💰Global Impact Deals #9
Happy Monday 👋
This week’s edition dives into the latest funding deals and groundbreaking advancements shaping the global impact landscape. From muon-catalyzed fusion energy to brain-computer interface, discover the key transactions and trends making waves in Education, Climate, Health, and Technology.
📊 Deal of the Week: Databricks, a California-based data analytics company, raised a $10B Series J. The funds will be used to expand abroad.
What's New?
📚 Education. Online learning, educational services, and edtech
🌍 Climate. Satellite, truck-loading robotics and fusion
🏥 Health. Biopharmaceutical, brain-computer interface and biotech
💻 Technology. Data analytics, artificial intelligence, and automated accounting
📚 Education
📖 Seekho, an Indian online learning platform specializing in short video lessons for skill development, raised a $8M Series A from Lightspeed and Elevation Capital to expand its offerings and reach more users.
🎓 Legacy Education, a Florida-based educational services company, acquired Contra Costa Medical Career College, a California-based institution offering medical career training programs.
🎒 Edept, an Indian edtech startup specializing in AI-driven personalized learning solutions, raised a $1M seed from Inflection Point Ventures to fuel growth and expansion
🌱 Climate
🛰️ ICEYE, a Helsinki-based SAR satellite company, raised a $65M extension to its growth round from Solidium Oy.
🚚 Slip Robotics, an automated truck-loading robotics provider, raised a $28M Series B funding led by DCVC.
🌌 Acceleron Fusion, a US-based fusion startup, raised a $24M Series A from Lowercarbon Capital and Collaborative Fund to advance its cold fusion technology.
🏥 Health
🩺 SiteOne Therapeutics, a San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company, raised a $100M Series C from Novo Holdings to advance its portfolio through human clinical proof of concept.
💊 Precision Neuroscience, a New York-based brain-computer interface company, raised a $102M Series C from General Equity Holdings to expand its team, advance clinical research, and refine its technology.
💉 VectorY Therapeutics, a UK-based biotech company, raised a $138M Series A from EQT Life Sciences to expand its operations, including opening a new office in Boston.
💻 Technology
📊 Databricks, a California-based data analytics company, raised a $10B Series J. The funds will be used to expand abroad.
🤖 Liquid AI, a Massachusetts-based AI start-up, raised a $250M Series A to build general-purpose AI systems powered by a relatively new type of AI model called a liquid neural network.
➗Basis, a New York-based AI start-up that automates accounting tasks for accounting firms, raised a $34M Series A to expand operations and its development efforts.
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