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Akron fortifies Precision Surface Science
Akron-founded resilient titanium production outfit Precision Surface Science is sounding out potential angel investors as it looks to target industries including automotive, transport and medical devices.
May 21, 2019Prowler.io pounces on $24m
CIC has returned to supply AI forecasting platform Prowler.io with series B capital and help take the company's overall funding to $39m.
May 21, 2019GetYourGuide goes to $484m series E
ETH Zurich spinout GetYourGuide secured $484m in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund that took its total funding past $650m.
May 21, 2019On the Slope breeds $5.5m
Farm e-commerce company On the Slope has won support from Kyoto University’s KU-iCap, with the funding allocated for expansion in several Asian countries.
May 20, 2019Zipline speeds up with $190m
Stanford-backed medical supplies delivery service Zipline has revealed two funding rounds totaling $190m, one of which is a $70m series C that included existing backer GV.
May 20, 2019UCEF IV binds to PolyProx
The Parkwalk-managed co-investment fund has supplied Cambridge cancer therapy spinout PolyProx Therapeutics with capital, augmenting a $4.4m seed round for the latter announced earlier this month.
May 20, 2019MultiVu captures $7m
The TAU 3D imaging spinout has closed its seed round after previously receiving capital from the university’s Technology Innovation Momentum Fund.
May 20, 2019Big deal: Syncona composes Quell with $46m series A
Quell Therapeutics will develop treatments for conditions such as solid organ transplant rejection and has also secured capital from UCL Technology Fund.
May 20, 2019Storm's series A continues to resound with investors
Cambridge's cancer drug spinout Storm Therapeutics convinced its existing investors to join new participant Seroba Life Sciences for a second extension that brought its series A total to $38.2m.
May 20, 2019UPMC makes contact with ID Connect
UPMC-founded ID Connect offers a telemedicine platform to help hospitals manage the spread of serious infectious diseases.
May 17, 2019Space Audit pulls clipboard out for $102,000
Space Audit Systems has been founded on University of Wolverhampton intellectual property to market software that formalises the process of auditing space usage.
May 17, 2019Core centres mind on $4m
Meditation device manufacturer Core has attracted $4m from seed investors including Stanford-StartX Fund as it ramps up towards the full release of its product.
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