Aura, a ten-year-old startup that makes digital frames and photo sharing apps that can also be used to update those frames. raised $26 million in a mix of debt and equity led by Lago Innovation Fund. The company has raised a total of $40.9 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Care.ai, a four-year-old startup based in Orlando, Fl., that uses AI to monitor clinical and operational workflows in order to optimize patient outcomes, raised a $27 million led by Crescent Cove Advisors. MobiHealth News has more here.
CatalYm, a six-year-old Munich startup that is developing a drug to combat cancer tumors, raised a $51.5 million Series C round co-led by Brandon Capital and Jeito Capital, with previous investors Forbion, Novartis Venture Fund, Vesalius Biocapital III, Bayern Kapital, BioGeneration Ventures, and Coparion also taking part. The company has raised a total of $110.7 million. Endpoints has more here.
Freight Farms, a ten-year-old Boston startup that manufactures vertical hydroponic farms in shipping containers, raised a $17.5 million Series B3 round co-led by Aliaxis SA and Ospraie Ag Science, with Spark Capital, Stage 1 Ventures, and Alkaline Partners also chipping in. The company has raised a total of $55.9 million. More here.
Novo, a Miami startup that has developed a small business banking platform, raised a $35 million Series B extension from GGV Capital at a pre-money valuation of $720 million, up from $610 million in January. The company has raised a total of $170 million, Forbes has more here.
Taktile, a two-year-old German startup whose no-code interface allows nontechnical employees to build, adjust, and evaluate decision flows in verticals such as banking, raised a $20 million Series A round. Index Ventures and Tiger Global were the co-leads. The company has raised a total of $24.7 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Turbine, a seven-year-old London startup that uses AI to run simulations of potential therapies, raised a $20.6 million Series A round co-led by Mercia and MSD Global Health Innovation Fund, with Day One Capital and previous investors Accel, Delin Ventures, and XTX Ventures also participating. The company has raised a total of $30.9 million. Endpoints News has more here.
Ukio, a two-year-old, Barcelona-based short-term furnished apartment rental platform aimed at the “flexible workforce,” has raised €27 million ($28 million) in a Series A round of funding. Felix Capital led the round, joined by Kreos Capital, Breega, Partech, Heartcore, Bynd and a host of angel investors. TechCrunch has more here.
WorkJam, an eight-year-old Montreal startup whose mobile platform helps employers manage frontline workforces, raised a $50 million Series D round co-led by Fonds de solidarité FTQ and previous investor Inovia Capital, with Blumberg Capital and Demopolis Equity Partners also anteing up. According to the WSJ, the deal values WorkJam at more than $500 million. The company has raised a total of $155 million. BetaKit has more here.
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