4.3 31/05/2023 Krungsri Finnovate, Benchachinda Group (BCH Ventures) ECG Venture Capital
Hybr1d Employee lifecycle management solution Services Singapore Pre-Seed 3.2 01/06/2023 MS&AD Global Founders Capital, 468 Capital, 1982 Ventures.
pHion Therapeutics mRNA vaccine development Healthcare UK N/A N/A 01/06/2023 Sino Biopharmaceutical (InvoX Pharma) N/A

Deals from May so far

Company name Company description Sector Country Round Round size($m) Deal date CVC Investors Other Investors
Anthropic Artificial intelligence research company IT US C 450 23/05/2023 Alphabet (Google), Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures), Zoom (Zoom Ventures) Spark Capital (lead), Sound Ventures
ElevateBio Cell and gene therapy developer Healthcare US D 401 24/05/2023 Novo Holdings (Novo), SoftBank (SoftBank Vision Fund 2), Itochu Matrix Capital Management (AyurMaya Capital Management Fund) (lead), Fidelity International (Fidelity Management & Research Company), Citadel (Surveyor Capital), Woodline, Lee Family Office, The Invus Group, MPM Capital, F2 Ventures, Redmile Group, EcoR1 Capital, Samsara BioCapital, EDBI, Vertex Ventures, Emerson Collective
Yunnan National Titanium Metal Titanium sponge manufacturer Industrial China N/A 321.2 30/05/2023 China National Build Materials Group (New Materials Fund) Shenzhen Capital Group
Driveco EV charging infrastructure builder Transport France N/A 272 05/11/2023 Corsica Sole APG, Mirova
Redaptive Energy-generating equipment developer Energy and Natural Resources US E 250 (updated) 05/03/2023 Honeywell, CBRE Linse Capital (lead), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Bolttech Data-equipped insurance provider and consumer platform Financial Singapore B 196 18/05/2023 Tokio Marine (lead), MetLife (MetLife Next Gen Ventures) Khazanah Nasional
Eledon Pharmaceuticals Autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease treatment developer Healthcare US N/A 185 05/01/2023 Sanofi (Sanofi Ventures) BVF Partners LP (lead), Armistice Capital
Ayar Labs Silicon photonics technology developer Energy and Natural Resourc US C 155 (updated) 24/05/2023 Nvidia, Applied Materials (Applied Ventures), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hewlett Packard Pathfinder), Intel (Intel Capital), Lockheed Martin (Lockheed Martin Ventures) Capital Ten (lead), VentureTech Alliance, Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, Tyche Partners, GlobalFoundries
8fig Providing ecommerce businesses with bespoke funding plans  Financial US B 140 05/09/2023 Koch Industries (Koch Disruptive Technologies)(lead) Hetz, Silicon Valley Bank, Battery Ventures, Localglobe, Jesselson family
Ensoma Precise engineered cell therapy Healthcare US B 135 (updated) 16/05/2023 Kite Bioluminescence Ventures, Delos Capital F143, Arix Bioscience, 5AM Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Cormorant Asset Management, Viking Global Investors, Takeda Ventures, Inc., SymBiosis, Alexandria Venture Investments, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Arix Bioscience, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Catalio Capital Management, Solasta Ventures, Mirae Asset.
Ascend Gene & Cell Therapies Innovating manufacturing processes for gene therapy tech Healthcare UK A 132.5 05/09/2023 Ajinomoto Co Abingworth (lead), Petrichor, DCVC Bio, 4BIO Capital, Cathay Capital (Cathay Health), Deerfield Management, Digitalis Ventures
eFishery Fish and shrimp-focused feeder producer Industrial Indonesia D 108 25/05/2023 SoftBank (SoftBank Vision Fund 2) G42 Global Expansion Fund (42XFund) (lead), Northstar Group
Lilium Electric vertical take-off and landing jet developer Industrial Germany Post-IPO 100 05/03/2023 Tencent N/A
UVeye AI powered vehicle inspection Transport Israel D 100 05/09/2023 General Motors (GM Ventures), CarMax, W.R. Berkley Corporation Hanaco VC (lead), F.I.T. Ventures
Boundless Bio Clinical stage, precision oncology Healthcare US C 100 16/05/2023 Bayer (Leaps by Bayer) (co-lead), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Venture Investments) RA Capital Management (co-lead), Sectoral Asset Management, Piper Sandler (Piper Heartland Healthcare Capital), ARCH Venture Partners, Nextech Invest, Wellington Management, Vertex Ventures HC, Vertex Ventures, Redmile Group, Surveyor Capital, GT Healthcare Capital Partners, PFM Health Sciences, Logos Capital, City Hill Ventures, Fidelity (Fidelity Management & Research Company)
Ray Therapeutics Optogenetics gene therapy for retinal diseases. Healthcare US A 100 16/05/2023 Novo Nordisk (Novo Holdings) (lead), Merck & Co (MRL Ventures Fund) Deerfield Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Platanus, 4Bio Capital
Eagle Eye Networks Cloud video surveillance IT US N/A 100 17/05/2023 Secom
AMP Robotics AI and robotics for waste and recycling Industrial US C 99 (updated) 05/09/2023 Microsoft (Climate Innovation Fund) Congruent Ventures (lead), Wellington Management
Ingrid Capacity Energy storage provider Energy Sweden N/A 97.6 4/28/2023 BW Group
Brivo Cloud-based access control IT US N/A 92 17/05/2023 Secom
Mushroom Chelian Information Technology Autonomous driving software provider Transport China C2 83.9 09/08/2023 Yixin Group, Tencent Chengdu Science and Technology Innovation Investment Group
Auradine Blockchain and web security infrastructure developer IT US A 81 16/05/2023 Marathon Digital Holdings Celesta Capital (lead), Mayfield, Cota Capital, DCVC, Stanford University
Advance Intelligence Group AI-equipped digital identity platform IT Singapore N/A 80 05/03/2023 SoftBank (SoftBank Vision Fund 2) Warburg Pincus (co-lead), Northstar Group (co-lead), Vision Plus Capital, Gaorong Capital, EDBI, Standard Chartered Bank
Kyoto Fusioneering Engineering and developing equipment for fusion power plants. Energy & Natural Resources Japan C 79 17/05/2023 J-Power (Electric Power Development), Inpex, JGC Holdings Corporation, Kansai Electric Power (K4 Ventures), Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital), Mitsui, Mitsui OSK Line (MOL Plus), Janus Continental Group (JGC Mirai Innovation Fund) JIC Group (JIC Venture Growth Investments) (lead), Development Bank of Japan (DBJ Capital), Coral Capital, Jafco Group, Japan Co-Invest, Global Brain Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC Venture Capital), SuMi Trust Bank (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment)
Tyme Digital banking service Financial Singapore C 77.8 23/05/2023 Tencent Norrsken22, Blue Earth Capital
Acewill Catering industry-focused SaaS provider IT China N/A 72.1 05/09/2023 Weimob Group
Simpplr AI-powered employee experience platform Services US D 70 05/02/2023 Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures) Sapphire Ventures (lead), Norwest Venture Partners, Tola Capital
Nymbus Banking technology developer Financial US D 70 25/05/2023 ConnectOne Bank, PeoplesBank Insight Partners (lead), Banc Funds Company, Mendon Venture Partners
Rgenta Developing RNA-targeting medicines for undruggable diseases Healthcare China A 60 (updated) 05/08/2023 AztraZeneca/CICC (AstraZeneca CICC Medical Industry Venture Fund), Eli Lilly (Lilly Asia Ventures) Highlight Capital (lead), Vivo Capital 
Kustomer Customer service automation platform Services US N/A 60 23/05/2023 Meta (Boldstart Ventures) Battery Ventures (co-led), Redpoint (co-led)
Digibee Systems and software integration platform IT Brazil B 60 30/05/2023 Telefónica (Vivo Ventures/Leadwind) Goldman Sachs (lead), K Fund
Energy Singularity Nuclear fusion technology developer Energy and Natural Resources China Pre-A 57.8 05/04/2023 MiHoYo Yunhe Partners, Enlightenment, Heimen Equity Fund
Moon Surgical Medical robotics technology developer Industrial France N/A 55.4 17/05/2023 Nvidia (NVentures) (co-lead), Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC) Sofinnova Capital Strategy (MD Start) (co-lead), GT Healthcare Capital, Cathay Capital (Cathay Health)
Ecorobotix AI powered precise plant spraying tech Industrial Switzerland N/A 52 05/09/2023 Zuercher Kantonalbank (Swisscanto Invest/Swisscanto Growth Fund I), Yara International ( Yara Growth Ventures), Swisscom (Swisscom Ventures), BASF (BASF Venture Capital) AQTON Private Equity (lead), Cibus Capital, Flexstone Partners, 4FOX Ventures, Verve Ventures
Flash Coffee Coffee chain operator Consumer Singapore B 50 (updated) 05/11/2023 Geschwister Oetker, Delivery Hero (Delivery Hero Ventures) White Star Capital (lead), Citadel International Holdings, Vulpes Ventures, Conny & Co, Al-Dhow, OurCrowd
NewBiologix Gene therapy cell line developer Healthcare Switzerland A 50 05/11/2023 Recipharm (lead) Igor Fish, Nicolas Mermod
Forge Nano Secondary battery technology developer Industrial US C 50 30/05/2023 Hanwha Aerospace (Hanwha) N/A
ANYbotics Four-legged robotics to conduct industrial inspections Industrial Switzerland B 50 16/05/2023 Saudi Aramco (Aramco Ventures), Swisscom (Swisscom Ventures), Zurcher Kantonalbank (Swisscanto Private Equity) Walden Catalyst (lead), Bessemer Venture Partners
Spiff Sales commission software for revenue and sales organisations Financial US C 50 16/05/2023 Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures) (lead) Lightspeed, Norwest, Kickstart Fund, Album
Gitai Space robotics technology developer Industrial Japan B 47.1 (updated) 24/05/2023 Seiko Epson (Epson X Investment), JGC Japan (JGC Mirai Innovation Fund), Yamato Holdings (Kuroneko Innovation Fund), KDDI Corporation (KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3), Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, NEC (NVenture Capital/NEC Capital Solutions), Electric Power Development (J-Power) Daiwa Securities (Daiwa Corporate Investment), Japan Investment Corporation (JIC Venture Growth Fund 2), Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital), Anri
Foretellix Automated driving system developer Transport Israel C 43 05/02/2023 Toyota (Woven Capital), NVIDIA, Nationwide, Volvo Group (Volvo Group VC) 83North (lead), Artofin VC, Jump Capital, MoreTech
TradeWaltz Logistics blockchain network operator IT Japan N/A 42.8 29/05/2023 Sumitomo Corporation N/A
BioEngine Sci-Tech Serum-free medium technology developer Healthcare China C 42.5 24/05/2023 Shanghai Sunve Pharmaceutical (NRL Capital) (lead), Xiamen C&D (Xiamen C&D Industry Equity Investment) Riverhead Capital, Huimei Capital, Kington Capital
BluSmart Mobility EV ride hailing and charging infrastructure operator Transport India N/A 42 05/04/2023 BP (BP Ventures) (lead) Green Frontier Capital, Stride Ventures, Alteria Capital, BlackSoil, UCIC, Power Finance Corporation
Evermos Muslim community-focused social commerce platform Consumer Indonesia C 40 25/05/2023 Telkomsel (Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi), United Overseas Bank (UOB Venture Management), Uni-President (Uni-President Asset Holdings) International Finance Corp (lead), Endeavor (Endeavor Catalyst), SWC Global, Jungle Ventures, Shunwei Capital
Cullgen Small molecule therapeutics developer Healthcare US C 40 05/08/2023 AstraZeneca/China International Capital Corporation (AstraZeneca-CICC Venture Capital Partnership) (lead), GNI Group Sincere Capital, Voyagers Capital, Wuxi Capital Group
Ripplr Data-equipped logistics platform Services India B 40 05/10/2023 Bikaji, Neo Foods, Sojitz Corporation Fireside Ventures (lead), 3one4 Capital, Zephyr Peacock India, Stride Ventures, Alteria Capital, Northern Arc Investment, Trifecta Capital
Aki Network Data-driven web3 growth stack developer IT Japan Seed 40 16/05/2023 Akatsuki (Web3 Fund Emoote) (co-lead), Mask Network (co-lead), Alchemy Pay, Futurism Labs MZ Web3 Fund, Incuba Alpha, Meteorite Labs, CatcherVC, Oxbull, unnamed angel investors
Ideal Semiconductor Silicon power device developer Energy and Natural Resources US N/A 40 16/05/2023 Applied Materials (Applied Ventures) N/A
Sekoia Cybersecurity software provider IT France A 37.7 24/05/2023 Sonae (Bright Pixel) Omnes Capital, Natixis Investment Managers (Seventure), Banque des Territoires, BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas Développement)
Zodia Custody Custodian services for digital assets  Financial UK A 36 4/27/2023 Standard Chartered (SC Ventures), SBI Group N/A
Larkspur Biosciences Precision immunotherapy developer Healthcare US Seed/A 35.5 23/05/2023 Takeda (Takeda Ventures) (co-lead) Polaris Partners (Polaris Innovation Fund) (co-lead), 3E Bioventures Capital (co-lead), Creacion Ventures, Med-Fine Capital, Cornell University
OpenFin Financial operating system provider IT US D 35 24/05/2023 Bank of America (lead), ING (ING Ventures), CME (CME Ventures), Chicago Trading Company (CTC Venture Capital), Standard Chartered (SC Ventures) Pivot Investment Partners, Tribeca Early Stage Partners
Petal Credit card provider Financial US N/A 35 05/10/2023 Synchrony, Samsung (Samsung Next) Valar Ventures (lead), Story Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, RiverPark Ventures
River Bitcoin technology and financial services provider Financial US B 35 16/05/2023 Cygni, Alarko Holding (Alarko Ventures) Kingsway Capital (lead), Peter Thiel, Goldcrest, M13, Valor Equity Partners, Esas Holding (Esas Ventures)
Modern Hydrogen Hydrogen production unit operator Energy and Natural Resources US B2 32.8 05/11/2023 NextEra Energy (lead), National Grid (National Grid Partners) Miura, Gates Frontier, Irongrey, Starlight Ventures, Valo Ventures, Metaplanet
Duetti Music financing platform Media US N/A 32 05/03/2023 Roc Nation Viola Group (Viola Credit), Untitled, Presight Capital
Tarabut Gateway Regulated open banking platform Financial UAE A 32 05/04/2023 Bank Al Jazira (Aljazira Capital), Visa Pinnacle Capital (lead), Tiger Global
Impact Nano Sustainable advanced material supplier Industrial US N/A 32 05/04/2023 Intel (Intel Capital) Goldman Saches (Goldman Sachs Asset Management)
ClearMotion Road sensing technology developer Transport US N/A 32 23/05/2023 Nio (Nio Capital), Bertelsmann (BAI Capital) NewView Capital, Acadia Woods, Liberty Street
Nomba Payment management platform Financial Nigeria Pre-B 30 05/03/2023 Helios Technologies (Helios Digital Ventures), Shopify Base10 Partners (lead), Partech, Khosla Ventures
Incredo (formerly DouxMatok) Sugar-based sugar reduction product developer Consumer US C 30 24/05/2023 DSM-Firmenich (DSM-Firmenich Venturing) (co-lead), Ferrero Sienna Venture Capital (co-lead), Teseo Capital, Pitango, BlueRed Partners
Diogen X Insulin cell-driven diabetes treatment developer Healthcare France A 30 05/10/2023 Roche (Roche Venture Fund) (co-lead), Boehringer Ingelheim (Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund) (co-lead), Eli Lilly and Company Omnes Capital, JDRF T1D Fund, Adbio partners
Percent Private credit market platform Financial US B 29.7 17/05/2023 Bertelsmann (BDMI), Susquehanna International Group (Susquehanna Private Equity Investments) White Star Capital (lead), B Capital Group, Forte Ventures, Vectr Fintech
Story Protocol Web3 infastructure platform IT Japan Seed 29.3 17/05/2023 Samsung (Samsung Next Fund) Andreessen Horowitz (CNK Seed Fund)(lead),Hashed, Mirana, Berggruen Holdings, DAO5, Two Small Fish Ventures, SLVC
Campus.edu Accessible community college platform Services US A 29 05/01/2023 Bloomberg (Bloomberg Beta) Sam Altman (co-lead), Jason Citron (co-lead), Rethink Education, Reach Capital, Precursor Ventures, Founders Fund, Dylan Field 
AccelerComm 5G radio access network optimisation platform Telecommunications UK B 27.1 05/10/2023 Swisscom Parkwalk, Hostplus, IQ Capital, Bloc Ventures, IP Group
ConnectDER Solar energy connection adapter developer Energy and Natural Resources US C 27 24/05/2023 LG Technology (LG Technology Ventures), Evergy (Evergy Ventures), Avista Corporation (Avista Development) Energy Innovation Capital (lead), Riverstone, Skyview Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures
RedDress Personalised autologous wound management technology developer Healthcare Israel D 26 24/05/2023 Athos Biopharma HCS Capital, Ragnar Crossover Fund
Alloy Enterprises Aluminium part manufacturer Industrial US A 26 17/05/2023 MassMutual (MassMutual Catalyst Fund) Piva Capital (lead), Unless, Flybridge Capital, Robert Downey Jr’s Footprint Coalition, Congruent Ventures, Riot Ventures
Cadence Neuroscience Epilepsy treatment developer Healthcare US B 26 17/05/2023 Angelini Pharma (Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund/Angelini Ventures) (lead), LivaNova USA, Mayo Clinic Fidelity (F-Prime Capital), Spectrum Financial Services, Jazz Venture Partners
Wellthy Healthcare concierge platform Healthcare US N/A 25.5 05/11/2023 Citi Group (Citi Impact Fund) Cercano Management, Stardust Equity
Polymateria Plastic biodegradation technology developer Industrial UK B 25.1 05/03/2023 Indorama Ventures Temasek (ABC Impact) (lead)
Kindbody Reproductive and FemTech healthcare provider Healthcare US N/A 25 05/01/2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co.(Morgan Health) What If Ventures, Claritas Health Ventures
Polymateria Develops biodegradable plastic alternatives Energy UK B 25 4/30/2023 Indorama (Indorama Ventures) ABC Impact
Hackajob Tech-focused recruitment platform Services UK B 25 05/03/2023 Axa (Axa Venture Partners) Volition Capital (lead), Foresight, Future Fund
BandLab Technologies Social music creation platform Media Singapore B1 25 23/05/2023 Prosus (Prosus Ventures) Cercano Management (lead)
Prognos Health Data-equipped therapy marketplace Healthcare US N/A 23 11/05/2023 Cigna (Cigna Ventures), Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma Ventures), Labcorp, Merck & Co (Merck Global Health Innovation Fund) Marshall Wace (co-lead), Safeguard Scientifics (co-lead), Hunt Holdings, Maywic, Red and Blue Ventures
Wethenew Streetwear ecommerce platform Consumer France B 21.8 05/10/2023 Chalhoub Group (Chalhoub Ventures) C4 Ventures (lead), Singular, Athletic Ventures
Constantinople Retail and business banking operational platform Financial Australia Seed 21.1 16/05/2023 Great Southern Bank Square Peg Capital (lead), AirTree Ventures 
Brainbox AI Sustainable algorithm developer for HVAC systems IT Canada N/A 20 4/28/2023 ABB Government of Quebec
Novisto ESG management platform IT Canada B 20 24/05/2023 Scor (Scor Ventures) Inovia Capital (lead), Portage, White Star Capital, Diagram Ventures
Hopscotch Children’s fashion wear provider Consumer India E 20 24/05/2023 Amazon (lead), RPG Group (RPG Ventures) IIFL Finance (IIFL Seed Venture Fund, Lionrock, Techpro Ventures, Eduardo Saverin
Transak Web3 payments platform Financial US A 20 30/05/2023 SBI Group (SBI Ven Capital), United Overseas Bank (UOB Venture Management), Animoca Brands, Genting Group (Genting Ventures), Kasikornbank (KX), Axelar CE Innovation Capital (lead), Third Kind Venture Capital, Signum Capital, Istari Ventures, No Limit Holdings, Woodstock Fund, IOSG Ventures, Tokentus, LAO, Azimut Group, Sygnum
Semafor Digital media company Media US N /A 19 24/05/2023 Gallup Stand Together, Henry Kravis, Jamal Daniel, Jerry Yang, Jorge Paulo Lemann
CinDome Pharma Chronic gastroparesis treatment developer Healthcare US N/A 19 4/27/2023 CinRx Pharma N/A
Cloverly Renewable energy platform Energy and Natural Resources US A 19 05/11/2023 SoftBank (SoftBank Opportunity Fund) Grotech Ventures (lead), Aquiline Technology Growth, Impact Engine, Mission One Capital, New Climate Ventures, CreativeCo Capital, Tech Square Ventures, Circadian Ventures, Knoll Ventures, SaaS Ventures, Panoramic Ventures
DataOps.live Data operations automation platform IT UK A 17.5 24/05/2023 Snowflake (Snowflake Ventures) Notion Capital (lead), Anthos Capital 
Micron Biomedical Dissolvable microarray-based product developer Industrial US A 17 (updated) 05/10/2023 LTS Lohmann J2 Ventures, Global Health Investment Corporation, GRA Venture Fund
Fedi Community-focused financial and data technology developer IT US A 17 05/03/2023 Block (TBD), Kingsway Ego Death Capital (lead), Trammell Venture Partners, Timechain
Pluton Biosciences Agricultural genomic technology developer Industrial US A 16.5 24/05/2023 Illumina (Illumina Ventures) (co-led) RA Capital (co-led), Fall Line Capital, The Grantham Foundation, First In Ventures, Wollemi Capital, Radicle Growth, iSelect
Logick.io AI-driven product discovery platform IT US A 16 23/05/2023 ServiceNow (ServiceNow Ventures), Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures) Emergence Capital (lead)
Ten63 Therapeutics Generative AI-based therapeutics developer Healthcare US A 15.9 05/02/2023 Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Venture Investments), Sigma Group Hatteras Venture Partners (lead), Morpheus Ventures, SOSV, Draper Associates
Satellite Vu Satellite thermal emission monitoring technology developer Industrial UK A2 15.8 24/05/2023 Lockheed Martin Molten Ventures (lead), Seraphim Space Investment Trust, A/O Proptech, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, Stellar Ventures
Checkmate Shopping credit platform Consumer US A 15 25/05/2023 Alphabet (GV) (lead)  Mantis VC, Common Metal, BDuck Capital, Black Angels Group, Wischoff Ventures, Fuel Capital, Blackbird Ventures, F7 Ventures, Night Capital, Scribble Ventures, Paris Hilton, Cart Reum, Saurabh Gupta, Tim Kendall, Jeff Boneforte, James Chin Moody, Geraldine Chin Moody, Alex Zaccaria, Anthony Zaccaria, Trevor Neff, Arthur Levy, Michael Tannenbaum
Nest Health Early years family healthcare provider Healthcare US Seed 15 05/01/2023 Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Venture Fund) 8VC
MediView XR Clinical augmented reality medical technology developer Healthcare US N/A 15 16/05/2023 Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, General Electric (GE HealthCare) JobsOhio (JobsOhio Capital Growth Fund), Inside View Investments, KKVS Syndicate
Steno Litigation support services provider Services US B 15 23/05/2023 Clio (Clio Ventures) Left Lane Capital (lead)
Shine Optoelectronics LED modular light products Industrial China A 14.5 05/10/2023 SoftBank (SoftBank China Venture Capital)(co-lead) LH Ventures (co-lead)
Mitiga Solutions Enterprise climate risk modelling platform IT Spain A 14.4 18/05/2023 Microsoft (Climate Innovation Fund), Nationwide (Nationwide Ventures) Kibo Ventures (lead), Faber Ventures, Creas Impacto
Heartseed Heart failure therapy developer Healthcare Japan D 14.3 25/05/2023 Koei Tecmo (Koei Tecmo Capital), Nikon (Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund) Japan Co-invest, Arcus South East Asia, Atsushi Sakano, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC Venture Capital), Private Equity Co-invest, University of Tokyo (Innovation Platform), Medical Incubator Japan, Keio University (Keio Innovation Initiative)
Pryme Using chemical recycling to transform used plastic Industrial Germany N/A 14.2 05/09/2023 LyondellBasell Infinity Recycling, Invest-NL
Ingin Smart vehicle auto parts provider Transport China C 14.1 29/05/2023 Xiaomi (Bejing Xiaomi Zhizao Equity Equity Investment Fund) (lead) Sunic Capital.
Hyperview Autonomous driving technology provider Transport China N/A 14.1 29/05/2023 Saudi Aramco (Properity7 Ventures) N/A
Junjiu Electronics Electronic vehicle software and hardware producer Transport China A 14 31/05/2023 Zhangjiang High-tech Park (Zhangjiang Science and Technology Investment), China Taiping Jinshui Lake Fund, Jinbang Capital, Kaifeng Venture Capital
1touch.io Sensitive data protection software provider IT US B 14 05/09/2023 National Grid (National Grid Partners) Neotribe Ventures (lead), Ocean Azul Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners
ThreatFabric Financial fraud detection technology provider IT  Netherlands Seed 12.5 05/11/2023 ABN AMRO (ABN AMRO Ventures) (co-lead) Motive Partners (Motive Ventures)(co-lead), 10xFounders, 14Peaks Capital
Range Personal finance platform Financial US A 12 05/03/2023 Alphabet (Gradient Ventures) (lead) Expa, Red Sea Ventures, 8-bit Capital, Randy Reddig, Adrian Aoun, Severin Hacker, Dan Lewis
AlienSwap Membership-based NFT marketplace Financial US N/A 12 05/04/2023 OKX (OKX Ventures) Next Leader Capital (lead), C² Ventures, Araceae Capital, BIP32 Venture, Hyper10n Capital, Eureka Trading, Mission Street Ventures, Phyrex
Optain Using AI retinal imaging to detect disease Healthcare US Seed 12 05/09/2023 Northwell Health (Northwell Holdings) Aegis Ventures 
Laced Sneakers resale marketplace Consumer UK A 12 24/05/2023 H&M Group (H&M Group Ventures) Talis Capital (lead), B&Y Venture Partners, Truesight Ventures, unnamed angel investors
Acadeum Academic sharing platform Services US B 11.92 24/05/2023 Pearson (Pearson Ventures) Green Street Impact Partners (lead), ECMC Group (Education Impact Fund)
ChrysaLabs AI-equipped field management technology developer Industrial Canada A 11.2 05/11/2023 Bayer (Leaps by Bayer), Telus (Telus Ventures) Ecofuel, Emmertech, Anges Québec, AQC, Koan Capital, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC Capital)
Kreditz Open banking data platform Financial Sweden N/A 11 05/04/2023 Ingka Group (Ingka Investments) Creades
Spellbook AI-equipped legal software developer IT Canada N/A 10.9 24/05/2023 Thomson Reuters (Thomson Reuters Ventures) Moxxie Ventures (lead), Inovia Capital, The LegalTech Fund, Bling Capital, N49P, Concrete Ventures, Good News Ventures, Venture Newfoundland & Labrador
Trustdock Digital ID platform IT Japan N/A 10.9 17/05/2023 Globis (Globis Capital Partners), Sony (Sony Innovation Fund) Mizuho Bank (Mizuho Capital), Green Co-Invest Fund, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC Venture Capital) 
Violet Therapeutics  Privacy-protective compliance platform IT US Seed 10.6 31/05/2023 Mass General Brigham (Mass General Brigham Ventures), Ono Pharmaceuticals (Ono Venture Investment) Dementia Discovery Fund (lead), University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
Praktis Direct to consumer supply chain services Services Indonesia A 10 05/01/2023 Sinar Mas (SMDV) East Ventures (Growth Fund)
Fetch.AI Data analysis and financial modelling platform IT UK N/A 10 4/28/2023 Bitget N/A
Galactic Holdings Digital finance product developer Financial Mexico Pre-A 10 05/04/2023 Bertelsmann (BAI Capital) (lead), TKX Digital Group Y2Z Ventures, Longling Capital, Head & Shoulders, Perseverance Capital, Palm Drive Capital 
Helpoo Motor insurance inspection and claim platform Transport Egypt N/A 10 05/08/2023 Morni N/A
ORA Telehealth platform Healthcare Singapore A 10 16/05/2023 GMA Network (GMA Ventures) TNB Aura (co-lead), Antler (co-lead), Gobi Partners, Kairous Capital
Faye Travel insurance app provider Financial US A 10 23/05/2023 Munich Re (Munich Re Ventures) (lead) Viola Ventures, F2 Venture Capital, Menora Tech, Mike Nelson
Tabi NFT marketplace operator Consumer UK N/A 10 29/05/2023 Animoca Brands, Binance (Binance Labs), Wanxiang (Hashkey Capital) Draper Dragon, Infinity Crypto Ventures, Youbi Capital, Bo Feng, Riyad AD, Suji Yan
Anavo Therapeutics Human phosphatase therapy developer Healthcare Netherlands Seed 9.3 05/02/2023 Merck & Co (MRL Ventures Fund/M Ventures), Taiho (Taiho Ventures) Inkef, Bioqube Ventures
Zuzu Hospitality  Hotel revenue management platform Services Singapore B 9 25/05/2023 SoftBank (SoftBank Ventures Asia) (Iead), Asia Cement (Wooshin Venture Investment) Atinum Partners, Visor Ventures, JG Digital Equity Ventures 
Pudgy Penguins Web3 and NFT collection Media US Seed 9 05/09/2023 LayerZero Labs, Com2uS (Crit Ventures), Kronos Research, Old Fashion Research 1kx (lead), Big Brain Holding
Quilt Residential ductless heat pump system developer Energy & Natural Resources US Seed 9 16/05/2023 Alphabet (Gradient Ventures) (co-lead) Lowercarbon Capital (co-lead), Incite Ventures, MCJ Collective, Garage Capital, Climate Capital, Spacecadet
HealthSnap Virtual chronic condition management platform Healthcare US A 9 17/05/2023 UnityPoint Health, Tampa General Hospital Asclepius Growth Capital (lead), Florida Funders, MacDonald Ventures
Qflow Construction data platform IT UK A 8.9 30/05/2023 Grosvenor Systemiq Capital (lead), Ascension Ventures, Bridge Investment Group, Greensoil Proptech Ventures, John Emrey, MMC, Suffolk Tech, Gravel Road
Glassdome Regulatory compliance technology developer IT US A 8.6 17/05/2023 Dunamu, Lotte Atinum (lead), Primer Sazze Partners, Crit Ventures, Max Hodak, Murex Investments
Thesis Personalised nootropics developer Healthcare US A 8.4 05/02/2023 Unilever (Unilever Ventures) Redo Ventures, Alive VC, Break Trail, Kevin Love, Kate Bock
Tangem Blockchain-focused secure silicon developer Financial Switzerland N/A 8 05/02/2023 SBI Group Shima Capital
eCoSpirits Low-waste spirit and wine distribution technology developer Services Singapore A 8 05/02/2023 Pernod Ricard Closed Loop Partners (lead), Pavilion Capital, Proterra Asia
Sensydia CPS platform for non-invasive cardiac performance assessment Healthcare US N/A 8 05/09/2023 Orlando Health (Orlando Health Ventures) (lead) Colle Capital, Frontier Venture Capital
Neura Health Virtual neurology clinic operator Healthcare US Seed 8 17/05/2023 Koch Industries (Koch Disruptive Technologies) (co-lead) Norwest Venture Partners (co-lead), Pre-seed financiers, Pear VC, Next Play Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Plug and Play (Plug and Play Ventures)
Spinframe AI-equipped vehicle damage detection platform Transport Israel N/A 8 17/05/2023 Zim N/A
Unlimited  Alternative investment firm Financial US A 8 23/05/2023 Citi Group (Citi Ventures) (co-lead) FirstMark (co-lead), Material
Endua Renewable energy multiday storage technology developer Energy & Natural Resources Australia N/A 7.8 22/05/2023 Ampol Queensland Investment Corporation, Melt Ventures, 77 Partners, CSIRO (Main Sequence)
Kampaay Event management platform Services Italy A 7.8 18/05/2023 SG Company (lead) 360 Capital, Azimut Libera Impresa (Azimut Digitech Fund), FNDX VC
Lucem Health Utilising data science for disease detection and treatment Healthcare US A 7.7 05/09/2023 Mayo Clinic (lead), Mercy Granger Management, Rally Ventures
Airspeed Enterprise team-building platform Services US Seed/Debt 7.5 05/04/2023 Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures) Greylock Partners (lead), Venrock, Next Play Ventures, Western Technology Investment
Vark Metaverse template provider Media Japan C1 7.5 05/11/2023 NetEase (NetEase Games) Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital), SBI Holdings (SBI Investment), Jafco, Anri
Aqex Technologies Cryptocurrency trading platform Financial  India N/A 7.5 05/11/2023 HT Media (Hindustan Media Ventures) N/A
Odsy Foundation Dynamic decentralised wallet provider Financial  Switzerland Seed 7.5 05/11/2023 TPC Blockchange Ventures (lead), Rubik Ventures, No Limit Holdings, Node Capital, Insignius Capital, FalconX, SolrDAO
Mazrica Provider of cloud-based sales support tool Senses IT Japan Pre-C 7.2 24/05/2023 Tokyo Boeki Holdings Corporation (TB Innovations), Sony (Sony Innovation Fund) Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital) (lead), DNX Ventures and Archetype Ventures, Iyo Bank (Iyogin Capital), Kiraboshi Financial Group (Kiraboshi Capital), Oita Bank (Oita Venture Capital)
Thrive Tech Health Mobile-based healthcare platform Healthcare US Pre-Seed 7 20/05/2023 CVS Health (CVS Health Ventures) Frist Cressey Ventures, 25Madison/Apollo Global Management (25M Health), Shields Health Innovations, Commonwealth Care Alliance (Winter Street Ventures)
Ariadne Customer flow analytics platform IT Germany A 7 23/05/2023 Lamda Development Marathon Venture Capital (lead)
Elephantech Inkjet printing mass producing circuit board developer Industrial Japan N/A 6.7 08/05/2023 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (ME Innovation Fund) N/A
CUR8 Carbon removal technology developer Services UK Pre-seed 6.5 30/05/2023 Alphabet (GV) (lead) CapitalT
Towing Soil improvement material developer Industrial Japan A 6.1 17/05/2023 Epist (Epist Ventures), Daiichi Sankyo (U3 Innovations), En-Rest (Kemuri Ventures), SoftBank (SB Players); Beyond Next Ventures, Juroku Financial Group (Nobunaga Capital Village), Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital), Aichi Financial Group (Aichi Capital), Toho Gas Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings (Tokai Tokyo Investment), Bank of Kyoto (Kyogin Lease & Capital), Shizuoka Bank (Shizuoka Capital), Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation; Japan Finance Corporation, Aichi Bank (debt)
Vrify Mining communications technology platform Industrial Canada A 6 30/05/2023 Beedie Group (Beedie Capital) RCF Jolimont Innovation, Tiny
Novade Solutions Construction management software provider IT Singapore N/A 5.85 17/05/2023 Susquehanna International Group Cercano Management, Vulcan Capital
Skydisc Manufacturing industry digitalisation technology provider IT Japan N/A 5.8 24/05/2023 Digital Garage (DG Daiwa Ventures), Zenrin (Zenrin Future Partners); Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings (NCB Venture Capital), Bank of Saga (Sagin Capital & Consulting), Higo Bank (Higin Capital), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (equity) Aozora Bank (Aozora Corporate Investment), Japan Finance Corporation (debt)
Voltfang Used battery-derived storage system developer Energy and Natural Resources Germany N/A 5.5 05/10/2023 Helen (Helen Ventures), Eviny PT1 – PropTech1 (lead), Aurum Impact, AENU
Goodship Cloud-based logistics automation platform Services US Seed 5 04/05/2023 Vulcan (Cercano Management) Ironspring Ventures (co-lead), Chicago Ventures (co-lead), Fuse VC
Dock Health Healthcare workflow automation platform Healthcare US N/A 5 25/05/2023 MassMutual (MM Catalyst Fund) (lead), DaVita (DaVita Venture Group) August Capital
Zyngo Logistics EVs supplier Services India Pre-A 5 05/09/2023 Delta Corp (lead) LC Nueva Investment Partners
Ballerine Open-source risk decision-making platform IT Israel Seed 5 23/05/2023 Microsoft (M12)/Walmart/SoftBank/Cisco/Intel/Barclays/Moody’s (Team8) (lead) Y Combinator, Vera Equity
Reborna Biosciences RNA-targeted low-molecular drug developer Healthcare Japan N/A 4.8 25/05/2023 Nippon Life (Nissay Capital) (lead), Toho Holdings, Shionogi Pharma Angel Bridge
Golioth Hardware-focused IoT cloud platform IT US Seed 4.6 08/05/2023 MongoDB (MongoDB Ventures) Blackhorn Ventures (co-lead), Differential Ventures (co-lead), Zetta Venture Partners, Lorimer Ventures
Genemod Research lab collaboration platform IT US Seed 4.5 04/05/2023 Vulcan (Cercano Ventures) defy.vc (co-lead), LDV Partners (co-lead), Dolby Family Ventures
Lilz Infrastructure inspection software developer IT Japan B 4.4 28/04/2023 Tokyo Century Japan Investment Corporation (JIC Venture Growth Investments) (lead), Mitsubishi UFJ (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital), Dream Incubator (Dimension), Okinawa Science and Technology Promotion Center
Antimetal Utilising machine learning to reduce cloud infrastructure bills IT US Seed 4.3 08/05/2023 IDEO (IDEO CoLab Ventures) Framework Ventures (lead), Chapter One
Marble Insurance optimisation and comparison platform Financial Services US Seed 4.2 08/05/2023 CreditEase (CE Innovation Capital), MS&AD Insurance Group (MS&AD Ventures) Distributed Ventures (lead), Blue Collective, Goodwater Capital, IA Capital Group, Reciprocal Ventures
Blocktorch Web3 engineer-focused observability platform IT Germany Seed 4.2 09/05/2023 Ideo (Ideo CoLab Ventures) (lead), Alchemy (Alchemy Ventures) Speedinvest, RockawayX, Remote First Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Sequoia (Sequoia Scout), Charlie Songhurst, Max Stoeckl, Felix Wolf, Andreas Klinger, Simon Jones, Henry Chen
EmotionTech Customer experience management platform IT Japan N/A 4.2 30/05/2023 Plaid Femto Partners
Vensum Power Power conversion technology developer Energy Finland Seed 4.1 29/05/2023 Harjavalta Lifeline Ventures (lead), Grid.vc, Business Finland
EF Polymer Organic superabsorbent polymer developer Industrial India A 4.1 10/05/2023 Wismettac Group (Nishimoto), MTG (MTG Ventures) Universal Materials Incubator, Beyond Next Ventures, Lifetime Ventures, Okinawa Development Finance Corporation
Transmira Metaverse platform bridging VR and AR Media US N/A 4 27/04/2023 nChain N/A
Entendre Finance AI-powered crypto accounting software provider Financial US Seed 4 01/05/2023 Moonpay, Mdig Basis Set, Valhalla, Caffeinated, Alumni, Alpine
Kecilin Data compression technology developer IT Indonesia Pre-A 4 03/05/2023 Mandiri Capital, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI Ventures) Provident Growth, Arkana
Vibe No-code NFT development platform Media US Seed 4 05/08/2023 Agache (Aglaé Ventures), Alchemy Ventures, P Nation N/A
Skorlife Credit score visibility platform Financial Indonesia Seed 4 24/05/2023 Credit Saison (Saison Capital) Hummingbird Ventures (lead), QED Investors, AC Ventures
Improvin’ sustainability performance platform Services Sweden Seed 3.8 09/05/2023 FoodBridge, Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund (LRF Ventures), PINC Pale Blue Dot (lead), Dynamo Ventures, Atomico Angel Programme
PitPat Pet health and wellness company Consumer UK N/A 3.7 23/05/2023 ITV (ITV Adventures Invest) N/A
Nia Health Chronic skin condition digital treatment provider Healthcare Germany Seed 3.7 16/05/2023 Adesso (Adesso Ventures) High-Tech Gründerfonds (lead), Ventura BioMed Investors
EduFund Higher education planning service Services India Pre-A 3.5 05/04/2023 MassMutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual Ventures) (lead) DSP Investment Managers, Anchorage Capital Partners, Kunal Shah
Atomica Social coworking space provider Services Japan A 3.5 18/05/2023 Credit Saison, Digital Garage (DG Incubation), Vector, Okamura, Takagi, United Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG Venture Business Partners) (lead), Bank of Iwate (Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital), Hokuhoku Financial Group, Miyazaki Taiyo Bank (Miyazaki Taiyo Capital), Chugin Financial Group (Chugin Capital Partners), Hiroshima Venture Capital, 77 Bank (77 Capital)
Artifact Labs Blockchain historical record-keeping platform IT China Seed 3.25 09/05/2023 Animoca Brands (Animoca Ventures) (co-lead) Blue Pool Capital (co-lead)
Planetary Metaverse-equipped social media platform Media UK N/A 3.1 16/05/2023 nChain N/A
Cloudburst Technologies Crypto fraud prevention platform IT US Seed 3 08/05/2023 Coinbase (Coinbase Ventures) Strategic Cyber Ventures (lead), Bloccelerate
Tenon Streamlining marketing workflow IT US Seed 3 09/05/2023 ServiceNow (ServiceNow Ventures) High Alpha (lead)
UnifyWork Workforce intelligence platform IT US N/A 3 30/05/2023 Ovo Energy (Ovo Fund) NorthCoast Ventures, JumpStart
AudioShake Using AI to deconstruct music into stems Media US Seed 2.7 09/05/2023 Crush Music (Crush Ventures) Indicator Ventures (lead), Precursor Ventures, Side Door Ventures, Black Squirrel Partners, Q Prime, Eric Wasserman, Paul Donahue, Black Angel Group
Zero44 Net-zero shipping platform Services Germany N/A 2.6 30/05/2023 Schulte Group (Bernhard Schulte Innoport) Atlantic Labs (lead), Starthub Ventures
Eyecare Health Optimising the healthcare journey for ophthalmology patients Healthcare Brazil Seed 2.6 17/04/2023 Hospital Albert Einstein Vox Capital
Asset Layer Digital asset platform Financial US N/A 2.4 05/05/2023 nChain N/A
Mycocycle Optimising fungi to detoxify and transform waste Industrial US Seed 2.2 05/10/2023 TELUS (TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good) Anthropocene Ventures (lead), Alumni Ventures, Telescopic Ventures
Artizen Web3 art-focused crowdfunding platform Financial  India N/A 2.2 11/05/2023 Animoca Brands, Protocol Labs Consensys Mesh, Dan Hill, Matt Condon, Juan Benet
Bravesoft Event digitalisation platform Services Japan N/A 2.2 18/05/2023 AirTrip, Frontier International, Peers; Innovation Engine, Regional Revitalisation Solution, Global Tiger Fund 3 N/A
GoodGang Metaverse avatar provider Media South Korea N/A 2 24/05/2023 Kakao (Kakao Investment), Naver, Naver (Naver Z) N/A
Cognosys AI agent development startup IT UK Seed 2 25/05/2023 Alphabet (GV) (lead) Untapped VC, Guillermo Rauch, Amjad Masad, Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, Spencer Kimbal
Clever Real Estate Realtor matching platform Services US N/A 2 10/05/2023 Essent Group (EssentVentures) Cultivation Capital, Mike DelPrete
Wrangle Slack-oriented ticketing app provider Services UK Seed 2 16/05/2023 Bloomberg (Bloomberg Beta) Accomplice (co-lead), Correlation Ventures (co-lead), Eniac Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund
Pirika Trash collection-focused social platform Media Japan N/A 2 30/05/2023 Yamaichi Shoji Leave a Nest Capital
zkMe Digital interaction-focused privacy and security platform IT US Pre-Seed 2 29/05/2023 Circle (Circle Ventures) Spartan Group, CMS Holdings, Fenbushi Capital, NGC Ventures, Arkstream Capital
Certif-ID Banking identity validation platform IT Germany Seed 1.7 05/05/2023 NRW-Bank Andreas Weinberger, Malte Pollmann, Jörg Will, Michael Bernhörster
Magic Shields Variable rigidity floor material developer Industrial Japan N/A 1.7 10/05/2023 SoftBank (Deepcore) Carbide Ventures (lead)
CBT Income and expenditure management software provider Financial Services Japan A 1.6 09/05/2023 AirTrip, Orchestra Holdings, Act N/A
Friend Microbe Microorganism-based oil and fat decomposition system developer Industrial Japan N/A 1.6 31/05/2023 Toyoda Gosei, Sumitomo Corporation, House Foods Group (House Foods Group Innovation Fund 2) Genesia Ventures 
Growba Construction industry-focused communication tool provider IT Japan Pre-A 1.5 31/05/2023 Coconala (Coconala Skill Partners) Dimension, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC Venture Capital), Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB Venture Capital), Chugoku Bank (Chugin Capital Partners)
Return Helper Cross-border ecommerce return service Consumer China Pre-A 1.5 10/05/2023 Colopl (Colopl Next) AVA Fund (lead), Cornerstone Ventures
Num Finance Local stablecoin provider Financial Argentina Pre-Seed 1.5 23/05/2023 Reserve, Ripio (H2O Scouter Fund) VC3 DAO, Matias Woloski
Loot Labs Digital collectible platform Media US Pre-seed 1.5 25/05/2023 Polygon (Polygon Ventures) Bitkraft Ventures (lead), Mechanism Capital, Lofty Ventures Syndicate
Morus Silkworm research and development startup Industrial Japan Pre-A 1.4 10/05/2023 Digital Garage/Daiwa Securities Group (DG Daiwa Ventures), Globis Anri (lead), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC Venture Capital), Shinkin Capital, Hachijuni Bank (Hachijuni Capital), Japan Finance Corporation
Smartbax Multidrug-resistant bacteria-targeted antibiotics developer Healthcare Germany Seed 1.3 23/05/2023 Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation (Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund) High-Tech Gründerfonds
Cast Developer of piezoelectric sensor-driven technology for factory explosion prevention Industrial Japan N/A 1.1 10/05/2023 Toa Nondestructive Inspection Realtech Holdings, Higo Bank (Higin Capital)
Jizaie AI-equipped remote work platform IT Japan N/A 1.1 17/05/2023 Kobelco Construction Machinery 15th Rock, Masayoshi Yamamoto, unnamed private investors
Hanowa Dental professional insight sharing platform Healthcare Japan N/A 1.1 18/05/2023 M3, Coconala (Coconala Skill Partners), KLab (Anobaka) Masayoshi Yamamoto
Pestalozzi Technology Physical fitness test digital aggregation platform Alpha Healthcare Japan N/A 1 30/05/2023 Medipal (Medipal Innovation) (lead), Gakken Station AI (Station AI Central Japan 1)
Ookuma Diamond Device Diamond semiconductor manufacturer IT Japan Seed 1 24/05/2023 Globis (Globis Capital Partners), Sony (Sony Innovation Fund) Coral Capital (lead)
Viatu Itinerary-based travel booking platform Services Switzerland Seed 1 03/05/2023 ASI Reisen Ndoto (lead)
Heliware Geospatial data analytics platform IT India Pre-A <1($855,588) 04/05/2023 Amit Engineers (lead) Jito Angel Network
Genetica AI-equipped cannabis retail platform Consumer US Seed <1 ($500,000) 24/05/2023 Show-Me Organics Ensemble (lead), Michael Heller, Mitchell Harounian
Sentera Analytics-based digital agriculture platform Industrial US C N/A 02/05/2023 Continental Grain Company (Conti Ventures) (lead) S2G Ventures
Shenshi Technology Medication research and development algorithm developer Healthcare China N/A N/A 28/04/2023 Huawei (Huawei Hubble) N/A
Athian  Livestock carbon credit marketplace Industrial US N/A N/A 02/05/2023 DSM (DSM Venturing) (lead), California Dairies N/A
Domo Health Digital health platform Healthcare Switzerland N/A N/A 03/05/2023 Hirslanden Group, St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke (SAK) Céleste Management
Immuta Cloud data monitoring platform IT US N/A N/A 04/05/2023 Databricks (Databricks Ventures) N/A
Switchboard Alumni professional development platform Services US N/A N/A 04/05/2023 HubSpot N/A
OpenTrade Web3-focused financial product provider Financial UK N/A N/A 04/05/2023 Circle (Circle Ventures), Kyber Group (Kyber Ventures), Polygon (Polygon Ventures) Sino Global Capital (lead), Kronos Research, Outlier Ventures
Nymbus Banking technology provider Financial US N/A N/A 05/05/2023 Reseda Group Curql Collective (Curql Fund)
Sideline Swap Sports equipment marketplace operator Consumer US N/A N/A 04/05/2023 eBay (eBay Ventures) N/A
Lentra Banking security technology platform IT India N/A N/A 04/05/2023 MUFG Bank (Ganesha Investment Fund) N/A
Dinette Cosmetics brand operator Consumer Japan N/A N/A 28/04/2023 Kao Corporation N/A
Mimin Chat commerce software provider Services Indonesia Seed N/A 05/05/2023 Salim Group (Otto Digital) N/A
Eaglys AI-equipped logistics digitalisation technology provider Services Japan N/A N/A 08/05/2023 Tsubakimoto Chain N/A
MyNet Human resource management app provider Services Italy N/A N/A 05/05/2023 Credem N/A
Xtellar 3D filament, pellet and powder developer Industrial US N/A N/A 25/04/2023 Oxygea N/A
VitaminLab Personalised vitamin supplement developer Healthcare Canada A N/A 08/05/2023 Royal DSM (DSM Venturing) (co-lead) Nimbus Synergies (co-lead)
On-Chip Biotechnologies Microfluidic chip-type cell sorter developer Healthcare Japan N/A N/A 09/05/2023 As One Corporation N/A
LQUOM  Long-distance quantum communication hardware provider Telecommunications Japan A ext. N/A 09/05/2023 Toshiba Corporation (Next Business Development Department/New Business Promotion Office) N/A
Interface Polymers Developing chemical additives to improve recyclability of polymers Industrial UK N/A N/A 09/05/2023 PTT Global Chemical (GC Ventures), Porus Laboratories, Evonik (Evonik Venture Capital) 24 Haymarket, Ingevity
DataVisor Online fraud detection for financial services and ecommerce IT US N/A N/A 09/05/2023 CUNA Mutual Group (CMFG Ventures) N/A
Qscale Colocation provider specializing in HPC and AI workloads Industrial Canada N/A N/A 09/05/2023 Desjardins Group(Desjardins Capital) Investissement Québec
Stella Automotive Conversational AI technology developer Services US Seed N/A 09/05/2023 Maroone USA, Pohanka Automotive Group Czubay Family Enterprises, Presidio Group
HomePorter On-demand home maintenance advice platform Services Canada Seed N/A 09/05/2023 Co-operators Group (co-lead) R-Labs (co-lead)
Builder.ai Composable software development platform IT UK N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Microsoft N/A
Secure AI-equipped facial recognition technology developer IT Japan N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Amnimo N/A
Hacarus Digital transformation technology platform IT Japan N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Daikin Industries N/A
Mirairo Physical disability recordbook app operator Healthcare Japan N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Kayac N/A
Rennaï Beauty and wellness product retailer Consumer Canada N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Carbonleo L Catterton
Stardog Enterprise knowledge graph platform IT US N/A N/A 10/05/2023 Accenture (Accenture Ventures) N/A
Ravin AI Visual inspection technology developer Industrial Israel N/A N/A 11/05/2023 IAG (Firemark Ventures) N/A
Raise African startup fundraising platform Financial Kenya N/A N/A 09/05/2023 Carta N/A
Vanta Trust management platform Financial US B (ext) N/A 10/05/2023 Atlassian (Atlassian Ventures), HubSpot (HubSpot Ventures), Workday (Workday Ventures) N/A
Clearpath Robotics Autonomous mobile robot developer Industrial Canada N/A N/A 11/05/2023 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation N/A
CLO Virtual Fashion Digital garment developer Media US N/A N/A 11/05/2023 Epic Games N/A
&DC3 Web3 content distribution platform Media Japan N/A N/A 12/05/2023 Axell, Celsys N/A
Vertage Animal protein-free food producer Consumer US N/A N/A 16/05/2023 Fresh Del Monte N/A
Castor Technologies 3D printing software developer Industrial Israel N/A N/A 16/05/2023 Asahi Kasei N/A
Anthropic AI safety and research company IT US N/A N/A 16/05/2023 Zoom N/A
Miso Robotics Restaurant robotics automation technology developer Industrial US N/A N/A 17/05/2023 Ecolab N/A
Oishii Plus Low sugar and low sodium food producer Consumer Japan N/A N/A 18/05/2023 Rohto Pharmaceutical N/A
Eaglys Industry data-equipped private AI platform IT Japan N/A N/A 18/05/2023 Segue Group  N/A
Amplify Education Curriculum and formative assessment provider Services US C N/A 23/05/2023 Cox Enterprises (lead) Learn Capital, A-Street Ventures, Emerson Collective
InfoTiles AI-driven water insight platform IT Norway N/A N/A 23/05/2023 Lyse 4impact Capital (lead), ProVenture
The AgeLess Center Cosmetic treatment centre operator Healthcare US N/A N/A 23/05/2023 Advanced Medaesthetic Partners N/A
REM Beauty Beauty brand operator Consumer US N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Hybe (Hybe America), Live Nation Entertainment, Universal Music Group Sandbidge Capital (lead), Strand Equity 
Chelsea Avondale Property and casualty insurance provider Financial British Virgi C N/A 24/05/2023 American Family Insurance (American Family Ventures) MSD Partners (lead)
Silbat  Renewable electricity storage technology developer Energy and Natural Resources Spain N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Soltec (Aurora) N/A
Quantum Motion Quantum computing company IT UK N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Sony (Sony Innovation Fund) N/A
Ductor Biogas-derived fertiliser developer Industrial Finland N/A N/A 24/05/2023 TotalEnergies N/A
Lyten Lithium-sulfur EV battery developer Transport US N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Stellantis (Stellantis Ventures) N/A
Catalyst Customer data management platform IT US N/A N/A 25/05/2023 Databricks (Databricks Ventures) N/A
Robot Consulting Metaverse-based professional services provider Services Japan A 6.1 29/05/2023 NAC, Asia Group Stella MIC Investment
Agade Semiactive exoskeleton developer Industrial Italy N/A 4.3 26/05/2023 Brembo (Brembo Ventures) AVM Gestioni (Cysero EuVeca) (lead), CDP Venture Capital, European Innovation Council (EIC Fund), 360 Capital Partners, Genera Imprese
Jiami Shidai Video game developer Media China N/A N/A 26/05/2023 Xiaomi (HanXing Venture Capital) N/A
SmartPulse Teknoloji Energy trading management platform Energy and Natural Resources Turkey N/A N/A 19/05/2023 Toshiba (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation) N/A
DCbel Smart home energy service Energy and Natural Resources Canada N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Volvo Cars (Volvo Cars Tech Fund) N/A
Sotero Data security posture management platform IT US N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Chick-fil-A/The Coca-Cola Company/Cox Enterprises/Delta Air Lines/Georgia-Pacific/The Home Depot/Honeywell/Inspire Brands/Intercontinental Exchange/UPS (Engage) Georgia Power Foundation/Georgia Institute of Technology/Goldman Sachs/Invesco/Invest Georgia/Tech Square Ventures/Wellstar (Engage)
Bacu Restaurant management software provider IT Colombia N/A N/A 24/05/2023 Coca-Cola/Arcor (Kamay Ventures) N/A
Sphere Media Indie entertainment producer Media Canada N/A N/A 29/05/2023 Bell Media N/A
Blue Ocean Robot Photovoltaics and lithium battery developer Industrial China B N/A 29/05/2023 Zhejiang Energy Group (Zhejiang Energy Fund) (lead) Shenzhen Venture Capital
LetsShave Self-grooming product manufacturer Consumer India N/A N/A 30/05/2023 Wipro India N/A
Neuet Operator of shared bicycle platform Charichari Transport Japan N/A N/A 30/05/2023 Mie Television N/A
BigTapp AI-equipped data analytics platform IT Singapore N/A N/A 31/05/2023 Apar Technologies N/A
Antway Operator of home-cooked meal delivery service Tsukurioki.jp Consumer Japan C N/A 31/05/2023 Mitsubishi Corp (Mitsubishi Shokuhin) N/A
Cloudsky Technologies Digital economy-focused computing infrastructure provider IT China C N/A 31/05/2023 XR Labs  Sichuan Guohe International Cooperation Fund, Orinno Capital
Cocoli Sustainable furniture marketplace Consumer Germany N/A N/A 31/05/2023 Adevinta (Adevinta Ventures) N/A
Angela Logan

Angela Logan is news and production editor at Global Venturing.