NEWS ALL TOPICS CURRENT NEWS Strand Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '18-19) has secured $153 million in Series B funding, led by Regeneron, Eli Lilly, and Amgen, to push their programmable mRNA cancer medicines into clinical trials and extend its portfolio. 08/07/2025 CURRENT NEWS 4M Therapeutics Inc. (Life Sciences, '23-24) has reported additional preclinical findings from their GLP-1 receptor agonist program, 4MT2001, which show a positive safety and pharmacokinetic profile that supports further clinical development. 06/11/2025 CURRENT NEWS iRocket (Deep Tech, '20-21) plans to go public through a $400 million SPAC merger with Wilbur Ross-backed BPGC Acquisition Corp, an innovation company based of entirely reusable, quick-turnaround rockets. 08/04/2025 CURRENT NEWS Turion Space (Deep Tech, '22-23) and Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) successfully advanced their next-generation TIE-20 ion thruster by testing prototype discharge and neutralizer cathodes that deliver plasma performance comparable to flight-grade units during initial runs in DWP's newly operational DW-1 vacuum facility. 06/17/2025 CURRENT NEWS Maxwell Biosciences (Life Sciences, '22-23) exclusive ClaromerTM antiseptic technology, which protects skin while maintaining the natural microbiota, is a daring entry into the $500 billion cosmetics and personal care industry. 06/11/2025 CURRENT NEWS Rocket Propulsion Systems (Deep Tech, '23-24) has been awarded a $3 million SBIR Phase II contract by the U.S. Space Force via its SpaceWERX program. 07/17/2025 CURRENT NEWS Cooler Heads Care (Deep Tech, '23-24) has raised $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to extend its FDA-cleared Amma™ scalp-cooling technology. 07/22/2025 CURRENT NEWS OraLiva, Inc. (Life Sciences, '23-24) has received a $1.9 million NIH/NIDCR Direct-to-Phase II SBIR award to further develop its unique AI-powered Onc In-Cyt "cytomics-on-a-chip" technology for early oral cancer diagnosis. 07/22/2025 CURRENT NEWS Huge congratulations to Godot Inc. | Godot GmbH (Digital Health, ’25) on raising ¥1.1B in Series A funding! With the support of leading investors, Godot is opening up new markets throughout the world with AI solutions based on behavioral science and global trust norms. Excited to see how this next chapter unfolds! 07/08/2025 CURRENT NEWS Myosin Therapeutics Inc. Therapeutics' (Life Sciences, '21-22) application has been approved by the FDA for an Investigational New Drug (IND), enabling the company to start the first-in-human Phase 1 trial of MT-125 in patients with newly diagnosed IDH wild-type MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer subtype with few cures. 07/29/2025 CURRENT NEWS Assaia – The ApronAI (Deep Tech, '20-21) has officially received SOC 2 Type 1 accreditation, demonstrating that its systems and procedures fulfill stringent criteria for protecting and securing client data. 06/26/2025 CURRENT NEWS Target Arm Inc. (Deep Tech, '19-20) has received a $2.04 million U.S. Army SBIR Phase II contract to develop its Arsenal-Modular Mission Payload (A-MMP) system. 06/15/2025 CURRENT NEWS Natrion Inc. (Deep Tech, '21-22), a battery tech startup based in New York, has been awarded $250,000 through the National Science Foundation’s Energy Storage Engine program. . 06/09/2025 CURRENT NEWS SleepScore Labs (Digital Tech, '23-24) and Rest® will present convincing findings from a study on the Evercool® cooling bedding line at the forthcoming SLEEP 2025 conference, which will also be published in the respected Sleep journal. 06/05/2025 CURRENT NEWS The Endless Frontier Labs at NYU Stern Graduated its 2024-2025 Cohort of Startups & Alumna Elizabeth Elting (MBA ’92) Awarded Funding to Four Startups as Part of The Elizabeth Elting Venture Fund 05/13/2025 CURRENT NEWS Strand Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '18-19) has revealed encouraging preclinical findings for its innovative mRNA therapy, STX-003, aimed at treating solid tumor cancers. 04/28/2025 CURRENT NEWS Wesper (Life Sciences, '19-20) is Rewriting Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: The FDA-Cleared Tech That Replaces Cannulas with Comfort 05/15/2025 CURRENT NEWS AUAR (Deep Tech, '22-23) raises £5.1M to expand robotic micro-factories 06/04/2025 CURRENT NEWS Turion Space (Deep Tech, '22-23) has been selected as one of 12 firms chosen to be part of the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract, which is a $237 million, 10-year project designed to speed up the deployment of experimental space technology. 05/01/2025 CURRENT NEWS Concerto Biosciences (Life Sciences, '20-21) Maps Skin Microbial Interactions Through Millions of Tested Combinations 05/21/2025 CURRENT NEWS Myosin Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '21-22) Awarded $3 Million NIH Grant to Advance Clinical Trial for MT-110 in Methamphetamine Use Disorder 04/28/2025 CURRENT NEWS Rocket Propulsion Systems (Deep Tech, '23-24) Market to Reach $2 Billion by 2031, Rocket Motor Segment Leads Growth 04/19/2025 CURRENT NEWS Culina Health (Digital Tech, '22-23) Partners With Adventist HealthCare to Expand Access to Virtual Nutrition Counseling 06/02/2025 CURRENT NEWS iRocket (Deep Tech, '20-21) has Announced a $400 Million Merger Letter of Intent with BPGC Acquisition Corp., a SPAC Backed by Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. 06/02/2025 CURRENT NEWS ProteinQure (Life Sciences, '20-21) Nears the Clinic with Peptide Platform as it Raises $11M Series A 05/27/2025 CURRENT NEWS Wesper (Life Sciences, '19-20) is Rewriting Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: The FDA-Cleared Tech That Replaces Cannulas with Comfort 05/15/2025 CURRENT NEWS Strand Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '18-19) has revealed encouraging preclinical findings for its innovative mRNA therapy, STX-003, aimed at treating solid tumor cancers. 04/28/2025 CURRENT NEWS Synthetics (Digital Tech, '21-22): $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Transforming Chemical Industry 04/27/2025 CURRENT NEWS Atticus Pharma (Life Sciences, '23-24) Announces Initiation of the First Human Clinical Trial of ATC-002 04/14/2025 CURRENT NEWS Gastrograph AI (Deep Tech, '18-19) will be the latest enhancement to NIQ’s AI-powered tech platform driving CPG innovation 04/07/2025 CURRENT NEWS Turion Space (Deep Tech, '22-23) has Announced its Second Investor in a Week by Adding Private Equity Firm Washington Harbour Partners to its Stable of Backers. 04/07/2025 CURRENT NEWS Moody Month (Digital Tech, '23-24) Launches First-Ever App Mode Tackling Pregnancy Loss and Mental Health 04/07/2025 CURRENT NEWS Mayman Aerospace (Deep Tech, '20-21) Achieves First Autonomous Flight of Razor P100 VTOL Drone 04/01/2025 CURRENT NEWS Plant Switch (Deep Tech, '22-23) has Created Plant-Derived Plastics that Offer Zero Sacrifice for Brands and Consumers 03/11/2025 CURRENT NEWS SleepScore Labs (Digital Tech, '23-24) has conducted a study that involved over 600 participants, with app users reporting notable improvements in self-reported sleep quality at both 6 and 12 weeks compared to a control group. Based on these results, 74 million insured people in Germany can now receive SleepScore's digital sleep intervention as the country's public insurers fully reimbursed it. 04/01/2025 CURRENT NEWS Matricelf (Life Sciences, '21-22) and Cellino have collaborated to expand customized regenerative treatments for spinal cord injury 03/19/2025 CURRENT NEWS SFA Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '19-20) has announced exciting progress in their Phase 1b trial results for their oral dug medication SFA-002, aiming at mild to moderate psoriasis. CURRENT NEWS VESSL AI (Digital Tech, '23-24) has created a Hyperpocket open-source platform that provides AI agents the ability to integrate seamlessly. 03/17/2025 CURRENT NEWS Augmenta (Digital Tech, '23-24) has secured an additional $10 million USD in seed funding, led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Montage Ventures, bringing its total funding to $25.6 million USD. 03/13/2025 CURRENT NEWS Maxwell Biosciences (Life Sciences, '22-23) has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Command to create treatments for dengue virus infections, a rapidly expanding worldwide health concern 03/11/2025 CURRENT NEWS Automated Architecture (AUAR) (Deep Tech, '22-23) is collabarating with ABB in establishing a research facility that is sustainable for constrution leveraging AUAR's micro-factory technology and ABB's robotic automation. 03/10/2025 CURRENT NEWS Ataraxis AI (Life Sciences, '23-24) raises a $20.4M Series A. 03/07/2025 CURRENT NEWS Myosin Therapeutics Inc. (Life Sciences, ’21-22) has successfully closed its second round of seed funding, raising over $3 million, including investment from the National Institutes of Health. 03/06/2025 CURRENT NEWS Fakespot by Mozilla (Deep Tech, '18-19) has been launched as a new extension on Firefox that now notifies users when they see an AI generated review. 03/04/2025 CURRENT NEWS Justpoint (Deep Tech, '19-20) has raised $95 million to continue their important mission of uncovering hidden dangers that put public safety at risk. 02/12/2025 CURRENT NEWS Turion Space (Deep Tech, '22-23) has been awarded a $32m firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Space Force. 01/17/2025 CURRENT NEWS Promise Bio (LS, '23-24) Closed its $8.3M Seed round lead by Awz Ventures 12/16/2024 CURRENT NEWS Amplified Sciences, Inc. (LS, '22-23) Closed its $2.6M Seed round led by co-led by Elevate Ventures and OCA Ventures 11/25/2024 CURRENT NEWS Culina Health (Digital Tech, '22-23) announced a $7.9 million Series A, led by Healthworx 12/19/2024 CURRENT NEWS Sunthetics (Digital Tech, '21-22) closed their $4M Seed round led by L’ATTITUDE Ventures to "to Revolutionize Chemical Industry with AI-Powered Innovation" 11/13/2024 CURRENT NEWS Databento (Deep Tech, '20-21) Closed $10m in additional funding, increasing it's total Series A round to $30m 10/30/2024 CURRENT NEWS HDAX Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '22-23) has announced their first closing of an oversubscribed $3.2M Seed Round. 09/09/2024 CURRENT NEWS Shabodi (Digital Tech, ’21-22) has just expanded its advisory board to include three new members 08/12/2024 CURRENT NEWS FitBiomics (Deep Tech, ‘20-21) has just launched V Nella, “a revolutionary advancement in reducing fatigue through gut health optimization”. 07/29/2024 CURRENT NEWS Waypoint Bio (Life Sciences, '21-22) raised $14.5 million in seed funding 07/05/2024 CURRENT NEWS Think Bioscience has announced a $6M Seed Expansion 05/07/2024 CURRENT NEWS Shiru is launching the world’s first marketplace and discovery platform for proteins 05/01/2024 CURRENT NEWS DeepKeep (Digital Tech, '23-24) raised a $10M Seed to safeguard GenAI with AI-Native Security DeepKeep (Digital Tech, '23-24) raised a $10M Seed to safeguard GenAI with AI-Native Security. 10/19/2024 CURRENT NEWS GALY (Deep Tech ,'20-21) Raises $33 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing to Advance its Cellular Agriculture Platform GALY (Deep Tech ,'20-21) Raises $33 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing to Advance its Cellular Agriculture Platform 09/20/2024
