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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

San Diego-based Neurophth, a gene therapy company, has raised $60M in a Series C funding round, the company said today. The funding was co-led by CMG-SDIC Capital and Sequoia Capital China, and also included Sunshine Insurance and China Merchant Bank International Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

San Diego-based SGI-DNA , a biotech company which is developing synthetic genomics and dna data storage technology, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Northpond Ventures, and also included Oxford Finance and BroadOak Capital partners. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2020

San Diego-based AristaMD , a developer of telehealth software, which allows primary care providers to conduct and document electronic medical consultations, has raised $18M in a Series B funding round. The company said the funding will go to towards accelerating expansion of its platform across the country.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

San Diego-based Global Village Concerns , which provides an online service which helps school with their branding and marketing--via online e-commerce shops with branded merchandise and gear--has raised ar round of debt funding. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals company Avidity Biosciences said on Thursday that it has upsized its public offering, and will be offering up 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $17.25 per share, and is now expecting to raise $207M for the company. The company is working on RNA therapeutics.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Illumina Ventures , the early-stage venture capital investor which was founded by San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina , says it has raised $230M for its first fund. The fund launched in summer of 2016 with $100M from Illumina. The fund launched in summer of 2016 with $100M from Illumina.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Trovata , a company developing cash automation software for the treasury management market, has raised a round of seed funding, led by J.P. The company said the new funding from JPMorgan Chase will go towards accelerating product development and for new customer engagements. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

San Diego-based Model Medicines, a company that is developing artificial intelligence and machine learning software for the drug discovery and development process, has raised $4.1M in a funding round. The funding came from 8VC, Irving Investors, Particle X and Nex Cubed.

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JULY 19, 2017

San Diego-based Qualcomm has backed Particle , the developer of hardware- and software- toolkits for helping connect their products into the world of the Internet-of-Things (IoT), as part of a $20M funding round today. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based Kazuhm , a startup developing a distributed computing workload platform, has received a funding round from Analytics Ventures, Analytics said this week. Size of the investment was not announced. Tim O'Neal, a former executive at Intuit, is CEO of Kazuhm. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

San Diego-based Plantible Foods, a startup developing a system to use Lemna--otherwise known as duckweed--as a protein source for humans, has raised $21.5M in a Series A funding. The company says it has now raised $27M for its efforts.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. Longley Capital is also based in San Diego. Longley Capital is also based in San Diego.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment will help it accelerate innovation and growth of its platform. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

San Diego-based ADARx Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company which is developing RNA targeting therapeutics, said Wednesday that it has raised $75M in a Series B funding. The funding was co-led by SR One Capital Management and OrbiMed Advisors, and also included Sirona Capital and Lilly Asia Ventures.

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JULY 31, 2014

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. The funding came from the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2019

San Diego-based Biological Dynamics , a startup that is developing a biomarker testing platform which is smartphone-enabled for use in countries with limited access to testing labs, says it has received a grant award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Amount of that award was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2021

San Diego-based Cue Health, which develops health information software, has raise $235M in a financing round, the company said on Thursday. The funding came from Perceptive Advisors, MSD Capital, and Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, plus existing investors Johnson & Johnson Innovation -- JJDC, Inc.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Seismic has now raised $440M in total funding. Rowe Price, according to the company. Financial details of that acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 13, 2021

San Diego-based Mindera, a startup developing a system that predicts patient response to psoriasis treatments, has raised $12M in a Series A-2 financing, according to the company. The funding came from Mountain Gro, up Partners, Rockmont Investments, and Scientific Health Development.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

San Diego-based Neomorph , a biotech startup focused on protein degradation, said today that it has raised $109M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Deerfield Management. The company said it will use the Series A funding to further develop its platform, advance lead programs, and expand the research team.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

San Diego-based Cardea Bio, a startup that is developing molecular biology equipment which uses semiconductors to analyze samples, said on Tuesday that it has raised $6.5M more in its Series A funding. The company said the new funding was led by 3E Bioventures Capital, and also included existing investors.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

San Diego-based Seqster , which develops software used f[link] health data management, said today that it has received an investment from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. According to Seqster, it will use the new funding to accelerate adoption of its technology, which is used for managing clinical trials and patient engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Rio SEO , the local search software development arm of Covario, said Wednesday that it has raised a new round of funding to take the company independent. The new funding comes after the rest of Covario was sold to Dentsu Aegis Network. Size and details of that investment were not disclosed.

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APRIL 27, 2020

San Diego-based Lead Inclusively , a consulting firm which provides technology-enabled services around diversity, equity, and inclusion, said last week that it has raised $1.5M in a funding round. The funding came from angel investors Christopher Craig and Fran Craig. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2021

San Diego-based Wugen, a biotechnology company which is developing treatments for solid tumors, recently annoucned a $172M, Series B funding round. Venture Partner at ICG, will all join the company's board with the funding. The company--which says it licensed its technology from Washington University in St.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Phunware , a developer of mobile advertising, application, analytics, and other tools for brands which has operations in both Newport Beach and San Diego, said this week that it has raised $26.25M in a Series E funding.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based biotech startup Biolinq , which is developing wireless-enabled biosensor patches for continuous monitoring of biomarkers, has raised $4.75M additional Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from JDRF T1D Fund, Aphelion Capital and LifeSci Venture Partners.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based sensemetrics , a startup developing software to digest the vast amount of industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensor data in the areas of mining, dams, energy and the industrial machine sectors, said on Tuesday that it has raised $10M in a financing round. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2020

San Diego-based venture capital investment firm Versant Ventures has launched a new biotechnology company, Bright Peak Therapeutics , in Basel, Switzerland, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2020

San Diego-based Ascus Biosciences , a developer of feed supplements for animal health and nutrition, said this week that it has raised $46M in a Series B funding round. The company's technology is focused on identifying the beneficial microbes that naturally occur in an animal's G.I.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

San Diego-based Omniome , a startup developing a DNA sequencing platform, says it has raised $60M in a Series C financing round, bringing the company's total raised to $145M. Omniome says its DNA sequencing platform is "capable of delivering unsurpassed sequencing accuracy".

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

San Diego-based Locanabio , a biotech startup developing gene therapy to treat neurodegenerative, neuromuscular, and retinal diseases, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said this morning. Locanabio is led by CEO Jim Burns.

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MAY 8, 2018

San Diego-based LunaDNA , which is developing a "community owned" platform for genomic and medical research information, said on Tuesday that it has raised $4M in a funding round. Aristides Patrinos, who was head of the Human Genome Project. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Plexium , which is developing E3 ligase-modulating therapeutics to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, has raised $28 in a Series A funding round, the company announced on Thursday morning. The company is led by founder and CEO Kandaswamy (Swamy) Vijayan, Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. ” my colleague Aisha notes.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

ServiceNow , the developer of information technology service management software which has major operatinos in San Diego, has acquired Mountain View-based Passage AI , a developer of conversational AI tools. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Capital, Milliways Ventures, and Array Ventures, among others.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead backer of a developer of artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Health Enterprise Partners (HEP) and Health Velocity Capital (HVC). READ MORE>>.

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