Ascletis, a developer of treatments for liver diseases, has closed $100 million in Series B financing. C-Bridge Capital led the round with participation from other backers that included QianHai Equity Investment FOF, FOCUS Media Jiangnanchun Foundation, WTT Investment, Goldman Sachs and Tasly Pharmaceutical.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Streamlined Ventures is seeking to raise $40 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Palo Alto, California, the venture firm is focused on mobile, social and enterprise web companies.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Bethesda, Maryland-based Tracx, a social media management platform, has secured $12.5 million in funding. Camden Partners led the round with participation from Edison Partners and Tracx CEO Rick Rudman.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Reston, Virginia-based Avizia, a telehealth platform, has closed its Series A funding round at $18 million. Avizia's investors include Northwell Ventures, HealthQuest Capital and NewYork-Presbyterian.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Lexington, Massachusetts-based scPharmaceuticals, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company that is developing drugs for subcutaneous delivery, has raised $45.6 million in Series B funding. OrbiMed and a Sun Pharma subsidiary led the round with participation from return backers 5AM Ventures and Lundbeckfond Ventures.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's primary care innovation fund has made an investment in Arista MD, a digital health company. No financial terms were disclosed.
1 min read · 04 January 2017
Intact Vascular Inc, which develops medical devices for minimally invasive vascular procedures, has raised a total of $46 million in Series B funding. The investors were New Enterprise Associates, Quaker Partners and H.I.G. BioHealth Partners.
1 min read · 03 January 2017
Camden, New Jersey-based Catapult Learning, which helps improve academic performance for all students, especially those who may be at risk, has named Chris Catalano as chief financial officer. Catalano is a former chairman and CEO of the School of Rock and ex-CFO and chief investment officer of McDonald’s Ventures.
2 min read · 03 January 2017
Seattle-based Avalara Inc, a provider of tax compliance automation for businesses, has appointed Jeremy Korst as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Previously, Korst was the general manager for Windows marketing at Microsoft. Avalara's backers include Sageview Capital, Battery Ventures, Warburg Pincus, Technology Crossover Ventures and Arthur Ventures.
3 min read · 03 January 2017
Fintech Collective is seeking to raise $100 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in New York, the venture fund focuses on financial services tech companies.
1 min read · 03 January 2017
