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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

Crunchbase News

There may not have been a $1 billion raise this week, but large money deals did abound. startups raised half a billion dollars apiece, and another eight raised $100 million or more, with industries from cybersecurity to biotech to AI represented. billion valuation in the process. billion valuation.

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Biotech Boom: Executive Search Strategies in Life Sciences

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Unique Challenges in Recruiting for Biotech and Life Sciences The recruitment process in the biotech and life sciences industry comes with its own set of unique challenges. One of the primary obstacles is the need for more highly skilled and qualified talent.

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Cradle’s AI-powered protein programming platform levels up with $24M in new funding

TechCrunch

Biotech and AI startup Cradle is finding success with its generative approach to protein design, landing big customers and a hefty $24 million of new investment. The company exited stealth a little over a year ago, just as the hype around large language models was really heating up.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech And AI

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Biotech and AI had another strong week, as the sectors saw two big nine-figure rounds each — including one for $370 million in biotech. Candid Therapeutics , $370M, biotech: Every week there’s a big biotech raise — and this week there’s one that’s really big. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Biotech And Cybersecurity See Big Bucks

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Biotech/healthcare and cybersecurity dominated the run of big rounds this week, with a few AI startups also seeing good-sized checks. Marea Therapeutics , $190M, biotech: This big biotech round is actually the combination of two rounds. The top five raises this week came from sectors that have seen good heat recently.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study

TechCrunch

6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech. In her latest investor survey, Anna Heim spoke to six biotech investors about where AI creates value, short-term market shifts, and how they’d like to be approached by founders: Robert Mittendorff, M.D, general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital.

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The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Food Delivery Startup Wonder Leads Big Week

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While food delivery led the way, it also was a good week for aerospace, AI, biotech and defense. Metsera , $215M, biotech: It didn’t take Metsera long to get back on this list. After a slow week last week , big rounds saw a good rebound with seven startups raising $100 million or more. billion in 2021. billion, per Crunchbase.

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