a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. operates a portfolio of online fashion brands in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company offers dresses, tops, shoes, and accessories for customers between the ages of 15 and 25; dresses for special occasions for customers between 25 and 34; streetwear apparel, footwear, headwear, and accessories for male consumers between the ages of 18 and 35; and streetwear wardrobe staples through its online stores under the Princess Polly, Petal & Pup, Culture Kings, and mnml brands. It also operates physical retail stores. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. is a subsidiary of New Excelerate, L.P.
Aureka Biotechnologies Raises US$100 Million Series B to Build a Biological World Model for Drug Discovery
Aureka Biotechnologies closed a US$100 million Series B financing led by Granite Asia and a strategic investor, bringing total capital raised to nearly US$200 million.
Proceeds will primarily support research and large-scale training of next-generation biological foundation models, as well as upgrades to the Lab-in-the-Loop experimental feedback engine.
The company's AuraIDE model ranks among leaders in third-party evaluations for structure prediction and molecular design, supporting partnerships with global pharma firms that have generated tens of millions in revenue.