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AltPep Raises $52.9M to Advance Early Detection and Treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

AltPep, a University of Washington spinout developing tests and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, raised $52.9 million in Series B funding to advance clinical trials and regulatory approval for its early detection blood test. The company targets toxic oligomers linked to Alzheimer’s and a related protein in Parkinson’s, aiming to enable early screening and preventive treatment.

Phaidra raises $4M led by Flying Fish with Mark Cuban among investors to scale AI for industrial automation

Phaidra, a 15-person startup founded in 2019 that builds AI agents to analyze sensor data and optimize industrial facilities, raised $4 million led by Flying Fish with participation from Section 32, Character, Starshot Capital and Mark Cuban. The company — led by ex-DeepMind engineers Jim Gao and Vedavyas Panneershelvam and industry veteran Katherine Hoffman — will use the funding to expand in process heating/cooling, chemical manufacturing and paper and pulp.