--Biotech/Health--
-- SomaLogic (Boulder, CO), health insights for personal wellness: $200M led by iCarbonX, participation from Nan Fung Life Sciences, Madryn Asset.
-- Gossamer Bio (San Diego, CA), biomedical research for unmet medical needs: $100M A led by Arch Venture Partners, Omega Funds.
-- KBP (Philadelphia, PA), biomedical research for unmet medical needs: $76M A led by Advantech Capital, SDIC Venture Capital, participation from Sangel, Ping An, Bay City Capital GF XINDE, Efung, CASH, Cowin, Korea Investment Partners, Elite.
-- Personal Genome Diagnostics (Baltimore, MD), tissue-based and liquid biopsy technologies for cancer genomics: $75M B led by Bristol-Myers Squibb, NEA, participation from Inova, Co-win Healthcare, Helsinn Investment, Windham, Maryland Venture, et al.
-- Beautycounter (Santa Monica, CA), chemical-free skin care and beauty products: $65M led by Mousse Partners, participation from TPG.
-- Genetron Health (Beijing, China), cancer genomics: $61M C led by Zhongjin Kangrui Medical Industrial Fund, participation from V Star, Shenshang Xingye.
-- NeuroGastrx (Boston, MA), therapies for gastrointestinal disorders affecting the enteric nervous system: $45M A led by 5AM Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, venBio Partners.
-- Stoke Therapeutics (Bedford, MA), gene expression enhancement to treat diseases caused by genetic deficiency: $40M A from Apple Tree Partners.
-- Enterome (Paris, France), varied medical treatments: $38.5M D from Seventure, Health for Life Capital, LundbeckFonden, Omnes, Nestlé Health Science, Principia SGR, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Also recieved $48M loan from EIB.
-- AMW (Germany), drug delivery systems: $30M from EIB.
-- Yabuli (Hangzhou, China), O2O maternity and baby products: $23M Pre-A led by Xiaoka Capital.
-- Cityblock (Brooklyn, NY), urban healthcare services for Medicare/Medicaid recipients: $20M A led by Maverick Ventures, participation from Thrive, Alphabet‘s Sidewalk Labs, et al.
-- Themis (Vienna, Austria), vaccine development: $12M C led by Global Health Investment Fund, participation from aws Gruenderfonds, Omnes, Ventech, Wellington Partners.
-- Recros Medica (Longwood Fund), aesthetic device focused on reducing skin laxity and focal contouring: $9M from Longwood Fund.
-- Joylux (Seattle, WA), women's health and wellness products: $5M A from Rick Segal, Seattle’s Alliance of Angels, Houston Angel Network, Belle Capital, Golden Seeds. CEO Colette Courtion spent six years as Starbucks’ director of card and customer loyatly.
--Enterprise--
-- WP Engine (Austin, TX), platform for companies to build sites using WordPress content delivery: $250M from Silver Lake. To expand into Australia and New Zealand.
-- Kingsoft Cloud (Beijing, China), cloud computing: $220M led by Shunwei Capital, Forebright Capital, Beijing Liyue Jinshi, participation from Kingsoft.
-- Concord (San Francisco, CA), enterprise contract management platform: $10M A led by CRV, participation from Alven.
-- Xiaomen (Shenzhen, China), import/export business service provide: $10M C led by China Growth Capital, participation from Qiming.
--Fintech--
-- BlockTower Capital (Stamford, CT), blockchain hedge fund: $140M from Union Sqaure, Andreessen Horowitz. Expanded team to eight with the addition of Goldman Sachs' Michael Bucella as head of strategic partnerships.
-- Wealthfront (Redwood City, CA), financial robo-advisor for banking-related services: $75M led by Tiger Global Management, participation from Benchmark, DAG, Greylock, Index, Ribbit, Social Capital, Spark.
-- Touna (Shenzhen, China), online P2P lending network: $46M C led by China Merchants Securities Zhiyuan Capital.
-- MoneyLion (New York, NY), financial advice/planning/investing/credit monitoring app: $42M B led by Edison Partners, participation from FinTech Collective, Grupo SURA, Greenspring Associates, Danhua.
-- NextCapital (Chicago, IL), digital financial health advice platform: $30M C led by Oak HC/FT, participation from Manulife Financial, Transamerica, Vermont Seed Capital, Route 66.
-- EarlySalary (Pune, India), online lending platform: $15.7M B led by Eight Roads Ventures, participation from IDG, Dewan Housing, Ashok Agarwal.
-- BondLink (Boston, MA), bond issuance software for public works projects: $10M A led by Franklin Templeton Investments, participation from Coatue.
--Industrial--
-- CECport (Shenzhen, China), electronic components distributor: $185M B from National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, China State-owned Assets Venture Investment Fund.
--Data/Analytics--
-- BaishanCloud (Beijing, China), cloud data life cycle services: $50M led by Alpha Capital, Chunjia Capital.
-- Swarm64 (Oslo, Norway), real-time analytics: $12.5M B led by Intel Capital, Investinor, participation from Alliance, Target.
--Consumer Internet--
-- Shihou TV (Shanghai, China), entertainment/gaming live streaming platform: $15M A led by Yixia Technology, participation from Shanda, Fortune, Kuake.
-- Gonbike (Shanghai, China), bike sharing platform: $15M A led by Qianchuan Capital.
--AI/Machine Learning--
-- AImotive (Budapest, Hungary), full-stack self-driving vehicle tech platform: $38M C led by B Capital Group, Prime Ventures, participation from Cisco, Samsung Catalyst, Robert Bosch Venture, Inventure, Draper Associates, Day One. Has licenses to test vehicles in Hungary, Finland, California and Nevada.
-- Black Sesame (China), AI digital imaging platform: $15M A+ led by NIO Capital, participation from Northern Light.
--Gaming--
-- Caret Games (South Korea), mobile massive multiplayer games: $28M from SoftBank, SL.
--Edtech--
-- Find Intelligent Piano (Shanghai, China), smart piano manufacturing and music education provider: $23M A+ led by PGA Ventures.
--Insurtech--
-- Clara Analytics (Santa Clara, CA), AI-based analytics for property/casualty insurance companies: $11.5M A from OAK HC/FT.
--Cybersecurity--
-- Threatcare (Austin, TX), virtual cybersecurity assistant for staff training, and monitoring: $1.4M Seed led by Moonshots Capital, participation from Flyover, Firebrand.
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