N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

With the guidance and support of experienced executive search consultants, companies can strengthen their leadership teams and drive innovation, growth, and success in the life sciences industry. The rapid pace of innovation and advancement in the sector further compounds the challenges of leadership recruitment.

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Crunchbase News

JUNE 7, 2024

Pika , $80M, artificial intelligence: It never takes us long to get to an AI startup on this list. Pika, an artificial intelligence startup that generates video, raised an $80 million round led by Spark Capital that values the Palo Alto, California-based company at $470 million, per Bloomberg.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

A biotech company that has spent 11 years researching supplements to increase human longevity plans to launch its supplements later this year. Then Alexey Ryazanov proposed the innovative idea of large-scale screening of all known pharmacological substances on long-lived mice in order to find those that prolong life.”.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Demand for executives who blend operational savvy, clinical literacy, and innovative thinking outpaces supply, pushing organizations to think creatively about leadership pipelines and succession planning. Fostering Innovation to Navigate Industry Transformation Few industries are as dynamically innovative as healthcare.

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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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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Crunchbase News

JULY 12, 2024

After a quiet holiday week, investors were back in action dishing out big rounds to startups in robotics, biotech, healthcare and more. Element Biosciences , $277M, biotech: It’s hard to get through a week without a big biotech raise, and this one’s no different. million Series B funding round led by Evok Innovations.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Not exactly sure what was in the water this week, but AI and biotech led the way as happens often. Lambda , $320M, artificial intelligence: In a big week, this was the biggest round. The company offers cloud computing services and hardware for training artificial intelligence software. billion valuation.

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Crunchbase News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Altana AI , $200M, supply chain management: Altana AI, a supply chain management startup, locked up a $200 million Series C investment led by the US Innovative Technology Fund that values the company at $1 billion. Outpace Bio , $144M, biotech: The big biotech raise of the week came from Outpace Bio.

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Crunchbase News

JULY 19, 2024

Eight startups raised $100 million or more this week as a biotech and financial services company led the way. Saronic’s new round comes just about a week after Germany-based Helsing , which develops artificial intelligence software for defense, raised approximately $489 million in funding led by General Catalyst that valued the company at $5.4

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 29, 2024

While there were no huge rounds like last week, money was again spread around from AI to biotech to marketing and more. Celestial AI , $175M, semiconductors: Optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a massive $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull ’s US Innovative Technology Fund.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

The victors may not be the greatest innovators, but they’ll be the best at protecting their innovations. A lot of this was incremental innovation around the user interface of coding assistants that developers have been using for 25 years,” says Sonnenblick.

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Crunchbase News

MAY 2, 2024

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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Artificial intelligence is having (another) moment — which means scrappy innovation is getting some deserved, if not buzzy, attention. 6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech. As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023? The impact of hype with Clubhouse’s Paul Davison.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

In it, he argued that the internet will enable innovation on the same scale that electricity did. We are at a similar inflection point in healthcare, with the recent movement toward data transparency birthing a new generation of innovation and startups. What’s the main difference? And every physician in the U.S.

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Healthcare Data Biotech Systems Review 184

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

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. Now, certain industries are emerging as potential areas where New Zealand can win in the tech space. New Zealanders make really good founders.

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Technical Review Blockchain Biotech Software Review 236

Crunchbase News

APRIL 19, 2024

Metsera , $290M, biotech: This week was a slower week than normal for biotech — as it was for most sectors — but that didn’t stop New York-based Metsera. Late last month, optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a massive $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull ’s US Innovative Technology Fund.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The influx of artificial intelligence in healthcare is exciting but often met with skepticism from the public, and rightfully so. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), startups can show investors and clients that they’ve gone through the necessary checks for safe use in healthcare, creating more opportunity to drive long-term success.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 5, 2024

Figure , $675M, artificial intelligence: Sunnyvale, California-based Figure last week confirmed earlier reports that it had raised a huge $675 million round at a $2.6 Lambda , $320M, artificial intelligence: Lambda hit unicorn status after a $320 million Series C at a $1.5 Founded in 2012, the company has raised $1.9

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

X.AI , $135M, artificial intelligence: You may have heard Elon Musk has an artificial intelligence startup to compete with OpenAI. Seismic Therapeutic , $121M, biotech: Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Seismic Therapeutic led the way for biotechs this week — although it is far from the only biotech on this list.

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Crunchbase News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Healthcare/biotech companies took the lead with three companies that joined the board from this sector. Google Ventures , US Innovative Technology Fund , General Catalyst , Founders Fund , Caffeinated Capital and angel investor Elad Gil each have two portfolio companies across this cohort. Who invested?

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In such an environment, most would think the tech sector most greatly affected by the pullback would be deep tech — casually defined as cutting-edge scientific innovation that can create brand-new industries. This feels like a tough period … But there are big things happening quietly.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

“In addition to DNA storage, Catalog has already discovered the means to incorporate DNA into algorithms and applications with potential widespread cases including artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and secure computing.

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Apiumhub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Despite its traditional image, agriculture is adopting new technological innovations and leveraging the cloud, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to increase productivity while protecting our environment. Intelligent software analysis for pest and disease prediction, soil management and other involved analytical tasks.

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Crunchbase News

AUGUST 1, 2024

While we saw a lot of the regular sectors like biotech and financial services represented, we also saw some big deals involving supply chain and automotive startups. Element Biosciences , $277M, biotech: Every month there seems to be big biotech raises, and this one’s no different.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The focus on foundational principles of protein function allows for an untapped level of bespoke protein design, adds Molly Gibson, co-founder and chief strategy innovation officer. . Still, generating antibodies is just part of the picture. That said, therapeutic proteins aren’t the easiest drugs to make.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

“That’s really where we have innovated: we have built DragonFold, which is the first protein-ligand co-folding algorithm,” said Laskh Aithani, CEO and co-founder of Charm Therapeutics. “Designing drugs that bind to the disease-causing protein of interest very tightly and selectively (i.e.,

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 14, 2025

The fresh cash comes almost exactly a year after the company locked up a $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull s US Innovative Technology Fund. Lila Sciences , $200M, life science: The intersection of artificial intelligence and science is seeing a lot of money, and this week we saw another example. at a reported $2.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Yelda Kaya, formerly of J&J Innovation, will join as chief business officer. . Matheu calls it “natural intelligence” as opposed to artificial intelligence. . This Series B round was led by Celesta Capital and existing investor Khosla Ventures.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence was big in 2023 — and that could be the understatement of the year. The round was led by Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence , Bosch Ventures and the companies of Schwarz Group. It even has invested in a handful of biotech companies using AI. However, that’s why we’re here.

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 26, 2024

tied) Accent Therapeutics , $75M, biotech: Another week, another big biotech round. The round included participation from some big brand names, such as Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson Innovation. tied) LB Pharmaceuticals , $75M, biotech: Accent wasn’t the only $75 million raise this week, as we had a trio.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The latest piece in her reinvention story is Synchrony’s new Tech Apprenticeship for Artificial Intelligence, a full-time, 12-month program that balances on-the-job learning with instructor-led training, providing Chavarin with a pathway into one of the most coveted technology spaces despite her very nontraditional IT background.

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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

European participation also remained steady, indicating sustained interest from Europe in leveraging Israeli technological innovations. Notable Deals in 2024 and 2023 The Israeli tech M&A landscape in 2024 and 2023 saw several significant acquisitions that underscore the global interest in Israeli innovation.

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Artificial Inteligence Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Sustainability 119

Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

However, it still took part in some interesting rounds, co-leading a $4 million seed for San Francisco-based Anthrogen , a biotech research firm using bacteria and enzymes to reduce carbon by transforming it into chemicals. New York-based BoxGroup focuses on early-stage investments, so its deals are mainly seed and Series A.

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Technical Review Biotech Chemicals Journal 117

Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The company will use the new cash infusion to scale Pairwise’s innovative product pipeline, including seedless berries and pitless cherries — such as its new seedless blackberry variety, announced in June. The platform also leverages new artificial intelligence algorithms and foundational models to enhance patient outcomes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR. One of the most innovative in Europe. So to find out what the startup scene in Valencia looks like, we spoke with eight local investors, executives and founders.

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Fintech Technical Review Travel Nonprofit 183

TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

For an industry that constantly innovates, evolves and adapts, the reticence to embrace automation is frustrating, but ultimately, unsurprising. For years, automation has been a key driver of transformation across industries, changing the way companies and entire sectors operate. However, healthcare, a $4.1

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Funding in 2023 to health care startups, including biotech companies, also topped financial services, as it has in prior years. The “forgotten industries” that thus far haven’t been served well by fintech innovation but should be, according to Fiorentino, include supply chain logistics, insurance and manufacturing, to name a few.

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