ArkeaBio, a year-old, Boston startup that is developing a vaccine to drastically reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals, raised a $12 million seed round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. More here.
Darwin CX, a five-year-old Toronto startup whose platform provides brands with tools such as customized check-out pages, targeted audience offerings, real-time A/B testing, and analytics, raised a $38.4 million round led by First Ascent Ventures and Felicitas Global Partners, with Metropolitan Partners Group also chipping in. More here.
Equinom, a 10-year-old Israeli startup that develops non-GMO crops optimized for food with minimal processing, raised a $35 million round led by Synthesis Capital led, with Praesidium, Bunge Ventures, BayWa, CPT Capital, and previous investors Fortissimo and Phoenix also contributing. The company has raised a total of $71 million. Calcalist has more here.
Evertas, a five-year-old Chicago startup that provides insurance to owners of crypto assets, raised a $14 million Series A round led by Polychain Capital; additional investors included SinoGlobal Capital, CMT Digital Ventures, Foundation Capital, Morgan Creek, Bloccelerate, network0, Matrixport, and HashKey. The company has raised a total of $19.8 million. CoinDesk has more here.
MessageGears, a 12-year-old Atlanta startup that can orchestrate the delivery of email and text messages via data stored in existing data warehouses rather than requiring companies to export their data to the cloud, raised a $62 million round. Long Ridge Equity Partners was the deal lead, with Argentum Group and Atlanta Ventures also participating. The company has raised a total of $80.4 million. TechCrunch has more here.
Nillion, a one-year-old startup based in Zug, Switzerland, that is aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, raised more than $20 million led by Distributed Global, with AU21, Big Brain Holdings, Chapter One, GSR, HashKey, OP Crypto, and SALT Fund also piling on. TechCrunch has more here.
Robco, a two-year-old Munich startup that has built a platform for designing low-cost modular robots for small and medium industrial businesses, raised a $13.7 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital, with Kindred Ventures and Promus Ventures also taking part. The company has raised a total of $18.5 million. TechCrunch has more here.
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