Axoft Inc. emerged from stealth mode with an $8 million seed round led by The Engine, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s venture spinout for early-stage tech startups. The funds will be used to conduct preclinical studies and scale up prototypes of its supple brain implant technology.
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Advanced Oncotherapy, Axis Spine Technologies, Ossio, Prenuvo, Ra Medical Systems, Viome Life Sciences.
Shenzhen Proxinse Medical Technology Co. Ltd. raised an undisclosed amount in a series A financing to develop endoscope-related products. This round of financing was led by Guangdong Technology Financial Group Co. Ltd.
While third quarter med-tech financing proceeds rose by nearly 20% over the second quarter, making it the best quarter this year, amounts raised for the first nine months of 2022 are still down by 40% in comparison with 2021.
Jenscare Scientific Co. Ltd. has raised HK$225 million (US$29 million) in an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Its shares opened at HK$28 per share, increased by over 9% in the middle of the day and closed at HK$28.25 on the first trading day of Oct. 10.