Singapore Digest: X-Zell closes Seed+ round; blockchain startup Persistence bags $3.7m

Singapore Digest: X-Zell closes Seed+ round; blockchain startup Persistence bags $3.7m

X-ZELL Founder & CEO, Dr Sebastian Bhakdi (centre), and his international leadership team.

Healthtech startup X-ZELL has closed an oversubscribed Seed+ round led by German industrial service group Deutsche Industrieanlagen (DIAG); while blockchain startup Persistence secured $3.7 million from several VC firms.