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Beverage technology company Endless West has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by venture capital fund, Level One Fund. Other investors included UBS O'Connor, Horizons Ventures, SOSV, Casa Verde and Rage Capital. Endless West uses a technology-driven process to create molecular spirits, identifying key flavour and aroma molecules (or notes), which are then extracted from efficient sources in nature — including plants, fruits and yeasts. The funding will be used to launch a new business-to-business platform, Blank Collective, which will enable the company's molecular process to become available to external parties and offer product development and production services for partners. Alec Lee, co-founder and CEO of Endless West, said: "Since we founded the company we've been pushing the boundaries of what people thought was possible in the wine and spirits industry. I'm thrilled to announce this next round of funding that will help us take our incredible technology to the world and make it available for others looking to create their own great products." Last year, the company raised $21 million in Series B funding. The latest round will bring its total financing to $95 million.