San Diego-based ViaCyte Inc, a privately-held clinical stage regenerative medicine company, has secured $80 million in Series D financing. The investors included Bain Capital Life Sciences, TPG and RA Capital Management.
1 min read · 30 November 2018
Boston and Stockholm-based Aprea Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel anticancer therapies targeting the p53 tumor suppressor protein, has secured 50 million euros in Series C financing. Redmile Group led the round with participation from Rock Springs Capital, 5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures, HealthCap, Sectoral Asset Management and Karolinska Development AB.
1 min read · 30 November 2018
Differential Ventures, a seed and early-stage venture firm, has named David Magerman as managing partner. Magerman is a former research scientist and head of production at hedge fund management firm Renaissance Technologies.
3 min read · 30 November 2018
Lentesplus.com, an e-commerce platform for contact lenses in Latin America, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The investors included Palm Drive Capital, IGNIA and InQlab.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
Virginia-based MondoBrain, a provider of an augmented intelligence platform, has secured $13.3 million in Series A funding. Japia led the round.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
NCK Capital has acquired Dallas-based City Wide Building, a commercial building maintenance company. No financial terms were disclosed. XLS Partners served as M&A adviser to City Wide on the transaction. City Wide was backed by Double R Partners.
2 min read · 29 November 2018
LearnLux, a digital financial wellness platform, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Sound Ventures, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Underscore VC.
2 min read · 29 November 2018
Salt Lake City, Utah-based Venafi, a provider of machine identity protection, has raised $100 million in financing. TCV led the round with participation from return backers QuestMark Partners and NextEquity Partners. In addition to the funding, TCV General Partner Jake Reynolds will join Venafi’s board of directors.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
Utah-based RAGS, a fashion brand, has secured $1.5 million in funding. Kickstart Seed Fund led the round. In addition to the financing, Curt Roberts, a partner at Kickstart, will join RAGS' board of directors.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
New York-based LoanStreet Inc, an online platform that streamlines the process of sharing, managing, and originating loans, has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Ride Ventures and The Gramercy Fund.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
