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<h2>First time a law firm is among Fast Company&rsquo;s Most Innovative Companies</h2>

PALO ALTO, CA (March 8, 2022) &mdash;&nbsp;Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that the firm has been named to&nbsp;Fast Company&rsquo;s prestigious annual list of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90724451/most-innovative-companies-north-america-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World&rsquo;s Most Innovative Companies</a>&nbsp;in North America for 2022. This is the first time a law firm is among the innovative technology-driven companies named to the list.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90724451/most-innovative-companies-north-america-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World&rsquo;s Most Innovative Companies</a>&nbsp;list honors businesses that are making the biggest impact on their industries and culture as a whole&mdash;ultimately thriving in today&rsquo;s ever-changing world. These companies are creating the future today with some of the most inspiring accomplishments of the 21st century.&nbsp;In addition to the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, 528 organizations are recognized across 52 categories.

As their next paradigm leap in transforming the legal industry,&nbsp;<a href="https://ecp.wsgr.com/">Wilson Sonsini</a>&nbsp;has launched&nbsp;<a href="https://ecp.wsgr.com/neuron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neuron</a>, a next-generation proprietary software platform that streamlines, automates, and digitizes the typical legal processes along a start-up&rsquo;s journey &ndash; from formation to exit. Combined with world-class legal expertise, Neuron will deliver high-quality, responsive, and efficient technology-enabled legal services to Wilson Sonsini&rsquo;s start-up clients. This enterprise-class technology solution addresses start-up clients&rsquo; need for fast, frictionless, yet highly personalized, service.

&ldquo;Having advised hundreds of thousands of start-ups over the past six decades, our emerging companies practice team knows what entrepreneurs need to succeed,&rdquo; said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/raj-s-judge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raj Judge</a>, corporate partner and co-chair of Wilson Sonsini&rsquo;s emerging companies practice. &ldquo;Instead of getting bogged down in paperwork, start-ups and founders can focus on activities that help their businesses grow, while Neuron takes care of labor-intensive legal processes.&rdquo;

As deal volume, valuations and amounts raised in venture fundings continue to break records, Neuron simplifies the process of getting legal advice, providing clients with a holistic platform to access and collaborate with their legal team and completing routine legal processes in a fraction of the time.

&ldquo;By developing real and practical technology solutions, we&rsquo;re reinventing how we serve start-ups&mdash;most of whom are driven by pure innovation and leverage technology to enable their growth and success&mdash;by delivering accessibility to legal expertise like never before,&rdquo; said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/david-wang.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Wang</a>, Wilson Sonsini&rsquo;s chief innovation officer.

Fast Company&rsquo;s editors and writers sought out the most groundbreaking businesses across the globe and industries. They also judged nominations received through their application process.&nbsp;

The World&rsquo;s Most Innovative Companies is&nbsp;Fast Company&rsquo;s signature franchise and one of its most highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. It provides both a snapshot and a road map for the future of innovation across the most dynamic sectors of the economy.

&ldquo;The world&rsquo;s most innovative companies play an essential role in addressing the most pressing issues facing society, whether they&rsquo;re fighting climate change by spurring decarbonization efforts, ameliorating the strain on supply chains, or helping us reconnect with one another over shared passions,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Fast Company&nbsp;Deputy Editor&nbsp;David Lidsky.

For the second year in a row, to coincide with the issue launch,&nbsp;Fast Company&nbsp;will host its&nbsp;<a href="https://events.fastcompany.com/mic-summit-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Innovative Companies Summit</a>&nbsp;on April 26&ndash;27. The virtual, multiday summit celebrates the Most Innovative Companies in business, and provides an early look at major business trends and an inside look at what it takes to innovate in 2022.&nbsp;Fast Company&rsquo;s&nbsp;Most Innovative Companies&nbsp;issue (March/April 2022) is available online&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, as well as in-app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning March 15. The hashtag is #FCMostInnovative.&nbsp;

ABOUT THE EMERGING COMPANIES PRACTICE (ECP)

Wilson Sonsini&rsquo;s ECP is a global leader in representing start-up companies from formation to IPO and beyond. Over the past six decades, the ECP has advised hundreds of thousands of companies, like DoorDash, Google, Lyft, and Netflix, through various stages of growth and liquidity events. Companies leverage the ECP&rsquo;s deep experience, top legal resources, and a global network of VCs and industry relationships to scale through all stages of their life cycle.&nbsp; The ECP has over 400 attorneys worldwide focused on delivering high-quality legal services to the emerging companies ecosystem. For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://ecp.wsgr.com/">ecp.wsgr.com</a>.

ABOUT WILSON SONSINI

For more than 60 years, Wilson Sonsini&rsquo;s services and legal disciplines have focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established clients seeking legal counsel to complete sophisticated corporate and technology transactions; manage governance and enterprise-scale matters; assist with intellectual property development, protection, and IP-driven transactions; represent them in contested disputes; and/or advise them on antitrust or other regulatory matters. With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini has offices in Austin; Beijing; Boston; Boulder; Brussels; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Salt Lake City; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, DE. For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wsgr.com/">www.wsgr.com</a>.

ABOUT FAST COMPANY

Fast Company&nbsp;is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City,&nbsp;Fast Company&nbsp;is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with our sister publication&nbsp;Inc., and can be found online at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/" target="_blank">www.fastcompany.com</a>.

Press Releases

Wilson Sonsini Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in North America for 2022

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 On February 28, 2022, Weee!, the largest and fastest-growing ethnic e-grocer in North America, announced it has secured $425 million in Series E financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Greyhound Capital also participated in this round alongside the company's existing investors. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati advised Weee! on the transaction.
 The capital from the fundraise will be used to expand Weee!'s platform offering across new and existing ethnicities, and scale grocery and food delivery services to new geographies providing more customers with access to exciting food at affordable prices. The company will also advance warehouse automation and AI innovations to further improve its industry-leading customer experience. Weee! continues to expand its Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indian, and Latin offerings for customers, adding more than 500 new products per week, and plans to expand to other ethnicities in the future. Weee! also partners with more than 1,000 restaurants to offer authentic food-at-home options for customers.
 The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Weee! on the transaction included&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1643" title="Kathy H. Ku" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/kathy-h-ku.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1643">Kathy H. Ku</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1428" title="Mike A. Pestana" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/mike-a-pestana.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1428">Michael Pestana</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1649" title="Nick Barnett" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/nicolas-barnett.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1649">Nicolas Barnett</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-221088" title="Tyler Tschirhart" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/tyler-tschirhart.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::221088">Tyler Tschirhart</a>, and Lori Walker.
 For more information, please see Weee!&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ethnic-e-grocer-weee-raises-425-million-series-e-round-led-by-softbank-vision-fund-2-301491051.html" target="_blank">press release</a>.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises Weee! on $425 Million Series E

On February 23, 2022, Wildtype, a start-up creating sushi-grade cultivated salmon, announced the completion of a $100 million Series B funding round, the largest for a cultivated seafood company. Wildtype launched in 2016 with a mission to help transform the food system by offering consumers "the most sustainable seafood on earth." Wildtype's salmon is free of mercury, microplastics, antibiotics, and other common contaminants. &nbsp;The round was led by L Catterton, and includes investments from Leonardo DiCaprio, Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, S2G Ventures Oceans and Seafood Fund, Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition, Cargill, and several prominent chefs and professional athletes. Existing investors, including Spark Capital and CRV, participated in the round. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati represented Wildtype in the transaction.

In 2021, Wildtype unveiled its sushi-grade salmon offering and opened a first-of-its-kind pilot production plant in San Francisco&rsquo;s Dogpatch neighborhood. With both product and production ambitions in place, Wildtype has moved swiftly to recruit innovators and culinary partners. Wildtype expects to bring its product to market via soon-to-be-announced fine dining restaurant partners following the completion of the FDA&rsquo;s pre-market consultation process. This new round of funding will allow Wildtype to expand production capacity as it prepares for its U.S. market launch.

The Wilson Sonsini team that represented Wildtype in the transaction includes corporate attorneys&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1115" title="Elton Satusky" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/elton-satusky.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1115">Elton Satusky</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1048" title="Matthew G. Kovac" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/matthew-g-kovac.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1048">Matt Kovac</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-217603" title="Roy Argand" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/roy-argand.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::217603">Roy Argand</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-186019" title="Gloria Liang" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/gloria-liang.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::186019">Gloria Liang</a>, and&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-194675" title="Matt Maricic" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/matt-maricic.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::194675">Matt Maricic</a>; regulatory attorney&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1722" title="Stephen R. Heifetz" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/stephen-r-heifetz.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1722">Stephen Heifetz</a>; IP attorney&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1398" title="Qiming Deng" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/qiming-deng.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1398">Qiming Deng</a>; and paralegals Kathy Jordan and Jasonna Auzenne.

For more information, please see Wildtype's&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220223005064/en/Wildtype-Sets-Course-to-Bring-Cultivated-Seafood-to-Market-with-100-Million-Series-B-Funding-Round" target="_blank">press release</a>.

Wilson Sonsini Represents Wildtype in $100 Million Series B

On February 17, 2022, RELEX Solutions, a provider of unified retail planning solutions, announced the successful closure of a &euro;500 million funding round led by funds managed by Blackstone Growth (Blackstone&rsquo;s growth equity investing business). Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati represented Blackstone Growth in the transaction.

The RELEX Living Retail Platform uses AI-driven demand forecasts to automate smarter, data-based decisions across core processes in stores and distribution and fulfillment centers, from allocations and replenishment to planograms and workforce planning. Following the funding round, RELEX Solutions will hire hundreds of developers and experts to grow its technical team that currently stands at over 400 people strong. RELEX Solutions has previously raised over &euro;200M in funding. This announcement is the largest funding round ever raised by a Finnish growth company.

The Wilson Sonsini team that represented Blackstone Growth in the transaction included:

Corporate <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1597" title="Daniel Glazer" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/daniel-glazer.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1597">Dan Glazer</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1154" title="Michael C. Labriola" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/michael-c-labriola.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1154">Michael Labriola</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-223351" title="Bradley H. Doline" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/bradley-h-doline.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::223351">Bradley Doline</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-215643" title="Esther Lukman" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/esther-lukman.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::215643">Esther Lukman</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-208010" title="Anthony Malone" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/anthony-malone.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::208010">Anthony Malone</a> David Patterson <a href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jennifer-sawicki.html">Jennifer Sawicki</a>

Privacy and Cybersecurity <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1884" title="Jan Dhont" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jan-dhont.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1884">Jan Dhont</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-186531" title="Carol Evrard" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/carol-evrard.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::186531">Carol Evrard</a>

Technology Transactions <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-223870" title="Kristin Bradley" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/kristin-bradley.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::223870">Kristin Bradley</a>

Antitrust <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-183471" title="Beau Buffier" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/beau-buffier.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::183471">Beau Buffier</a>

Employee Benefits and Compensation <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1508" title="Matthew C. Norgard" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/matthew-c-norgard.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1508">Matthew Norgard</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1936" title="Jason Chan" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jason-chan.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1936">Jason Chan</a>

Employment Litigation <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1079" title="Marina C. Tsatalis" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/marina-c-tsatalis.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1079">Marina Tsatalis</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-5179" title="Alison G. Renner" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/alison-g-renner.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::5179">Alison Renner</a> <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-5180" title="Heather G. Diles" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/heather-g-diles.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::5180">Heather Diles</a>

Real Estate <a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1628" title="Martin R. Sul" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/martin-r-sul.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1628">Martin Sul</a>

For more information, please see RELEX Solutions'&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.relexsolutions.com/news/relex-solutions-raises-500m-in-blackstone-led-funding-round-at-5bn-valuation/" target="_blank">press release</a>.

International

Wilson Sonsini Represents Blackstone Growth in €500 Million Funding

On February 15, 2022, Terray Therapeutics, an AI-powered drug discovery company, announced the closing of a $60 million Series A financing to advance its novel tNova platform and its discovery partnerships. The financing was led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from a broad syndicate of new and existing investors, including Two Sigma Ventures, Digitalis Ventures, KdT Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, XTX Ventures, Sahsen Ventures, Greentrail Capital, and Alexandria Venture Investments. This financing follows a previously unannounced $20 million seed round co-led by Digitalis Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati represented Terray Therapeutics in both financing transactions. The team includes&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/michael-e-coke.html">Michael Coke</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1191" title="Myra A. Sutanto Shen" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/myra-a-sutanto-shen.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1191">Myra Sutanto Shen</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1294" title="Amanda N. Urquiza" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/amanda-n-urquiza.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1294">Amanda Urquiza</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-17981" title="Tyler Lefky" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/tyler-lefky.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::17981">Tyler Lefky</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-197216" title="Matty Gallas" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/matthias-gallas.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::197216">Matty Gallas</a>, Jasbir Bains, and Henry Yen.

For more information, please see Terray Therapeutics'&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/terray-therapeutics-launches-with-60m-to-deliver-premium-chemical-data-at-unrivaled-scale-unlocking-the-potential-of-ai-driven-small-molecule-drug-discovery-301481953.html" target="_blank">press release</a>.

Wilson Sonsini Advises Terray Therapeutics on $60 Million Series A

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 On January 25, 2022, Humu, an HR company combining behavioral science and technology to help employees build better habits at work, announced $60 million in Series C funding. The round was led by TCV, one of the world's leading growth equity firms, with additional investors from Humu's previous funding rounds including Index Ventures, IVP, and SVB Capital, and new investors Global Founders Capital and Blue Ivy Ventures. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati advised Humu on the transaction.
 The investment will bolster new product innovations focused on supporting managers and their teams. With this latest round of funding, Humu will take steps towards executing its vision of making it easy for every organization to build a unique, high-performing culture, based on proven best practices. This vision, which includes manager-focused product developments and an expansion of Humu's footprint within enterprise customers, will be fueled by hiring for roles within product development, commercial, and science teams.
 The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Humu on the transaction included&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1146" title="Rezwan D. Pavri" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/rezwan-d-pavri.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1146">Rezwan Pavri</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1212" title="Andrew T. Hill" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/andrew-t-hill.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1212">Andrew Hill</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1814" title="Richa Sharma" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/richa-sharma.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1814">Richa Sharma</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-17307" title="Annie Kim" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/annie-e-kim.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::17307">Annie Kim</a>, and&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-227980" title="Jason A. Fruchter" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jason-a-fruchter.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::227980">Jason Fruchter</a>.
 For more information, please see Humu's&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/humu-and-tcv-partner-on-60-million-in-series-c-funding-round-fueling-growth-of-science-based-ai-powered-technology-to-build-high-performing-teams-and-managers-301467103.html" target="_blank">press release</a>.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises Humu on $60 Million Series C Funding

In this latest issue of&nbsp;The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during 2021, with the objective of identifying relevant trends in activity and valuation levels for the U.S. venture capital industry in general. In addition, this edition includes an article on the firm's launch of a new office in Boulder, Colorado, and data from Beauhurst&mdash;a searchable database of the UK's high-growth companies&mdash;on UK equity investment in Q4 2021.

<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.wsgr.com/a/web/w47kSyTTgRwVPffCe8gk6c/entrepreneursreport-ye-2021.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;to read the full-year 2021 edition of&nbsp;The Entrepreneurs Report.

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On January 25, 2022, Cellino Biotech, an autonomous cell therapy manufacturing company, announced the completion of a Series A financing of $80 million, led by the impact investment arm of Bayer AG&mdash;Leaps by Bayer&mdash;8VC, and Humboldt Fund. New investors in the round include Felicis Ventures and others, joining existing investors The Engine and Khosla Ventures. The company has raised a total of $96 million in gross proceeds from private financings to date. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati represented Cellino in the transaction.

Proceeds from the Series A financing will expand Cellino&rsquo;s software, machine learning, and hardware capabilities for end-to-end manufacturing of both autologous and allogeneic stem cell-based therapies. In addition, Cellino is building a long-term collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where senior investigator Dr. Kapil Bharti is leading the first autologous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived clinical trial in the U.S., to validate Cellino&rsquo;s manufacturing approach. The company also plans to build early-stage GMP capabilities to support clinical trials. Cellino&rsquo;s next-generation process combines label-free imaging, high-speed laser editing, and artificial intelligence (AI) to automate cell reprogramming, expansion, and differentiation in a closed cassette format. Cellino&rsquo;s approach enables the parallel processing of thousands of patient samples in a single facility, which is vital for scalable manufacturing. Inspired by the semiconductor industry, the company plans to build the first autonomous human cell foundry in 2025.

The Wilson Sonsini team that represented Cellino in this transaction includes:&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1613" title="Jennifer Fang" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jennifer-fang.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1613">Jennifer Fang</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-5829" title="Catherine Warren" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/catherine-warren.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::5829">Catherine Warren</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/william-kim.html">William Kim</a>, with special assistance from&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1153" title="Farah B. Gerdes" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/farah-b-gerdes.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1153">Farah Gerdes</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1746" title="Joshua F. Gruenspecht" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/joshua-f-gruenspecht.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1746">Joshua Gruenspecht</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1069" title="David M. Hoffmeister" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/david-m-hoffmeister.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1069">David Hoffmeister</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1136" title="Vern Norviel" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/vern-norviel.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1136">Vern Norviel</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1087" title="John L. Slafsky" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/john-l-slafsky.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1087">John Slafsky</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1157" title="Lori P. Westin" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/lori-p-westin.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1157">Lori Westin</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1398" title="Qiming Deng" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/qiming-deng.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1398">Qiming Deng</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-173803" title="Nimit Dhir" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/nimit-dhir.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::173803">Nimit Dhir</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-211354" title="Jahna Hartwig" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/jahna-hartwig.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::211354">Jahna Hartwig</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1773" title="Susanna P. Lichter" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/susanna-p-lichter.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1773">Susanna Lichter</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1668" title="Priyanka W. Nawathe" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/priyanka-w-nawathe.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1668">Priyanka Nawathe</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1309" title="Allegra H. Sachs" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/allegra-h-sachs.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1309">Allegra Sachs</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-198644" title="Shefali Tandon" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/shefali-tandon.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::198644">Shefali Tandon</a>,&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-4955" title="Dawson Wong" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/dawson-wong.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::4955">Dawson Wong</a>, and&nbsp;<a class="rubycontent-page-link rubycontent-page-1506" title="Eva F. Yin" href="https://www.wsgr.com/en/people/eva-f-yin.html" data-rubyapp-plugin="rubycontentpagepicker" data-rubyapp-reference="content::1506">Eva Yin</a>.

For more information, please see Cellino and Bayer's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220125005433/en/Leaps-by-Bayer-Leads-80M-Series-A-Financing-for-Cellino-Biotech-to-Autonomize-Stem-Cell-Therapy-Manufacturing">press release</a>.

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