Author: OurCrowd

[Alloy Therapeutics in BusinessWire] Alloy Therapeutics signs collaboration and license agreement with Takeda to develop cell therapy platform

Nov 20, 2024 |

TOKYO & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alloy Therapeutics Inc. (“Alloy”), a biotechnology ecosystem company dedicated to democratizing access to cutting edge drug discovery technologies, announced today a strategic collaboration and license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK “Takeda”) to develop Takeda’s proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived CAR-T cell platform (iCAR-T) and iPSC-derived CAR-NK platform (iCAR-NK). Alloy will focus on accelerating the development of key therapies to overcome solid and hematological malignancies. Read...

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[ADvantage in Business Wire] Ladder Secures Over $100 Million in New Funding to Scale #1 Strength Training App

Nov 20, 2024 |

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ladder, the #1 iOS app for strength training, announced today it has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Point72 Ventures and ADvantage VC, with participation from Steve Pagliuca’s PagsGroup and Series A lead investors Tapestry VC and LivWell Ventures. Ladder has also secured a $90 million growth investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value strategy, to provide financing for customer acquisition costs. The combined financing will allow Ladder to reach a global audience. Read...

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[Soma Capital in PR Newswire] Aquaria Raises $112M to Bring Sustainable Water from the Sky to Communities and Cities Around the World

Nov 20, 2024 |

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aquaria, the company building communities and cities supplied with water from the sky, today announced it has secured $112 million to build the future of water infrastructure. Investors include Mistletoe, Ciri Ventures, Soma Capital, HF0, Bow Capital, Umami Capital and former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt.  Read...

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[JumpCloud in CIO] JumpCloud consolidates identity, device and access management into a single platform

Nov 20, 2024 |

JumpCloud’s open directory platform allows companies to manage an entire tech stack across identity, access and device management to help reduce the number of tools for an IT department. In this demonstration of the platform, Chase Doelling, principal strategist for JumpCloud, shows how easily a company can onboard (and offboard) a new employee and make sure they have the devices and applications they need. Watch...

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