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Sofinnova Partners , a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, led by Antoine Papiernik , Henrijette Richter , Graziano Seghezzi , Anta Gkelou , Maina Bhaman , Karl Naegler , and others, has announced  the close of its latest flagship fund, Sofinnova Capital XI, at €650 million ($750 million), greatly exceeding its initial target. Sofinnova Capital XI will support a new wave of biopharma and medtech companies developing breakthro

Catalyx Space , a space infrastructure company providing turnkey solutions for orbital missions across industries, led by Rifath Shaarook, Clinton Antony, Keerthan Chand Aluvala, Saqib Hussain, Niharika Naveen, and Thaneem Rayan, has secured  $5.4 million in seed funding led by venture capital firm Outlander VC , with participation from Arka Venture Labs , Lex Reddy, KDX Management LLC , Together Fund , Higher Life Ventures , Nivesha Ventures , Prana Tech Ventures , Bria, HF0

AirOps , the only platform that takes you from insights to action to increase your brand's visibility in AI search, led by Alex Halliday  and Matt Hammel , has secured  $40 million in Series B funding led by Mike Duboe at Greylock . Information discovery has changed more in the past year than in the previous three decades, as billions now get direct answers from AI instead of clicking through search results. This shift is upending how brands are found and rendering traditiona