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Global VC deals for the week of March 13, 2023

The following is a news roundup of daily deals across the global VC ecosystem, covering the week of March 13 to 17.

March 13

Allorion Therapeutics, a biotech specialist, has raised a $50 million Series B co-led by INCE Capital and Qiming Venture Partners.

Sunrise, a Belgian developer of medical devices for sleep analysis, has raised $17 million in a round led by Kurma Partners.

Proven, a zero-knowledge cryptocurrency startup, has secured $15.8 million in a seed round led by Framework Ventures.

MentorShow, a Paris-based digital training platform provider, has raised €15 million in an investment co-led by Educapital and Crédit Mutuel Innovation.

Web3 startup Cubist has secured a $7 million seed round led by Polychain Capital.

NFT art specialist Wildxyz has raised a $7 million seed investment led by Matrix Partners.

Monnai, an insights infrastructure specialist for fintech and financial companies, has secured a $6.5 million Series A led by Tiger Global.

Recruiting startup HeadRace has raised a $6 million seed round from Greylock, Susa Ventures and Breyer Capital. March 14 

Viridos, which develops biofuel from algae, has raised a $25 million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from United Airlines Ventures and Chevron.

Shennon Bio, a San Francisco-based immunotherapy specialist, has raised a $13 million seed round led by DCVC, with participation from Foundation Capital and AV8.

Sunhero, a Barcelona-based solar energy company, has secured €10 million in a round led by Planet A.

Aequim, a fintech specialist, has raised a seed round from Vestigo Ventures and Ridge Ventures.

March 15

Mexico-based fintech startup Clara has secured up to $90 million in debt financing from Accial Capital. Clara's previous backers include Coatue and Iconiq Growth.

Mitiga, an incident response startup for cloud providers and SaaS companies based in New York, has closed a Series A round led by ClearSky Security with backing from Samsung Next and Blackstone, bringing its total funding to $45 million.

Teitur Trophics, a Danish biotech startup focusing on neurodegenerative diseases, has closed a €28 million Series A led by Sunstone Life Science Ventures and Sound Bioventures.

AlgoTx, a French developer of treatments for complex pain, has raised a €20 million Series B led by Relyens Innovation, Santé and Turenne Capital.

Singapore-based battery recycling startup Green Li-ion has closed a $20.5 million pre-Series B with backing from Trirec, Banpu Next and Equinor Ventures, according to reports.

UK-based digital therapy platform HelloSelf has secured $20 million in a round led by Octopus Ventures.

March 16

San Francisco-based fintech Stripe has raised a $6.5 billion Series I backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, MSD Partners and Thrive Capital.

Generative AI specialist Adept has raised a $350 million Series B co-led by Spark Capital and General Catalyst. The round brings the startup's valuation to over $1 billion.

Mediar, which develops treatments for fibrosis, has secured a $85 million Series A co-led by Novartis Ventures and Sofinnova Partners, with participation from Pfizer Ventures, Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squib.

Medwing, which offers a job marketplace for healthcare professionals, has raised a €44 million Series C from investors including SVB Capital, Northzone and Hambro Perks.

Verity, a Zurich-based drone specialist, has raised a 30 million Swiss franc investment led by AP Moller.

London-based fintech Apexx Global has raised a $25 million Series B with backing from MMC Ventures, Forward Partners and Alliance Ventures.

Tilia, a payments platform specialist, has secured a $22 million investment from JP Morgan, Axios reported.

Intelligent Fluids, a German provider of non-toxic, biodegradable cleaning agents, has secured a €10 million Series B led by Wave Equity Partners.

French mobile app publisher Kovalee has raised €8 million in a round led by Iris Capital.

Genpop, a game studio startup, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Makers Fund, with participation from 1Up Ventures and Good Smile Company.

March 17 

Parker
, a New York-based fintech specialist, has secured $157 million in funding through a $31.1 million Series A led by Valar Ventures, combined with a venture debt facility co-led by Triple Point Capital and Jefferies.

Nimble, a San Francisco-based AI robotics specialist, has raised a $65 million Series B led by Cedar Pine, with participation from GSR Ventures and DNS Capital.

Fire1, an Irish developer of remote monitoring devices for patients with heart failure, has raised a $25 million extension round. The deal was co-led by Andera Partners and Novo Holdings.

Bright Pixel has led a $20 million Series B in London-based Seldon. The startup offers a machine learning operations platform.

QuadSAT, a Danish developer of antenna-testing drones, has secured €9 million in a round led by IQ Capital.

Deeploi, which offers an IT-as-a-service platform, has raised €3 million in a round led by Cherry Ventures, TechCrunch reported.

Allermi, a San Francisco-based telehealth allergy treatment specialist, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Nelstone Ventures.

Eventum Orthopaedics, a UK-based maker of a knee surgery device, has raised £2.5 million from Mercia Equity Finance, part of Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Correction: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said Mitiga had closed a $45 million Series A. Mitiga's total funding is $45 million. (March 21, 2023).

This article originally appeared on PitchBook News