Finance Watch: Scorpion Closes $162m Series B, Bringing Recent Total To $270m
$1.67bn In New VC Deals Includes Nearly $1bn In Two Days
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: The pre-J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference financing news deluge during the first week of 2021 included several significant venture capital deals, including a $226m series B round for Affinivax, Ikena’s $120m series B round and an $88m series A round for Aro.
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