Daily funding roundup - July 17, 2015

Mitos Suson · July 17, 2015 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/3ed4

Protagonist Therapeutics bagged $40M; Upstart raised $35M; Courtagen secured $20M

If you are interested in being included in our funding roundup, submit your press release or blog post about your financing round to mitos@vator.tv. 

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