Weekly Refresh: DraftKings Went Public, $200M+ in Funding, and More

Read our latest weekly refresh for trending Boston tech news.

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Published on Apr. 27, 2020
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DraftKings went public. The sports betting firm just closed on a $3.3 billion merger that combined DraftKings, SBTech and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. The deal was initially announced last December. [Yahoo Finance]

Affinivax raised $120M. The biotech startup wants to develop and improve vaccines for bacterial infections and other diseases. Viking Global Investors led the Series B round. [Built In Boston]

Randori received $20M. The cybersecurity startup only launched two months ago. Harmony Partners led the Series A round. [Built In Boston]

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot helps during pandemic. It converted its robot into a mobile teleconferencing system. This allows doctors to monitor COVID-19 patients without the risk of contracting the virus. [TechCrunch]

Inari made $45M. The biotech startup develops genetically modified seeds for farmers. K2 HealthVentures, a life sciences investment firm, provided the loan security agreement. [Built In Boston]

Profitero gained $20M. The company offers an analytics platform specifically for e-commerce. The Series B round was led by Scaleworks with participation from Conviction Capital. [Built In Boston]

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