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ACXEL Tech
Active-matrix digital microfluidics for life sciences
About ACXEL Tech
ACXEL Tech is a developer of a digital microfluidic cell manipulation platform designed for drug discovery and biological research. Founded in 2016 by Yang Su and headquartered in Foshan, China, the company operates as a provider of microfluidic technology for the life sciences industries.
The company's core technology is an active-matrix electrowetting-on-dielectric (AM-EWOD) based platform that enables high-throughput, parallel, and precise manipulation of microdroplets. This 'lab-on-a-chip' technology is based on large-scale thin-film electronic active pixel arrays, aiming for high integration and automation of complex experimental procedures. ACXEL provides customized solutions for its active-matrix digital microfluidic platform and offers support for mass production. The technology has applications in single-cell sorting, cell line development, cell and antibody therapies, drug screening, and synthetic biology.
ACXEL is a venture capital-backed, Series A company. It has raised a total of $24 million, with its latest Series A funding round in December 2023 raising $14 million. Its investors include Qiming Venture Partners, Hillhouse Investment Group, Country Garden Venture Capital, Cowin Capital, Linear Venture, and Luxin Venture Capital Group.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 19
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 81.1/100
- Industry
- Health
- Sub-industry
- BioTechnology
- Sector
- Biotech & Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Spinout, Wearable, Techbio, DT and LS, uk rio
- Technology
- Hardware, Deep Tech, Connected Device, IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jan 2024 | $14M | $56M | Qiming Venture Partners · Linear Capital · Cowin Capital · Luxin Venture Capital | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2022 | $10M | $40M | Cowin Capital · Qiming Venture Partners · Linear Capital · Country Garden Venture Capital | ↗ |
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Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Linear Capital
Hillhouse Capital
Cowin Capital
Qiming Venture Partners- CCCountry Garden Venture Capital
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
- LCLuxin Venture Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
University of Cambridge
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