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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Cybersecurity Leads With Kiteworks’ Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar Deal

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Halda Therapeutics , $126M, biotech: The big biotech round of the week came from New Haven, Connecticut-based Halda Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing therapies for prostate cancer and breast cancer, which raised a $126 million Series B extension from investors including Deep Track Capital and RA Capital Management.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Scale AI’s Massive $1B Deal Leads Slower Week

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Nevertheless, the week saw a $1 billion round go to yet another AI startup, and biotech and blockchain also saw some big deals. Scale AI , $1B, artificial intelligence: This week was like many — one topped with a big AI round. Farcaster , $150M, blockchain: Is Web3 funding back?

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: X-energy And Lightmatter Lead The Way

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Terray Therapeutics , $120M, biotech: Los Angeles-based Terray Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing small molecule drug therapeutics, raised a $120 million Series B led by new investor Bedford Ridge Capital and existing investor NVentures. Founded in 2021, the company has raised nearly $318 million, per Crunchbase.

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Xaira And Pine Gate Lead Huge Month Of Megadeals

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April also saw a half-dozen rounds of a quarter-billion dollars or more, including a $1 billion round for an AI-enhanced biotech. Xaira Therapeutics , $1B, biotech: The biggest round in April was really big. Augment , $227M, artificial intelligence: AI coding startups are making a big splash. Let’s take a look.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Applied Intuition And Luminary Cloud Rise Above

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Zephyr AI , $111M, biotech: Mclean, Virginia-based healthcare startup Zephyr AI closed a $111 million Series A from investors that included Revolution Growth and Eli Lilly & Company. Like many biotech startups raising big money currently, Zephyr is bringing AI to the sector. million Series A funding round led by Kleiner Perkins.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: xAI Laps Field In Another Slow Week

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xAI , $6B, artificial intelligence: Elon Musk ’s generative AI startup, xAI, officially announced its long-awaited fundraise — making it the second-most-valuable generative AI company in the world behind only competitor OpenAI. This allows customers to scale operations more quickly on the cloud and without the expense of equipment.

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Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win

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Deep tech, medtech/biotech, climate tech, and crypto and blockchain are all areas that investors say they’re either actively investing in or watching for signs of scale. Blockchain NZ Chair Bryan Ventura. Now, certain industries are emerging as potential areas where New Zealand can win in the tech space.