Rectify Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of disease-modifying precision therapeutics for patients with serious genetic diseases, launched with a $100 million Series A round co-led by Atlas Venture, Omega Funds, Forbion and Longwood Fund.

Reliable Robotics Corp., a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of automated aircraft systems, fetched a $100 million Series C round. Lead investor Coatue Management was joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures and Pathbreaker Ventures in the funding.

Weights & Biases, a machine-learning platform for engineers and data scientists, nabbed $100 million in Series C financing at a $1 billion valuation. New investors Felicis Ventures and BOND were joined by existing backers Insight Partners and Coatue Management in the round.

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