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1 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Link Cell Therapies adds $30 million to Series A, taking round to $90 million

Link Cell Therapies says it added $30 million to its previously announced $60 million Series A, bringing the round to $90 million. The company says it plans to use the increment for additional experimental CAR-T programs and reports the start of dosing in a kidney-cancer study. Its announcement does not disclose a valuation or the investors' individual contributions.

28 Sept 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Certares keeps Guardian Alarm through New 2ND-led continuation fund

Certares announced a September 22 continuation fund for Guardian Alarm, giving existing shareholders a liquidity option while funds managed by New 2ND Capital led the new investor group. William Blair lists $261 million beside the Guardian continuation-fund transaction, while two SEC Form D filings dated September 18 for Guardian Alarm CV vehicles list about $307.3 million sold. The public sources do not reconcile those figures or disclose the purchase price, enterprise value or roll participation.

24 Sept 2026 · MoneyMakers

Business & startup news, page 4

Funding

Cotierra’s €2.6 million round targets commercial coffee biochar deployments

Kahua announces Bain Capital minority investment at valuation above $1 billion

Hertha Metals announces $133.65 million Series A close with $65 million in U.S. government equity

Fifth Ocean and Tartan announce CPR investment; founder Kelly Greene to retain stake

TechCrunch reports Quartermaster closed $140 million financing, including $40 million in debt

Link Cell Therapies adds $30 million to Series A, taking round to $90 million

Axya announces C$17 million financing; McRock partner set to join board

Island announces $400 million Series F at $6.4 billion valuation

NeuroSense reports $231,000 in June cash as it pursues financing for PrimeC

Ligand commits up to $41 million for AvenCell royalties and up to $6 million to its Series C

Outerlimit emerges with $16 million for AI-agent action controls

Certares keeps Guardian Alarm through New 2ND-led continuation fund

TEKEVER announces US$580 million Series D first close at US$6.4 billion valuation

ByteAsk raises $1 million for C and C++ coding agents

Basecamp Research raises $140M for AI-designed therapeutics

C.H.BECK takes majority ownership of Noxtua in €100M-plus Series C

Teamshares raises $225 million preferred equity for small-business acquisition model

Ema raises $77 million Series B as it cites production enterprise AI agents

Mojave announces $19M Series B to expand humidity-first HVAC manufacturing

Treble raises $18M to help physical AI hear the world