Private Equity
Emeryville, California-based Gritstone Oncology, a personalized cancer immunotherapy company, has named Dr. Jayant Aphale as executive vice president of technical operations. Previously, he was vice president of technical operations at Sarepta Therapeutics. Gritstone Oncology’s backers include Versant Ventures, The Column Group, Clarus Funds, Frazier Healthcare Partners, RedMile, Casdin Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Trinitas Capital, GV, Alexandria Venture Investments and Bay City Capital.
3 min read · 19 March 2018
Parachute Health, a healthcare tech platform, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. The investors included Greater New York Hospital Association Ventures and Loeb Holding Corporation.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
TheSkimm, a daily newsletter for women, has raised $12 million in Series C funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction. GV led the round with participation from 21st Century Fox, RRE Ventures and Homebrew Ventures.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
San Francisco-based Medinas Health, a data-driven marketplace for healthcare organizations, has raised $1 million in seed funding. Sound Ventures and General Catalyst’s Rough Draft Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Precursor Ventures and Trammell Ventures.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
Seattle-based Strix Leviathan, a crypto trading startup, has raised $1.625 million in seed funding. Liquid 2 Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Founders’ Co-op, Future\Perfect Ventures and 9Mile Labs.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
Investing app Robinhood is reportedly raising $350 million in funding, according to a Wall Street Journal report. DST Global, a venture firm founded by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, will lead the round. The funding will put Robinhood at a valuation of $5.6 billion.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
Heartland Ventures is seeking to raise $25 million for its maiden fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in South Bend, Indiana, Heartland Ventures invests in high-growth startups in the Midwest.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
Lundbeck has agreed to acquire Prexton Therapeutics for 100 million euros and will later pay up to 805 million euros in development and sales milestones. Based in The Netherlands and in Switzerland, Prexton is a biopharmaceutical company. Prexton's investors include Forbion, Seroba Life Sciences, Sunstone Capital and Ysios Capital.
4 min read · 16 March 2018
Detectify, a Sweden-based web security company, has raised 5 million euros in funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from Paua Ventures and Inventure.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
Newton, Massachusetts-based Spindrift, a sparkling water made with real fruit, has raised $20 million in funding. VMG Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Prolog Ventures, KarpReilly and RiverPark Ventures.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
