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AUGMENTA (HCVC'19) ACQUIRED BY CNH INDUSTRIAL FOR $110M

HCVC lead Augmenta's seed round in 2019 and the company is now joining forces with CNH Industrial, one of the leaders in the precision agriculture space.

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RENAISSANCE FUSION RAISES €15M SEED FOR ITS FUSION REACTOR

The round will enable the Grenoble-based startup further develop its novel stellarator fusion reactor.

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ALEX FLAMANT JOINS HCVC AS VENTURE PARTNER

Alex brings a strong focus on community building and a track record of backing top machine learning talent to our team.

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REMEDEE LABS (HCVC'18) RAISES €12M AND ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERALI

This latest round will enable Remedee to bring their innovative solution for chronic pain to market quickly in France and internationally.

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GIRAFFE360 (HCVC'20) RAISES $16M SERIES LED BY FOUNDERS FUND

The round will help Giraffe360 expand their AI-based virtual tour solutions for real estate agents.

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SARCURA RAISES €7M TO REVOLUTIONIZE CELL THERAPY MANUFACTURING

HCVC is thrilled to partner with Sarcura in its mission to build a lab-on-chip platform for the manufacturing of advanced cell therapies.

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SURGE RAISES $2.5M SEED ROUND TO MAKE SURGERIES SAFER

HCVC is excited to lead Surge's pre-seed round. The round will enable the team to further develop its predictive AI to decode a patient’s immune systems.

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ALCATRAZ AI (HCVC'18) RAISES $25M SERIES A

Alcatraz AI uses 3D facial authentication and AI for autonomous access control, removing the need for badges or security guards.

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ANTARIS RAISES $4.2M SEED TO BUILD THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF SPACE

Antaris' software platform for space makes it easier to design, build, and operate satellites.

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HCVC LEADS SPECTROHM'S $2M SEED ROUND

Spectrohm is building a non-intrusive threat identification technology for packages, using a breakthrough radio wave system.

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SPAN (HCVC'18) ANNOUNCES $90M SERIES B ROUND

The Series B will allow Span to move one step closer to its goal: decarbonizing every home by removing barriers to electrification.

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AUTOMATA (HCVC'18) CLOSES $50M SERIES B

This round will enable significant development of Automata's lab automation solutions for scientists.

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COWBOY (HCVC'17) RAISES $80M SERIES C ROUND

This new funding will allow Cowboy to further its global expansion and develop new services for its customers.

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RADIAN (HCVC'18) EMERGES FROM STEALTH WITH $27.5M ROUND

Radian is developing the world's first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane.

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ARK BIOTECH RAISES $2.5M TO DEMOCRATIZE CULTIVATED MEAT

HCVC participated in this round that will enable the engineering of next gen bioreactors and operating systems for the production of cultivated meat

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ANELLO PHOTONICS (HCVC'20) ANNOUNCES $28M SERIES A

The funding will help accelerate the development of the world's first Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope.

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INSTACART ACQUIRES CAPER AI (HCVC'18) FOR $350M

HCVC portfolio company Caper AI is joining forces with grocery delivery company Instacart in a $350M acquisition

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GIDEON BROTHERS (HCVC'18) CLOSES $31M SERIES A ROUND

HCVC-backed Gideon Brothers announces $31M Series A to expand deployments of its autonomous mobile robots and AI-powered vision systems.

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FORMER F1 TEAM PRINCIPAL CYRIL ABITEBOUL JOINS HCVC

Cyril Abiteboul joins HCVC as a Venture Partner bringing his 20 years of automotive experience to support the next generation of founders.

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HCVC LEADS $3.2M SEED ROUND IN FULL SPEED AUTOMATION

Founded by Luc Leroy, former Head of Core Automation at Tesla, FSA raises $3.2M Seed round led by HCVC with participation from Catapult, Seedcamp and Serena Ventures.

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