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Brisbane radiopharmaceutical developer AdvanCell has closed an oversubscribed Series D round, led by Ally Bridge Group and Alpha Wave with several institutional investors returning, to fund late-stage prostate cancer trials and US manufacturing.
Airwallex has closed a Series H valuing it at $16 billion, with Addition in the lead and eight other backers named; the piece also recalls its December Series G.
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Blackbird's post explaining its participation in Baseten's $1.5 billion Series F, its biggest investment yet, and why inference infrastructure will anchor the open-source AI era; notes rapid growth and senior engineering hires.
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Analysis of OpenAI's record Series F close, its investor lineup, revenue climb, valuation scepticism, earlier rounds, employee share sales, and its path toward a possible public listing.
Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.
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Fintech Airwallex raised a $498 million Series G led by Addition, lifting its valuation to $12 billion; Square Peg and Airtree joined, and Blackbird's $60 million May Series F backing is recalled.
Canva launched an employee share sale valuing the design software firm at $42 billion, led by Fidelity with JPMorgan's asset arm joining, ahead of a planned IPO; US rival Figma listed last month.
Investment platform Jacobi closed a US$10 million Series A led by QIC with existing Silicon Valley backers, to grow its portfolio software globally, while new board members join from QIC and Makena Capital.
Canva's valuation reached US$15 billion after a new funding round led by T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Blackbird Ventures and Skip Capital. The article also recalls Canva's earlier US$60 million raise and Blackbird's first investment.
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Roundup covering Instacart's US$265 million raise, Xendit's Series B, EZZ Life Science's ASX debut, Grimes' NFT art sales, Service NSW app usage figures, and a Cicada Innovations women-in-STEM event.
TechCrunch interviews former Atlassian president Jay Simons about crafting the company's 2015 IPO roadshow deck, covering its Australian origins, its all-secondary private funding, and its listing.