Avant, a four-year-old startup based in Hong Kong that is cultivating meat from fish cells for food and skin care products, raised a $10.8 million round led by S2G Ventures, with additional participation from Lever VC, Artesian, Thia Ventures, CPT Capital, and the Good Protein Fund as well as previous investor ParticleX. The company has raised a total of $13.9 million. Nikkei Asia has more here.
Black Swan Data, an eleven-year-old London startup that taps into data from conversations on social media and analyzes it to map “growth opportunities” for clients such as PepsiCo, J&J, and Kraft Heinz, raised an $18.5 million round led by Oxx, with AlbionVC also pitching in. The company has raised a total of $27.4 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Faeth Therapeutics, a three-year-old startup based in Kearny, N.J., that is developing therapies to control nutrients in order to enhance the efficacy of cancer treatments, raised a $47 million Series A led by S2G Ventures, with additional capital provided by Khosla Ventures, Future Ventures, Digitalis, KdT Ventures, AgFunder, and Cantos. The company has raised a total of $67 million. Inside Precision Medicine has more here.
GetVantage, a three-year-old Mumbai startup that loans small businesses equity-free capital between $10,000 to $500,000 based on their revenue, raised a $36 million debt and equity round led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, with additional participation from DMI Sparkle Fund, Chiratae Ventures, and Dream Incubator Japan. The company has raised a total of $41 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Moon Surgical, a three-year-old Paris startup that is developing a robotic surgery system, raised a $31.3 million Series A round led by GT Healthcare Capital & Partners; additional investors included Cathay Health, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and previous investor Sofinnova Partners. The company has raised a total of $36.8 million. Mass Device has more here.
Mottu, a two-year-old startup based in São Paulo that aims to rent motorcycles to independent couriers that are working for logistics and food delivery apps, raised a $30 million Series B co-led by Base Partners and Crankstart, with additional funding from Tiger Global. It also secured $10 million in debt funding. The company has raised a total of $62 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Sensible Care, a five-year-old startup based in Santa Ana, Ca., that provides telepsychiatry and teletherapy services to California residents, raised a $13 million Series A round led by Volition Capital, with Skyline Investors also chipping in. More here.
Snowplow, a ten-year-old startup based in London that extracts customer data from applications such as Google analytics for use in AI and business intelligence applications, raised a $40 million Series B round. Investors included NEA, Atlantic Bridge, and MMC. The company has raised a total of $55.2 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Vita Mojo, a six-year-old London startup that develops digital ordering and payment products for restaurants, raised a $30 million round. Battery Ventures was the deal lead. The company has raised a total of $34.1 million. More here.
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