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Factory_OS,  a pre-fab construction company using  integrated, industrialized and tech-enabled construction methods, closed a $55 million Series B funding led by Lafayette Square with participation of Autodesk,  Citi, Facebook, Google, and Morgan Stanley. Funds will be used to accelerate growth and further integrate Autodesk digital technologies onto their platform, creating a safer, less expensive and more sustainable and efficient construction process for multifamily housing. [Full Story]  

Zapata Computing, a Harvard spinoff and leader in (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum)  NISQ-based quantum applications, closed a $38 million Series B round, led by Comcast Ventures, Pitango and Prelude Ventures bringing total company funding to over $64 million. Funds will be used to drive adoption of quantum-enabled workflows for data analytics, team scaleup and provide its quantum computing platform to enterprise customers. [Full Story]    

Percepto, a pioneer of autonomous industrial robotic inspection, closed a $45 million Series B funding round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) to launch a transformative solution for remote, fully autonomous, asset monitoring, inspection and compliance of industrial sites. Percepto’s Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform can now integrate third party surveillance robots and has already flawlessly integrated Boston Dynamics' Spot robot into its AIM platform. A site can be monitored remotely from afar, saving money and protecting workers from hazards. [Full story]

Gatik, an autonomous tech company with a fleet of autonomous vehicles for B2B short-haul middle-mile logistics, closed a $25 million Series A round co-led by Wittington Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation from FM Capital and Intact Ventures. Existing investors  Dynamo Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, AngelPad also participated. Having a wealth of experience in automotive, AI, supply chain, and logistics, Gatik's investors bring far more than money to the table. Funds will be used for U.S. and Canadian expansion, and growing the Silicon Valley team. [Full Story]

Morse Micro, a semiconductor start-up, creator of an ultra-low-power, long-range and secure Wi-Fi chip called "HaLow" specifically designed for IoT environments , raised an additional $13 million bringing total Series A funding to $30 million. Investors include Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Clean Energy Innovation Fund, Skip Capital, and Ray Stata. Funding will be used to expand its international product and tech development teams, expand into emerging applications and continue to develop its innovative wireless solutions. [Full story]

Loadsmart, a leading digital freight technology company, closed a $90 million Series C co-led by BlackRock's managed funds and Chromo Invest and included leading transport companies as strategic investors like TFI International and Maersk, the world's leading ocean carrier and a Loadsmart investor since Series A. Funding will be used for expanding services to include mode optimization, price transparency and data insights on supply chain optimization opportunities. [Full story]  

Lightfox Games, a mobile games developer and publisher closed a $3.3 million seed round led by March Gaming, with participation from Hiro Capital and 1Up Ventures.  Funds will be used to bring their first product, a two team connected competitive game called Super Battle League, to market. [Full story]

Encantos, an edtech company helping kids learn 21st century skills through digital and physical play, raised a $5.7 million seed round including a $3.2 million seed round led by Precursor Ventures.  With the company’s total funding now $8.5 million,  Encantos will  accelerate its subscription services providing pre-school and primary school-age children with entertaining and engaging digital and physical learning products. Precursor Ventures partner Charles Hudson  joined the Encantos board of directors. [Full story]  

BeyondMinds, an AI startup developing an easy to use universally applicable AI solution, closed a $15 million Series A round co-led by Grove Ventures and private investor Marius Nacht. Funds will be used for global expansion and continued development of its innovative AI solution. The platform is already used by major companies and financial institutions. It detects defects and maintenance needs in manufacturing, and in the finance sector it detects fraud , automates insurance claims, assesses risk and assists in underwriting. [Full story]

Catamaran Bio, a biotech startup creating allogeneic CAR-NK cell cancer treatment therapies, today announced its launching with a $42 million Series A round led by Sofinnova Partners and Lightstone Ventures. Founding investor SV Health Investors also participated along with new investors Takeda Ventures and Astellas Venture Management. Funds will advance the company’s lead chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK cell therapy programs and expand the company’s TAILWIND™ Platform, an integrated, proprietary technology suite to design, genetically engineer, and manufacture allogeneic CAR-NK cell therapies. [Full story]