Iris Dorbian
Univercells, a Belgian provider of biomanufacturing solutions, has raised $3.56 million in Series A funding. The investors included Takeda Ventures Inc.
Andover, Massachusetts-based Casa Systems, a provider of software-centric solutions for next-generation distributed and virtualized architectures in cable operator, fixed telecom and wireless networks, has raised $78 million for its IPO after pricing its 6 million shares at $13 per share. The stock began trading December 15, 2017 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “CASA.” Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc are the lead underwriters. Casa is backed by Summit Partners.
3TEN8, an artificial intelligence and machine learning platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Social Capital, 500 Startups, Citrix and The Alchemist accelerator.
Splice, a music creation and collaboration platform, has raised $35 million in Series B funding. DFJ Growth led the round with participation from return backers True Ventures, Union Square Ventures and Flybridge.
San Francisco and Tel Aviv-based Leadspace, a B2B audience management platform for marketing and sales, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. Arrowroot Capital and return backer Jerusalem Venture Partners led the round.
Cloudvirga, a developer of intelligent mortgage point-of-sale platforms, has appointed Jim Portner as chief product officer. Previously, Portner worked at First American Financial Corporation where he was senior vice president of products and strategy. Cloudvirga’s backers include Dallas Capital, Upfront Ventures and Tribeca Angels.
UK-based Loot, a digital banking startup, has secured 2.2 million pounds in funding. The lead investors in this round were Portag3, Speedinvest and Power Corporation's corporate VC arm.
Boston-based Jnana Therapeutics Inc, which is focused on discovering drugs for cancer and other conditions by zeroing in on cellular proteins, has raised $50 million in Series A financing. The investors were Polaris Partners, Avalon Ventures, Versant Ventures, AbbVie Ventures and Pfizer R&D Innovate.
Software builder Paddle has raised $12.5 million in funding, according to a blog post. Notion led the round with participation from BGF Ventures, Kindred Capital and MacPaw.
London-based Pace, a hotel pricing startup, has secured 2.5 million pounds in seed funding. InterGlobe led the round with participation from Seedcamp, Speedinvest and Amadeus Capital Partners.