💰 Global Impact Deals #4

Happy Monday 👋

This week’s edition dives into the latest funding deals and groundbreaking advancements shaping the global impact landscape. From healthcare training advancements to sustainable agriculture solutions, discover the key transactions and trends making waves in Education, Climate, Health, and Technology.

💉 Deal of the Week: Metsera, a NYC-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, raised a $215M Series B to advance its portfolio of clinical-stage, nutrient-simulated hormone (NuSH) analog peptides.

What's New?
📚 Education. Healthcare training & EdTech
🌍 Climate. AgTech &Food Delivery,
🏥 Health. Biopharma & biotech
🪐 Space and Defense. Space transport, national security tech & satellite
💻 Technology. Artificial intelligence

📚 Education

👩‍🏫 Stepful, a NYC-based company dedicated to empowering healthcare training for allied health professional jobs, raised a $31.5M Series B to expand its B2B offering and continue growing its health system partnerships.

➕ Bhanzu, a Math-focused EdTech platform, raised a $16.5M Series B from Epiq Capital for the company's expansion in the US market.

🎓 Ânima Educação, an educational organization group acquired Eu Médico Residente, a medical education institute, for $6.6M.

🌱 Climate

🔋 Radiant, a company developing commercial microreactors, secured a $100M Series C funding and plans a key test at Idaho National Laboratory's DOME facility.

🌱 Elicit Plant, an agri-biotech company, raised a $48M Series B from Carbyne Equity Partners to accelerate its global expansion and combat climate change.

🌿 Klim, a provider of insetting solutions for the food industry, raised $22M Series A from BNP Paribas to advance its insetting solutions for sustainable agriculture within the food industry.

🏥 Health

💉 Metsera, a NYC-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, raised a $215M Series B from Wellington Management and Venrock to advance its portfolio of clinical-stage, Nutrient-Stimulated Hormone (NuSH) analog peptides.

🔬 Alentis Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, raised a $181.4M Series D from Novo Holding to develop a deep pipeline of CLDN1 targeted medicines for solid tumors.

🧬 Trace Neuroscience, a biopharmaceutical company, raised a $101M Series A from Third Rock Venture to expand the genomic medicine platform.

🪐 Space and Defense

🚀 Firefly Aerospace, a technology company, raised a $175M Series D from RPM Ventures to expand its Elytra spacecraft, ramp up production of its Alpha launch vehicle, and accelerate the development of new vehicles.

🔒 CHAOS Industries, a company focused on defense and national security technology, raised a $145M Series B from Accel to accelerate its development efforts.

🚀 Starfish Space, a company focused on satellite servicing, raised a $29M Series A from Shield Capital to launch three full-size satellite servicing spacecraft missions.

💻 Technology

🌐 L&T Technology Services acquired California-based AI firm Intelliswift for $110M to enhance its software and AI capabilities, targeting retail, fintech, and expanding partnerships with major technology clients.

🤖 Writer, a San Francisco-based provider of a generative AI platform for enterprises, raised a $200M Series C to accelerate its development of enterprise-grade agentic AI.

👨‍💻 Recogni, a company focused on AI inference computing solutions for hyperscalers, raised a $102M Series C from Juniper Networks to advance AI inference systems.

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