Aug. 28 Quick Takes: Synthego raises $100M D round, plus Clene, Aetion, Antengene, Athira, Compass

Synthego’s $100M financing
Synthego Corp. raised $100 million in a series D round co-led by new investor Wellington Management and existing investors RA Capital and 8VC. Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures and Intel Capital also participated in the financing, which will enable the genome engineering company to scale up its CRISPR platform.

Clene raises $42.5M D round
Clene Nanomedicine Inc. has secured a $42.5 million series D financing, led by SymBiosis II LLC, to support its clinical pipeline, including its Phase III program to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Existing investors as well as new investors from South Korea and Japan participated in the round...