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The financing news reported by the “Venture Channel”, as well as early-stage entrepreneurial projects in various fields that we are focusing on.

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Please check the Venture Capital Daily Report on October 15. The Venture Capital Daily contains the financing news reported by the “Venture Capital Channel” today, as well as the early start-up projects in various fields we are paying attention to, enjoy!

Industry

Financing disclosure:

• Semiconductor intelligent manufacturing service provider “Aix Industries” received tens of millions of A round of financing to continue to promote industrial AI and related software research and development

It was learned that the domestic semiconductor intelligent manufacturing service provider “Aix Industry” announced today that it has Recently, it has received tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing. Investors such as SMIC Juyuan, Dachen Caizhi and other venture capital institutions, and existing shareholders Sequoia Capital China Fund continue to increase their investment. This round of financing is mainly used for the continuous R&D, team expansion and market expansion of industrial AI and related industrial software.

“Aix Industries” was established in 2017, mainly to provide intelligent manufacturing solutions for IC manufacturing and packaging and testing, LED, photovoltaic and other pan-semiconductor manufacturing industries. The company has self-developed ROPN industrial system modeling as the underlying technology, combined with artificial intelligence and big data, and has implemented more than 30 modular products for equipment maintenance and production scheduling in the manufacturing process. It is currently in Zhuhai, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. , Suzhou, Tianjin, Xiamen and Singapore and other cities and regionsThere are permanent offices……(For more information, please click here)

Corporate Services

Financing disclosure:

• First release | “Open Source Network Security” completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing, focusing on the software security industry

It was learned that the software security company “open source network security” has officially announced the completion of tens of millions recently Yuan A round of financing. This round of financing was invested by Songhe Capital and Jiangyi Fund.

“Open Source Network Security” was established in 2013 and is committed to enabling companies to deliver safer software and providing a full range of services for software security development, including consulting, training, solutions, professional tools and security services. The company currently provides customers with software security development life cycle (S-SDLC) solutions, DevSecOps solutions, software security development tool chains (IAST, SAST, SCA, FUZZ, RASP) with “independent intellectual property rights” and software security development talents Cultivate the curriculum system CWASP. According to the company, “Open Source Network Security” is a manufacturer that can provide a full product chain of software security, and related products can directly replace similar products from leading manufacturers in the Gartner Application Security Magic Quadrant… (For more information, please click here)

Education

Financing disclosure:

• Create a social learning platform for the elderly, “GetSetUp” received 10 million US dollars in financing

According to a foreign media FinSMEs report, recently, “GetSetUp”, a social learning platform for senior citizens, received US$10 million in financing. This round of financing was led by ReThink Education, with participation from AME Cloud Ventures, Work Play Ventures, Sweat Equity Ventures, David Ko, John Danner, Dan Rosensweig, Jeff Alter and Bradley Horowitz.

Through the “GetSetUp” real-time interactive education platform, the elderly can get social opportunities, and they can recognize interestsame age, in communicating with others, the elderly can solve the problems of lonely and unaccompanied life, enrich their retirement life, and make their lives healthier ,Happier. For the new round of financing, “GetSetUp” intends to accelerate the continuous growth and development of its platform, attract more elderly users, and pass on useful knowledge while helping them enrich their lives… < /span>(click here for more information)

• A good companion who can teach children coding, singing and dancing? Indian robotics company “Miko” received US$3.1 million in Series B financing

According to foreign media FinSmes, India’s Miko completed a round B financing of 230 million rupees (approximately US$3.1 million), led by Stride Ventures, with existing investors Chiratae Ventures, YourNest Capital and Mr. Keshav Murugesh participating. The funds obtained in this round of financing will be used by the company for product development and global alliances.

The robotics company Miko was founded in 2015 by Chintan Raikar, Prashant Iyengar, and Sneh Vaswani, headquartered in Mumbai, India, and aims to provide children with education and entertainment services. After launching the first-generation Miko robot, the company launched Miko 2, which is suitable for children aged 5 to 10. This multifunctional robot for children has the functions of companionship, dialogue and teaching. It can impart knowledge, communicate with children, and protect children’s safety… (For more information, please click here)

Consumption

Financing disclosure:

• Indian fast food chain “Wow! Mom” ​​received US$6.1 million in financing, and orders gradually returned to pre-pandemic levels

According to foreign media Vccircle, the fast food chain “Wow! Mom” ​​received 450 million rupees (about 6.1 million US dollars) in debt financing. The investor in this round of financing is Anicut Capital.

Currently, “Wow! Mom” ​​has more than 300 stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata in India. But now 290 companies are operatingBusiness, because in over six months, the company had to close nearly 30 stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is understood that in the last month, “Wow! Mom” ​​has generated nearly 300,000 online orders. It expects to restore the order volume to 75% to 80% of the order volume before the COVID-19 pandemic in October, hoping to reach 400,000 online orders.

Sagar Daryani said that “Wow! Mom” ​​plans to obtain 10-12.5 billion rupees in the next round of equity financing in the middle of next year. Tiger Global Management may act as an investor in this round of financing… … (Click here for more information) span>

• To provide consumers with plant-based minced meat, plant-based burgers and meatless sausages, “Meatless Farm” received US$31 million in financing

According to a foreign media FinSmes report, Meatless Farm in the UK completed a US$31 million financing funded by private investors and family offices. Prior to this, Meatless Farm also raised US$17 million in financing. The funds obtained in this round of financing will be used by the company to expand the UK, Europe, US and Asian markets, enrich the product line, and further expand the Canadian manufacturing business.

Meatless Farm was established by Morten Toft Bech in 2016 and is headquartered in Leeds, UK. Its goal is to reduce the global dependence on intensive agriculture by improving diet and the environment. In 2019, Meatless Farm’s sales increased by 149% year-on-year, making it the fastest growing brand in the UK meat substitute industry. It is said that the company will continue to maintain double-digit sales growth in the next few years. So far, Meatless Farm has four offices around the world, including Leeds, ArmsTerdan, New York and Singapore… (For more information, please click here)

Medical

Financing disclosure:

• Focusing on iPSC induced pluripotent stem cell technology, “Elp” completed 50 million A+ round financing

It is reported that “Aier Pu” has recently completed 50 million A+ round of financing. This round of financing was led by Nanjing Dynamic Balance Capital and the old shareholder Lenovo Star, and all old shareholders such as Ziniu Fund and Nanjing Hi-Tech followed the investment. The funds raised in this round of financing will be mainly used for the IND application of China and the United States, and will continue to increase the advantages of industrialized production lines, improve and optimize downstream somatic cell production and preparation processes, and push regenerative medicine cell products into clinical trials. At the same time, it will also be used to develop innovative drug delivery routes, expand different dosage forms and product forms of regenerative heart cell products, and broaden the application scenarios of heart failure treatment.

“Elp” is a company that uses iPSC to induce pluripotencyStem cell technology, a biotechnology company engaged in the regeneration of myocardium, liver, nerve and other tissues and organs. In this field, “Elpu” has successfully completed the world’s first clinical trial of human iPSC-derived regenerative cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure, and it was reported by Nature on May 13, 2020… (For more information, please click here)

Finance

Financing disclosure:

• First release | “Nanyan Insurance Technology” received 250 million yuan in Series C financing, and will deeply explore China’s HMO model

It was learned that “Nanyan Insurance Technology” (hereinafter referred to as “Nanyan”) recently completed a 250 million yuan C round of financing led by Ceova Qianji Capital, with existing shareholders SIG Hainer Asia and Blue Run Ventures following the investment. Nanyan CEO Gong Xun said that this round of financing is mainly used for in-depth layout and capital mergers and acquisitions in the health insurance field, integrating diversified unique medical resources, so as to design more competitive insurance + medical products, and strive to serve various segments Crowd, build the Chinese version of the HMO (Managed Medical) model.

Founded in 2015, Nanyan is positioned as a global insurance technology company, providing insurance companies, reinsurance companies and insurance intermediaries with comprehensive solutions for the entire business process from product, sales, management to claims, TPA, and health services… … (Click here for more information) span>

Venture Investment Observation

2020, those entrepreneurs who are returning from Silicon Valley丨ShenKrypton Lite

At the end of March this year, a WeChat tweet was once screened in the North American Chinese circle where Wei Xinyue was located: “To You on the Other Side of the Ocean”. “At the time of the epidemic, we can’t gather together. Seeing the words as they see it, I really think it.” The last line of this “open letter” from Sequoia China stirred the nerves of countless overseas students: “It’s time to return to China to start a business” .

It is a delicate node at the moment. On the one hand, the path between China and the United States has become very obstructed: policy changes have caused it to be difficult for Chinese students and engineers in the United States to return to the United States in the short term. On the other hand, Chinese capital, which Chinese people rely more on for entrepreneurship in the United States, is rapidly withdrawing due to the censorship system. Many venture capital institutions, including Innovation Works, have closed their US offices. Under the sudden epidemic situation, the contradiction is further magnified… (click here for more information)

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