Sigilon Therapeutics Secures $80.3M Series B Back to HomeCAMBRIDGE, MA, Sigilon Therapeutics today announced that it has completed a $80.3 million Series B financing.

Sigilon Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing functional cures for patients with chronic diseases through its Shielded Living Therapeutics platform, today announced that it has completed a $80.3 million Series B financing.

"Sigilon is driven to liberate patients from the fear of living with serious chronic diseases, and from alternative therapeutic approaches," said Rogerio Vivaldi, M.D., President and CEO of Sigilon.

"Our Shielded Living Therapeutics platform is designed to give patients who have chronic diseases a convenient, safe, long-term therapeutic benefit.

About Sigilon TherapeuticsSigilon Therapeutics is developing functional cures for chronic diseases through its Shielded Living Therapeutics™ platform. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584489607.0408206/Sigilon-Therapeutics-Secures-$80.3M-Series-B?ref=audio_experience

RoadRunner Recycling Nabs $28.6M Back to HomePITTSBURGH, PA, RoadRunner Recycling, the innovative technology platform built for commercial recycling, today announced it raised a $28.6 million Series C financing round.

RoadRunner proudly offers a better way for businesses to approach recycling and waste management, and given the challenges traditional haulers are increasingly facing, it's a good place to be," said Graham Rihn, RoadRunner founder and CEO.

PJT Partners LP served as financial advisor and placement agent to RoadRunner Recycling in connection with the Series C capital raise.

About RoadRunner RecyclingRoadRunner Recycling is on a mission to elevate recycling in a world dominated by waste.

RoadRunner leverages proprietary technology to boost cost savings, improve recycling rates, and deliver unparalleled customer experiences. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584487807.3344471/RoadRunner-Recycling-Nabs-$28.6M?ref=audio_experience

Axis Security Emerges from Stealth with $17M Back to HomeSAN MATEO, CA, Axis Security today emerged from stealth and has raised a total of $17 million in funding.

Axis Security, the private application access company, today emerged from stealth launching a purpose-built, cloud-native security and analytics platform that offers organizations simple and secure control of private application access.

Founded by Dor Knafo and Gil Azrielant, Axis Security has raised a total of $17 million in funding.

"Axis Security is helping to solve one of the most complex security challenges for IT teams," said Dor Knafo, co-founder and CEO.

As a software-as-a-service (SaaS), the Axis Security Application Access Cloud is available immediately. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584486007.784687/Axis-Security-Emerges-from-Stealth-with-$17M?ref=audio_experience

The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly moved companies into a remote-first world.

Nearly all of the world’s largest events have been canceled, put on pause or pivoted to online-only.

In the tech world, event cancellations thus far have included SXSW, GDC, Mobile World Congress, Google I/O, Facebook F8, E3 and others.

As more and more hosts consider staging fully remote events as possible alternatives, we decided to take a deeper look into the venture-backed startups focused on supporting large-scale virtual gatherings, like Hopin and Run The World.

To further understand the impact of COVID-19, we asked five leading VCs who have invested in or have knowledge of startups focused on remote events to update us on the state of the market and to share where they see opportunity in the sector:Sarah Cannon, Index VenturesWhich trends in remote events/conferencing excite you the most from an investing perspective? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584484207.9254887/Where-top-VCs-are-investing-in-remote-events-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Atlas Cloud, a Newcastle, UK-based IT company which provides cloud and network solutions to blue-chip clients nationwide, raised £2m in funding.

The investment was made by the Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds (VCTs), which are managed by Mercia.

The company intends to use the funds to further develop its range of solutions and pursue its growth plans.

It expects to create 20 new jobs at its Newcastle headquarters in the next two years, increasing existing staff numbers to 55, and increase turnover from £2.5 to over £10m by 2025.

Established in 2010 and led by Pete Watson, CEO, Atlas Cloud offers a complete range of cloud and network managed IT solutions to clients that range from local SMEs to blue chip firms and include high-profile names such as Sage, Experian, Magnox and HS2. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584482416.1824229/Atlas-Cloud-Raises-£2M-in-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Circle Pharma, a South San Francisco, CA-based macrocycle drug discovery and development company focused on intractable cancer targets, raised $45m in Series B financing.

The round was led by The Column Group, with participation from Nextech Invest and existing investors ShangPharma, LifeForce Capital, and the Berkeley Catalyst Fund.

In conjunction with the financing, Peter Svennilson, founder and managing partner of The Column Group, and Thilo Schroeder, Ph.D., partner at Nextech Invest joined the board.

Led by David J. Earp, J.D., Ph.D., President and CEO, Circle is developing a new paradigm for macrocycle drug discovery based on rational design and synthetic chemistry.

Its macrocycle development platform is applicable across a wide range of serious diseases. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584480607.7001383/Circle-Pharma-Raises-$45m-in-Series-B-Financing?ref=audio_experience

Dear Sophie: How do I get visas for my team to work from home?

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn, a Silicon Valley immigration attorney.

Dear Sophie:I sent my startup team home to work remotely for several weeks.

We have several folks on visas and work permits — am I supposed to do anything special for them? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584478807.9273887/Dear-Sophie:-How-do-I-get-visas-for-my-team-to-work-from-home?-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Boy, that seems like a long time ago already

Healthlane: An app meant to help users in Africa communicate with their doctors, make appointments and track lab results.

Breathe Well-being: A 16-week program meant to help users in India with chronic conditions (such as diabetes) in their efforts to lose weight.

Equator Therapeutics: Equator Therapeutics is developing a drug to help users burn calories without exercise.

Candid Health: Candid Health has developed automated billing software for the healthcare industry that follows up with insurance companies and automatically appeals denied claims.

Swipe: Pitching itself as “Brex for Africa,” Swipe gives African SMBs a credit card to help cover payroll and expenses. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584475207.9655995/All-the-companies-from-Y-Combinator’s-W20-Demo-Day,-Part-IV:-Healthcare,-Biotech,-Fintech-and-Nonprofits-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

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