Finance Watch: VC Mega-Rounds Fund Wide Array, From Respiratory To Rare Diseases
Forbion Closed Its Fifth Fund, Bringing In €460m ($556.1m)
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: China-focused Nuance Pharma led recent venture capital deals with a $181m series D round, RayzeBio closed a $105m series B and SciNeuro launched with $100m plus other notable rounds from Edgewise, Reneo, BioAge and others.
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