FogPharma, a Cambridge, Mass.-based cancer therapeutics developer, scored $178 million in Series D funding. New investors ARCH Venture Partners, Milky Way Investments and Fidelity Management & Research Co. participated in the round, alongside previous backers VenBio Partners, Deerfield Management, GV, Cormorant Asset Management, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., Invus, Farallon Capital Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, Casdin Capital and PagsGroup.
Opna Bio, a Switzerland- and South San Francisco, Calif.-based startup focused on novel oncology therapeutics, launched with $38 million in Series A financing. Led by Longitude Capital and Northpond Ventures, the round included participation from Menlo Ventures.
SponsorUnited, a sports and entertainment intelligence platform, picked up a $35 million growth investment. Spectrum Equity led the funding, with Managing Director Chris Mitchell joining the company’s board.
Fairmat, a Paris-headquartered carbon fiber-based composite recycling startup, closed a €34 million Series A round. Temasek and Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille co-led the investment, which included contributions from Singular, Pictet Group and The Friedkin Group.
Capitol, a New York-based data platform for healthcare insurers, was seeded with a $10 million investment. Lead investor 468 Capital was joined by Designer Fund, Fuel Capital, Tokyo Black, AirAngels, Sanno Capital and others in the round.
Diffblue Ltd., a U.K.-based artificial intelligence software development startup, secured an $8 million investment. AlbionVC led the round, which included additional support from IP Group, Parkwalk, Hostplus and Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund.
QualSights, a Chicago-based consumer insight technology provider, raised $7.7 million in Series A funding led by 4490 Ventures.
Prado, an Austin, Texas-based customizable e-commerce platform for meal delivery companies, snagged $5.8 million in seed funding. Bonfire Ventures led the round, which saw participation from Slauson & Co., January Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Bridge Investment Group and Supply Change Capital.
WOVE, a Lancaster, Pa.-based startup offering customized wedding rings, completed a $3.9 million seed round. Springdale Ventures led the investment, which included support from Outlander VC, RareBreed Ventures, Context Ventures and Early Light Ventures.
Efficient Capital Labs, a New York-headquartered startup providing capital to software-as-a-service businesses, closed on $3.5 million in seed funding led by 645 Ventures. The company also signed a $100 million debt facility from Community Investment Management.
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